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rowdyroo762's review against another edition
5.0
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and liked how they ended the series. It had some interesting and diverse ideas, but it still was basically about love and the trials and tribulations of starting a new romance. Granted, the backdrop was about world destruction and domination, made very exciting by this author's writing. My favorite part was the teams discussion of communicating with women, what to do and not do, and what women really mean when they say things; then to watch it play out between the two main characters.
bananatricky's review against another edition
4.0
I think this is kind of a Marmite series, you either love it or hate it. On paper I should hate it, and yet its weirdness works for me.
The series follows a team of Navy SEALs (Team seven) who have got accidentally involved in a secret cartel's deadly agenda to rid the earth of 90% of its population - the cartel call themselves the NRO or New Ruling Order. Made up of a group of eight super-wealthy men and one woman the NRO have subverted high ranking individuals in the FBI and law-enforcement and have framed SEAL Team seven.
As I said in my review of book three, this series merges the paranormal (think woo-woo rather than vampires) with spec ops. If visions of future events, psychic healing and telepathy aren't your thing, walk away now. After the events of the last three books SEAL Team seven are holed up in Alaska, near Denali National Park in Shadow Mountain with an elite group of Native American warriors known as the Shadow Mountain warriors, the three girlfriends of the SEALs from the previous books and Amy Chastain and her two young sons who were injected with an isotrope which enables the NRO to track them anywhere (except Shadow Mountain). If you are still reading then this could be the series for you.
As this is ostensibly the last in the series I don't recommend starting with this book, even with the handy cast of characters and 'Sitrep' at the start of the book it took me a while to get back into the story.
In some ways this reminds me of a Robert Heinlein book (Lost Legacy, I think) in which humans with psychic abilities battle the evil group who want total world domination. There's genius scientists who create amazing machines, which are then subverted by the NRO for their own nefarious purposes. There's a grumpy SEAL Commander who has a secret longing for Amy Chastain, despite his typical (fictional) SEAL belief that he doesn't trust women, doesn't need a woman, and nothing can ever come of it. There's secret training facilities, experimental helicopters, superyachts and more psychic abilities than you can throw a stick at.
It was absolutely barking mad and I loved every second of it!
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
The series follows a team of Navy SEALs (Team seven) who have got accidentally involved in a secret cartel's deadly agenda to rid the earth of 90% of its population - the cartel call themselves the NRO or New Ruling Order. Made up of a group of eight super-wealthy men and one woman the NRO have subverted high ranking individuals in the FBI and law-enforcement and have framed SEAL Team seven.
As I said in my review of book three, this series merges the paranormal (think woo-woo rather than vampires) with spec ops. If visions of future events, psychic healing and telepathy aren't your thing, walk away now. After the events of the last three books SEAL Team seven are holed up in Alaska, near Denali National Park in Shadow Mountain with an elite group of Native American warriors known as the Shadow Mountain warriors, the three girlfriends of the SEALs from the previous books and Amy Chastain and her two young sons who were injected with an isotrope which enables the NRO to track them anywhere (except Shadow Mountain). If you are still reading then this could be the series for you.
As this is ostensibly the last in the series I don't recommend starting with this book, even with the handy cast of characters and 'Sitrep' at the start of the book it took me a while to get back into the story.
In some ways this reminds me of a Robert Heinlein book (Lost Legacy, I think) in which humans with psychic abilities battle the evil group who want total world domination. There's genius scientists who create amazing machines, which are then subverted by the NRO for their own nefarious purposes. There's a grumpy SEAL Commander who has a secret longing for Amy Chastain, despite his typical (fictional) SEAL belief that he doesn't trust women, doesn't need a woman, and nothing can ever come of it. There's secret training facilities, experimental helicopters, superyachts and more psychic abilities than you can throw a stick at.
It was absolutely barking mad and I loved every second of it!
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
alwaysbereadin's review against another edition
3.0
3.75 Stars I wouldn't recommend reading this if you haven't read the other 3 books in this series. While I didn't enjoy this as much as I have other books in this series, I found it to be a pretty solid set up for a spin off. The ending felt a little too clean and I feel like of all the men of the team, Mac had the least growth and his misogyny was a bit icky for me. But the suspense was there and I loved how involved the Shadow Mountain team was in this one. I'm honestly really looking forward to Wolf's story. Despite all my misgivings, I did enjoy this. After everything Amy has gone through she really shone in this.
labraden's review against another edition
3.0
As they continue looking for the New Ruling Order, and Mac and his team are desperately looking for the antidote to the experimental isotope injected into Amy's two sons, Mac finds himself attracted to Amy. She has been through so much that he wonders if it could be possible for her to accept him into her life. Meanwhile, Mac and his team discover that the NRO has plans to use Faith Ansell's energy device as a bomb to "reset" the Earth by destroying most of human life. It is a race against time to find the bomb and to cure Amy's sons.
This is a good ending to the Red-Hot SEALs Series. Most of the story lines are tied up and the relationships are given satisfying endings. The emotional connection between Mac and Amy isn't developed as well as it could have been but it does resonate as the "right" ending for their stories. Overall, this was well-written and worth the read.
This is a good ending to the Red-Hot SEALs Series. Most of the story lines are tied up and the relationships are given satisfying endings. The emotional connection between Mac and Amy isn't developed as well as it could have been but it does resonate as the "right" ending for their stories. Overall, this was well-written and worth the read.
nikkisbooknook's review against another edition
3.0
A very generous 3 stars if I'm very honest. I have dipped in and out of the series and was hoping for a great ending to the series. I was left disappointed. Mac is lacklustre as a hero and basically stuck to his misogynistic traits, only making allowances for his beloved and a few other "worthy" females!
Then the heroine is a bit of a doormat. She seemed to allow her husband to ride roughshod over her and her feelings, making excuses for him when all he seemed to do was belittle her before his "heroic" death. I did sympathise and even empathise with her streak of revenge when her children were targeted but other than that she left me feeling kind of "meh"
I felt the characters could have been so improved dammit!
Then the heroine is a bit of a doormat. She seemed to allow her husband to ride roughshod over her and her feelings, making excuses for him when all he seemed to do was belittle her before his "heroic" death. I did sympathise and even empathise with her streak of revenge when her children were targeted but other than that she left me feeling kind of "meh"
I felt the characters could have been so improved dammit!
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