Thirsty (Eastside Brewery #1) by Author Mia Hopkins

Thirsty (Eastside Brewery #1)

By Mia Hopkins

A copy of this book was provided via NetGalley for an honest review.

3 stars

This book was started out little slow for me but as I continued reading, the story started to unfold and I wanted to see Salvador Rosas “Ghost” made it out of the Eastside and make something of himself.  Ghost grew up with gang life in his blood.  His father and grandfather were both part of the local gangs.  So it was only natural that he would follow that path.  After a stint in jail, Ghost knows that he must walk the straight and narrow; get his life together not only for himself but for his little brother that would be getting out of jail soon.  Ghost works 2 jobs at night to make an honest living.  But when he must find a place to live, he is not sure what to do. 

Vanessa Velasco knows what life on the Eastside is like. She has lived her whole life.  She was the road to getting out of there until she found love; causing her to put her plans on hold.  But Vanessa is a tough cookie.  She knows how the gang life is but when her grandmother offers Ghost their garage to live in, she must put some ground rules down to protect her family.

Sometimes your childhood crushes become a reality.  That reality so much more than you could imagine.  As we watch Ghost and Vanessa learn to accept fate and trust again, they show each other a side no one else has seen. 

I look forward to seeing where their story leads; will they make it out of the 

Eastside and accomplish more than they thought possible with their lives?  Or will the Eastside consume them like most the locals here?