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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Yay! Another paranormal/law enforcement series. Yes, I'll read more. Right now now now.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
2.5 stars
I think this was case of "It's not you, it's me." Meaning, that the writing wasn't particularly bad overall, and the story had interesting and engaging elements to it that had potential for me. But overall it just didn't do it for me.
First it was just...Talon and Finn didn't have any chemistry together. Talon was an asshole but I thought that would make for an interesting dynamic between these two (I love where one's an asshole, realizes the error of their ways and totally falls for the other), but Talon was not the type of asshole I could feel sympathy for or like. He was just an asshole.
I did love Finn, I thought he was a wonderful character and was treated SO unfairly by everyone but Gael and Vance in this.
I warmed up to Sawyer, though. But Eli, still a major asshole - although we get to know basically NOTHING about him so all I had to go off on judging him was his behavior.
Now, the reason Talon wasn't the the type of asshole character you can love? For me, it was because he NEVER apologized. NOT. ONCE.
And Finn fucking took it and forgave Talon! ALL. THE. FUCKING. TIME. And for what? What did Talon do except continue to be an asshole when he has the opportunity to apologize, or run away?
I honestly have no idea what Finn saw in him. Like, maybe if Finn was an asshole back it would have not only felt more heated (I love me some love/hate relationship. But this was more...one guy loves the other, other guy treats him like an asshole because he can't handle ~feelings, and of course that totally makes up for said behavior! NOT.) but more equal, but nah. Finn was nothing but kind and sweet and nice from the very beginning, and yet Talon always treated him like crap.
Talon's "softer" moments where Finn could have potentially seen a different side to him were few and far between.
The writing tactic I hated in this was that instead of having them talk out ANY of their issues (or hey, maybe just having Talon say a quick "I'm sorry, I was an asshole" to Finn, which wouldn't have been very hard to fit in!) something big or dramatic happened to derail any such talk, and then in all the action and drama it was like it had all blown over for Finn, for some reason.
Look, someone treats you like shit - not even once! But repeatedly! (And Talon even ADMITS IT TO HIMSELF!) - and I'm gonna hold a grudge on that for awhile, especially if I don't get an apology and a sign of changing behavior. But Finn didn't even "give in" it was like he fucking forgot that Talon was a complete asshole in the first place.
Man, it had me wondering why Finn wasn't falling for Gael or Vance. They treated Finn x1000 times better than Talon did.
Talon faces the consequences ONCE for his behavior towards Finn and that's it. And included in his awful behavior is after their one night together, him fucking running off and avoiding Finn without an explanation. And with what happens in the end, he runs off AGAIN.
And while at the end I do understand it more than the first time, because what happens would be hard to deal with, doesn't change the fact that he still ran off, and Finn was hurt once again by his actions. And no fucking apology.
Like maybe the author was saving the big talks for the second book, maybe the ending was so unsatisfying because it's the first of two. I don't care. Everything else in this book insured that I wouldn't care enough to pick up the second.
Also, at the end? Talon says "I don't deserve you" and he's fucking right. At least he fucking knows. Still doesn't change the fact that fuck yeah, he doesn't deserve Finn. But Finn doesn't see it. Other than that the whole end scene is basically Finn making Talon feel better, which WTF? This bitch.
I'm sorry, but I honestly hated Talon. No amount of his background story made me sympathize with him enough to forgive him for how he behaves in this book and for his actions.
Plus, again, no chemistry for me, honestly because Talon is trying to sabotage Finn's chance with their team from the beginning, so not a lot of moments happen for them to gain a believable connection for me.
Also, I just never truly got into this book. Near the 75% mark I just wanted to be done with it. Around 80% I skimmed a little.
The story was promising, the plot line was promising, some of the characters were promising (Finn, Gael and Vance in particular) but it just didn't connect right. And honestly, if Talon had been a likable character, my rating would have been higher than this, much higher. (Also, if there had been chemistry. But the main thing was Talon).
When one of the MC's doesn't work well - when the romance of the two MC's is supposed to be what carries a romance book - it kind of ruins the whole book (among other things).
Honestly, I'm just glad I finished this book so I can move on. This one was just not for me. And obviously I'm in the minority here because I saw a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews, so hey, you might end up enjoying this one if you haven't started it yet.
But I personally didn't. Thumbs down from me.
I think this was case of "It's not you, it's me." Meaning, that the writing wasn't particularly bad overall, and the story had interesting and engaging elements to it that had potential for me. But overall it just didn't do it for me.
