7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Could not read it fast enough!, November 8, 2008
This review is from: Too Far Gone (Navy SEALs, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)
I have been hooked on this series since the first book and Marliss Melton gets better with each installment. She definitely has out done herself this time. "Too Far Gone" had me hooked from the get go. The characters were introduced in the previous installment "Don't Let Go".
Ellie Stuart is a single mother of three boys and Sean Harlan is her Navy Seal landlord. Ellie and her boys were abandoned by her ex-husband and she is raising them on her own. One night, she is ambushed and the boys are kidnapped. Off course, Sean, who has grown to love her boys (and lusts after Ellie) steps into to help find the boys. Their search takes them on an action packed journey exposing corruption and making you wonder what will happen next. I could not turn the pages fast enough.
Melton also brings back characters from the previous books. Fans of the series will not be disappointed with this one. Those new to the series will want to start from the beginning. "Too Far Gone" is a well written and fast based book that will leave the reader hungering for more. The writer finds that perfect balance of romance and suspense. The only bad thing about this novel is that it ended. Can't wait for the next one!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not great, November 11, 2008
This review is from: Too Far Gone (Navy SEALs, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is what I would call a mixture of "pros and cons". On the one hand I enjoyed several things about it, on the other hand there were some things in it that I didn't like.
Pros:
The chemistry between Sean and Ellie was very good. And I loved the banter between them, when they did banter. Sean is a likable hero, if only he wasn't a womanizer. On the other hand, here he is, in most of the book being sensitive and protective of Ellie, and risking his life to find her kids, that the reader can't help but like him.
Ellie is also a good heroine, she is strong and vulnerable, and she doesn't do foolish stuff just to prove that she is independent. I loved how she mostly followed all of Sean's instructions when they were searching for her kids.
Although the storyline isn't very original, it has the reader always interested. Also, there is a secondary love story between the villain's daughter, and an undercover FBI agent (Drake) sent to investigate her father. Now that story was wonderful, and it ended on a bitter/sweet note. I just hope that the author writes a book for those two.
Cons:
Sean was with another woman, when Ellie's kids got kidnapped. And so when the relationship between Ellie and Sean started after the kidnapping, I couldn't shake the feeling as if he had cheated on her, although technically he hadn't. Plus there is the icky factor of how close the period of time was between him being with one of his girlfriends, and him being with Ellie.
I also didn't like that h/h got intimate while Ellie's boys were missing. Now I can understand the first time, it just fit with the plot. But the second time was just gratuitous, and it caused this reader to lose some respect for Ellie and Sean. Instead they should have just cuddled.
Last but not least, it took Sean so long to finally realize that, "Gee since I'm risking my life for this woman and her kids, and since I almost died in the quest to protect her and find her kids, I must be in love with her". He should have realized it earlier in the book.
In conclusion: It was an entertaining read despite the flaws. But it could have been very good, had it been written a little differently.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Struck at my deepest fears, February 18, 2009
This review is from: Too Far Gone (Navy SEALs, Book 6) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book strikes at the worst fear I can feel: the infiltration at all levels of our Justice system by a criminal organization.
Well written and very believable, TOO FAR GONE was the most terrifying of the Centurion Series from Ms. Marliss to date. IMO. You won't find graphic violence or sex but the sense of impending doom and helplessness in the face of the abuse of the justice system almost kept me from finishing it.
I don't know if I have the courage to read the next installment.
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