And part of the reason for that is the info-dumps. I mean, having read the entire series and reading this book a second time, I can see a connection between the different events that take place in the book, but it’s too loose to be cohesive. The reread had changed my opinion on many things, but the lack of clarity of the main plot isn’t one of them. And that’s an issue I originally had with the book, that it didn’t seem to have the latter. It’s admirable really, his insistence on not taking advantage of anyone, but it puts a definite damper on the happily ever after.Īnd… I think that’s supposed to be the main plot? It’s a plot but not the plot. Kyle and Jamie do get along, but Jamie has certain rules for himself, and hooking up with, or dating, someone he has power over (since he’s the team captain) would break a big one. Only, Kyle turns out to be the new addition to Jamie’s team, along with his brother, Alexei.Īnd you’d think that a good thing they can spend more time together, fall in love and live happily ever after. Jamie and Kyle spend a ( hot) night together and part ways. Kyle is a guy Jamie meets at a bar after another infuriating dinner with his father (Jamie has a complicated relationship with his family). Though they tend not to get along with anyone new getting added to their team. They’re highly trained and very good at their jobs. He and his team all have abilities (very cool ones) and use those abilities to fight. The Metahuman Defense Force handles national threats of the metahuman variety. It’s set in a futuristic world in with metahumans (people with superhuman abilities), and they’re kinda being used to win battles and wars (there are a lot of them going on). So I’m not just reposting the same thing. And this time, I’ll review them.Īlso, I changed a lot of things in the review. So anyway, I reread this book a few weeks ago and I’m gonna be rereading the other four books as well. Then I’d put it off for too long and I couldn’t figure out what to write. And I loved them, but I find it really difficult to review binge-read series. But you see, about a month after I read it, I binged through the other four books in the series.

In the Shadows by Hailey Turner