Review: 3.5 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
Code Name: Ghost should be read before reading this book. In part one you were riveted to the pages and story of Commander Thane Austen who is a Navy Seal and Kayla who is a tactical specialist that came from the Canadian military. It was written with such depth of the life of Navy Seal's both on and off of the battlefield and also of the effects of PTSD.There were many loose ends from the first book, Kayla who is damaged pretty intensively on the inside and suffers from PTSD from an abusive marriage and a serial killer named the Shark who is targeted and killing women on the base and Kayla is on his radar. The ending of Ghost was shocking and heartbreaking to the point I couldn’t wait for this book to come out. In looking at others reviews this may just be me but Kayla was just a bit to whack in this book. I liked every other character in the story but her. Thane who thought he had lost his ability to be anything other than a hardened soulless solider fell in love with the broken Kayla and is doing everything in his power to prove he has changed and loves her all while trying to protect her from the Shark. Thane’s Seal’s teammate Mace also plays a big part in this book. I love Mace. He’s not only Shane’s best friend but he has also become Kayla’s and would also give his life for hers. Kayla’s ex-brother in law also shows back up in this one and where I like Greg I didn’t like how Kayla would just throw Thane over for him anytime he was around. We are also introduced to Nina Samson who Kayla worked with in Canada and is also one of her closest female friends. There is definitely something interesting going on between her and Mace. I can’t wait to read their story which is next.The serial killer aspect of the story is defiantly wrapped up in this book but even though there is a HEA for Thane and Kayla with plenty of surprises I still felt Kayla’s insecurities about herself and Thane should have been a little further along in being dealt with. Even though I was a little disappointed with this book I absolutely will continue on with the series and highly recommend to anyone to read the first book Code Name: Ghost.