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christilovesbooks_smut's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Shadow Game, book 1 of the Ghostwalkers series, by Christine Feehan @authorcfeehan. So excited to reread this series! 🤩
Such a great start to the series! I loved reading this book about Lily & Ryland! If you like MF, PNR/Physic abilities, military man, genius IQ, & an FMC that is a billionaire then this is the book for you!
catmarinorm's review against another edition
Boring, no chemistry between characters
tlpaladijczuk's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
pharoah's review
2.0
still in the search for a great romance book, this one has a good story but the guy - Ryland - I don't know there is something about him that bugs me...I think his tearms of endearment toward Lily are kind of hokie considering the time they've known eachother.
lylacpip's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jmoura01's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, I have never read this author and I really wish I didn’t opt for the audiobook. I do normally enjoy the narrator, Tom Stechschulte. With this book, I felt like my dad was narrating soft porn to me. Don’t get me wrong, I love a spicy book, I think I’ll try again with an e-book. I pretty much laughed and cringed through each love scene. I can just imagine the narrator throwing the book down between takes and yelling, do people really read this stuff?
I will try reading a physical or e-book by the author next time and I'm sure I'll love it.
I will try reading a physical or e-book by the author next time and I'm sure I'll love it.
rachel_izabeth's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
beckiebookworm1974's review
3.0
Rereading this for a bit of nostalgia, I devoured this series back in the day and whilst I enjoyed revisiting the ghostwalkers, it also at times did feel a bit cheesy, well at least the romance portion did. I'm still planning on rereading the next book in the series but I think my tastes in romance fiction may have evolved somewhat.
The premise is certainly intriguing and this is book one in a longer series each book featuring a different couple. The ghostwalkers are an enhanced military project that basically has created super soldiers with psychic abilities. Shadow Game is about Captain Ryland Miller and Dr Lily Whitney, daughter of the project lead Dr Peter Whitney.
When Lily is introduced to her father's top-secret government project and meets Ryland Miller she feels an instant connection as does he. Ryland and his men are currently little more than lab rats and this revolutionary project that they all initially signed up for has taken a dangerous turn. It's now imperative that they escape but their trust in the people around them is at an all-time low and with good reason.
Lily finds herself thrown into the deep end when she's brought on board as a consultant to her father's latest project and when he then vanishes she suspects foul play is involved. She is also thrown for a loop when she realises just what her father was involved with and just how far it reaches. She knows she is the ghostwalkers main hope of assistance and is now fully prepared to attempt to put right her father's many wrongs, no matter the danger this presents to herself.
The story itself did at times feel quite slow moving but I was invested enough to keep reading. I preferred the super-soldier storyline over the romance aspect of this which as I mentioned earlier did feel rather cheesy. But this was well written and it's going to come down to how you like your romances served up.
Overall this was ok, and Lily and Ryland were both extremely likable characters. I'm planning to read further into the series before I decide if I'm going to reread them all. I do remember a few that made more of an impression when I initially read this series and I don't believe this one was one of them. Overall though this is a solid first book and does a good job of explaining the ghostwalkers and their origins.
The premise is certainly intriguing and this is book one in a longer series each book featuring a different couple. The ghostwalkers are an enhanced military project that basically has created super soldiers with psychic abilities. Shadow Game is about Captain Ryland Miller and Dr Lily Whitney, daughter of the project lead Dr Peter Whitney.
When Lily is introduced to her father's top-secret government project and meets Ryland Miller she feels an instant connection as does he. Ryland and his men are currently little more than lab rats and this revolutionary project that they all initially signed up for has taken a dangerous turn. It's now imperative that they escape but their trust in the people around them is at an all-time low and with good reason.
Lily finds herself thrown into the deep end when she's brought on board as a consultant to her father's latest project and when he then vanishes she suspects foul play is involved. She is also thrown for a loop when she realises just what her father was involved with and just how far it reaches. She knows she is the ghostwalkers main hope of assistance and is now fully prepared to attempt to put right her father's many wrongs, no matter the danger this presents to herself.
The story itself did at times feel quite slow moving but I was invested enough to keep reading. I preferred the super-soldier storyline over the romance aspect of this which as I mentioned earlier did feel rather cheesy. But this was well written and it's going to come down to how you like your romances served up.
Overall this was ok, and Lily and Ryland were both extremely likable characters. I'm planning to read further into the series before I decide if I'm going to reread them all. I do remember a few that made more of an impression when I initially read this series and I don't believe this one was one of them. Overall though this is a solid first book and does a good job of explaining the ghostwalkers and their origins.