REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: Santori Reloaded
SERIES: The Santori Trilogy
AUTHOR: Maris Black
PUBLISHER: Maris Black
LENGTH: 199 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2019
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PETER SANTORI is living the dream. He’s got a hot gangster boyfriend named Gio who treats him with the respect he deserves. It’s a fairy tale come true. He may not know much about what’s going on in Gio’s business, but that’s okay with him. He’s perfectly fine with sitting around and looking pretty.
But when disaster strikes, Peter’s world is turned upside-down. Now he must make some tough decisions, and those decisions could make or break him.
MICHAEL KAGE SANTORI is fascinated with his uncle Peter’s journals. Not only does the story play out like a Shakespearean tragedy, but it could hold the key to why his life turned out the way it did.
Complicated.
But Kage has a lot more to worry about besides his uncle’s diaries. He’s lost his boyfriend, and the only way to get him back is to play hardball with some real bad guys.
Follow Kage and Jamie, and Peter and Gio as their story concludes in Santori Reloaded, the final chapter in the Santori Trilogy.
REVIEW:
Ahhh, the finale. So very sad but so exciting at the same time. We already know things are in a state of major disarray for Jamie and Kage right now, as Kage continues to try and figure out a way to take down the creepy Theo. The story continues with his reading of Peter’s journals, and this continues for the first portion of the book. While it was slightly disappointing to not have the focus on Jamie and Kage, what we learn about Peter and Geo is extremely important to the overall story, especially as it shows Kage why Peter was the way he was. While in no way excusable, it was definitely more understandable. Kage is walking a very fine line where Theo is concerned. He is given little choice in the matter, but it is easy to see how he is getting pulled in even more directions than when he was being manipulated by Peter. Kage is still trying to earn Theo’s trust in order to get the information Aaron needs. The end goal is always clear – to somehow clear everything up so he can hopefully win Jamie back.
Meanwhile, Jamie is continuing his work with Anthony and his coming out story. This puts him in a bit of a spot with Anthony having a major fight coming up against Kage. Jamie keeps things professional, or at least he tries to, much to Anthony’s disappointment. Even though Kage and Jamie are broken up, Jamie cannot just turn off his feelings, and things are questionable after the incident that caused the actual breakup.
I honestly don’t think I’d ever get tired of Jamie and Kage. They have some amazing chemistry, and I was thrilled when we got to see it in action. Getting to the point where Kage decides enough is enough was the turn around for me, and as they continue to meet in secret putting their trust in one another again, my heart was happy. There is a lot of happy in the end of both of them, and my only real niggle was that when they finally got there, it felt a bit rushed. All in all, this was a satisfying ending to an amazing series. One thing I absolutely love about not only this trilogy but the original trilogy as well was the consistency of the characters. Who they are remains the same throughout, and even though their feelings and relationship grows, they don’t all of a sudden become lovey dovey mushy lovebirds. They do, however, have their romantic moments, and it all just feels perfect for these two. I’ll never forget them, that’s for sure.
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Fantastic End to another fantastic series from Maris Black!!!