fabi_g 's review for:

In the Wreckage by Hailey Turner

3.0

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"In the Wreckage is a 100k word steamy m/m sci-fi military romance with a HFN ending. There is military violence within the story that may not be suitable for everyone, as well as explicit intimate scenes not suitable for readers under 18."

According to my book tastes, this should have been a guaranteed 5-star read for me.

It started out hot as hell so I was all in from the get-go.

I really did like the first part of the book. I also liked the last part. But, I didn't love it. :-(

It had a lot of typos, but besides that I didn't really feel the connection between the two MCs. I loved both of them. But I didn't 100% believe in their relationship. Their feelings happened too fast and seemingly without reason other than hot sex. The sex was very graphic and dirty. I didn't mind the first scene, but it was a bit too much for me in subsequent scenes. Maybe because I wasn't really feeling their togetherness.

I loved the family threads. But again, felt they were underdeveloped. I wanted a lot more angst from the story of both of their families. Their friendships could have been more explicitly detailed too. I didn't catch on that Jamie's NCO was his best friend until very late in the story.

Let me finish up with what I did love about the story.

The ins and outs of their military life fascinated me. Their physical enhancements and artillery were wonderful. The world building is also great since it's set in near enough future to make most everything believable. Last, but not least, the action scenes were riveting. Especially the ones with Kyle which got emotional for me.

Overall a really good book with super hot sex scenes, good action scenes and a host of paranormal abilities. All of it set a couple of hundred years in our future.