10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Archer, February 9, 2009
This review is from: The Archer (Paperback)
Six trained agents have been assigned a mission to find and eliminate a mole in their agency. Thiago, Remy and Shawn are all Class One agents, quiet killers. Brandt is the group's explosives expert and a bit of a pyromaniac. Nikolaus is the computer savvy agent and Carl specializes in ammunitions. These six men are used to working alone. They find it extremely difficult to find common ground with one another or even begin to trust one another. But when things are amiss, they must work together to keep all alive and the one thing they can agree on is that they're all on the same side....or are they? When things explode, you are being fired upon, and part of your party had been kidnapped, it is hard to know whom to turn to.
The Archer is a plot intensive story. The main goal is to weed out the agency's mole and eliminate him, but along the way there are many twists and turns and it becomes tough to keep up at times. It was an excellent plot and Abigail Roux obviously put a lot of thought into it. For me, the conflict built up longer than I expected it to and then I found it to have been wrapped up very quickly at the end. The end is left open so there is no definite "...and they lived happily ever after". It could be considered a "happy for now" story but in my opinion you are left to wonder if all the male couples you wanted to end up together, do. There was only one M/M encounter that leaned towards an emotional encounter. Most of the M/M sex scenes are time killing or frustration release acts. If you like a suspenseful storyline that has men who are very rough around the edges and treat the ones they are with as such, then you will like The Archer. If you are more inclined to a M/M story with love and a sweet ending this story probably will not be a fulfilling read for you.
Raine
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read it, Loved it, Own it, August 31, 2008
This review is from: The Archer (Paperback)
I have been reading a lot of m/m fiction of late, mostly romance, finding it sorely lacking in plot and finesse. "The Archer" scratches the itch I had for a real story with real men.
It's about six highly-skilled undercover agents brought together for a mission to track a traitor, but its heart tells of friendship and male companionship and, yes, love and lust. There is a lot of sex, explicit, not graphic, but it weaves in and out of the plot and is not intrusive. Plus, the author, a female, avoids all the saccharin-sweet dialogue and sappy actions that plague so many gay romance novels today. (No more shampooing each other's hair, please!) The plot is fun and twisty with lots of dry humor and a bit of grit here and there, and you have to pay close attention to follow the twists and turns. It also has the best dialogue I have read in this genre.
It's hard to develop six main characters and breathe life into them all, but the author succeeded. The guys are all interesting and disturbingly likeable, but I fell in love with Remy, the young "Ragin' Cajun" who could morph from cold-blooded killer into innocent little boy in a heartbeat. He also managed to hook up with every one of his fellow agents without coming off like a slut. Shawn and Remy's relationship was intensely complex and maddening, making me want to reach out and thump them.
I read this as an e-book, then bought it in print from Amazon and read it again. That's how much I loved it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
so worth a read, January 9, 2009
I loved the book. Once i started I couldnt even put it down. It just keep me hooked there where so many twist and turns some i saw coming some I didnt. This book is so worth the price Im even going to get it in print just so my friends can read.(i dont let any one borrow my kindle dont care who they are). I really hope that there is a sequel or something because i would love to read it. I loved each of these guys especially remy he was my favorite charter. he was funny and sweet and could turn into a cold hearted killer at the drop of a hat.
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