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A review by chelseaj91
Rescuing Casey by Susan Stoker
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Well, the insta-love was real in this one. Although I'll admit it was done pretty well, all things considered. The fact that Beatle saw Casey's picture and fell in love is the type of story that's been seen and told a lot, but I liked the fact that while it only took him about half a second, he still learned about Casey before deciding he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
Beatle was actually great. I loved how he tried to let Casey take things slow but also didn't quite coddle her. He acknowledged she'd been through hell and everything but he never held any of her actions against her; he just talked to her and held her as needed.
Casey was tough, I'll admit that. But I rolled my eyes at the number of times she started to acknowledge she had feelings for Beatle and then she'd roll it back because "he's only doing this because of adrenaline; there's no way he'd actually like me because I'm sweat and gross and smell like jungle". Even after getting back to Texas where Beatle made it clear 5000 times that his feelings/declarations were true and he wasn't leaving, she'd still go "but it was the jungle" and stop herself from saying something that would make her look "weak".
I did like getting to see the other couples and how things are going for them. I want to get to Truck and Mary's book ASAP though because I need to see their story!!
Like Rescuing Bryn , the villain felt a little out of nowhere. Unlike RB though, at least this villains motives half made sense and weren't a random Taliban connection. Although this villain was bat-shit crazy, that's for sure. I do wonder how they expected things to turn out if Casey hadn't been rescued. Based on the things that happened at the end, Casey's information was actually needed so that step was a little weird. And there was a comment about "high and might Dr. Shea brought low" that felt like it came out of nowhere. Granted, the villain was crazy so who knows, but yeah.
Beatle was actually great. I loved how he tried to let Casey take things slow but also didn't quite coddle her. He acknowledged she'd been through hell and everything but he never held any of her actions against her; he just talked to her and held her as needed.
Casey was tough, I'll admit that. But I rolled my eyes at the number of times she started to acknowledge she had feelings for Beatle and then she'd roll it back because "he's only doing this because of adrenaline; there's no way he'd actually like me because I'm sweat and gross and smell like jungle". Even after getting back to Texas where Beatle made it clear 5000 times that his feelings/declarations were true and he wasn't leaving, she'd still go "but it was the jungle" and stop herself from saying something that would make her look "weak".
I did like getting to see the other couples and how things are going for them. I want to get to Truck and Mary's book ASAP though because I need to see their story!!
Like Rescuing Bryn , the villain felt a little out of nowhere. Unlike RB though, at least this villains motives half made sense and weren't a random Taliban connection. Although this villain was bat-shit crazy, that's for sure. I do wonder how they expected things to turn out if Casey hadn't been rescued. Based on the things that happened at the end, Casey's information was actually needed so that step was a little weird. And there was a comment about "high and might Dr. Shea brought low" that felt like it came out of nowhere. Granted, the villain was crazy so who knows, but yeah.