Review of The Devil Never Dances With the Lady In Red Heels

[Marsha JJ]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Devil Never Dances With the Lady In Red Heels" by A'taris Anthony/ Anthony Huskey.]

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2 out of 4 stars

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The Devil Never Dances With the Lady In Red Heels will keep you wondering what comes next. Co-authored by A’taris Anthony and Anthony Jamaal Huskey, this fast-paced book revolves around “The Lady”, a woman rescued from a human trafficking ring in Mexico. She is now a professional assassin. Nick, her boss and mentor, hired her to assassinate the killer of his mobster son. While we are following the pursuits of “The Lady”, later identified as Jacquelyn, we’re introduced to Terrance Duncan, another of the book’s main characters. He’s a hitman hired to kill a woman he describes as “a Beautiful German”. As these two characters pursue their targets, their lives intertwine.

There were several positive aspects of the book. The authors leveraged their creativity to create a story that was full of intrigue. They were able to capture the attention of the reader right from the start. They were also successful in adding a dramatic opening to the book, in my opinion.

I wish I had more positive feedback to share, but I simply did not enjoy this book. The authors used a very informal, choppy writing style, using partial sentences with poor grammar throughout the entire book. I found this writing style to be so stilted and uncomfortable to read that I really couldn’t enjoy it. Another issue I had with the book was that it was written entirely in bold italicized style. That made it visually unpleasant to read.

The editing of the book was poor, with many errors (not even counting the poor grammar attributed to the informal writing style). There was plenty of profanity, right from the beginning. The book also included some very raunchy sex scenes. While there’s nothing wrong with including sex scenes, the authors didn’t bother to develop the relationship between the characters before they started having sex. There was no sexual tension. As a result, the sex came off as gratuitous and uninteresting. The characters were not likable in general, and they lacked the depth that would have made them interesting. In conclusion, I found many flaws that prevented me from enjoying this book. For those reasons, I rate it 2 out of 4 stars. This rating reflects one point deducted for the poor editing and one point deducted for the above-mentioned issues with the book’s content.

The book’s audience includes adult readers who have an interest in thrillers or murder mysteries and don’t mind some raunchiness and poor grammar. While the novel wasn’t right for me, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a thriller with shady characters.

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[PeterRabitt20]

Too bad. The title seemed interesting, but the bold lettering and poor grammar are a turn-off for me. I hope the issues can get fixed. Thanks for the honest review!

[Phooko Tebogo PC]

The title of the book caught my attention but unfortunately how you have honestly disclosed its poor editing, I no longer feel interested in it. Thank you for the review though.

[Phooko Tebogo PC]

Too bad. The title seemed interesting, but the bold lettering and poor grammar are a turn-off for me. I hope the issues can get fixed. Thanks for the honest review!

right!!, I mean the author managed to pull up such a great title even the cover invites you to the table. He should consider re-editing the book.