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Skip Trace by Kelly Jensen, Jenn Burke
3.0
When I decided I was in the mood for a science fiction romance book I returned to this series. This is another solid read in this series, although it wasn't my favorite book in the series so far. But that's mostly due to my own mood.
I can repeat many of the comments from previous reviews about what I liked about this book. It has a great cast of characters, the story moves along at a great pace, the writing is well done and the world building is excellent. And there is another adventure and troubles that the crew of the Chaos has to deal with in this book.
After the big life changing events of book 2 I had mistakenly believed Zander and Felix would get a bit of a break in this book. I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead of bringing them closer, it actually pulled them apart more. Felix is struggling with everything, not feeling at home, afraid of losing Zander, still working with the emotions over what happens and all his dark fears and troubles are bubbling to the surface again. He makes a rash decision that he thinks will help, but it won't.
Zander has his own set of trouble too. The military isn't happy he's still alive and accuses him of sharing confidential secrets. And the danger is only increasing. Then there is Felix who seems off, but isn't telling him what is wrong. He is back among his family which is great and difficult at the same time. And he has to go through a lot more in this book.
And while Zander and Felix aren't as much together as I would've liked. I really do like them as a couple and there are moments that really show the strength of their emotions. And by the end of this book I am hopeful they can find a way to deal with everything thrown their way.
This wasn't a happy book, although there are some uplifting and awesome moments, it was mostly full of struggles or maybe it just felt that way to me. Struggles within the characters, but also the threat the military poses. They try and find the missing member of project Dreamweaver, even tough they don't know if they can help. them. And by the end it almost feels like battle lines are drawn, until it gets resolved in a way that almost feels too easy. And in a way what happens and how it gets resolved makes me wonder why all of this was necessary. And in a sense it wasn't, if someone had communicated better or made a certain thing more clear, half of this book wouldn't have happened. It just felt a bit off.
Part of why i struggled with this book is because it was hard to see what Felix went through. he isn't in a good place and I wanted to tell him tor trust Zander and talk with him, but ofcourse it isn't that easy. They also spend a big portion of the story apart due to reasons. And with my current mood I guess I just wasn't in the mood for that type of struggles. It just felt like a struggle to read at times, because of the emotional vibes, not because of the actual writing. Which I guess is well done, it just didn't mesh with my mood where I wanted something more happy and uplifting. Then the ending is great again and that sliver of hope and an interesting twist makes me excited for the next book all over again.
It was fun to finally meet a character we heard about in previous books and now meet her in real life. And another character who plays an important role. It was fun to read more of the characters we already know from previous books, although the focus is on Felix and Zander. It also was nice to meet some of Zander's family members in this book.
To summarize: this was another great read in this awesome science fiction romance series. This book just wasn't my favorite as the emotional struggles just felt like a struggle to read and I was in the mood for something more happy I realized later. That's more because of me than the book tough. There is a lot to like, the characters are awesome, I like the romance, it has some great world building and the plot progresses at a good pace. I also thought one thing was resolved almost too easily and it felt a bit off how one piece of information/ communication would've changed the whole course of this book. There is a great twist at the end that makes me curious about the next book.
I can repeat many of the comments from previous reviews about what I liked about this book. It has a great cast of characters, the story moves along at a great pace, the writing is well done and the world building is excellent. And there is another adventure and troubles that the crew of the Chaos has to deal with in this book.
After the big life changing events of book 2 I had mistakenly believed Zander and Felix would get a bit of a break in this book. I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead of bringing them closer, it actually pulled them apart more. Felix is struggling with everything, not feeling at home, afraid of losing Zander, still working with the emotions over what happens and all his dark fears and troubles are bubbling to the surface again. He makes a rash decision that he thinks will help, but it won't.
Zander has his own set of trouble too. The military isn't happy he's still alive and accuses him of sharing confidential secrets. And the danger is only increasing. Then there is Felix who seems off, but isn't telling him what is wrong. He is back among his family which is great and difficult at the same time. And he has to go through a lot more in this book.
And while Zander and Felix aren't as much together as I would've liked. I really do like them as a couple and there are moments that really show the strength of their emotions. And by the end of this book I am hopeful they can find a way to deal with everything thrown their way.
This wasn't a happy book, although there are some uplifting and awesome moments, it was mostly full of struggles or maybe it just felt that way to me. Struggles within the characters, but also the threat the military poses. They try and find the missing member of project Dreamweaver, even tough they don't know if they can help. them. And by the end it almost feels like battle lines are drawn, until it gets resolved in a way that almost feels too easy. And in a way what happens and how it gets resolved makes me wonder why all of this was necessary. And in a sense it wasn't, if someone had communicated better or made a certain thing more clear, half of this book wouldn't have happened. It just felt a bit off.
Part of why i struggled with this book is because it was hard to see what Felix went through. he isn't in a good place and I wanted to tell him tor trust Zander and talk with him, but ofcourse it isn't that easy. They also spend a big portion of the story apart due to reasons. And with my current mood I guess I just wasn't in the mood for that type of struggles. It just felt like a struggle to read at times, because of the emotional vibes, not because of the actual writing. Which I guess is well done, it just didn't mesh with my mood where I wanted something more happy and uplifting. Then the ending is great again and that sliver of hope and an interesting twist makes me excited for the next book all over again.
It was fun to finally meet a character we heard about in previous books and now meet her in real life. And another character who plays an important role. It was fun to read more of the characters we already know from previous books, although the focus is on Felix and Zander. It also was nice to meet some of Zander's family members in this book.
To summarize: this was another great read in this awesome science fiction romance series. This book just wasn't my favorite as the emotional struggles just felt like a struggle to read and I was in the mood for something more happy I realized later. That's more because of me than the book tough. There is a lot to like, the characters are awesome, I like the romance, it has some great world building and the plot progresses at a good pace. I also thought one thing was resolved almost too easily and it felt a bit off how one piece of information/ communication would've changed the whole course of this book. There is a great twist at the end that makes me curious about the next book.