Review: Continues the fun...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
So, generally by this point in a series, the easy plot devices, twists, and turns have been used, and the author has to start reaching a bit to avoid a rehash of the same old same old.  I think the author did that well in this book, though the tempo of this particular book felt a little different  to me than the previous 5 books.  The series has matured a bit, and Aydan is finally actively driving the action, instead of always reacting to what happens to her.This book is a highly entertaining Chick Lit Mystery/Romance with a bit of Scifi. Spies, guns, good looking men, and a futuristic technology wrapped up in one fast paced, easy reading, entertaining novel.I am not a huge reader of what many people call "chick lit."  Sometimes also referred to as "beach reads."  In general, I am not a fan of romances either. But I do like action, mysteries, and spy novels, and every once in a while, lighter reading can be entertaining. Additionally, this is an e-book where the writing was decent, polished, and devoid of the aggravating typos so annoyingly common in eBooks right now.Understand... this book is not particularly believable.  At least not in terms of how many beatings a character can take and keep going.  Also, a little more research on how law enforcement, the military, and the intelligence community worked would have really benefitted this book. On the other hand, while it wasn't particularly believable, it was highly entertaining; sort of in the same way the Mission Impossible movies are entertaining.  You don't really believe them, you just watch for the fun of it.  The same sort of thing happened with this book.It is really nice to see a female character for once that wasn't some shrinking violet.  Aydan curses, does her own home renovations, enjoys working on cars, shoots, etc.  She also openly admires the men around her, and it is pretty refreshing to see that bluntly written.However, I know there will be a whole bunch of people (and I have seen this in a couple other reviews) who don't like the cursing and sex scenes.  This series has cursing and sex scenes.  If you don't like that, you have been told now, and can move along to something else.Final summary:  I found this book to be highly entertaining, even if I think classifying it as a "mystery" is not strictly speaking correct.  I am not sure if the guys would enjoy it as much, because I'm not sure they would enjoy the lurid descriptions of male characters' posteriors.  You will have to slightly suspend disbelief, but not much more than when watching an action adventure movie.  If you are easily offended by swearing and/or sex, this is not the book for you.I liked it and bought the rest of the series.