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abbypeters's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
bookshelf1792's review
5.0
This was the perfect thriller romance. Perfect balance between the two. Scary and suspenseful plot that had me gripped and the absolute best, quirky found family I’ve read to date.
saj04's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Medical content
avid_read's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kristen527's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
jigsawgirl's review
5.0
This was a great addition to this series. The narration was on point. The storyline was fantastic.
Unforgiven can be read/listened to as a standalone, but I believe it was much more enjoyable after reading the previous books in the series. Reading/listening to the other books give IMHO a much clearer picture of the different relationships, how they developed, and why there is such a close bond between everyone.
This book kept me fully engaged from start to finish. If I had to label this, I think I would go with romantic suspense/psychological thriller. Jethro and Gemma's romance was an integral part of the story, yet didn't overwhelm it. The emotions in the book were often intense. Yet, I also loved the humour, wit, and sarcasm from the different characters, Wolfe being one of my favorites.
Fletcher was scary and unnerving. Monty was too, in his own way. Between the two of them, the level of danger and suspense stayed at a high level until the very end. Many times, I realized I was holding my breath while listening and had to remember to breathe, lol.
I loved Trudi in this book. I felt like she was the light, the one that brought out the protective feelings and determination to keep her an Gemma safe. Trudi was cute, sweet, and funny. I thought she was also the light that helped balance some of the darkness in this book. Roscoe is always good for comic relief.
I was happy to revisit the gang again. Angus/Nari, Wolfe/Dana, Millie, Brigid/Raider, and even Mal/Pippa made an appearance. I was excited about Ian and Oliver being added. Enjoyed their interactions with Trudi.
Overall, I enjoyed everything about this book. I wouldn't have been upset if it had been a longer, just so I could read about the reactions of the police, FBI, and HDD at the end.
Unforgiven can be read/listened to as a standalone, but I believe it was much more enjoyable after reading the previous books in the series. Reading/listening to the other books give IMHO a much clearer picture of the different relationships, how they developed, and why there is such a close bond between everyone.
This book kept me fully engaged from start to finish. If I had to label this, I think I would go with romantic suspense/psychological thriller. Jethro and Gemma's romance was an integral part of the story, yet didn't overwhelm it. The emotions in the book were often intense. Yet, I also loved the humour, wit, and sarcasm from the different characters, Wolfe being one of my favorites.
Fletcher was scary and unnerving. Monty was too, in his own way. Between the two of them, the level of danger and suspense stayed at a high level until the very end. Many times, I realized I was holding my breath while listening and had to remember to breathe, lol.
I loved Trudi in this book. I felt like she was the light, the one that brought out the protective feelings and determination to keep her an Gemma safe. Trudi was cute, sweet, and funny. I thought she was also the light that helped balance some of the darkness in this book. Roscoe is always good for comic relief.
I was happy to revisit the gang again. Angus/Nari, Wolfe/Dana, Millie, Brigid/Raider, and even Mal/Pippa made an appearance. I was excited about Ian and Oliver being added. Enjoyed their interactions with Trudi.
Overall, I enjoyed everything about this book. I wouldn't have been upset if it had been a longer, just so I could read about the reactions of the police, FBI, and HDD at the end.
romancebookloverinseattle's review
5.0
This is my first Deep Ops book, and I LOVED it. Definitely going to be digging in to this serious to read all the books that came before this one that I missed. When the story opens, Gemma has just landed in her friends home, taking her place as a professor for a period of time. She has been on the run for several years now with her young daughter, trying to escape the monster from her past. While settling in to her teaching gig at the university she runs into Jethro, another professor in her department. Jethro finds himself intrigued by and drawn to Gemma, but at the same time finds himself caught up in a deadly situation when the brother he helped to put behind bars escapes and seemingly starts on a deadly path with his sights set on Jethro.
This was a very layered mystery/thriller with a slow burn romance and I loved how as it went on and we met more and more people from Jethro's life and past and got to know them as well as Gemma and Jethro and Gemma's daughter, Trudy. I can't wait now to go back and read all the earlier books in this series, as well as get to the next one to come!
This was a very layered mystery/thriller with a slow burn romance and I loved how as it went on and we met more and more people from Jethro's life and past and got to know them as well as Gemma and Jethro and Gemma's daughter, Trudy. I can't wait now to go back and read all the earlier books in this series, as well as get to the next one to come!