With Alex Silva facing time behind bars, his family are in freefall. Wife Maggie doesn't know how she's going to cope without her beloved Alex. How will the Silva family survive?
But survival is in the Silva blood and Alex has taught his children, Deana and Dante well.
Hotheaded Deana is determined to carry on in her father's footsteps, no matter how risky things might get. Cool under pressure, Dante has other ideas about how to live up to his dad's reputation.
But one thing's for sure, this new generation is going to cause more trouble than anyone can handle...
Will the Silvas survive or will trouble follow them? (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)
Troublemakers starts out with a bang, with the reader getting a first-hand glimpse into Alex’s trial and the experiences he has had and is currently living through while he and his family navigate a life of crime. After he is sent behind bars, his wife Maggie has to find a way to continue life without him while taking care of the family, but she has no clue about the types of trouble their children Deana and Dante are willing to get into.
It was kind of fascinating to see the steps the kids take, particularly because they know the potential risks involved. I have two sons, 19 and 14, and I can’t even imagine how I would feel if I found out that either of them wanted to get into illegal misadventures, or that they’d even know how to go about doing it. Yet, it made sense that Deana and Dante do, since it’s the type of lifestyle they’ve grown accustomed to. Like the synopsis indicates, it’s in the Silva blood, and the kids are all about their heritage.
I knew what sort of trouble could potentially be around the bend for those two, but even when the moment arrived, I was still stunned by what had gone down and the outcome of it. And Maggie is none the wiser, due to her continual need to try to keep everything together, even when she feels like it’s falling apart, piece by piece. There were so many moments when I shook my head and wanted to reprimand the kids myself, because they kept getting into situations they should have never found themselves in, and it wasn’t always clear as to the motive behind it.
There was a lot of grit to Troublemakers, providing a modern cautionary take that reminded me of a smaller-scale Breaking Bad. The ending to this story seemed super abrupt to me, but the chaos leading up to that was a lot of fun and tragic, too, which kept me on the hook until the end.
Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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