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A review by judyc_elementz_mj
Surviving the Fall by Brittney Sahin
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
This sequel follows Jake Summers, an FBI Agent. He is involved in an accident that leaves him with amnesia ... not my favourite trope, but Sahin writes it well, so I found it developed nicely throughout the story. He was captured and tortured, escaped, and as a result of the ensuing explosion, he ended up in a hospital in England. Considering his last known location had been Italy. Clearly, something happened in between, but Jake can't recall.
Enter Alexa Ryan, an undercover MI6 agent. She has been investigating a terrorist organization and it turns out that Jake's accident is somehow involved with them. But also, wouldn't you know, she and Jake met before. The poor guy doesn't remember, but she does and knows that the reason he feels she seems familiar is because of that. It's a messed up situation, but written well and you certainly feel the conflict in her when she basically has to lie to him ... only at first though.
Both characters are easy to connect with and I feel that the general pace of the plot moves along quickly. Between them and Alexa's team, they quickly work their way through the case. The stakes are high and it's a page-turner. My only negative about Alexa was that at times she didn't come across quite as tough as I think she should have been, considering what she did for a living. I do think that kinda comes together at the end with it being clear this might not have been the right career direction for her, but getting her there made her a bit wishy-washy. Still loved her though!
Not quite up there with the 5-star reads I've had from Sahin, but I enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the final book in the series, Ben Logan's story.
Enter Alexa Ryan, an undercover MI6 agent. She has been investigating a terrorist organization and it turns out that Jake's accident is somehow involved with them. But also, wouldn't you know, she and Jake met before. The poor guy doesn't remember, but she does and knows that the reason he feels she seems familiar is because of that. It's a messed up situation, but written well and you certainly feel the conflict in her when she basically has to lie to him ... only at first though.
Both characters are easy to connect with and I feel that the general pace of the plot moves along quickly. Between them and Alexa's team, they quickly work their way through the case. The stakes are high and it's a page-turner. My only negative about Alexa was that at times she didn't come across quite as tough as I think she should have been, considering what she did for a living. I do think that kinda comes together at the end with it being clear this might not have been the right career direction for her, but getting her there made her a bit wishy-washy. Still loved her though!
Not quite up there with the 5-star reads I've had from Sahin, but I enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the final book in the series, Ben Logan's story.