**I received an ARC from Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**
Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe
Release Date: March 6, 2018
My Rating: 4.25 stars
Summary: Never cut the drugs--leave them pure.Guns are meant to be shot--keep them loaded.
Family is everything--betray them and die.
Harley McKenna is the only child of North County's biggest criminal. Duke McKenna's run more guns, cooked more meth, and killed more men than anyone around. Harley's been working for him since she was sixteen--collecting debts, sweet-talking her way out of trouble, and dreading the day he'd deem her ready to rule the rural drug empire he's built.
Her time's run out. The Springfields, her family's biggest rivals, are moving in. Years ago, they were responsible for her mother's death, and now they're coming for Duke's only weak spot: his daughter.
With a bloody turf war threatening to consume North County, Harley is forced to confront the truth: that her father's violent world will destroy her. Duke's raised her to be deadly--he never counted on her being disloyal. But if Harley wants to survive and protect the people she loves, she's got to take out Duke's operation and the Springfields.
Blowing up meth labs is dangerous business, and getting caught will be the end of her, but Harley has one advantage: She is her father's daughter. And McKennas always win.
Having read Tess Sharpe's Far from You, I was really excited to read her second book. Now, it's been a while since I've read Far from You, but I do think some of Barbed Wire Heart is similar. Both are so good and honest and raw; I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Some of the plot in Barbed Wire Heart was difficult for me to really get into, but that's probably just because I usually don't read books with drug plot lines. However, once I got into it, I got into it.
Harley McKenna is probably one of my favorite characters now; she's harsh and jagged, but she'd have to be to survive in this world. She carves her own way as a female living in a male-dominated environment. Not only does she gain power over men who look down on her, but she also makes the county a better place for women, especially women who have suffered abuse, and their children.
Tess Sharpe crafts a fast-paced thriller of a novel. With fleshed-out characters and plot twists that will leave you reeling, Barbed Wire Heart is stunning read. Pick it up today.
About the Author: Born in a mountain cabin to a punk rocker mother, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural Northern California. She lives deep in the backwoods with a pack of dogs and a growing cabal of slightly feral cats. She is the author of Barbed Wire Heart and the critically-acclaimed YA novel, Far From You. She is also the co-editor, along with Jessica Spotswood, of Toil & Trouble, a feminist YA anthology about witches, coming in 2018.
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