Review: Tame Goodbye to a Great Series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
Rating:  4 StarsThe 'final' installment in the Signal Bend series covers several items:Story of Badger(Member of the Horde) and Adrienne (Shannon's daughter, Show's step-daughter);Retribution;Epilogue which covers Isaac/Lilli and the future of the Horde MC;Starting with Badger and Adrienne, their love story was sweet.  I enjoyed that they both knew each other for several years as close friends.  It was refreshing to read that Badger did not have to beg Adrienne to understand his way of life.  They were a very sweet couple and good addition to the MC family.  Based on events that happened in previous books, Badger had been put through some serious painful things and I was very pleased that he found his little piece of heaven in Adrienne,  because he suffered big time.  Adrienne had some scars as well and she needed Badger just as much as he needed her.  They were a very sweet couple.I really enjoyed the novella/epilogue told from Isaac and Lilli's point of view.  Each and every page was so well written and emotionally charged.  I was inside both of their heads and felt their pain.  Susan Fanetti's writing really comes alive when she writes Isaac and Lilli!  They are truly an amazing book couple.All of my favorite characters make an appearance in the final book, including their children.  There were plenty of touching and very sad moments that happened in this epic tale.  There were passages about Havoc which took me to a sad place whenever I read about him, Nolan, Loki or Cory.  I'm still in shock over 'the thing' from "Show the Fire".I'm so sad that this series has come to an end.  I do not remember how I came across it, but I'm so glad I did.  I loved the fact that I did not have to wait 6+ months for each book.  The story of the Horde Motorcycle Club was an epic reading event and I loved it.  I will continue to look for more books from Susan Fanetti!Why Not 5 Stars?I did not feel a deep connection between Badger and Adrienne.  As I mentioned several times above, they were 'sweet'.  In fact, they were just too sweet for me.  While they did have some drama, it was very mild and not enough for me to be really connected to them.  I just did not feel for them the way I felt and fought for the other couples.  They were my least favorite couple simply because their story was too sweet.  There... I said it.This was a very mild book and it took me a long time to finish it.  All of the angst and excitement I come to expect in the series was missing.  There was some,  but not enough for my tastes.  I wanted raw, edgy and unpredictable and did not get enough of it in the final book.