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erinnicole28's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars!
I really enjoyed this book! I just recently read the first Immortal Ops book by this author, and while I enjoyed it, it lacked story and character development. It was just too short to feel complete. This book, Act of Mercy, is what I wanted Immortal Ops to be. Act of Mercy still isn't a long book, but it's longer than what I would consider a novella. It's long enough for there to be decent story and character development.
Duke Marlow is a PSI Ops agent and an alpha wolf. He's grumpy most of the time; hates everything, especially technology. He's been alive for awhile and believes that if he was going to find his mate, he would have found her by now. Mercy is a doctor for a corporation that is secretly trying to make the perfect race. They are doing this by kidnapping paranormals, testing them, torturing them, and usually end up killing them. Unaware at first, Mercy soon discovers what is really going on. She befriends one of their "test subjects", Jimmy, and tries to save him and the others. Jimmy is a former agent and gives Mercy instructions and information on how to contact the PSI Ops.
Duke is a huge, dark, and sexy shifter (of course). I liked Duke as a hero even though he was a grump. I felt like toward the end of the book he was less of a grump than the beginning. Not because of Mercy, but kind of because his character seemed to change. Mercy is a forgetful nerd, a redhead, and apparently part pixie. As a heroine, I liked Mercy well enough. I did find her annoying at the very end of the book, but I seem to find all heroines annoying sometime during a story. Duke and Mercy are mates. For some reason Mercy doesn't want to accept that, even though Duke is "the perfect man". I don't get that. She was in denial even though she knew it was true. That was annoying. The chemistry between the H and h is hot and steamy. The secondary characters, the other PSI Ops agents, were great and likable. I can't wait to read their stories.
The story was great. The dialogue between the characters was fun and light. I really liked this book and would have rated it higher if it wasn't for the ending. For some reason I just felt like it was too rushed. It also felt a little disconnected from the flow of the story. I wanted maybe more or something a little different, I don't know. It's a series I'll continue with though!
I really enjoyed this book! I just recently read the first Immortal Ops book by this author, and while I enjoyed it, it lacked story and character development. It was just too short to feel complete. This book, Act of Mercy, is what I wanted Immortal Ops to be. Act of Mercy still isn't a long book, but it's longer than what I would consider a novella. It's long enough for there to be decent story and character development.
Duke Marlow is a PSI Ops agent and an alpha wolf. He's grumpy most of the time; hates everything, especially technology. He's been alive for awhile and believes that if he was going to find his mate, he would have found her by now. Mercy is a doctor for a corporation that is secretly trying to make the perfect race. They are doing this by kidnapping paranormals, testing them, torturing them, and usually end up killing them. Unaware at first, Mercy soon discovers what is really going on. She befriends one of their "test subjects", Jimmy, and tries to save him and the others. Jimmy is a former agent and gives Mercy instructions and information on how to contact the PSI Ops.
Duke is a huge, dark, and sexy shifter (of course). I liked Duke as a hero even though he was a grump. I felt like toward the end of the book he was less of a grump than the beginning. Not because of Mercy, but kind of because his character seemed to change. Mercy is a forgetful nerd, a redhead, and apparently part pixie. As a heroine, I liked Mercy well enough. I did find her annoying at the very end of the book, but I seem to find all heroines annoying sometime during a story. Duke and Mercy are mates. For some reason Mercy doesn't want to accept that, even though Duke is "the perfect man". I don't get that. She was in denial even though she knew it was true. That was annoying. The chemistry between the H and h is hot and steamy. The secondary characters, the other PSI Ops agents, were great and likable. I can't wait to read their stories.
The story was great. The dialogue between the characters was fun and light. I really liked this book and would have rated it higher if it wasn't for the ending. For some reason I just felt like it was too rushed. It also felt a little disconnected from the flow of the story. I wanted maybe more or something a little different, I don't know. It's a series I'll continue with though!
amanda_readingnwritinglife's review against another edition
4.0
I was surprised that I liked this one as much as I did. It was short and sweet, but I liked getting to meet this new team that's connected to the IO original team. I can tell that I'm going to love them just as much as I love the others.
kiki6k's review against another edition
2.0
The plot is great. It’s what drew me into the book. The main character is a technical genius woman doctor. Clearly knows what she’s doing and is very crafty to get what she needs done to work. She’s working in a mysterious scientific organization when she sees a test subject being beaten by a guard, more so than what’s usually acceptable. She starts to notice more violence in many aspects of their test subjects and wants to team up with another PI organization for supernaturals. There’s a test subject who tells her how to call it in and so she does.
The team of paranormals have been working together for centuries and each have their own specialty. When the doctor calls in, the man who answers is attracted to her voice. They end up meeting up and breaking the test subjects out together, bringing mayhem and violence to the villains. And the woman is an integral part of getting into the facility.
Which, all in all is great! But- everything else about this book was just bad.
Let’s reference when I said the Male lead is attracted to her voice. Very first chapter, first page even, there’s already crudeness and inappropriate comments being made and described as the male takes the phone call. Even so much so to trying to get her to agree to anal probing even though she clearly needs help. He’s only horny.
Ultra macho men who are ginormous. All cavemen with supernatural abilities. Every SINGLE man is a manwhore. They sleep with everything in sight. Even when they are under a time crunch to save the test subjects, they hit a cafe where they pick up women's phone numbers. To which the author has a strange woman grab the male lead’s erect penis- in a cafe- with lots of other people around. He's erect because he smells his mate. And it’s just weird.
Awful depictions of sex. Constantly. Every time there's any "sexy" time, I just questioned why I was reading the book. Here are a few quotes from the book.
