Review: It’s amazing!!!  I have a new ship!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
My Initial Reaction: It’s amazing!!!  I have a new ship!!!The Plot: The best way I can explain Hell & High Water without spoiling the entire book is the Cut & Run/Hell or High Water series vibe meets the shifter/paranormal genre and combining these elements together creates this amazing new series that I suspect will become very addicting as it continues.  The author did a fabulous job with the world building, as in I truly felt myself getting immersed within it.  Of course with fabulous world building, fabulous characters are bound to happen as well.The Characters:Dex, normally not the type of character I take a liking to.  Yet there was something about his over-the-top, slightly vulnerable personality that I just fell for.  It probably had something to do with the s**t that came out of his mouth.  I honestly cannot remember a time when a character has made me laugh so much within a book.  There were actual times when I had to stop reading simply because I could not stop giggling.  So yeah, I’m crushing on him big time.Sloane, normally the type of character I take a liking to.  And I did take a liking to his silent, brooding, alpha personality.  Yet Dex managed to steal my heart.  Although I suspect it will be Sloane stealing it within the next book.Cael and Ash, I’m suspecting a GFY happening with these two characters.  Not that I’m complaining, because I love a good GFY book.  Although I am curious how Ash is going to overcome his nut allergy.  I definitely want to know more about Cael, from what I’ve seen, I like him already.  Ash started off on the wrong foot for me.  However, by the end I started warming up to him.  I suspect the more I get to know him the more I’ll take a liking to him.Calvin and Hobbs, something is totally going on with these two.  I’m not sure what exactly, but I’m definitely looking forward to finding out.In addition to Dex, Sloane, Cael, Ash, Calvin, and Hobbs there are a handful of additional characters each one enhancing the storyline versus detracting from it.  However, the one character I’m hoping we’ll get more of down the line is Tony Maddock.  From the little we were given he sounds like an unbelievably amazing character.The Villain, I’m not going to name the villain, simply because I don’t want to spoil the entire story.  But you’ll most likely pick-up on who the villain is early on, simply because the character gives off a creepy vibe or at least the character creeped me out from the start.  I just wasn’t sure if the character was giving me the creepy vibe because they were an over-eager pursuer or because they were the villain.  In the end they ended up being the villain.The Sexy Times: They were not frequent.  However, the few we did get were smokin’ hot.The Ending: Sets up perfectly for the next book in the series and I’m very much intrigued by the storyline and where it will take me.  Dex and Sloane do not get an HEA at the end of this story, it is very much an HFN ending.  It also looks like the journey for Dex and Sloan’s possible HEA is not going to be an easy one.  Sloane still has a lot he needs to overcome and hopefully Dex will have the patience to stick by his side.My Recommendation: Yes, I f**kin recommend it!!!  This needs to be added to your TBR list ASAP.  In fact I would even recommend bumping it to the very top of your list.