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Review: Edge of Surrender by Laura Griffin
March 29, 2016 By Lou Leave a Comment
by Laura Griffin
Published by Pocket Star Edge of Surrender (Alpha Crew, #2) on March 28th 2016
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Format: e-ARC
The scorching-hot romance between Emma and Ryan that began in At the Edge: Alpha Crew Part One concludes in Part Two of this sexy, suspenseful adventure!
Ryan had one job: keep Emma safe at all costs. But after a night of passion, Emma takes off and Ryan soon realizes he's not the only one looking for her. Can he figure out who's after the beautiful government aide, and why, before she falls into the wrong hands…if she hasn't already?
Emma's fighting to get justice for her fallen comrades, but she can't do it alone. She needs Ryan's help, but that means trusting him--and dealing with the out-of-control desire blazing between them. Can there be any future for a marked woman and a man trained to kill? She hopes they live long enough to find out…
Don't get spoiled! Be sure to read At the Edge: Alpha Crew Part One before devouring this sizzling romance!
The Edge of Surrender is part two of Emma and Ryan's story. Here be spoilers so be warned. The book starts where it left off on the cliffhanger, with Emma vanishing, leaving Ryan using all of his super SEAL skills in finding Emma. Part two is definitely the weakest part of the story for quite a few reasons. The pacing was off towards the end and the big climax of the suspense tailored off into a small whimper.
In The Edge of Surrender, Ryan and Emma are on the run because Emma can't trust the FBI, or the government in helping her after it's revealed there is someone on the inside helping the bad guys. Ryan and Emma stay off the grid, with the help of Jake, and to some extent, agent Alexa Mays. There's a lot of sexual attraction between Emma and Ryan and they both give in numerous times. Their romance I enjoyed, but I had a huge problem with the ending.
There was no big final showdown and a lot of the reasons behind the plane crash and the people involved happened off-page, excluding a few action scenes involving the lackeys coming after Emma and Ryan. Like I said above, the romance was still super hot and smexy. Ryan definitely falls under protective hero mode, but thankfully he wasn't an assholic alphahole.
Sadly I was really let down by the ending of the romance between Ryan and Emma. It was rushed with a lot of quick, "I love you" declarations and then that is it. Emma and Ryan are going be split apart with Ryan going back to work. No in-depth emotions and no real satisfying HEA. It really felt off, though probably realistic because of Ryan's job.
I don't really think splitting up the book worked and I still can't figure out why it was done, though the cynic inside me does have a guess. Will there be more parts and will there be more Emma and Ryan? I doubt it as there was sequel bait between Jake, Ryan' teammate, and Alexa, the FBI agent who was in charge of Emma's kidnapping case. I'd definitely read more in the series but I hope the next book has better pacing and there's no splitting up the book in two as I don't think it benefits readers.
I give Edge of Surrender a C+
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One thing that Lou loves most is her HEA in romances. You will most likely see her reading for those happy endings in her favorite genres, such as Contemporary Romance, NA, and Fantasy.