Review: Great book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
I have only just recently stumbled across this series and it is definitely an enjoyable read. I loved Bray and Rihanna’s book, Finding Trust as well as TJ and Rory’s book, Finding Judgement. This series is set on the Gold Coast in Australia and I absolutely love reading books that are written by fellow Aussies. It’s refreshing to actually have been where a novel is set, and to support the great Australian talent that is out there.I was really hoping that this book would be Quade and Jazz’s book, but nevertheless it was great to officially meet another Centre operative in Dylan “Ice Dragon” Thompson. I love how Natalie changes each story so there is rarely any similarities between each book. It’s great to actually read a series that isn’t the same standard plot line book after book - I love a bit of variety!The characters in this book are a lot different to the previous books in the form of their personalities. Dylan seems like this tough MMA fighter/Centre operative, but really he is battling with some serious inner demons from his past and because of what he is. In my opinion, Vanessa is a more stronger female character than Rihanna and TJ; not just emotionally but physically. The characters really enhanced my love for this story because I fell in love with them.Natalie portrays some very serious issues in this novel surrounding the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport and the mental and physical effects that they have on a person. She didn’t leave a stone unturned, using the entire supply-chain to demonstrate the issue. After studying drug use in sports for my Sports Recreation certificate, Natalie sure got every fact and detail spot-on. Some serious research went into this story and it really does show.The one thing I love about these books are that they aren’t short stories. There’s plenty of time to spend with the characters in each novel and it isn’t rushed so there is no detail missing. Natalie really does provide an entertaining and action-packed story with each book and this is just another great title to add to the collection.I am now overly excited for Quade and Jazz’s story because it’s coming up next. Natalie, hurry up and write that book!