From the title of this book, I wasn’t very sure what to
expect from it. Sometimes you can, and sometimes you can’t. After reading the
synopsis I had a better idea and was interested in it.
Then when I started reading it…. Well, I just couldn’t stop.
It is one of those books that you go into not knowing what to
expect and are so pleasantly surprised once you begin reading it.
The writing has a great flow to it, and the chapters are
short. It makes the book go a lot faster, and is more exciting to read that
way.
Hashimoto Blues is about three main characters – Ellie, Max,
and Frank. They are in the business of drug smuggling between Canada and the
United States as well as other illegal activities.
There are many great supporting characters. My favorite was
Max’s sister.
Anyways, the book details their many adventures in the
business. But one day, one of their plans goes very wrong when they try to
steal from a man named Hashimoto. When he is crossed, you are most likely not
making it out alive.
The book opens with Max and Ellie in trouble with Hashimoto,
and then it flashes back to how they ended up in that situation. The ending
shows the conclusion of their story.
The story had wonderful character arcs. I feel like they
were really well developed and Sarah Dupeyron did a wonderful job of giving the
story a great flow. None of it seemed forced.
It is fun. It is exciting. I loved it, and it was really
hard to put it down.
5/5 stars.
