TRIGGER: READ HERE

Truth in Pieces was a hard one for me. I liked parts and hated others; which has placed me on the fence with this one.

New to me author, R.C. Boldt can write some hot as fuck sexy times but the in between times (connection, plot, intricate details, etc.) felt lacking, at least to me. I've been sick this week; I apologize if my review isn't the best. I'll try to break down what I liked and what I didn't.

Liked:
The cover.
The synopsis.
Nico.
The cryptic messages.
Trying to figure out who the protagonists and the antagonist were. I love a book that makes me think.
The professor.
Dual POV
The twist at the end; although, I had part of it figured out.
Secondary characters.
The chemistry and connection between Nico and The Professor, that came towards the last quarter of the book.
I love the way the author handled the trigger in this book: READ HERE 
The ending.

Disliked:
The kidnapping kind of went to the wayside when the intimacy started.
The lack of chemistry and connection between Nico and The Professor, until the final quarter of the book.
I wanted to see Nico at "work." I mean, he is Miami's most dangerous cartel leader. Yet, we didn't really get that. The balance between bad and good was way off. I wanted to see this bad ass, dominant man in action. I need that to counterbalance the sweet, vulnerable moments. I think it would have made a bigger punch to the gut if we got to see Nico in his element, especially since we already got his pov through the book. I NEEDED drug lord Nico to shine his darkness on me. How else can I appreciate his good deeds, his lighter, loving moments.
It was repetitive and filled with lots of details, just not the details I needed to move the story along.
Sometimes, I felt like Boldt forgot her own plot line and the sexy times took over as a filler.

A huge pet peeve for me is when something in a book reads closely to another book I've read. It takes me right out of my current story and throws me backwards into the other read. For instance, Nico likes to tell Olivia she has a needy pussy and liked to use that phrase often. Add that to the hero's incomplete sentence structure and I felt like I was reading a KA book all over again, just not written as well. All I could think about was Kane "Tack" Allen. Not good, in any shape or form. I don't want to be thinking about another man and his chick while I'm supposed to be drooling and falling in love with yours.

Anyway, I really loved each character individually. Just wish I could have loved them together. That was the missing element for me. While I got glimpses of their connection and chemistry it didn't last long, outside the bedroom at least. Inside was a whole different story. Some of those scenes were off the charts HOT.

I read somewhere this was the author's first darker piece she's written. Overall, it wasn't a bad read. Just not one of my faves. And maybe if I didn't just come off another book filled with twist and suspense that rocked my world, I probably would have liked it a tad bit better.

Would I read another? I think I would. I liked Truth in Pieces enough to not DNF it. That says a lot, since lately I barely get pass a few chapters.