Review: More Non-Stop Page-Turning Action!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
Chances are that you've already read the first two books in the series.  If you have not, stop right now and read books 1 and 2 before this one.  You'll understand the characters and situation a lot better.  Of course anyone who read the first two will want to immediately dive into the third book which continues the frenetic pace, with more page turning adventure.The delivery of Jesse brings out crowds showing their support or opposition to Jesse, IVF and the artificial womb.  The most troubling are some religious kooks who take their views to violent extremes.  (I notice with extremists, that God always seems to support whatever their particular viewpoint is).  The new villain(s) brutally attacks pregnant surrogate mothers and wraps a snake around their body to symbolize Satan.  The assailant believes that their pregnancy is somehow a personal affront to God, and he should know because God talks to him.The bad guy(s) want to kill not only Jesse, Jill, David, and surrogate mothers in general, they also want to completely destroy the "devil's workshop," i.e. the hospital and all within it.  The police post guards and even bomb sniffing dogs, but will they be enough?When first confronting the new menace Jill comments, "We thought we were done with horrible scary."  Unfortunately for her and David this is not the case.  However, their "horrible scary" is merely our reading compulsion, scary only to the extent that this is the last book in a trilogy and there are no further adventures (yet) to read about.  The author left the door open, mentioning that Jill and David continued to help the police with cases involving sex crimes.Jill's computer savvy seems completely beyond the police and it is she and David who make the connection between the victims.  Jill also formulates a pretty audacious plan to ferret out the murderer/bomber, which entails going undercover and meeting the suspects face to face.  This is a pretty ballsy thing to do, but totally in keeping with her character.  Of course she emerges unscathed, but with a newfound distaste for reptiles.My only complaint about this book is that it didn't really go into enough detail about Jesse.  It was more like a mention in the epilogue about the couple's decision as to whether to adopt him, and Jesse's development to date (9 months).