warhawke's Reviews > Ricochet

Type: Standalone
POV: First Person (Dual) + Third Person
Rating:


★ ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review
★ (F)BR with shhlutty Liz and shhexy Loyda.



With his family gone, Nick Ryder had nothing else to lose. He had just one more goal he needed to meet – destroy the life of the man who destroyed his. He was determined to avenge his family by any means necessary.

Aubree Culling was the wife of Mayor Michael Culling, the man on top of Nick’s hit list. To the public eye, the couple was portrayed as model citizens and savior of Detroit. But behind the gleaming façade, Michael was corrupted to the core and held too much power for a single man.

With help from Alec, a cyber vigilante, Nick paved a bloodied path to his revenge. However, he soon learned not everything was necessarily what it seemed.



When I first came across Ricochet, the cover absolutely demanded my attention. I have a weakness for mysterious hooded hero. And when I read the blurb, I knew this is my kind of book and I am very happy to say it met every expectation I had.

You punch a brick in the wall, your knuckle bleed.
You shoot a gun, it recoils.
You destroy a man’s life, he seeks revenge.
An eye for an eye.

This was my first Keri Lake’s book and as long as she keeps writing dark contemporary romance, I will keep reading. Her writing was evocative and made me feel like I was part of the book. I especially love the details in the factory towards the end of the book. I could almost smell the rusted metals.

Anger was where I felt alive. I needed it to survive, to feed some twisted, charred part of my soul which I’d been waiting for a plan, craving something I couldn’t formulate inside my own head.

I admired Nick’s determination in following his revenge plan – how he stayed true to his goal even as circumstances changed. He was pretty much an open book. His reasons and motivations were not secrets, yet he still retained that aura of mystery.



Aubree was a strong female character with her own set of ghosts. I love how Nick called her Pistol Lips – she just fired things out of her mouth without thinking of possible repercussions.



Alec was such an enigma and I loved him. Even though his appearances in the book were limited and brief, he commanded every scene he was in. He had a presence that made you focus your attention his direction.

As for the story, the revelation took me by surprise because there were clues but interwoven with misdirection. There were a lot of violent graphic scenes in both sides attempt to gain their goals. But they were balanced by some scorching sexy scenes too. And a lot of flashback scenes just tugged my heart. So there were a lot of emotions brought out by the story.

“The stars in the sky are the souls of people we love. They shine so bright not even the night can hide them. And when we’re lost they guide us.”

“Will you be a star someday, Daddy?”

Ricochet is highly recommended to those who love dark romance and don’t mind graphic violence and super hot sexy times.


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