Strangely I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I am a huge fan of Ms.Caine works. I've read all of her series and enjoyed them immensely. 
 But "Working stiff" was not to her usual standards. Her style and ability to tell a story was still excellent, but this time the story was lacking compelling characters. 
 I can't help to compare Bryn with other Ms.Caine heroines. Bryn wasn't a badass as Joanne. I hated that she had her ass kicked all book long. She was in the army for four years! Not just in the army, but in Iraq. You kind of expect her to be able stand up for herself. She also wasn't clever like Claire. She couldn't once figure out what was going on and who stands behind it all. She even wasn't fearless and strong as Cassiel. 
 Bryn kept feeling sorry for herself. Well that is understandable. Life really hit her in the teeth and then kicked her a couple of times while she was still down. But I want to see some inner strength in a character. 
 And this book was bloody. But that's the usual case with Rachel Caine. She tries to fill her books with so many casual victims as possible. 
 It wasn't bad. I just expected more. We will see how it will go with the next one. 
 P.S. how do you pronounce Bryn???