Unspeakable by Nina Croft

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Title: Unspeakable
Author: Nina Croft
Series: Beyond Human #2
Published by: Entangled: Select Otherworld
Release Date: September 25th 2017
Format: eARC
Pages: 338
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance
Source: NetGalley
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2018 Beat the Backlist Challenge, Lenoreo's 2018 Fraterfest Readathon, Lenoreo's 2018 Netgalley and Edelweiss Challenge, Lenoreo's Science Fiction vs Fantasy Bingo 2018
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My rating:

Blurb:

Sadie Brooks grew up knowing she was different...special. And she thought the undercover work she did for the government was making a difference...making a better world. Then she discovered she was simply an asset—to be used or destroyed at whim. Escaping her government controllers, Sadie is determined to get her revenge on the organization responsible for the death of her twin sister—the Conclave.

Ethan Weiland has doubts about the Conclave but he’s never known anything else. Brought up from birth as the next hereditary leader, Ethan has never questioned his destiny. Until he comes face to face with a beautiful enemy who can read his mind and bring him to his knees with a thought. For the first time, Ethan sees a chance for redemption. When he’s in charge, he’ll be able to change things.

Too bad it won’t be that simple....

Books in the Beyond Human series:Unthinkable Unspeakable

My Review:

I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

3.5 stars — Definitely a fun ride, but I didn’t feel quite as connected to Sadie and Ethan as I was to Jake and Christa in book 1.  I think I might have had certain expectations of Sadie as we saw her in the first book, and so the direction this book took threw me off a bit.  I never really felt like I got to know who she was.  Like we’re told over and over that she doesn’t want to love because she has lost, but I don’t know if I really saw it a lot…it was there, but just not as intrinsic.

This story also started a surprising amount of time after the first book ended.  I expected it to be within days, not months.  Also, warning to future readers: this is the type of series that, while different characters are featured in each book, I honestly believe you won’t get as much enjoyment from jumping in in the middle.  I think you’d have a fuller experience if you read from book one.  I don’t know that you’d be completely lost, but I would imagine you would be a little.

I could never quite figure Ethan out.  The author spent so much time making sure that his motives were questionable, that I didn’t really fall for him.  He tolerated a lot of bad things in his life.  Like horrific things.  And while this is clear about him, as a reader I had a hard time empathizing with him.  I guess I just didn’t connect with him.

I also didn’t really connect with their romance as much.  I didn’t see them fall in love…  Lust?  Yuppers.  Love?  *sigh*  I just didn’t feel it.

So how did I still rate this one so highly?  The overall plot and sci-fi/paranormal/urban fantasy elements were very intriguing and kept me wanting to learn more.  There were a lot of edge of the seat moments, and some great action-y type scenes.  I’m still very curious where this series is going, and what all is going to happen.

I also loved seeing the Tribe members again, and getting to see in Kaitlin’s head on occasion was fun.  She’s angrier than I expected.  I also really enjoyed Fergus, though I didn’t fall in love with him either (for similar reasons to Ethan).

So basically, while the characters didn’t pull me in as deeply, the plot and action/suspense was still top notch!  Can’t wait to read the next book and see what’s going to happen next!!