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paulabrandon's review against another edition
2.0
Zoey Martin and the heroine from the previous book have developed a new range of clothing that is bullet resistant. And only in a matter of months, I can assume! At her big fashion show reveal, Zoey is deliberately shot to demonstrate her clothing line's effectiveness. Unaware of the ruse is her ex-boyfriend, Eli Wayne, who is at the fashion show (for reasons never clearly identified) and runs to her rescue.
Anyway, it turns out that there is a bounty out for Zoey's brother, Chad. This makes Zoey a target, as hitmen everywhere might want to use her as a way to get to her brother. So Eli plans to protect her while they try to find out who wants her brother dead, with the evidence indicating that it is an order from an international government. Eli is an assassin, so he accepts the assignment in the hope he can learn more about the hit.
At first I gave this one star. I was confused for bits and pieces of it. But I actually went back and read the last couple of chapters slowly and carefully (lol) and was mostly able to piece together what had been going on. Obviously, if the writing was better, I wouldn't have had to do that in the first place. I still think the climax was rushed and confusing. But I will concede it's not the complete waste of time the previous book was, and the relationship between Zoey and Eli was the most consistent and believable I've read from this author thus far. Zoey and Eli's relationship crumbled because she suffered a stillborn death of their baby two years prior, and neither knew how to handle something so devastating. The book at least has them discussing their past and trying to work through it, and that aspect rang true.
However, even with this book being considerably shorter than most Intrigue stories, I could feel the padding. The h and H muse over all manner of things to themselves internally, sometimes for pages and pages. (Check out chapter 4 for an example. Sheesh! It was insane.) The middle section really sags and plods along.
Some parts made my head hurt. At one point, Zoey is unsure who her and Mindy might have sent samples of their bulletproof clothing to. Even Mindy is unsure. Then it turns out they sent samples to several world leaders! I mean, if you're going to send samples of your product to people, wouldn't you have a record of it, because you'd need that information in the first place to actually send it??? And how could you forget you sent your product to fucking WORLD LEADERS????
Stupid shit like that, as minor as it is, just takes me out of the story.
And don't get me started on the bit where the h and H have sex while they're being held hostage. WTF??? Really???
This was clunky and not written very well, but it had a smattering of okay moments, and like I said, Zoey and Eli's relationship baggage was believable and, unlike something you might get from Delores Fossen, they actually talk about it.
Anyway, it turns out that there is a bounty out for Zoey's brother, Chad. This makes Zoey a target, as hitmen everywhere might want to use her as a way to get to her brother. So Eli plans to protect her while they try to find out who wants her brother dead, with the evidence indicating that it is an order from an international government. Eli is an assassin, so he accepts the assignment in the hope he can learn more about the hit.
At first I gave this one star. I was confused for bits and pieces of it. But I actually went back and read the last couple of chapters slowly and carefully (lol) and was mostly able to piece together what had been going on. Obviously, if the writing was better, I wouldn't have had to do that in the first place. I still think the climax was rushed and confusing. But I will concede it's not the complete waste of time the previous book was, and the relationship between Zoey and Eli was the most consistent and believable I've read from this author thus far. Zoey and Eli's relationship crumbled because she suffered a stillborn death of their baby two years prior, and neither knew how to handle something so devastating. The book at least has them discussing their past and trying to work through it, and that aspect rang true.
However, even with this book being considerably shorter than most Intrigue stories, I could feel the padding. The h and H muse over all manner of things to themselves internally, sometimes for pages and pages. (Check out chapter 4 for an example. Sheesh! It was insane.) The middle section really sags and plods along.
Some parts made my head hurt. At one point, Zoey is unsure who her and Mindy might have sent samples of their bulletproof clothing to. Even Mindy is unsure. Then it turns out they sent samples to several world leaders! I mean, if you're going to send samples of your product to people, wouldn't you have a record of it, because you'd need that information in the first place to actually send it??? And how could you forget you sent your product to fucking WORLD LEADERS????
Stupid shit like that, as minor as it is, just takes me out of the story.
And don't get me started on the bit where the h and H have sex while they're being held hostage. WTF??? Really???
This was clunky and not written very well, but it had a smattering of okay moments, and like I said, Zoey and Eli's relationship baggage was believable and, unlike something you might get from Delores Fossen, they actually talk about it.
jbarr5's review against another edition
5.0
Her Assassin For Hire by Danica Winters
Have totally enjoyed this series and the books and stories just keep getting better and better.
Starts with a brief summary of the book and praise from other readers, Book listings are highlighted by series and I also find I can read them in any order and can start with the 3rd book and not be lost as you are brought up to date on past events...
Love the cast of characters as I just read a book in this series a month ago and have read some other 300 books so it's awesome to catch up with who is who.
Starts with Zoey and she's putting on a fashion show to not only highlight the garments STEALTH currently makes and is marketing but the weapons as well.
She does not let a minute slip by that she relates her story about her sister that is now dead and how some of the items would've prevented her death. She also notices her ex, Eli is in the audience when she takes a bullet. It's all a stunt as she's protected but she takes a hand from him to get up as she continues her speech to the audience.
After she leaves she is on high alert to be sure she's not being followed. On the ranch she heads to the barn and the horses and is captured but she's able to escape with help...
They combine forces and hightail it to Spain where she's noticed Chad was in a video.
Love all the action and adventures there and sensual romance and sex scenes, new places for me to discover the secrets that lurk behind them as a couple, update on other family members.
They are also tangled up in another mess of things when they summon help. Love the ending and the promise they made to one another after they were captured.
Love the tech work she is able to do to find all kinds of useful information-so so so observant.
Excerpt from The Final Secret by Cassie Miles is also attached at the end.
Next book is this series will be out in March.
I received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
Have totally enjoyed this series and the books and stories just keep getting better and better.
Starts with a brief summary of the book and praise from other readers, Book listings are highlighted by series and I also find I can read them in any order and can start with the 3rd book and not be lost as you are brought up to date on past events...
Love the cast of characters as I just read a book in this series a month ago and have read some other 300 books so it's awesome to catch up with who is who.
Starts with Zoey and she's putting on a fashion show to not only highlight the garments STEALTH currently makes and is marketing but the weapons as well.
She does not let a minute slip by that she relates her story about her sister that is now dead and how some of the items would've prevented her death. She also notices her ex, Eli is in the audience when she takes a bullet. It's all a stunt as she's protected but she takes a hand from him to get up as she continues her speech to the audience.
After she leaves she is on high alert to be sure she's not being followed. On the ranch she heads to the barn and the horses and is captured but she's able to escape with help...
They combine forces and hightail it to Spain where she's noticed Chad was in a video.
Love all the action and adventures there and sensual romance and sex scenes, new places for me to discover the secrets that lurk behind them as a couple, update on other family members.
They are also tangled up in another mess of things when they summon help. Love the ending and the promise they made to one another after they were captured.
Love the tech work she is able to do to find all kinds of useful information-so so so observant.
Excerpt from The Final Secret by Cassie Miles is also attached at the end.
Next book is this series will be out in March.
I received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.
turtlemagix's review
2.0
The storyline was pretty okay, but I felt like I would have definitely enjoyed it more had I read the other books in the series first. It was still an alright read.
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