On the run from the same government she once worked for, Alex (not her real name) is a human knot of neurosis, suspicion, chemical booby traps, deadly weapons and taciturn distrust. But the whole situation shifts when a lethal trap misfires and she ends up partnering with her would-be assassin to turn the tables and take down their pursuers.
Yes, I listened to 17 hours of this book. And the book was OK - probably even good because I did actually spend 17 freaking hours of my life with it - but I'll only recommend it with a shrug.
It's a government agent novel, with espionage and backstabbing and digital footprints and lots of "trust no one." Yet there's still plenty of time to ponder the luxury of the curls in his hair - my god those curls (she's obsessed). It turns into a romance of unlikely partners that smolders and stalls so long I wanted to beg them to just consummate and put us all out of our misery! (maybe I used slightly stronger words)
Do you like that kind of thing? Then you'll love this.
Showing posts with label secret agents. Show all posts
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Super Extra Grande by Yoss
Who knew there's a whole sub-genre of Cuban sci-fi? And apparently, Yoss is the crown prince.
This slim volume features a space biologist who specializes in really, really large creatures (partially because he's very big, himself). The one experience that so-far eludes him is actual research on the living, moving lakes of a distant planet.
When he's offered the chance-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do so, it's not without an ulterior motive. Because not one but two of his former employees are MIA, crash-landed in one of the alive lakes, but they were on a secret mission that cannot be revealed. Also, they're both sort of in love with our hero.
The book was entertaining and the characters and creatures were interesting and new. I felt like some things were a bit too pat - just sort of resolved immediately with no drama or tension. I wanted more!
The real reason I picked up the book was that I'd read about a heavy-metal rocker with a degree in biology who wrote sci-fi, and that was just the kind of strange I had to investigate.
This slim volume features a space biologist who specializes in really, really large creatures (partially because he's very big, himself). The one experience that so-far eludes him is actual research on the living, moving lakes of a distant planet.
When he's offered the chance-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do so, it's not without an ulterior motive. Because not one but two of his former employees are MIA, crash-landed in one of the alive lakes, but they were on a secret mission that cannot be revealed. Also, they're both sort of in love with our hero.
The book was entertaining and the characters and creatures were interesting and new. I felt like some things were a bit too pat - just sort of resolved immediately with no drama or tension. I wanted more!
The real reason I picked up the book was that I'd read about a heavy-metal rocker with a degree in biology who wrote sci-fi, and that was just the kind of strange I had to investigate.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Born Wild
by Julie Ann Walker
Wild Bill Reichert will never forget the way things ended with his little sister's best friend. There was nothing he could do as she married "the right kind" while he was "sometimes literally drowning in SEAL training". He's also never forgotten how sweet Eve Edens always was: how unlike her the cruel ending always seemed. Now he's the best shot she has at staying alive.
Eve has her own demons related to that finale twelve years past. As hard as it will be to overcome them, she must. After multiple attempts on her life, it seems her only chance is to stick close to the one black - ops guy who wants little to do with her. Self-defense classes can only go so far.
Both Eve and Bill are determined to stay alive, and protect their hearts. Lucky for them, Billy's self-proclaimed specialty is, "hot, slow, and just a little bit dirty." Ms. Walker comes through with another rip roaring tale of the secretive lives of Black Knights, Inc and the, impossibly sweet, warriors that live within the compound.
Wild Bill Reichert will never forget the way things ended with his little sister's best friend. There was nothing he could do as she married "the right kind" while he was "sometimes literally drowning in SEAL training". He's also never forgotten how sweet Eve Edens always was: how unlike her the cruel ending always seemed. Now he's the best shot she has at staying alive.
Eve has her own demons related to that finale twelve years past. As hard as it will be to overcome them, she must. After multiple attempts on her life, it seems her only chance is to stick close to the one black - ops guy who wants little to do with her. Self-defense classes can only go so far.
Both Eve and Bill are determined to stay alive, and protect their hearts. Lucky for them, Billy's self-proclaimed specialty is, "hot, slow, and just a little bit dirty." Ms. Walker comes through with another rip roaring tale of the secretive lives of Black Knights, Inc and the, impossibly sweet, warriors that live within the compound.
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