Run to Me (Last Chance Rescue, #3) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

May 21, 2010 Dina rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-romance, to-blog, romantic-suspense

The last book in the Last Chance Rescue series, Run to Me is the darkest of them. It dedicates a large (IMHO) amount of time depicting the more than creepy villain's thoughts and showing all kinds of torture. The things that not only Ethan and Shea, but another secondary character that shall remain nameless, go through are enough to give a weak mind nightmares. I can only believe that Ethan and Shea will live HEA because this is Romancelandia, as there's no way they would be still functional in ...more

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Aug 22, 2011 Duchess Nicole rated it liked it

Shelves: e-pcs, genre-romantic-suspense, read-in-2012

3.5 stars
Shea and Ethan have a very extensive history together. Too bad we don't get to know what it is until 3/4 of the book is over. It was frustrating, and I think I would have felt a lot more connected with them if I could have understood where they were each coming from. Their history as a couple is constantly hinted at. We know they were together and that Ethan didn't want to commit, but that's about it. There was a lot more than that between them, though. Both their childhoods were glosse 3.5 stars
Shea and Ethan have a very extensive history together. Too bad we don't get to know what it is until 3/4 of the book is over. It was frustrating, and I think I would have felt a lot more connected with them if I could have understood where they were each coming from. Their history as a couple is constantly hinted at. We know they were together and that Ethan didn't want to commit, but that's about it. There was a lot more than that between them, though. Both their childhoods were glossed over, though life-altering, terrible events took place. Sure, the story was told, but I felt as if I needed more insight.

Instead, we get a great beginning; exciting and horrifying, the first few pages had me on edge already. THEN there are about 150 pages of back and forth, inner dialogue, second guessing of oneself, second guessing the person next to you, distrusting everyone, etc. Also, the relationship between the two felt very reminiscent of Noah and Samara. Ethan feels as if he has done such terrible things. Shea could do so much better. He says horrible things to her, trying to push her away, very nearly succeeding. Shea is fooled for a bit, then practically begs him to love her. Bleh. Suffice it to say, there was just something redundant in the love angle.

Okay, now the rest of the story was definitely original. It was actually really interesting. There is a mad scientist evil genius dude who kidnaps people and has a hand in some really disgusting trades. Needless to say, SOMEONE from LCR is captured, and not nice things happen. I'm continually surprised at how brutal the images are that come from Ms. Reece's books. She manages to not describe graphically, yet still give the reader a pretty good idea of the depravity of the bad guys.

I was happy with the ending. Everything tied up nicely, despite the fact that the romance sort of bored me. I'm feeling excited to read some of the stories alluded to here, namely Gabe and Cole's. Both seem to have some pretty big mountains to climb to get to normal. ...more

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Jun 12, 2010 Wendy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2010, books-i-own

This had all the right elements for a fantastic 5 star read. Great (tho a tad far-fetched) plotline, terrific hero and heroine, fantastic side-characters, hot sexual tension, good romantic build up and sick villain.

What stopped it from being a solid 5 for me though was something of a personal preference not anything wrong with the writing etc. When a romantic suspense novel is full of trauma for either the hero or heroine, I prefer to at least know a bit about the characters before the trauma h ...more

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