Sloth
by Lana Pecherczyk
Series : The Deadly Seven #3
Genres : Vigilante/Superhero Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publication Date : November 26th 2019
She’s a hacker, a legendary gamer, a badass vigilante… if she can get herself out of bed. Read Sloth now in Kindle Unlimited.
Nothing much appeals to Sloan Lazarus, except the burning hatred for the man who stole her heart and then ghosted her—right after she confessed her crime-fighting secret. When he turns up two years later, completely complacent and hot-as-sin, Sloan is determined to make his life a living hell. Then she discovers he is her lifemate... and her unstable powers kick in.
After being dishonorably discharged from the army, Maximillian Johnson has come to the sin-soaked Cardinal City to make a difference. A dark secret drives his motivation, and coloring outside the lines of law enforcement with the Deadly Seven is just what he needs. It doesn’t hurt that he gets to work with the beautiful woman who still holds a long denied place in his heart.
Problem is, the fanatical Syndicate are closing in, and just when the Deadly Seven think they’re making headway, they take two steps back. Sloan must learn to make peace with the brooding security specialist, or suffer the consequences of being imbalanced. If she can’t learn to trust again, and control her devastating new powers, life will be worse than a living hell… it will be deadly.
I think this was by far the best book in the Deadly Seven series! Lana Pecherczyk has really outdone herself with this one!
To tell the truth, I've been waiting for one of the sisters to get a book ever since Envy. I was really interested in Liza, Sloan and Parker the most out of all the siblings, but after looking at the series order, Parker will be one of the last ones to get his book, so guess I'm going to be waiting for a long time....
Nevermind!
Coming back to my newest girl crush - Sloan Lazarus, I fell in love with her in this book! In the previous books, she was heavily pulled down by her sin - Sloth, and was basically either sleeping or lazing around all the time, so no-one was really expecting much from her, especially not her family. But, she really pulled herself around in this one!
Sloan has had to deal with so many things, starting with her online boyfriend disappearing on her after she revealed her secret and losing the motivation to keep her sin in check. But, now the guy who broke her heart is back and she has to deal with him being around her all the time because Parker has hired him for their security team.
Max has come back to Cardinal City after being dishonorably discharged from the army, and he hopes that at the very least he can make a difference in this world by protecting and helping the vigilante family that fights crime in the city. To be around the girl who we once loved is another perk right? Even though she keeps playing pranks on him and they hate each other? Or do they really? Hmm.
I think my favorite part about this book was Sloan's character development and the emphasis on girl power! In the previous books, we were seeing all the events and the family from a guy's point of view. We never really got to see how Sloan felt about being viewed as a last option just because they thought she was lazy, and how she had to deal with the crime-fighting!
“And for the record, that’s not me losing my shit. That’s me teaching you mansplainers to think before you speak.” She wrenched that pain reflex tighter, feeling satisfied at their grunts of surprise.
“Next time you accuse your sister of being lazy or not pulling her weight, you’d better open your eyes first. If any of you had looked beyond your own male pride, you’d have noticed I’d been working my ass off to get my skills under control.”
This scene was hands-down the best part of the book! *slow clap*
Sloan slowly starts coming out of her shell, by starting with some pranks on Max, then training for a mission and then finally fighting for her mate! The transformation is so skillfully done that we, the readers, feel so happy when she is comfortable and confident in her own skin!
And the relationship between her and Max was so beautiful that I wanted to give them a hug every time they had a scene with each other. This was more of a second chance romance and we get to see tiny references to how they were in the past too. Both of them have their own set of issues to work through, but the chemistry between them is explosive! I was waiting for them to work through their problems and come together!
What sets Max and Sloan apart from the other sibling pairs(and what I really liked about them more than the other couples) is the fact that he already knows her secret. So, there is nothing much she has to hide from him except the secret that he is her mate. And even that gets resolved quickly. So, the major issue for them was the big misunderstanding! Yep! You got it!
I love how much faith Max has in Sloan despite all the stuff that has happened between them. He pulls her up and makes her shine like she is supposed to!
“No.” He grasped the back of her neck, angry. Lightning flashed in his eyes. “Don’t do that.”
“Do what?”
“Belittle yourself. It’s not the makeup. It’s always you, Sloan.”
Be still my heart! <3 <3 <3
The overarching plot is also beginning to pick up speed at this point and we get to learn a lot more about the Syndicate's goals and their key players. The Lazarus family is slowly coming together to fight against the main threat which is the Syndicate. But, there are many issues to be resolved, with the unmated siblings fighting to keep their balance and the mated siblings fighting to keep their mates safe from the threat. We had thought that the siblings would be safer and more balanced once they find their mates, but it turns out there is one downside that they hadn't known about before. One that could cause a major threat and loss of control!I'm totally loving the twists and turns!
And can I just give a big hug to Tony? My poor baby! He was such a great help to Sloan in this book! I loved how much warmth he added to every scene and him playing match-maker is the funniest thing! xD
“AIMI?” she prompted. “Tony said, and I quote, ‘Debbie Downer needs to sort her shit out before we go on this hike.’ Then he ordered me to stop the elevator until you had. Debbie Downer is you, Sloan.”
Everyone in this book is so wrapped up in their issues that they can't see how much difficulty he's having with his own sin! And come on Parker, get that stick out of your ass and cut your siblings a break! I wonder what kind of mate Parker is going to have because it's going to take a special one to handle him! Like Sloan said I really do hope his mate is someone who repeatedly says no to him! Lol!
And I can't wait to see how the story with Despair/Daisy is going to go! I'm dangerously addicted to the series at this point and waiting for the next book - Gluttony is going to be so hard!
So, what are you waiting for? Go on and grab this series immediately because there is no way that you will not end up falling in love with it!
You can also find my reviews for the previous books 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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