Neighborhood Watch

Final Ride in an Awesome Rollercoaster
I love Stylo's manner of story telling and always feel like I have watched a movie rather than read a book when I finish. Sometimes with third person point of view books it can feel like the book is talking at you rather than to you but Stylo manages to tell the story in a way that the point of view is not a factor. I have read the majority of her books and have enjoyed every minute spent she is an absolute wordsmith. If you haven't read book one I would suggest starting there. Even though the books can be read as stand-alone novels.  I love this series; with each book it just gets better and I really don't want it to end. We've met Tori in the previous books yet we never really got to know her so I was glad to read her story and to get to better understand her character. Tori is the steadfast friend of everyone that has seen them all through their ups and downs but now she is left on the outskirts of coupledom. She deserves her own happily ever after, however her choice of partners makes that seem unlikely. She is a feisty firecracker who I could identify with.Landon is a douche and a proud one at that, he is the sofa dwelling twin of Liam, Tori's boss who she has an unrequited crush on.  Landon should however come with a warning label. While he is a doctor and should be any woman's dream, he lost the right to practice medicine in the USA due to his poor choices. When I first started reading Neighborhood Watch I wished He would stay away from Tori as I felt like she deserved better. You will go through a love hate relationship with Landon I promise I know I did.  When Tori's plan to make a play for Liam backfire she finds herself in Landons sights. And when he makes a proposal for them both to get away from their issues with a holiday in Bali on him Tori throws caution to wind. However, London's issues are too big to just run away from and soon escalate causing them both big problems and Tori soon realizes nothing is ever really free and the price might be their freedom.

This is a much darker story than the rest of the series and takes us on an emotional rollercoaster like no other. You will want to shake these two and the next minute hug them. Tori and Landon shouldn't work but their hidden vulnerabilities make them want to work and you will be fighting along with them. This is the couple that shouldn't work yet works so beautifully.  While I enjoyed the entire series this has to be my favorite because it's dark, raw, and something you can really sink your teeth in. While I am sad that this is the last ride for these characters. I am excited to see what is next for Stylo Fantome.

 
 
~WRITING - PLOT - PACE~
So after choosing to skip the previous book in this series (I wasn't a huge Liam fan after the second book), I was a bit on the fence about whether I wanted to read about Landon. The guy was a bit of a douche (and he pretty much remained a douche in this book as well). But I had seen a few early reviews that spoke positively about it and the synopsis intrigued me. Plus, I was in the mood for an angsty a\(hole hero read. I was not disappointed. In fact, this book was my favorite of the entire series. The writing was fantastic. The pace was very good. The plot was engaging. It was angsty. It was heartbreaking. It made me laugh. It made me angry. It made me cry. Last, it was all wrapped up in a really great ending <-- maybe a series ending??


~HERO~
LANDON...OMG was this guy an a\)hole of epic proportions. Like just SO seriously douchy. He was a manwhore (although after getting with Tori he didn't sleep with anyone else). He was a drug addict. He drank too much. His good decision making abilities were subpar (lol). Other than being super f-cking HOT in bed I often wondered what Tori saw in him. But in between all that a$$hole was a sweet and vulnerable man. He grew up. He took responsibility for his actions. He got help. So, in the end, I LOVED him. 


~HEROINE~
TORI...I ADORED Tori. I straight up LOVED this girl. She was feisty. She was funny. She was smart. She gave as good as she got. I loved how she called Landon on his shit. When certain truths come to light my heart shattered for her. But I love how she picked up the pieces of her life and moved on. She was a great heroine for sure.


 

~SECONDARY CHARACTERS~
Honestly, this one was pretty light on secondary characters. We get some appearances of people from the previous books, and I was kind of intrigued by Velez. He was a “friend” of Landon's who I'd love to read more about. Other than those people the story was mainly focused on Landon and Tori.


~HEAT LEVEL~
Medium. There were some SMOKIN' HOT sex scenes in this one. Landon had the dirtiest of mouths and I wanted to read more of it (lol). The frequently felt right for the story and the couple had sizzling on page chemistry.


~ANGST LEVEL~High. This was a pretty angsty read. Like I mentioned the hero was a major douche and did things that hurt the heroine. Neither were virgins. There is a bit of OW drama as Landon hits on some other women and brings one to his room to do drugs (and I assume have sex). He gets interrupted before any clothes come off. having sex with Landon thinking it's Liam his twin brother. She has a crush on Liam, but the truth comes out before they actually do the deed. ~IN THE END~Surprisingly I LOVED it. It was the perfect read for the angsty book reading mood I was in. Well written. Engaging plot. Interesting, damaged, and well developed characters. What more can you ask for? Therefore yours truly is going to give this one two HUGE thumbs up.