Review: Inventive But Confusing At Start
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2013
Skhye Moncrief has created a rip roaring, action-packed, sci-fi story with a surprisingly erotic twist in this first book in the Cyber Ops series.  With a storyline that starts out slow and confusing things quickly become clearer as the nefarious plans of an alien society become known to a small band of humans who are the only ones capable of stopping the end of humanity.Charlotte was put through a traumatic experience at the hands of a newly discovered alien race that she's just now remembering. Courtesy of a strong and sexy pair of Space Marines she's kept grounded in this world but lost in memories that allow for numerous hot and heavy sexual interludes.  Charlotte's a strong-willed woman not afraid to vocalize what she wants and what she wants are the two very different men sworn to protect her.  Fitzroy thinks before he leaps and is desperate to find out the truth about what happened to Charlotte. Laurel is more of the one who acts first and deals with the consequences later.  He too wants to protect Charlotte and will put his life on the line to do so, along with Fitzroy and another unexpected ally who might actually turn out to be a traitor.While the first three-fourths of the book revolve around sex, it's the last fourth in which the real action picks up.  An all-out firefight with heartpounding action ends in an unexpected sacrifice that changes the course of the story and leaves a door open to future stories.Ms. Moncrief has created a memorable story with intriguing elements. While I felt very lost at the start of the story, I finally felt I gained an understanding of the storyline towards the very end.  I enjoy erotic stories but felt the reasoning for these scenes at the start of the story was a bit over the top, though the scenes were immensely steamy and satisfying.  Though I didn't love this story I was certainly entertained and applaud Ms. Moncrief's creativity and am intrigued by what she'll come up with next.3.5 Stars