Thick & Thin: THIRDS Book 8, Charlie Cochet

Following this series has been an immense roller coaster that goes from being ridiculous to outlandish, and I'm really not going to say those are bad things.  I personally quite enjoy the chaos, the feels, the general quandary of "how in the world can we go bigger or further".  What sometimes can bother me are the individual actions and reactions of the characters, not the overall story or direction, so I've never disliked any of the books in this series.  This is no exception.

While this was definitely more of a bridge and transition for everyone to move from strictly THIRDS to TIN in intention and eventuality, it carried with it all the characters and crises we've been involved with up to now.  There are a few concerns I have regarding the involvement of Sparks, but that's more something I'm going to keep in the forefront as I read what craziness comes next.  As with most things included in Thick & Thin, we're very much in a "we'll just have to wait and see" holding pattern as to how things will play out and find footing with all the crazy changes Dex is going through.

Dex and his changes will feature heavily because the surprises we've now been introduced to mean big things for him, his team, and their world.  I'm freaking excited to see how it all works together with his penchant for shenanigans and all the hijinks that dogs his heels, usually with explosive consequences.  There are quite a few passionate speeches and diatribes that become repetitive and a bit too lengthy for my tastes and seem placed to lengthen the word count rather than to express his feelings.  We knew how he felt back with Rise & Fall where Dex stood so now we're getting the same impassioned explanation, only it's a little more complicated because of Dex's decisions and genetic changes.

Though I liked this story overall, it was a bit imbalanced between the dramatic monologues and all the other stuff going on at the same time.  I'm still definitely in for more and can't wait to see what comes next, I just felt a little underwhelmed with feeling like I could have had more with less.

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In a matter of days, Dex has been kidnapped, tortured, killed, revived, become half-Therian, offered the chance to become a spy, and accepted a proposal to marry his jaguar Therian boyfriend, Sloane Brodie. It’s been a lot to take in, and although Dex is still trying to wrap his head around everything that’s happened, he knows he has to move forward. After the events of Smoke & Mirrors, Dex and Sloane find themselves in one of the most frightening situations of all: revealing the truth to their Destructive Delta family. When the dust settles, nothing will ever be the same, and it’s up to Dex to prove that in the face of change, the one thing that will always remain the same is family.