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caz963 's review for:
Winter Hawk
by Rachel Grant
I liked the storyline in this one, but it could, quite honestly, have worked just as well without the romance, which felt rushed. Rachel Grant is one of my favourite authors, and one of the best writers of romantic suspense around, and, having read the terrific novella [b:Inferno|46029592|Inferno (Flashpoint #3.5)|Rachel Grant|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559067416l/46029592._SY75_.jpg|70922463] earlier this year, I was hoping for more of the same. Sadly, I was disappointed.
Winter Hawk is part of the Evidence series, and features Nate Sifuentes, who was introduced in book four, [b:Incriminating Evidence|24960659|Incriminating Evidence (Evidence, #4)|Rachel Grant|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1425855411l/24960659._SY75_.jpg|44622931]. He's recently transferred to DC from Raptor's Alaska compound, and is a bit pissed off that he's getting passed over for jobs and promotions because, he assumes, he was hired by Raptor's former - corrupt - boss. Just before Christmas, his brother, who runs an exclusive car service, asks Nate to help him out by collecting someone from the Navy Yard, someone he assumes is being fired - which is how Nate winds up entangled with Leah Ellis, a contractor who has been dismissed and has had almost all her personal possessions confiscated.
The suspense storyline is really well-conceived with a nice (or not!) seasonal twist, and I especially enjoyed the incorporation of the Hanukkah traditions, but the relationship between Leah and Nate was total instalust; there was an attraction there for sure, but there wasn't enough time to make the emotional connection I was told was evolving into something concrete and believable.
While I enjoyed the plotline, I did think the identity of the villain came a bit out of the blue; I prefer when the author leaves me trails of breadcrumbs to follow, so I can be working things out at the same time as the characters, but that didn't really happen here, so the big reveal fell a bit flat.
So... not my favourite of the author's books, and I suspect perhaps the shorter format meant cutting a few too many corners. But I'm still a fan and I'll still be picking up whatever she comes up with next.
Winter Hawk is part of the Evidence series, and features Nate Sifuentes, who was introduced in book four, [b:Incriminating Evidence|24960659|Incriminating Evidence (Evidence, #4)|Rachel Grant|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1425855411l/24960659._SY75_.jpg|44622931]. He's recently transferred to DC from Raptor's Alaska compound, and is a bit pissed off that he's getting passed over for jobs and promotions because, he assumes, he was hired by Raptor's former - corrupt - boss. Just before Christmas, his brother, who runs an exclusive car service, asks Nate to help him out by collecting someone from the Navy Yard, someone he assumes is being fired - which is how Nate winds up entangled with Leah Ellis, a contractor who has been dismissed and has had almost all her personal possessions confiscated.
The suspense storyline is really well-conceived with a nice (or not!) seasonal twist, and I especially enjoyed the incorporation of the Hanukkah traditions, but the relationship between Leah and Nate was total instalust; there was an attraction there for sure, but there wasn't enough time to make the emotional connection I was told was evolving into something concrete and believable.
While I enjoyed the plotline, I did think the identity of the villain came a bit out of the blue; I prefer when the author leaves me trails of breadcrumbs to follow, so I can be working things out at the same time as the characters, but that didn't really happen here, so the big reveal fell a bit flat.
So... not my favourite of the author's books, and I suspect perhaps the shorter format meant cutting a few too many corners. But I'm still a fan and I'll still be picking up whatever she comes up with next.