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marilynw 's review for:
Blood and Treasure
by Ryan Pote
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Blood and Treasure by Ryan Pote
Action/adventure is usually not my genre but this story has an ex-military superstar, former special ops pilot and current treasure hunter Ethan Cain, whose injuries (mental, physical, emotional) show just how strong he is to keep on going despite all he's endured to recover from his physical injuries. Several agencies would hesitate to bring him on now that he's developed " No Apparent Fear of Death" because of all the trauma he's been through in the past. No matter, Ethan has done something much better in his eyes, he's gone freelance as a treasure hunter and he loves what he is doing. He's got some great people working with him, people he trusts, people he'd give his life for, and he's living the best life he can live, for the most part. His love life has an on/off aspect to it but Ethan knows it's his fault, that he's too dedicated to his work, despite all the risks to his life.
When a space capsule falls into the ocean near where Ethan is working he is the one to open the capsule and save the person inside of it. There is a female astronaut inside the capsule and it seems she is the only survivor of a slaughter on the now destroyed International Space Station. A whole slew of people want this woman and they also want the latest treasure that Ethan has discovered. The body count is high with this one, things move very fast, and I sometimes had trouble keeping up with the whats, whys and wherefores but that's me, I don't think fast enough for action adventures.
I'd like to see these characters again (the ones that survive, of course). Ethan is a very likeable leader and he's surrounded by people who have his back. There is room for more with this world and maybe Ethan can get his love life back on again, if he plays his cards right.
Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC.
Action/adventure is usually not my genre but this story has an ex-military superstar, former special ops pilot and current treasure hunter Ethan Cain, whose injuries (mental, physical, emotional) show just how strong he is to keep on going despite all he's endured to recover from his physical injuries. Several agencies would hesitate to bring him on now that he's developed " No Apparent Fear of Death" because of all the trauma he's been through in the past. No matter, Ethan has done something much better in his eyes, he's gone freelance as a treasure hunter and he loves what he is doing. He's got some great people working with him, people he trusts, people he'd give his life for, and he's living the best life he can live, for the most part. His love life has an on/off aspect to it but Ethan knows it's his fault, that he's too dedicated to his work, despite all the risks to his life.
When a space capsule falls into the ocean near where Ethan is working he is the one to open the capsule and save the person inside of it. There is a female astronaut inside the capsule and it seems she is the only survivor of a slaughter on the now destroyed International Space Station. A whole slew of people want this woman and they also want the latest treasure that Ethan has discovered. The body count is high with this one, things move very fast, and I sometimes had trouble keeping up with the whats, whys and wherefores but that's me, I don't think fast enough for action adventures.
I'd like to see these characters again (the ones that survive, of course). Ethan is a very likeable leader and he's surrounded by people who have his back. There is room for more with this world and maybe Ethan can get his love life back on again, if he plays his cards right.
Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC.