Where I adapted to the present tense pretty soon this time – which surprised me the most, because that is something I normally don’t like at all -, the flashbacks yanked me out of the story sometimes, even if I understand that they are necessary to comprehend everything, especially Sebastian’s motives for dumping London a year ago. It is virtually two stories in one, the present day when London and Sebastian meet again and one year ago when they met in the first place.

You might ask yourself now, why only four stars and not five, then?įor one, Under Pressurecontains two of my pet peeves: present tense narration and flashbacks. Add great characters to the mix and consider me hooked.

The story, told in British English, is very interesting, albeit a bit slow, and with the setting in three of the most beautiful metropolises in the world, London, Venice and Paris, it is absolutely refreshing. … but the main focus lies on the relationship between London and Sebastian and their dance around each other. Obviously, the heist plays an important role in this book… Getting it without endangering the heist proves to be difficult.Īnd resisting Sebastian’s charm and the chemistry between them which is still there, even more so… Especially not London, who is set hard on revenge, when Sebastian joins the team. The only problem? When you are used to telling lies left, right and center, nobody will believe you when you tell the truth. My initial thoughts were “spoiled brat” and that is true to some degree, but there is more to him than meets the eye. The son of an Earl, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and because of the wealth of his family and his good looks used to get what he wants.He is able to charm his way into the coldest of hearts and everybody is happy to please him. When the heist proves not to go to plan, not to be as smooth as they hoped it would be…. A team, London calls his friends, his almost only friends. He thought he had found someone he could love, someone he could trust, only to be dumped after a few nights of passion, hot sex and something London thought, would be more. That is why it hits him hard when he thought he had found someone special in Sebastian, a colleague during a planned heist in Venice. So you won’t get hurt when people abandon you, right? He learned that lesson at a very young age, when his mother submitted him into foster care, but kept his siblings. Nobody knows any details about him and that is exactly the way he wants it. Hence I could not resist when Under Pressure popped up on the site of a publisher and of course had to click the download button. Maybe that is the reason why everything revolving around a heist fascinates me, be it a movie or a book.

… starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. Under Pressure (No Pressure, No Diamonds #1) by Kara Greenan ****4 Stars****

Under Pressure by Kara Greenan