Review: Not so sure about this one
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
This is book 3 of the SEAL TEAM Heartbreakers series and I would strongly recommend that you read book 1 and 2 before you read this one. Especially since the plot in all three books is interrelated.I was very eagerly waiting for this book to be published but I’m not so sure this one was a worthy successor to the previous two books. I know that my opinion differs from all the reviews that are already posted but maybe there’s somebody out there who wants to read my thoughts.Firstly, let me tell you that this book was in no way a bad book. And believe me – I’m already and again waiting eagerly to read the next book in the series.Obviously it takes of lot of time and inspiration to write a book. However, I believe when writing a series,  timing is of the essence. In any case, I felt that far too much time elapsed between book 2 and 3. As a result, I had a bit of difficulty to “re-submerse” myself into the general atmosphere of the series.The plot of this story developed much slower than in the previous installments, which gave the author plenty of opportunity to develop the hero/ine thoroughly.  Consequently, the focus of the book was mainly on character development and less on action.  No problem with that –as long as there is a certain pace when unraveling the plot. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case and more than once I had the impression that the detailed descriptions were “space fillers”. They didn’t offer anything but hampered the development of the plot. Hence,  towards the end of the book the dramatic highlights of the storyline  were rushed – especially the ending,  which remained unrewarding for me.James and Marsha’s story and how they tried to overcome their difficulties was heartbreaking. At certain moments I even thought that this sub-plot overshadows the main plot.  Why use such an excellent storyline as bonus material? Why having the main characters/plot compete the sub-characters/plot? Maybe each couple deserved its own book?In any case, although above thoughts did somehow reduce my reading pleasure, I wouldn’t have liked to miss reading the book. If  you’ve read book 1 and 2 you definitely have to read this one as well.