i hope you have agreat Week-end. So far mine isn't what i expected and i'm a bit behind my reading schedule but nothing is lost so be happy. Today like i promised i will give you my opinion about the first book of the I-Marshal Stories by Michele Hart. I'm really a fan and if this book wasn't my favorite wait for my review of the third one, all i can say it's that it gets better and better in each book.
Enjoy!
author: Michele Hart
Publisher: Bookstrand-Siren
Publishing
Publication : 2010
ISBN: 9781606018859
Genre: science-fiction romance
Violence: strong
Langage: normal
sex: strong
Public: 18+
Source: Pdf received from the author in exchange
for an honest reviewViolence: strong
Langage: normal
sex: strong
Public: 18+
Cop or convict?
How many faces can one man own?
An assassin wearing a holographic mask and a prison tattoo boards Rachel’s freighter during a prison riot. He is intent on recovering gadgets, which are capable of changing a man’s identity, from the black-market gang who'd stolen them. She’s not sure of Jack's identity nor his goal, but he claims to be an
When Rachel learns Jack will trade innocent lives for the digital miracles, she's determined to make the mercenary grow a heart. How could a stone-cold killer kiss her so hotly? How could she kiss such a dangerous deceiver?
Jack has done years in prison to learn who’d stolen the remaining Gemini ticks, 3-D magic. Nothing will keep him from gaining extreme-technology, capable of unleashing galaxy-wide chaos. Forget feelings for Rachel. She can’t stop him from killing everyone involved.
My opinion:
This book could also be qualified as a suspense romance, yes it’s in the
space and another planet so without doubt science-fiction romance but the
suspense it’s also a major part of the plot. It’s another subgenre that I
appreciate so for me it was great but I could understand that for some it could
be a deterrent at first.
Now the suspense is strong and you
wonder who is jack until the end, how I was sure he was a cop yes but real
identity that wasn’t so easy. However, the romance is also there with cute
moments: a lot of reviewers speak about the chocolate romance yes but my
favourite was definitively the berries painting sensual, delicate, I would have
loved this kind of attention.
The characters are interesting and while
Jack is a I-marshal all we learn from that isn’t a lot to summary: it’s a very
demanding and dangerous job. That’s it.
In this book, no angel apparition and that’s the part I missed but in
the same time I really appreciated to learn the history of Earth and space
travel. The gecers dog like Jet are also
wonderful even if I prefer my own dog who doesn’t speak and doesn’t use
computers^^;;. To have glimpse of his mind was really funny and he is a real
part of the story.
Rachel is the daughter of a general and
perhaps it’s a reason for her to be so peaceful, while I admire that it’s also
stupid in the universe to think everything can be resolved without violence and
show that she wasn’t confronted to the real world. When she is, she discovers
that she has to make some choices and must agree to loose some of her belief.
It was interesting to see how she refuses to admit that to the end and in the
same time make others understand that they must to if they want to survive,
double standards… She bothered me a bit with all her trusting issues, once yes
after no after yes again man she had to choose not to play around. If I was
Jack I would have left her somewhere at some point. She isn’t completely mature before the end
the book and it’s this adventure that makes her grow up emotionally.
Jack is completely different, he has
giving up so much of his life for the Justice and his dream of revenge and not
only time. Life on Null is a torture and he agreed to it for the greater good…
that shows courage and abnegation. However, when he enters in Rachel’ life
that’s also a bit egoistical move on his part. It’s a link to his life, to what
he wants. He doesn’t hesitate to manipulate her a bit and for her he also
renounce to his more barbaric skill and killing isn’t common result anymore.
It’s a good book but I admit I much
prefer Vigilant so far. The advantage of this book for the understanding of the
universe is the explanation of the background of the world as they know it and
we discover that’s not a completely different world but that they are human
beings at the origin.
Score: 4/5
If you want this book you can buy it On amazon
or on Bookdepository
You can find more informations on the serie and
Michele on her website
Source: a copy in exchange for
a honest review, no compensation was received.
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