DNF at 40%. No rating because it is me and not the book... I'm not a fan of paranormal genres and I just wasn't as invested in the world as I should hDNF at 40%. No rating because it is me and not the book... I'm not a fan of paranormal genres and I just wasn't as invested in the world as I should have been. I will come back to this some other time, when I can fully appreciate it's uniqueness. ...more
1 abysmal disappointing star ☹️🙄!! As much as it pains me to be so critical, I have to be honest. This will be a long rant so bear with me. When I sta1 abysmal disappointing star ☹️🙄!! As much as it pains me to be so critical, I have to be honest. This will be a long rant so bear with me. When I started reading the "Hell or Highwater" series by Ms Jakes, I had already been a fan of her other work (action-romance). And although I did know that the last book in the series was not out yet I was hopeful that it would soon be out and therefore I started on it. As expected the series was a high octane action-thriller-romance with the same MCs in a long running plot with some ensemble characters who showed up here and there to move the story along. What made it good was the amazing chemistry between the two MC’s and a suspenseful but positive story. Yes it was a little OTT sometimes, but overall the characters were fun and the story still was heavy on romance and steam. It was still essentially in the M/M genre. However, after finishing the 3rd book, the waiting game for “If I Ever” stretched on and on 😰and obviously not only did I forget the story, MCs and the author but my likes and dislikes changed too. (I found better books😍) Nevertheless I was excited when the final book did come out this year and I got a copy as soon as possible. I even re-read book 3 to refresh my mind. 😊 But despite a promising beginning “If I Ever” is so convoluted in logic and reasoning that OTT doesn’t even fall in the realm anymore. There are just too many characters and the MCs are almost unrecognizable from the previous books. The plot has too many twists and turns that it can make one dizzy, also the long awaited meeting with the villain is so anti-climatic that it's ridiculous. This villain is so OTT is his caricature-like villainy and unfathomable power and reach that I ended up skipping pages just to avoid the cringe-worthy nastiness that ensued. Ugh!! 🙄🤢 Ultimately, this was a terrible book and I feel like I wasted my time and energy waiting for it and reading it. I don't think I will read any of her books moving forward (if I wanted to read a good spy-action thriller I would have picked up a Tom Clancy and not this BS).. and I thoroughly dislike when (view spoiler)[ rape and torture is used as a plot twist but is brushed under the rug without repercussions, therapy or analysis (hide spoiler)]. I'm done!😬 I do not recommend this book, but if you have waited 3 years or more for it and want to check it out, please beware! 😳😱. As I found out, my tastes have changed and so has my tolerance for OTT plot-tropes. 🙄🤮
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