First it was just...Talon and Finn didn't have any chemistry together. Talon was an asshole but I thought that would make for an interesting dynamic between these two (I love where one's an asshole, realizes the error of their ways and totally falls for the other), but Talon was not the type of asshole I could feel sympathy for or like. He was just an asshole.
I did love Finn, I thought he was a wonderful character and was treated SO unfairly by everyone but Gael and Vance in this.
I warmed up to Sawyer, though. But Eli, still a major asshole - although we get to know basically NOTHING about him so all I had to go off on judging him was his behavior.
Now, the reason Talon wasn't the the type of asshole character you can love? For me, it was because he NEVER apologized. NOT. ONCE.
And Finn fucking took it and forgave Talon! ALL. THE. FUCKING. TIME. And for what? What did Talon do except continue to be an asshole when he has the opportunity to apologize, or run away?
I honestly have no idea what Finn saw in him. Like, maybe if Finn was an asshole back it would have not only felt more heated (I love me some love/hate relationship. But this was more...one guy loves the other, other guy treats him like an asshole because he can't handle ~feelings, and of course that totally makes up for said behavior! NOT.) but more equal, but nah. Finn was nothing but kind and sweet and nice from the very beginning, and yet Talon always treated him like crap.
Talon's "softer" moments where Finn could have potentially seen a different side to him were few and far between.
The writing tactic I hated in this was that instead of having them talk out ANY of their issues (or hey, maybe just having Talon say a quick "I'm sorry, I was an asshole" to Finn, which wouldn't have been very hard to fit in!) something big or dramatic happened to derail any such talk, and then in all the action and drama it was like it had all blown over for Finn, for some reason.
Look, someone treats you like shit - not even once! But repeatedly! (And Talon even ADMITS IT TO HIMSELF!) - and I'm gonna hold a grudge on that for awhile, especially if I don't get an apology and a sign of changing behavior. But Finn didn't even "give in" it was like he fucking forgot that Talon was a complete asshole in the first place.
Man, it had me wondering why Finn wasn't falling for Gael or Vance. They treated Finn x1000 times better than Talon did.
Talon faces the consequences ONCE
Spoiler
with Gael punching him in the face. OH. SO. SATISFYING.And while at the end I do understand it more than the first time, because what happens would be hard to deal with, doesn't change the fact that he still ran off, and Finn was hurt once again by his actions. And no fucking apology.
Like maybe the author was saving the big talks for the second book, maybe the ending was so unsatisfying because it's the first of two. I don't care. Everything else in this book insured that I wouldn't care enough to pick up the second.
Also, at the end? Talon says "I don't deserve you" and he's fucking right. At least he fucking knows. Still doesn't change the fact that fuck yeah, he doesn't deserve Finn. But Finn doesn't see it. Other than that the whole end scene is basically Finn making Talon feel better, which WTF? This bitch.
I'm sorry, but I honestly hated Talon. No amount of his background story made me sympathize with him enough to forgive him for how he behaves in this book and for his actions.
Plus, again, no chemistry for me, honestly because Talon is trying to sabotage Finn's chance with their team from the beginning, so not a lot of moments happen for them to gain a believable connection for me.
Also, I just never truly got into this book. Near the 75% mark I just wanted to be done with it. Around 80% I skimmed a little.
The story was promising, the plot line was promising, some of the characters were promising (Finn, Gael and Vance in particular) but it just didn't connect right. And honestly, if Talon had been a likable character, my rating would have been higher than this, much higher. (Also, if there had been chemistry. But the main thing was Talon).
When one of the MC's doesn't work well - when the romance of the two MC's is supposed to be what carries a romance book - it kind of ruins the whole book (among other things).
Honestly, I'm just glad I finished this book so I can move on. This one was just not for me. And obviously I'm in the minority here because I saw a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews, so hey, you might end up enjoying this one if you haven't started it yet.
But I personally didn't. Thumbs down from me.
This book turned out to be a disappointment.
I liked the whole idea of this story and that's what kept me going. But I gotta ask, where the hell was the editor? Especially in the first half of the book. The dialogue was weird sometimes, it felt like the two people were talking about two different topics. The sentences were sometimes disconnected. And generally there was something about the writing that rubbed me the wrong way.
I liked Finn, and I liked the team. Their interactions were sweet and teasing.
The romance between Finn and Talon came out of the blue. Yes, they acknowledged how hot they found each other, and there was a sudden kiss, without any lead-up. Same with the sex, it was fast and considering Finn's virgin status, I didn't like it.
