Alvie is one messed up Woman.

The second book in the Knightly Series, Alvie wakes up in London with a hangover, and her Boyfriend has stolen the car and her money! She sets out to kill him and get her money back. It does not take long for things to go wrong and the bodies again begin to pile up,

She has already killed her Sister, Brother – in – law and her sister's lover, and now she intends for Nino her Lover to join them, but several other deaths happen on the way.

I did not read the first book ‘Mad’, but it did not matter, this book explains the first book's storyline.

It was so funny, Alvie is a nutter and totally out there, and bad stuff keeps happening to her. It is written in the first person, and Alvie talks to the reader and her dead sister, with hilarious, sometimes rude and graphic language.

This Author must have a serious sense of humour, which she shows through her characters. Alvie’s Mother is a gas and Alvie’s poem are genius.

Please give it a read if you want a funny adult, Mob/murder story.

Truly a comical masterpiece.

Chester

Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review

As a new author to me I was open minded as to what to expect. The fact it was the second book in a trilogy made things a little more difficult as I had missed the back story/previous story.
That said I persevered and although the story was intriguing and had many twists and turns along the way it wasn't to my liking. It was fast paced, witty and humerous. Again it's a personal choice but it is a good light summer read.

I wasn't a big fan of this book. I liked the idea of the story but felt it got lost along the way and became so far fetched it felt a little ridiculous by the end.

Alvie's story continues with her search for Nino, after he left her high and dry (and without knickers!) at The Ritz. What follows is a mad cap killing spree across Rome, via Romania.
I loved the continuation of Alvie and Nino's story and did not see the ending coming at all. I really need to read book 3!

Well this is a bit different from my normal read! Excellent book especially if you are into books with very adult themes. I loved the main character and the black humour throughout the book is superb. The ending was very good but not quite in the 'wow' 5 star category. Nevertheless a very enjoyable read

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review...

What can I say? Esposito does it again. Mad had me hooked as it was a fast paced book with barely a pause between big moments before you were tumbling into the next catastrophy - or even dead body. Mad is similar in style but it feels more fast-paced. Set mainly in Italy, it follows Alvie as she tries to find Nino - the love of her life who also stole all her money. The book is basically just one long, messed up date! To me Alvie feels like a really annoying character at times, no awareness of others, but at the same time you can't help but get drawn in. Little moments of intelligence shine through and it was good to get some more of her back story throughout the current narration as well. This is the second book in the trilogy and whilst it could stand alone it's best to read it 'Mad' first!

The only thing that bugged me about the style of the book was the use of Emoticons. Instead of writing 'love' often Esposito would put a red heart in... why? I read on a Kindle but I don't want to feel like I'm reading text messages!

Found it hard to get into. Seemed quite childish in the way it was written. Sorry. Not a book for me.

I was interested to see where the story would go after reading MAD last year. An unlikeable protagonist is a really delicate balancing act for an author; you have to like them enough to root for them - or against them - but whichever it is, for a reader to want to read on, you have to CARE about them. Alvina is a really difficult character to care for. The plot is SO outlandish, it descends at points beyond farce, into being... plain silly. The sex scenes are.... ridiculous. But saying all that, I read the whole thing in one night and the following day, so two stars for readability.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book. It was brilliant well written funny story. Alvie is so funny. Great storyline and great characters. The funniest book I’ve read on a long time. Recommended this one to friends.

I hate to say I didn’t enjoy a book but this was one of them. It didn’t engage me, it felt muddled and childishly written and I couldn’t care about any of the characters unfortunately.

Great book, I haven't actually read the first in the series but I did enjoy this one, so I will probably go back and download the first. Loved the story, the characters and can't wait for the for next one.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read an ARC.

I started this with high hopes but they were soon dashed. I thought the mother of the twins reaction to the death of her daughter was unrealistic, going so far as to e-mail the other twin as she can’t get hold of her and during the Email talks about colonics and waxing. Not the best

I found this a very strange book. Profane language, graphic sex scenes a horrible protagonist and an unbelievable plot made this an uncomfortable read.
My thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

What an ending, I did not see that coming! Great book, loved the characters and the plot twists. I felt the beginning was a little slow for me to get into it but once I did I couldn’t put it down.

Really struggled to get into this book, didn’t like the way in which it was written, and after only reading 5% decided I had had enough.

I’m sorry I really wanted to like this book based on the description but I couldn’t read more than 3% due to the already unbelievable storyline and the way that it was written. I found it too blunt and too crude for my preferred style of writing/reading

Bad is book 2 in the Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know Trilogy.

It starts off right where book 1 left us, these books are pretty fast paced but have so much going on it is a great follow on book from book 1 and I am really enjoying this crazy ride and can’t wait for the next book. If you thought Alvie
Was mad in the first book you haven’t seen anything yet I am loving her character even in all the drama she has a great sense of humor and I find myself laughing so much.

Good characters and story line. Fast pace and absorbs you in from the first page. Lots of atmosphere and all in all a good read

Not for me I’m afraid! I love a Jackie Collins type bonkbuster, but Alvinas story was just too mad. I didn’t enjoy, just too madcap.

Sorry but I couldn't engage with this book so ended up giving up on it. As it is a second book in a trilogy I will try again once I have read the first one Mad.