Welcome to my review of Part of the Family By Caz Finlay. I loved the blurb for this book but didn’t bother to read enough to realise that its book six in the Bad Blood series; I should pay more attention. However, even read as a standalone, I didn’t feel that I had missed out on the rest of the series and enjoyed this one so much that I think I will go back and read the rest of the story. *Adds more books to the Wish List*
You’re either with them
The Carters have always run the streets of Liverpool, but now there’s a new family in town who think it’s time to challenge the system.
Or against them
And when threats are made, both loyalty and money is at stake. Of course the Carters will seek revenge, but first Grace and her boys must find out who is responsible.
The decision is yours
Being at the top of your game is tough, especially when your enemies – both old and new – want to take you down. Now it’s time for the fight of their lives. The only question is, who will win?
Caz Finlay is the author of the bestselling of the Bad Blood books, a series of gangland thrillers set in Liverpool. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two children. She has two BA Hons in Criminal Justice and Community Justice. A Senior Probation Officer who has worked in the criminal justice system for seventeen years, Caz has always been fascinated by the psychology of human behaviour and the reasons people do the things they do. However it was the death of her son in 2016 which prompted her to rediscover her love of writing. She is currently writing the seventh instalment in the Bad Blood series and is also the co-founder of Perfect Crime festival.
Part of the Family is set in Liverpool, with Grace and Michael Carter heading up their influential, criminal family. There are a lot of characters to follow and work out who is related to who and how; a downside of starting in the middle of a series.
I loved that Caz Finlay doesn’t take away from what their criminal life entails; she leads your thoughts and then lets your imagination take over for the detail.
We follow the family through ups and downs and see how the family is at the heart of everything they do. They have a big fight on their hands, and some new young guys in town are causing them a few low scale but annoying issues; they are definitely getting too big for their boots!
The characters are all enjoyable. They are varied and robust, well developed despite reading this as a standalone and most importantly, work as one group together. They support each other, which is great to see in a gangland series.
There is an excellent pace to this story. It’s well written and leaves you wanting more. There are many threads to follow, but all tie together nicely, leaving a gritty and gripping book and you feeling tired as you’ve stayed up reading too late yet again!
| Title | Part of the Family |
| Author | Caz Finlay |
| Series | Bad Blood, Book 6 |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 330 Pages |
| Genre | Mystery & Thriller |
| Publisher | One More Chapter |
| Release Date | 30th March 2022 |
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