Greed
by Lana Pecherczyk
Series : The Deadly Seven #2
Genres : Vigilante/Superhero Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publication Date : July 8th 2019
Griffin Lazarus’s restraint is notorious within his superhero family, the Deadly Seven. His mastery over the sin of Greed is second to none. What they don’t know, is a shameful secret drives his discipline and one slip could mean fatal consequences for anyone close to him. When he’s forced to work with a beautiful, feisty reporter poking around his personal life, his control swiftly unravels. Everything about her throws his beliefs into chaos. She’s arousing, loud and infuriating, and craving her could be his undoing—or his redemption.
Lilo Likeke, an altruistic reporter for the Cardinal Copy, is hunting the story of a lifetime. Who are the Deadly Seven, where did they come from, and why are they here? If she can nail her unicorn story, she’ll finally prove her apple falls far from her corrupt family tree. When her mobster father is kidnapped, and she’s drawn into his web of chaos, she soon learns you can’t outrun your past, but you can choose your family. Trusting the man behind the mask might kill her story, but it also might save her heart.
With the fanatical Syndicate breathing down their necks, none of it could matter if they don’t live to see another day, and Griffin has no intention of losing the woman he covets, even if that means embracing bedlam…
Greed is the second book in the Deadly Seven series and features Griffin Lazarus, a data analyst(who can detect the sin Greed) and Lilo Likeke, a reporter at Cardinal Copy and Grace's best friend(Grace is the protagonist of the previous book Envy). It's not completely necessary to read this series in order as each book can be read as a standalone, since each one features different couples. But I would definitely recommend reading all the books in the series, to get a better idea of the world and the different characters present. You'll definitely fall in love with this series the way I did!
The series features seven siblings who were genetically engineered in a lab and have the ability to sense the levels of their respective sins in other people around them. When they meet their other halves, they are able to find their balance and also develop new abilities. But there is an organisation which wishes to use these powers for their own agenda, and is seeking to create more such soldiers with these abilities. So the Lazarus family has become a target for their various schemes.
This book was a fun read as I was waiting to see how the uptight Griffin would fall in love! He is so meticulous about maintaining the balance pertaining to his sin-Greed, that he literally plans his activities and actions around this. But he has a serious reason for doing so. An incident in the past has affected him greatly, and even his family doesn't know much about what happened to him.
Lilo is the complete opposite of him. She is bubbly, driven to report the truth and has little to no filter(I loved the first meeting between Lilo and Griffin, it was so hilarious!). Her past relationships have left her scarred and she has some issues with people deciding things for her, but she is an amazing and loyal friend.
I loved watching Lilo and Griffin interact with each other! The chemistry between them was off the charts from the get-go! The Lazarus family was a favourite as always. I really love Mary and Flint, since they are amazing parents to the siblings! They just know how to be there for their kids when needed.
"Okay. Good." He cleared his throat again and avoided Griffin's gaze. "Because, you know, I'm here if you need to talk. About anything, Girl stuff, you know. I mean, I was your age once"
Griffin stifled a smile. "I know."
XD
And I really hated Donnie! He is a grade-A asshole and I hated what he had done to Lilo, and how he still kept trying to control her!
All the characters in this series are well fleshed out(even the antagonists). They all have their own pasts and desires that motivate them. The plot moved quickly and I finished the book in one sitting. I'm really excited for the rest of the books in the series and I can't wait to see where the author takes the story and the characters!
P.S. I think the next book is Wyatt's and I'm very curious to know in which direction his story will go.
Poor chap has already been betrayed by his ex and has Wrath for a sin!
You can find my review of the previous book in the series here:
Lana Pecherczyk is a freckle-faced writer from Perth, Western Australia. She’s a fan of 'pro-caffeinating' and writes in Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. Basically if it’s got sexy heroes, thrilling action and a kick-ass heroine, you know she’ll write it because she loves reading it. When she’s not writing the next great novel, or wrangling the rug rats, or rescuing GI Joe from the jaws of her Kelpie, she fights evil by moonlight, wins love by daylight and never runs from a real fight. You can find her books on Amazon and other good online retailers.
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