Blog Tour Review – The Wrong Side of Kai by Estelle Maskame

Hi Everyone, I’m starting off the week with a blog tour review of one of my favourite romance YA writers, Estelle Maskame. I adored her DIMILY series which is no surprise. I miss Tyler and Eden a lot, but I always look forward to anything Estelle writes.  Also make sure you come back to my blog around the end of the blog tour as I will have a very special post from Estelle.

So without further ado here is my review, but before that there is a little bit more about the book, The Wrong Side of Kai.

The Wrong Side of Kai by Estelle Maskame
Published by Black & White Publishing Ltd. on September 19, 2019
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
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Vanessa Murphy doesn't do relationships.

With a father who doesn't notice her, it's easy for her to sneak around with her latest fling, Harrison Boyd. But when an explicit video of Vanessa hooking up with Harrison is leaked the morning after she ends things with him, her life is thrown into chaos.

And Vanessa wants payback. Enter Kai. With his own vendetta against Harrison, Kai proposes revenge, and the two pair up to ruin Harrison Boyd's life. At first, they are nothing more than an illicit partnership. Teammates working towards the same mission.

But – between late-night stakeouts and crime committing – Vanessa is drawn into Kai's life. And, as the two grow closer, she finds herself letting Kai into hers.

This a book that I need right now. My brain is fried with work and what you need in times like that is a good romantic book and who better than the author of the DIMILY series.

Ever since her mom died, Vanessa has just been living each day as it comes. She’s been looking after her sister Kennedy, whilst her Dad has just become a recluse. She lives in the home of her best friend to get away from the defending silence and the loneliness of her own home. Vanessa doesn’t do relationships, she does flings, having a bit of fun, anything serious go flying out the door and she just can’t deal. When her former fling, Harrison asks to a ski trip as a girlfriend, she has to dump him. It turns ugly and he posts a video of her across the whole town. Vanessa meets Kai Washington who teams up with her and to seek revenge.

While Vanessa plays at being the strong lead character, there is more to her than meets the eye. The death of her mum and the shell of her father eats away at her and that is why she is the way she is. She says she doesn’t care when deep down she cares so much, that’s why falling in love is just too painful for her. Vanessa has a lot of layers and throughout the story you really got to know her better. So when she partners with Kai, I feel she is very much in the unknown. Her feelings and how she is around him is confusing, I felt confused as I’m still trying to understand what she is like and getting to know her as a reader.

One of my favourite characters in the book has to be Chyna, their friendship is special. Together they support each other, their are like family and Chyna’s really supports Vanessa’s character. And Kai, whilst Harrison is the douchebag of the book, I really liked how Kai took a step back, almost in a protective way. I really liked how Estelle entwined the grief that can take over a family, vulnerability of both Vanessa and Kai, the integrity how people should be treated in the story. Whilst also falling in love. What I would say is that I wish I knew a bit more about Kai. I would love his own story, his own perspective as I know Estelle’s writes flawlessly in different POVs.

The Wrong Side of Kai is another swoon-worthy romance that I adored reading. While it will never top The DIMILY series in my book, its still another adorable and addictive YA romance. You just simply cant get enough of Estelle’s writing.

Thank you to Ink Road Books for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.