Review: Ambitious Despair and Ambitious Deception by Kassandra Klay

☆☆➹⁀☆ 3 stars ☆➹⁀☆☆

 

What It’s About:

Ambitious Despair (Ambition #2)

Alexandria Weston is a woman who has dealt with her fair share of hardships. Her education and career mean the world to her. Working through the ranks at Kerrington Investment Holdings has finally given her an opportunity for a huge promotion. The promotion decision will be made by the owner of Kerrington Investment Holdings, Kreed Kerrington. Alexandria and Kreed fall hard and fast for one another. The sexual attraction between the two of them is electric. Alexandria struggles with how the relationship will affect work and the possible promotion. Kreed on the other hand always gets what he wants. Little do they know, Alexandria’s past and Kreed’s enemies could destroy it all.

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Ambitious Deception (Ambition #3)

Alexandria Weston is a woman who has dealt with her fair share of hardships. Her education and career mean the world to her. Working through the ranks at Kerrington Investment Holdings has finally given her an opportunity for a huge promotion. The promotion decision will be made by the owner of Kerrington Investment Holdings, Kreed Kerrington. Alexandria and Kreed fall hard and fast for one another. The sexual attraction between the two of them is electric. Alexandria struggles with how the relationship will affect work and the possible promotion. Kreed on the other hand always gets what he wants. Little do they know, Alexandria’s past and Kreed’s enemies could destroy it all.
This book contains strong sexual content. For adult readers 18 years and older.

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My Thoughts:

Ambitious Despair and Ambitious Deception are the second and third installments of Kassandra Klay’s Ambition serial.

I am still intrigued by the story line and interested in the main characters; however, I find the serial format tiresome.  The story, which started out strong for me, is getting bogged down by the filler needed for the serial format.

Ambitious Deception introduces Talon Claymore, Alexandria’s past love interest and Kreed’s nemesis.  Talon provides an interesting twist that will bring more depth to the story as the serial continues.  His inclusion in the story also provides a much needed  explanation for Nick Adler’s crass and aggressive behavior in the first two installments.

As the serial continues, the story is now told from the perspectives of Alexandria, Kreed, and Talon.  I love how this provides the reader with insight into the motivations of all the players.  While I’m still interested in the storyline, I think the pace is adversely impacted by the serial format.  I would be much more interested in completing the story if it were edited and republished as a standalone novel.

 

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