The Mastermind (WaterFyre Rising Book 1) by Nadia Han – Review by Angela Hayes

The Mastermind by Nadia Han
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Stars

The Mastermind is the first book in the WaterFyre Rising series and debut novel by Nadia Han. It is a brother’s best friend/billionaire boss romantic suspense. It is well woven with enough intrigue, danger, mystery, tension, chemistry, dramatic developments, angst, push-pull, agendas, and deadly secrets to keep me flipping the pages to discover how it all plays out in the end.
I loved the camaraderie between the WaterFyre men and look forward to finding out more about each one, as their stories release. This is Remi’s story, the Mastermind of WaterFyre (you’ll have to read the book to find out what WaterFyre is), billionaire businessman, and brooding alpha-male. His latest business acquisition brings him back to his hometown, with all the painful and disturbing memories associated with it. But it is also home to his best friends, and a certain woman who intrigues him on so many levels. He shouldn’t feel attracted to Audri, after all he has known her since she was a child- she’s his best friend’s sister, and therefore totally off limits. But he also happens to be her new boss, and pretty soon it is hard to ignore the chemistry that has ignited between them. But danger seems to be stalking them, and dark secrets will soon be revealed- so strap yourself in for a bit of an intense ride as all is revealed.
There were some moments where I felt the story lagged just a little, or was slowed down by ‘flashbacks’- I do understand that the author was building backstory, but I felt that some of the momentum of the story was lost at these times- but, in saying that, this issue did improve as we got further into the book- and it didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of the story.
Looking forward to ‘The Daredevil’ (Book #2), due to release in Nov 2022.
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Nadia Han!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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