Where we were left in False Hope, Lily is on her way to her death if Duff can't shake off the effects of being drugged. He also needs to find out where she's being taken. With his coworkers on his side they're pooling their resources and intuition to discover her whereabouts. Everything is coming to a head with Duff's past, Lily's mistaken identity and subsequent brushes with death, secret organizations, ramifications of the participants, and the power of the key players; all of it is leading up to a confrontation of vast emotional proportions. They may have to balance their need for answers with their need to survive.
So much depressing, choppy navel gazing that seems to go on forever, dragging the story out. Increasing the drama through this type of writing is actually pretty ineffective because it becomes more distracting and annoying than intense. BUT, and here's the mind-bender, by the end of the book I must read more from this world.
Lily finds the answers she needs and finally feels free to pursue life in the most meaningful, healing way she can. With Duff at her side, she feels secure and most importantly, she's happy. Duff finally comes clean with everyone and his past is heartbreaking. I can see threads weaving their way in preparation for the next series in this world, Stateless, and I'm definitely curious. I'm glad for the whole team around Duff and Lily in this story because they provide a very necessary balance between action and planning. Duff began the series as cold, calculating, secretive, and robotic. Lily began strong and vulnerable, frustrating and pitiable. As they navigated the minefield of their situation they each found a future.
It's looking more than likely that I'll need to go back and read Harmless and Shameless so I get the best, fullest picture as I get to Stateless. All the pieces are coming together and I'm intrigued, captivated by the story despite the writing style.
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Meli Raine writes romantic suspense with hot bikers, intense undercover DEA agents, bad boys turned good, and Special Ops heroes — and the women who love them. Meli rode her first motorcycle when she was five years old, but she played in the ocean long before that. She lives in New England with her family.
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