The Insiders by Tijan | BOOK REVIEW
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Bailey is as normal as could be, with a genius IQ and a photographic memory. But still, normal for her. Then, things happen—a guy breaks into her house in the middle of the night to take her hostage. She finds out her father is actually billionaire tech genius Peter Francis, the same guy she’s idolized all her life. She learns all this when she meets dark, mysterious, and electrifying Kashton Colello. He’s an associate of her father’s, and he gives Bailey two choices—go with him and meet her father or survive on her own because those kidnappers are going to try again. It’s a no-brainer.
After this, three things become clear for Bailey:
1. She’s living at her father’s sprawling estate, complete with bodyguards and the best security that money can buy.
2. She’s no longer an only child. She has three siblings and has no idea what to do with them and vice versa.
3. She is being guarded by Kash himself. Personally guarded. And there is a lot of guarding going on there and some of it is going to drive her crazy.
A complete outsider in a world of wealth and decadence, Bailey has to find her way within a family that has more secrets than she could have imagined. One of these secrets could be deadly…
The Insiders by Tijan | BOOK REVIEW
THE INSIDERS BY TIJAN
BOOK REVIEW
I received a copy of this book from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
I’m a HUGE fan of Tijan, her books like RYAN’S BED and TEARDROP SHOT are some of the best indie romances I’ve read in recent years. She is an author I can count on to deliver fast paced sports romances, as well as highly entertaining YA and NA books like RICH PRICK, which I read multiple times since its release.
THE INSIDERS is her first traditionally published book. And it had everything I like about a Tijan book. Fascinating and intriguing characters, over the top stories, and a possessive hero. To a great extent the book reminded me of the author’s mafia books, the flair and the vibe was very similar.
The main couple Bailey and Kash were very typical for Tijan.
Kash was brooding and mysterious. His silent and dangerous persona was right up my alley. Powerful, he was the one who had all the strings in his hand, while he stalked the background until Bailey forced him to make a stand. Bailey was able to make Kash smile and laugh. She was the only one who could get under his skin. And Kash was über-protective, incredibly supportive and only interested in Bailey which was swoon worthy. The combination of them as a couple worked for me in a BIG way.
The story on its own grew on me, while I got more and more invested in the outcome. I’m hooked. But I also noticed that the book didn’t grab me the same way as some of the author’s other work. I was entertained but I’m not yet 100% invested. Of course I’m looking forward to the next book, but so far the plot is lacking something that would make it an outstanding read. It’s not wowing me yet. Right now the book is being carried by Kash and Bailey’s relationship, but I’m looking for something more. Overall the book is a great start to this trilogy but I really hope that whatever the author plans for the rest of the trilogy will blow my mind.
ALMOST FOUR STARS
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The Insiders by Tijan | BOOK REVIEW
I think we all had high expectations for this one. It was good, but it could have been better. I felt like I was reading without really knowing where things were going. The editing was better on this one than some of hers, though. I have to say that I loved the name Kashton Colello. It was fun to say. Haha
Exactly, during the first half I felt like I was reading, but also not sure what I was reading. It got more interesting the further along I got. BUT I’m very much interesting in the next novel. It’s Tijan after all. 😀
It is.
This one is on my TBR even before it had a synopsis, like all of Tijan’s books! I still have a lot of her books in her backlist to read though.
I don’t know if I’ll read this one soon or if I’ll wait for all the books in the trilogy to be released. Great review, Corina!
Same here, she publishes – I read 😆, if you have other books to read I would wait until the series is fully published, there is no reason to wait a year between books.