Review: Full bloods, Hybrids & Humans, a love triangle, battles, friendships & a mad scientist. Great Story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
this book is a 3-in-1 book-a trilogy. I loved the storyline of this book. it takes place on earth in the future after the ozone issue has roasted the earth. however, they have the technology to tint the sun. this protects the full bloods from bursting into flames and protects the humans & Hybrids (new species of full bloods and humans combined, from the intense heat of the sun. some Hybrids are gifted-meaning they have special powers), these hybrids are enlisted in the army when children; their lives made a living hell with torture, beatings, and constant military training. they were never allowed to be children or to be a member of society. only when one shows exceptional talent are they allowed to become officers.their nicknames are "the forgotten". our main characters are major talents: Clay & Araya grew up together in the military school. Araya was the protector of all the kids. she took their punishments and the guards always took it too far because they wanted to break her soul. clay becomes commander of Seminole army facility and Araya becomes lead interrogator; she always gets the bad guys to talk. it helps that she is super hot.she meets Hale (leader, investigator, interrogator & Hybrid too), and they find out they are the balance to each other's "savage"; it's like an alter-ego that they can call on when they need immense power but it also can take over on its own when pushed too much or the Hybrid becomes overly stressed and loses control, then things and people--go boom.Hale & Araya love each other but they have issues-->enter Brazen (full blood, a really sweet and hot vamp) & he picks up the pieces, thus creating the love triangle because she loves them both. can she or will she choose or leave them both? Will they all survive the war that's coming? can Araya survive what's coming for her & her extra special powers? again the storyline and characters are great! I really became invested. however there are major editing issues, especially in the first book and there are writing issues, for instance, I wanted to scream at how many times the author had her characters "sigh out" or "grumble out". seriously? she also loves to use "and then" all the time when connecting  in sentences. last but certainly, not least  is the over usage of the profanity word f___; it's as if this is the only cuss word she knows--she uses it for every situation. :( these issues dictate a 4 star rating rather than 5. this author has a serious need for an editor or really great beta readers, or both. :) again, trust when I say the story is worth the read in spite of these issues. for mature adults, 17+ only. I