Review: Final Siege – Scarlett Cole

Posted 23 January, 2018 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 21 Comments

*I received a free copy of Final Siege from St. Martin's Press via Netgalley. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased *


Warning: This book includes mature content such as: sexual content, and/or drug and/or alcohol use, and/or violence.
Review: Final Siege – Scarlett ColeFinal Siege by Scarlett Cole
Published by St. Martin's Press on 30 January 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense
Pages: 300
Format: eARC
Source: Netgalley
5 Stars

IN THE LINE OF FIRE…
Former SEAL Malachai “Mac” MacCarrick is all about the future he’s created with his Navy brothers in Eagle Securities, taking assignments in the most dangerous places, and doing things no one but ex-military would attempt. But when an urgent phone call brings his troubled past—and the woman he once loved—into the present, it’s a chance to redeem himself that he can’t refuse.
STRAIGHT TO THE HEART…
An investigative journalist researching an explosive story, Delaney Shapiro tells herself she got over Mac—and his role in her brother’s death—a long time ago. But the first moment she sees him at her bedside in an overseas hospital, she knows it’s not true. Every moment together rekindles the desire that once burned between them, and now that she’s a target for an emerging Russian arms dealer, Mac won’t let her out of his sight. To protect her, he’ll risk it all—including his life…

2nd Chance - (un) Conventional Bookviews Adult - (un)Conventional Bookviews Contemporary - (un)Conventional Bookviews

Final Siege had everything I love in a romantic suspense! There was, indeed a lot of suspense, a bit of anguish, some romance, and a lot of past hurt to resolve.

Review - (un)Conventional Bookviews

Story:

Final Siege was such a great story – Cole is quickly becoming one of my go-to authors for romantic suspense. Delaney was alluded to in Under Fire, and getting to meet her was such a treat! Especially because she was not in a good situation when Mac finally caught up to her after years of them not seeing each other.

One of the things I loved the most in Final Siege was the unresolved feelings and relationship between Mac and Delaney. Especially because they could have cleared everything up ages ago if they had only taken the time – and courage – to sit down together for a conversation.

One of the main themes in Final Siege is guilt. The guilt Mac felt after his best friend died in a diving accident. The guilt Delaney felt after her brother died, and she blamed Mac. Leaving him to fend for himself and his grief on his own.

When fate – and Delaney – brings the two of them back in the same orbit, there is chemistry. But there is so much more than that. It was easy to feel that they had history together, and that if they were able to let go of the past, they could be really good together.

The suspense part of Final Siege was really well done. Even as Mac and his friends and colleagues started to unravel the mystery with Delaney’s help, there was a lot more to figure out. And Delaney was not the kind of woman to stay behind and let the men do all the hard work. Of course, this only made me love her more, because she did this in such a smart way.

If you’re a fan of romantic suspense, you should pick up Under Fire right now, and then get Final Siege on release day;)

Characters:

Mac was the tough, gruff guy I just wanted to get to know better. I just had this feeling that underneath his hard exterior, there was a beautiful heart.

Delaney was the female character I have dreamt of meeting for a long time! She was smart, strong, level-headed, fair, and very organised. When push came to shove, she was able to set her fear aside to make sure she would manage to stay safe.

Writing style :

Final Siege is written in third person, past tense. There are chapters that show either Delaney’s or Mac’s point of view, and the narration also includes dialogues that helped me get to know all the characters better with each chapter.

Feels :

Oh my gosh, my feels! There was fear, there was hope, there was love, there was stubbornness, there was happiness, wariness, apprehension… If you can name another feeling, I probably felt that one, too!

Fave Quotes - (un)Conventional Bookviews

He was right, and it irritated her. As did the way his T-shirt stretched across his biceps. She was still all kinds of raw from waking up in his arms on the plane. At first, she’d savored it, and then she’d remembered.

How much? Couldn’t she see he didn’t want his stupid money back? Or his place back. He wanted her back. The old her. The new her. All the different hers there were going to be in the future.

His duty and his love, two sides of the same coin.

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms

About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms

Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 9,077 other subscribers

21 responses to “Review: Final Siege – Scarlett Cole

  1. I haven’t read any of her books yet, but I really like romantic suspense and if it’s a roller-coaster ride of emotions, then you definitely know I’m in! Of course, I’ll have to check the other instalments in the series as well 😉

  2. Miscommunication or lack of communication is just one of those things which often leads to problems or unresolved issues in real life… and I am not surprised it is what has caused so much pain here in their relationships. But it seems like things happen which leads to them both being freed from the past for second chances… which sounds sweet.

    • Yeah, and sometimes, it’s easier to stay away from people than dealing with those hard feelings that can be so difficult to process. Plus, second chances are among my favorite romance tropes. Because there is history between the characters, their romance also seem so realistic to me – and that was the case here.

Thanks for commenting - chat soon!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.