In the Company of Killers is a fun story which turns darker. It’s a story about revenge, about family, and about sacrifice. It’s about legacy and inheritance. Keep reading this book review of In the Company of Killers for my full thoughts.
Summary
Inside the tony suburb of Scarsdale is New York’s worst-kept secret: The mob runs everything, and the Nicastro family is at the center. Seventeen-year-old Tasha Nicastro lives a life of glitz and glamour, but she has no idea her family harbors a dark truth.
Tasha might look like your classic high school mean girl, but behind the designer clothes is a sharpshooter who knows how to bring anyone to their knees. The only person who has ever gotten under her skin is her former best friend, Leo Danesi, the youngest son of the Nicastro family’s rivals. After Leo returns to New York older and more handsome, Tasha thinks he’ll be the worst of her problems—until the life she thought she knew takes a violent, shocking turn. When her father and beloved older sister are murdered before her eyes, Tasha learns the dark truth: Her family runs the most powerful Mafia branch in New York, and now she’s set to inherit it all.
Tasha vows vengeance on the mysterious new mob behind the hit, but she can’t do it alone. She needs someone who already knows the underground world to help track them down. And that person is none other than Leo, the heir to his own family’s dangerous empire.
But Tasha is a Nicastro. She’s been raised in the company of killers, and there’s absolutely nothing she won’t do to avenge her family. That is, if the enemy doesn’t put her in gold chains first.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
In the Company of Killers consistently challenged my expectations. It begins by asking us what lies behind the mean girl face. And then it descends into a story of retribution and searching for the truth. But, at the end of the journey, what happens if we aren’t ready for it? It’s a game of digs, barbs, and winning remarks until it descends into guns, assassinations, and collateral. We are quickly introduced into this world of violence. Can both Tasha and Leo survive not only this world, but each other?
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In the Company of Killers is a fast paced book about legacy. For Tasha, can she fill these large shoes in a world she never knew about? And for Leo, is he going to be able to escape the inheritance he doesn’t want even as Tasha seems to be drawn in? In the Company of Killers is going to be perfect for summer high paced reading! It’s also a story about trying to find someone who sees us for who we are, not just the person we make up in the morning. It’s also about the force and power of fists and what we will do when we think we have no other choice.
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