Review: Sadly, not that great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
I wanted to like this, I really did. But, the characters were awful. I had so many problems with each one, I kept wondering why i'm reading this if there wasn't a single character that I cared for. The premise was good, and it started out good. A prison for supernaturals, a doctor doing research, an unlikely hero and potential sizzling romance, what's not to love? right? wrong!The heroine: She was weak, and it was by the authors design. She was weak in the sense that opportunities for her to show strength and character was just glossed over, and often times forgotten, or not addressed. I also dislike self denial immensely. It's impractical and is a waste of time. So naturally I don't like that trait in any character. And Olivia was in denial about what she was constantly.The hero: A*****. I had no love for him. One minute he's spouting sonnets of how he would never hurt Olivia, blah blah blah, and the next he betrays her, and uses her, and/or allows others to use her. Really? This is his version of love?The dynamic between hero and heroine: This is where the heroine's opportunities to grow never happen. Her "mate" betrays her continuously in the books, fine. If it's a part of the plot sure, it's not so bad. What bothered me was the fact that the author failed to address this stuff between the two. It's like when they have a conversation, she doesn't even bring up that he betrayed/used her. It's as if it never happened. What was there for her to love about this guy? She couldn't trust him (and believe me that was clear), and he puts others before her all the time. I just didn't get it.Pate: A****. Yep to me, he may as well have been the villain. He claim Ethan's his friend yet he continuously put him in situations to have him betray his mate. I get that he runs a unit, and needs to think of the innocent, and play hardball. But seriously, It never occurred to him to "ask" anyone to participate in his plans? He just thought it was ok to bully them into it? Betrayal and lies left and right. And this is the guy Ethan trusts? Oh and you  know what else bugged me? Ethan is supposed to be all powerful, and yet, he kept doing whatever Pate asked of him. He kept saying "my debt is paid", and the next scene is him still doing something pate asked him to do. It made no sense.I disliked all the characters, there was nothing redeemable about any of them. So sadly, i don't think i'll continue reading the series.