"He could already smell her cream"
The team of paranormals have been working together for centuries and each have their own specialty. When the doctor calls in, the man who answers is attracted to her voice. They end up meeting up and breaking the test subjects out together, bringing mayhem and violence to the villains. And the woman is an integral part of getting into the facility.
Which, all in all is great! But- everything else about this book was just bad.
Let’s reference when I said the Male lead is attracted to her voice. Very first chapter, first page even, there’s already crudeness and inappropriate comments being made and described as the male takes the phone call. Even so much so to trying to get her to agree to anal probing even though she clearly needs help. He’s only horny.
Ultra macho men who are ginormous. All cavemen with supernatural abilities. Every SINGLE man is a manwhore. They sleep with everything in sight. Even when they are under a time crunch to save the test subjects, they hit a cafe where they pick up women's phone numbers. To which the author has a strange woman grab the male lead’s erect penis- in a cafe- with lots of other people around. He's erect because he smells his mate. And it’s just weird.
Awful depictions of sex. Constantly. Every time there's any "sexy" time, I just questioned why I was reading the book. Here are a few quotes from the book.
"He could already smell her cream"
diz_tn's review against another edition
4.0
This was a decent book. I found the heroine hard to be believable. For someone who's supposed to be a genius, she sure didn't show a lot of brain power, and I never was sure what her field was supposed to be - electronics? hacking? biomedicine?
Duke was awesome. From the very beginning scene we are shown his quirks when it comes to technology. I liked that he was finally paired with a woman who is his exact opposite. I do wish we could have seem them clashing more in this aspect.
I haven't read any of the other books, so I did feel lost at times. My overall rating is a 3.5 stars; however, I raised that to a 4 because I do think those who have read the previous series would get a lot more out of this.
Duke was awesome. From the very beginning scene we are shown his quirks when it comes to technology. I liked that he was finally paired with a woman who is his exact opposite. I do wish we could have seem them clashing more in this aspect.
I haven't read any of the other books, so I did feel lost at times. My overall rating is a 3.5 stars; however, I raised that to a 4 because I do think those who have read the previous series would get a lot more out of this.
jazzrizz's review against another edition
4.0
Duke Marlow hates EVERYTHING ... seriously. Especially flying, which we learned in Eaden's book. He's working late on reports, since his computer is not working correctly ... he HATES technology :)
He receives a strange call from a woman, speaking in codes ... and thinking she's a wack-job, the phone calls deteriorate rapidly. Turns out, she's his next mission. PSI-Ops isn't sure if she's a good guy or bad, and she works for one of the Corporation's companies.
Mercy is a bio-engineer, and after meeting James (Inara's mentor/former PSI-Ops) ... she realizes something huge and horrible is going on with her company. Duke accidently runs into her in the hallway of her apartment, and the team has to scramble to keep their cover. Even though she saw them lift a car outside of the coffee shop :)
The quickly realize she is trying to save James, and together ... they bust into the joint to rescue him. Downside ... Mercy has to go with them to get the doors open, as she designed the system. Turns out, she's a pretty powerful Fae-type creature, and manages to hold her own.
I adore this team. Stryker may be my very favorite of this entire series so far. He's a Scottish wolf shifter, as well as Duke. Boomer - goth panther shifter, Captain Corbin Jones - lion shifter, and Malik "Tut" - lion shifter (currently on mandatory leave).
He receives a strange call from a woman, speaking in codes ... and thinking she's a wack-job, the phone calls deteriorate rapidly. Turns out, she's his next mission. PSI-Ops isn't sure if she's a good guy or bad, and she works for one of the Corporation's companies.
Mercy is a bio-engineer, and after meeting James (Inara's mentor/former PSI-Ops) ... she realizes something huge and horrible is going on with her company. Duke accidently runs into her in the hallway of her apartment, and the team has to scramble to keep their cover. Even though she saw them lift a car outside of the coffee shop :)
The quickly realize she is trying to save James, and together ... they bust into the joint to rescue him. Downside ... Mercy has to go with them to get the doors open, as she designed the system. Turns out, she's a pretty powerful Fae-type creature, and manages to hold her own.
I adore this team. Stryker may be my very favorite of this entire series so far. He's a Scottish wolf shifter, as well as Duke. Boomer - goth panther shifter, Captain Corbin Jones - lion shifter, and Malik "Tut" - lion shifter (currently on mandatory leave).
hannahfarn's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
waferk's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
juliaaa02's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
3.0
3 Act of Mercy Stars
Hmm, I don’t really know how I feel. I loved Duke and his team. Their back and forth is what made the book for me. They are total guys ribbing back and forth. I like banter 100% of the time.
Mercy is a character I am not sure I like all the way, I think I need more time for her to grow on me. For this reason, I wished the book had been longer so we could really get a sense of who she is because I feel like we are missing out on a really great character.
Loved the narration. Mason Lloyd is yum. I can’t explain his voice better than that. ;)
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
Hmm, I don’t really know how I feel. I loved Duke and his team. Their back and forth is what made the book for me. They are total guys ribbing back and forth. I like banter 100% of the time.
Mercy is a character I am not sure I like all the way, I think I need more time for her to grow on me. For this reason, I wished the book had been longer so we could really get a sense of who she is because I feel like we are missing out on a really great character.
Loved the narration. Mason Lloyd is yum. I can’t explain his voice better than that. ;)
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
book_lover_97's review against another edition
4.0
Mercy and Corbin have no shortage of chemistry. This is an exciting paranormal romance. This has a great pace, after the slow beginning, with humor, and action.