This book was a change of pace from the first two Mike Bravo Ops books in a big way and I have to say, I’m still a little off-kilter about it.
Don’t tThis book was a change of pace from the first two Mike Bravo Ops books in a big way and I have to say, I’m still a little off-kilter about it.
Don’t take that to mean the book isn’t good, because it is. It’s merely a different vibe and speed than the previous two books, and a different feel than most of Eden Finley’s books. This book is more about connection, both making it and keeping it, than it is about almost anything else. Lemon is a stripper who is afraid of true connection and Atlas is someone who longs for true connection and is patient enough to wait for it. This is definitely not grumpy/sunshine–this is shy/uninhibited. They’re both either far too nice or too protective to be either grumpy or sunshine. If anything, they’re a lot alike, save Lemon is more apt to be taken advantage of because he isn’t trained to pick up on things about human behavior like Atlas has.
This book is a slow burn for an Eden Finley book, and that surprised me. I actually thought it was too long of a wait for the length of the book and wasn’t justified by the plot. I can see her reasoning for the wait in the writing, but it still bothered me and didn’t sit quite right with me. And when the spice did come, it wasn’t as fulfilling as I’d hoped it would be.
The few brief appearances by the rest of the Mike Bravo team were entertaining, as always, but they felt almost wedged in at times instead of seamlessly slotted.
Overall, did I like the book? Of course I did. Eden Finley doesn’t write bad books or even mediocre ones. I just think she’s written better. The book is still a very worthy read and you’ll love the precocious minx, Lemon. He’ll steal your heart and run away with it.
A copy of this title was provided to me by the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.
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