GRR Review Anti Hero by Skye Warren

Antihero gave me a mixed feeling. The romance was pretty good between Sofia and Nate, and the plot was decent, and a couple of the twists are cute, but the flashbacks seem to serve little purposes other than disrupting the narrative flow, making the read very annoying.

Sofia was a reporter working on her story of some political corruption of a senator. She downloaded the latest research onto her laptop and left early to go home... just in time to turn back and saw her building bombed and the backup server wiped out. She got home only to find the landlord dead and intruder in her apartment. Hoping to say goodbye for her lover, Nate, one last time, she left him a message. The tone was desperate and out of character that he came investigating, just in time to save her from thugs. Now both are embroiled in the conspiracy to silence her, and there is even a traitor in the newspaper. Nate had to call in a few favors to keep Sofia safe, but she had to keep prying at the story and keep her in danger...

The flashbacks are about Sofia's history and why she cannot love Nate and his "job". Nate cannot abide Sofia's attitude toward dangerous stories (she will pursue them no matter what). So there's a character arc about how they both came to understand each other's viewpoint and finally accept that it's better to love and risk than no love.

The conspiracy is big enough, but Nate fainting from a single gunshot? Oh, please. Too melodramatic.

Category: Romantic suspense

Primary Plot: reporter running from a conspiracy needs to rely on ex-boyfriend who's a dangerous man

Overall Rating:  3/5