Okay, right off I feel the need to give Dirty Angels two different star ratings. One for those who have read the Sins & Needles series and LOVES Javier, and one for those who haven't. 
 For those that haven't - Four stars 
 It's bad boy redemption kind of read. The victim becomes enamored and the capture becomes the lover. It's a lovely, dark kind of Stockholm syndrome. 
 For those that have - 3 Stars 
 What the hell did you do to my Javier? I spent the first 75% of the book with a perpetual 'HUH?' look on my face. Honestly, after all the hype I expected it to be much darker, and the defeatist attitude had me confused. Where is my villain I love to hate? Self assuredness and wicked humor were his greatest traits. However, we do get him back in the final 25%. THANK GOD! 
 So that comes to a 3.5?? 
 T~ 
 P.S. Excited for the next book though! Will Hawaii girl be part of it, I wonder?