The Heights started off well. But eventually, everything got so redundant. The kill or be killed theme permeated the plot and nothing else seemed to matter. It just felt like a wannabe Sopranos story.

There are so many characters that I easily lost track of who's who, except for the narrator. And more confusing is that last names and first names were used interchangably so it made it difficult to determine whether the character was new or an existing one.

Needless to say, I lost interest in the novel at 44% Too bad as it does have potential as it kept me engaged till my stopping point. But the redundancy of taking out your rival before they take you out killed it for me. An unfortunate one star DNF.

I received a DRC from Blue Handle Publishing through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.