Review: In the Wreckage by Hailey Turner
SYNOPSIS:
A Marine with honor.
After surviving a horrific chemical attack that turned him into a metahuman, Captain Jamie Callahan got a second lease on life. For three years he’s been working for the Metahuman Defense Force and leading Alpha Team—all against the wishes of his family. The job requires his full dedication, so it’s no surprise Jamie doesn’t have time for a relationship. An enticing one-night stand with a gorgeous stranger is all it takes to show Jamie exactly what he’s been missing. When a mission to take down a terrorist cell brings that same stranger back into his world, Jamie’s life gets complicated.
A soldier with secrets.
Staff Sergeant Kyle Brannigan was only looking to relieve some stress after a long mission. He didn’t know the hot guy he picked up at a bar was the leader of the MDF’s top field team. When Kyle and his partner get seconded to Alpha Team to help fight a terrorist threat, he has to balance his desire for Jamie against his duty to keep his secrets safe. That gets harder and harder to do amidst regulations both are tempted to break.
Two men trying to survive.
Giving into passion could cost both their careers. Abiding by the rules will only result in heartache. An attack on MDF headquarters brings with it a choice Jamie and Kyle can’t escape—duty, or love?
REVIEW:
Can Hailey Turner do no wrong?! This story was a fantastic introduction to what I anticipate to be an action-packed series. Kyle and Jamie have undeniable chemistry, a rag-tag team surrounding them filled with snark, and plenty of external drama and danger to keep me turning the page.
I think I have to start the review with how steamy Kyle and Jamie are, they were sizzling and their attraction to each other is a pulse that carries the book. But there is so much more to this relationship than the seriously hot sex. The story takes place over the span of a month and while things move fast between these two, they are spending practically every minute together. Their relationship never felt rushed and their feelings felt authentic.
Now to the danger zone, the fact that we are in the middle of a sci-fi dystopian where war is rampant. I loved the politics and drama here almost as much as I loved Kyle and Jamie’s budding relationship. The international politics, the deceit, lies, the metahuman specialized skills; everything came together to form an enticing story line. There are even a few plot twists sprinkled throughout that had me gasping and picking my jaw up off the ground.
The secondary characters that make up the Alpha Team are *chef’s kiss*. Their personalities compliment Jamie and Kyle so well and they add in a layer of much needed humor to some tense situations. Even during missions and with death and danger lurking nearby, the banter still had me grinning as I rapidly turned the page in anticipation of what was going to happen next.
As I finished the book. their were still lingering questions, especially surround Jamie’s family. This drama I can only expect to be a front line plot of a future book in the series. But the book ends with a happily-for-now and all I can say is, I’ve already downloaded and started the sequel!
LINKS:
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