Wrong Question, Right Answer

Here is a quick reviewella (coined by Coll, inspired by the word novella) in honour of the novel's release date.

*I received this novel via Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion*

Wrong Question, Right Answer by Elle Casey is a third in a series of standalone romance novels that centre around a private security firm, Bourbon Street Boys. This installment features Toni, a no-nonsense badass of a lady with a not-so-typical dark past. Since these are romances, there is an obvious love interest, Lucky. Plus, naturally, the other boys and their respective others that were introduced in the previous two novels: see here for the review.

On the surface level, the novels exhibit a known trope from older romance novels, however, I won’t mention which to keep this place spoiler-free. I didn’t know what to think of it, actually. It came off as slightly unbelievable in this day and age, and things seemed to progress and move really fast. On a deeper level the novel also deals with personal issues such as remorse and the inability to forgive oneself.  Both protagonists grappled with unfounded guilt over losing someone. They were blaming themselves and letting these emotions interfere in their lives, not allowing them to be happy.

This book was a perfect three star read for me. The kind where you really enjoy the reading experience, the characters, and cameos from previous novels, but there are a few (pacing) problems. The writing was decent, but felt slightly hurried at times. I risk sounding like a broken record, but the novel could have really benefitted from better textual editing. For instance, there were plotlines that were mentioned in the beginning, and then talked about later as newly found information.

All in all, the book had slight issues, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole series, and the characters’ gumption will stay with me for a long time. It is a fun trilogy (at the moment, not sure if there are more books coming out) that is definitely worth a read, even though this instalment wasn’t exactly as breezy yet tightly written as the previous two. As previously stated, I gave the novel three stars, because I liked it, and would recommend it to others.


"I'm just going to have to take the pain of my headache and bad choices like a woman. I'd take them like a man, but then I'd have to whine all day."