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Smash and Grab
by Joe Albanese
Published by Books to Go Now on February 28, 2018
Genres: Crime Thriller
Pages: 52
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Wick was a normal young man, passing his days at a part-time job and wasting his nights with friends and booze. That was until someone smashed a brick to the side of his head and knocked Wick’s life upside down. The culprit, Kenny, a young man in a dire situation, has only one goal: to get the job done, no matter who gets in his way.On opposite sides, Wick and Kenny, along with their shared circle of friends, low-lifes, drug dealers, an ex-flame, a cop battling his own demons, and each other, will find out just how similar their situations are, and if only one of them can make it out alive.
Can Wick pay back the boss?
Smash and Grab by Joe Albanese is a different novella that won’t take you long to read. We follow three different characters throughout the story who are Wick, Kenny, and a cop.
What I like
- The novel is so straightforward, as it goes from one scene to the next and you knew what was happening.
- Wick is trying to outsmart the boss.
- The novel is short and to the point.
- Wick is trying to get out of what he was being made to do.
What I dislike
There were some things in the book that I didn’t like. One of those things being the three murders and the other something I prefer not to mention.
Three Star
Smash and Grab by Joe Albanese is an excellent book that one can read in one sitting and not feel bad about doing that. It’s a good starter book for this upcoming author. The fact that each character seemed so real and very developed in this novella. It made me want to root for Wick, someone that I usually wouldn’t and hoping that he will make it out okay. My rating for this book is three stars because it’s not something that I typically read and it was different than I thought it would be.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Smash and Grab by Joe Albanese.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
About Joe Albanese
Joe Albanese is a writer from South Jersey. His short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can be found in publications across the U.S. and ten other countries. Joe is the author of Smash and Grab, Caina, and a poetry collection, Cocktails with a Dead Man.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
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