"Unwanted" is a novella from Finnegan Lane's perspective falling just after Bitter Bite. The events of the previous novel were pretty devastating for Finn. He's delighted when his long thought dead mother, returns very much alive and seems to want to be part of his life. Step-sister and deadly assassin, Gin, is skeptical as to her true motives but has to let Finn find out the truth for himself. Unfortunately, Finn is manipulated, betrayed and gruesomely tortured by his mother resulting in the deaths of multiple people.
Readers find Finn guilt ridden and depressed weeks after these events. His co-workers despise him and view him as a traitor; however, Finn carries on since he feels that the spite is warranted. He soon discovers that Bart the Butcher, a notoriously violent bookie is threatening the widow of Finn's former employee and he's vowed to protect them in lieu of his actions. In this act, Finn finds a bit of redemption and some hard won solace but he's no where near being over what his mother did or his role in it.
I breezed through this story and just adored it. It was important for Finn to explore what happened in Bitter Bite and for readers and fans of the series to have this story from his perspective. He's grown as a character exponentially since Spider's Bite but that progression is too often seen from Gin's point of view. Finn's just as much of a bad ass as Gin but in his own way, especially since he lacks elemental powers--Fletcher would be proud.
Final rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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