Review: Holy Heck!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
Wow, what was that!? I never thought I'd like this, but I couldn't put it down. I loved it. First off- Ms. Savage is a fantastic writer. Lean prose, quick pacing, excellent male pov. I had read book 1 after I heard so many good things about the main character, Evan Arden. And I remained intrigued by this loner and his fierce yet contained emotions, and so much yearning for his uber-woman Lia. In this book, yes, we're in his head as I he tries to deal with his "normal life" which is not normal at all, his pining for Lia, his being a good sniper/hit man (yeah, you heard me) and trying to get sleep because his PTSD is freaking him out and he's on the highway to hell.Evan Arden is a driven good guy. He is a super alpha badass but here Ms. Savage does not show off and give us the usual Alpha bad boy traits and markers. Evan speaks in full sentences and actually can't stand people who use bad grammar. Yes, he only has hook ups and hookers, because he's no concept of love or a relationship, but this story is about him waking up from that. Needing something OTHER that is all wrapped up in Lia, wherever she may be.We slowly learn the horror of what he went thru as a Marine in combat and his childhood. Evan wants to break free. He's clinging and trying to keep it together, reaching out, right and wrong, battling with his conflicting emotions about his life, his place in the world and the hooker he's hooked up with. But he knows there's only one woman for him. Lia!! In the end here he flips his lid and Lia appears. I read this in one day staying up until past 3am to finish it. Couldn't put it down. It was real, it was gripping, it was sizzling and I cared about what happens to Evan so I ran and downloaded no. 3 pronto!! Read this! Great 3 part in depth satisfying character journey.