Review: The Harmless Trilogy

Blurb for A Harmless Little Game:

Four years ago I lost my virginity on live, streaming television.

Too bad I wasn’t awake for it.

The video went viral. Of course it would. A Senator’s daughter on camera? Wouldn’t you click “share”? Besides, that’s what three of the four guys in the video did.

Share.

They shared me.

But that fourth guy? The nondescript one in the background in the upper left corner of the screen, just sitting on the couch? The only one who did nothing?

Not one single thing.

That was my boyfriend, Drew.

And that was the last time I saw him.

Until today, when my father—now on a path to the White House—hired him as head of security for my new team as I return home after four years of “recovering” in an undisclosed location that involved white lab coats, needles, pills and damage control.

You see, the other three guys never went to jail. Never had charges pressed.

Never faced consequences.

Until today.

Game on.

 

My thoughts:

Well, I cranked through these books in three days, so they certainly held my attention. Yes, I should have been writing my own book, but shh…

A Harmless Little Game is told from Lindsay’s point of view as she recovers from a horrific attack that place four years ago. Since then, she’s been sequestered away in what her parents term a retreat and she calls a mental institution. The writing is wonderfully descriptive, and I rode the rollercoaster along with her as she tried to come to terms with the return of an ex-boyfriend, Drew, now her bodyguard and more involved in her ordeal than she’d ever let on.

A Harmless Little Ruse switches over to Drew’s point of view, and we begin to understand how much he suffered from events too. He’s tough on the outside, but inside? He’s a mess. Now he needs to fix himself as well as Lindsay.

The third book, A Harmless Little Plan, is told in dual point of view, as Drew and Lindsay’s stories intertwine further with each other and the past. There are some dark scenes in this one as the pair’s tormentors finally catch up with them. There weren’t any huge surprises in the suspense elements, but I loved Tiffany’s part in the final showdown. Awful yet brilliant at the same time.

Although I guessed some of the key plot points ahead of time, the trilogy was definitely worth reading for the romance elements alone. A strong yet damaged hero and heroine, politically ambitious parents (please, somebody slap Lindsay’s mother), and a cast of intriguing side characters made this a compelling read.