This opinion is about the whole series.

First, I'm amazed at myself because I don't usually read completely a series that makes me eye-roll so frequently, even more so if they have elements that I dislike directly. I think I finished it more than anything because I had it on hand, fully loaded on my e-reader

If I gave it two stars, it's because what I found satisfying is how cinematic the narration is; it was easy for me to visualize everything like a movie.

The rest seemed lackluster to me.

The world-building is negligent; Yes, some prominent features are outlined but almost at no time I felt immersed in the 2780s. As I have already said in some other reviews, are the details of everyday life which give the feeling of a futuristic ambiance. I'll hardly feel that this series happens 265 years in the future If I keep reading about cars —which also don't show any technological advance—, about jeans, T-shirts, elevators, a character saying "Computer, television off", just to give a few examples.

Think about 265 years in the past, that is to say, approximately 1755. Do we speak as in that time, do we dress as in that time, is the technology more or less the same? Obviously no. And that without considering the dizzying rate of technological change in the last 150 years, a rate that has no sign of slowing down, but rather the opposite; For example, throughout my life, I have seen vinyl records disappear; I saw the beginning and the end of cassettes, walkmans, CDs, et cetera It would have been better to create this series as Paranormal Fantasy or Alternative Reality, because as science fiction this series must be one of the worst I have ever read.

The acquisition of powers sounds more like fantasy than science fiction to me. But I put it in a separate paragraph because I understand that it could be a personal assessment, while what I said in the two previous paragraphs can be factually defended.

Geopolitics is pathetic: in a world in which the population has receded to less than half (how and why isn't clearly explained), in which the effects of climate change are multiple, geopolitical changes practically don't exist. Moreover, I see a narrative branded by anglophile supremacism dismissive of Mexico, France, and Russia, the only other countries mentioned throughout the series. The Russians in the team may give the idea that this is not the case. Still, Alexei is delineated as a caricature: He cannot speak English correctly despite having been in the USA for nearly 20 years and having arrived as a child, is a bragger, is ostentatious, and he is the only team member who even boasts about taking advantage of Jamie's wealth. I found Alexei's characterization offensive more than once.

I see an absence of diversity (of gender identities, of sexual roles), very little inclusion, and a military glorification to the detriment of other social actors such as democratic institutions or journalism. In my vision, the military must always be at the service of civil society, and subordinate to constitutional mandates.

The plot, in general, is poor and unimaginative; it simply repeats conflicts of our time (again, the series is supposed to take place more than a quarter of a millennium in the future); and is primarily limited to: intel, action scene, sex scene; rinse and repeat; Additionally there are one or two melodramatic episodes for each of the couples consisting of torture or extreme danger suffered by the members of each relationship. There isn't any remarkable character development or relationship development.

To my liking, the sex scenes were too long, repetitive, and boring, so I skipped them more than once.

Lastly, there is no translation of the entire sentences transliterated from Russian; I expected to find them in the Index at the end of each story, but nyet, at no point does the author have the courtesy to let us know what their meaning is. ( )

So good!

This was so good, and I'm so sad, because it's the last book in the series. I want more of everyone, especially Oliver and Liam. We just haven't had enough of their story! ( )

This series has been such a perfect blend of romance, action, and political intrigue. No matter how much I stretched this final book out, it’s come to an end, and I’m feeling a bit bereft, but also really satisfied with the conclusion.

Everyone should try romantic suspense genre – when done right it’s obscenely good, and serves as an ideal escapist fiction. I’ll definitely do a reread of the whole series at some point in the future. ( )