I liked the whole idea of this story and that's what kept me going. But I gotta ask, where the hell was the editor? Especially in the first half of the book. The dialogue was weird sometimes, it felt like the two people were talking about two different topics. The sentences were sometimes disconnected. And generally there was something about the writing that rubbed me the wrong way.
I liked Finn, and I liked the team. Their interactions were sweet and teasing.
The romance between Finn and Talon came out of the blue. Yes, they acknowledged how hot they found each other, and there was a sudden kiss, without any lead-up. Same with the sex, it was fast and considering Finn's virgin status, I didn't like it.
I liked these characters so much that the second book in this series is already on my kindle. I have some doubts if I will remember the story in a few weeks, but the heroes definitely stole my heart.
The characters are by far the strongest part of this book. Anyone who has a weakness for the tortured heroes will be satisfied. It's really nice to watch Finn find himself and begin to live in harmony with himself. And I'm glad Talon supports him in this efforts. Talon is also a very interesting character, just like the other boys in the squad. I definitely liked them all.
The world created by the author is nice. The idea of genetic modification that gives special powers and leads to rejection by society is interesting and quite innovative. Although it could be a tad more developed. The skills of the people affected by the modification are very random, maybe some pseud-science explanation of this. I also lacked information about some speculations regarding the origin of these changes or treatment attempts. The reasons why children with changes are rejected could also be highlighted more. But when I read the book, I didn't have a big problem with it, so it's more of a reflection after finishing it.
The plot is alright, although it mainly focuses on Finn's training and his relationship with Talon. After the initial scene with Talon in the garage, I thought one of the threads would be finding the guys responsible for the attack. I was surprised it didn't. It's hard to talk about any single major crime case the team is trying to solve. It doesn't bother me much, but I would probably remember this book more if I could say that they were working on such and such case.
Anyway, there is something in this story that made me have another book on my kindle. Even though I was hoping that she would be about another of the guys from the band, not Finn and Talon again. I think I'll read it soon.
The characters are by far the strongest part of this book. Anyone who has a weakness for the tortured heroes will be satisfied. It's really nice to watch Finn find himself and begin to live in harmony with himself. And I'm glad Talon supports him in this efforts. Talon is also a very interesting character, just like the other boys in the squad. I definitely liked them all.
The world created by the author is nice. The idea of genetic modification that gives special powers and leads to rejection by society is interesting and quite innovative. Although it could be a tad more developed. The skills of the people affected by the modification are very random, maybe some pseud-science explanation of this. I also lacked information about some speculations regarding the origin of these changes or treatment attempts. The reasons why children with changes are rejected could also be highlighted more. But when I read the book, I didn't have a big problem with it, so it's more of a reflection after finishing it.
The plot is alright, although it mainly focuses on Finn's training and his relationship with Talon. After the initial scene with Talon in the garage, I thought one of the threads would be finding the guys responsible for the attack. I was surprised it didn't. It's hard to talk about any single major crime case the team is trying to solve. It doesn't bother me much, but I would probably remember this book more if I could say that they were working on such and such case.
Anyway, there is something in this story that made me have another book on my kindle. Even though I was hoping that she would be about another of the guys from the band, not Finn and Talon again. I think I'll read it soon.
This series is completely ridiculous. I enjoyed every minute.
3-3.5 stars
Good start to a series, there were parts that didn’t flow but i enjoyed everything else that i didn’t really care.
I love the way that team was together and how they had each other’s backs. I will see how book two goes to see if i will continue with the whole series, i do want to read Gael’s book because he is my favorite character so i am hoping it just continues going well.
Good start to a series, there were parts that didn’t flow but i enjoyed everything else that i didn’t really care.
I love the way that team was together and how they had each other’s backs. I will see how book two goes to see if i will continue with the whole series, i do want to read Gael’s book because he is my favorite character so i am hoping it just continues going well.
I put off reading this forever because I didn’t think it was for me but I’m so pleasantly surprised! The characters so far are really interesting and I can’t wait to learn more about them as their story continues!
3.5 stars
Overall I really enjoyed this book. My favourite thing has to be the team (especially Vance, what a precious soul), and I am very much intruiged by the enhanced, so I hope we will learn more about there sudden appearance in future books.
The Ending howeverwith it's mustache twirling bad guy and the whole "I killed you, how can you love me" bs, which forced some really unnecessary emotional conflict on us and the characters was a letdown, ngl.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. My favourite thing has to be the team (especially Vance, what a precious soul), and I am very much intruiged by the enhanced, so I hope we will learn more about there sudden appearance in future books.
The Ending however