Kaye Blue has some kind of gift, at least in my opinion because she is somehow making these insta-love stories in this series work for me. I usually STRONGLY DISLIKE insta-love stories because they are so unrealistic, like who falls in love in three days? Fall in lust, yes, but LOVE, nah, I don't buy it. Ms. Blue has a way though of keeping me interested ( I mean I have read five books so far, when I usually wouldn't have lasted one) and I am here for all of the drama.
Okay, so War is Priest and Milan's story. I was so excited for this story because I have been intrigued by Priest since book one. I always felt that he was mysterious, elusive, dangerous and had so many secrets, since he was his own "clan" in a sense, with no set loyalty to anyone in the criminal underworld, but himself. This main factor, makes Priest nothing to mess with, since he has information on everyone, but it also made him a target for anyone that wanted to try and go against him. His knowledge and lack of clan protection made him fair game to anyone with a vendetta, as we learn throughout this story.
Milan is a hard-working young woman, looking to fulfill her dreams in life, although she isn't quite sure what dream that will be, but she is optimistic that she will figure it out in time. However, a case of "In the wrong place at the wrong time" sends her life spiraling out of control, when at that exact "wrong time" she runs into Priest and her life begins to change forever.
Overall, I liked this story, I liked the characters, especially Priest and new character Maxim ( I want to know what's his deal like ASAP), Milan was okay by me, not a favorite, but not a total bust either. I did knock a star off of the rating because I thought the story's plot was pretty good and somewhat plausible in that Priest could be a "wanted man" and has over the years made some enemies, I mean he is a major figure dealing with a lot of shady characters on a daily basis. HOWEVER, when I found out the reason Priest was being hunted, I was like "Really!????" I thought it was a ridiculous reason for this whole elaborate revenge plot. It was just silly at best, but the lead up to the revealing moment was pretty good. As a reader, I felt like the plot reveal was a prank on me or I was being Punk'd, I was waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out at any point. Anyhoo, I had to deduct some points, but the rest was a solid read, even the lovey bits.
P.S. I love that Priest's name is really Nikolai, I really like that name, good choice Ms. Blue