Tee O'Fallon

Above ‘N’ Beyond by Tee O’Fallon

Love this author’s books. I have not found all of them yet but hope to read all of them one day. Big smiles after reading the last page and thinking about this story!

What I liked:
* Jamie Pataglio: K-9 Sergeant for NY Port Authority, undercover to bring down a mob family, loving son and brother, loves his K-9 partner Jax, willing to put his life on the line for what he believes in, had a difficult time in his teens, good friend, really liked him
* Bella Bianco: chef, co-owner of Bianco’s Bistro, orphaned young, raised by her Aunt Paola-mafia godmother, treats her staff as family and counts them as friends, is having difficulty with her aunt and cousin, takes in a stray dog and names him Gnocchi, has been emotionally abused
* Jax and Gnocchi: two special canine companions, partners, and friends to their humans
* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing
* That I cared about both main characters and hope they would find a way to a happy ending
* That this is a standalone story
* Getting to see all of the characters from previous books at the end of this book
* That Jamie’s K-9 handler friends have his back – no matter what
* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how ruthless mob crime families can be and the pain and damage they create
* The way the government manipulated, used, and treated some people as almost expendable

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled-Amara for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars… (plus d'informations)

Audiobook review.

Looking back a year I see that I gave 5 stars when I read the original Kindle book so I was looking forward to the audiobook.

What a disappointment.

For me, the narrator killed all the suspense and tension. I noticed very quickly that she read without any variation in speed. She moved from paragraph to paragraph without the slightest pause for a change of scene or emotional temperature. It became a chore to listen to.

If I had bought this for a credit I would have returned it, but having obtained it at the whispersync price this is no longer an option.

I will be avoiding this narrator in future… (plus d'informations)

Burning Justice by Tee O’Fallon
K-9 Special Ops #

Fire is a hungry beast that cares not for anything in its path – woe betide anything flammable that might be in its way!

What I liked:
* Beginning with a fire – great way to anchor the story and eventually bring threads together
* Brett Tanner: ATF Special Agent with K-9 partner, obsessed with a fire that had fatalities and in which he was scarred physically and emotionally, suffers from nightmares and PTSD, unable to commit to relationships till he resolves the case that preys on his mind
* Blaze: Chesapeake Bay Retriever, K-9 partner to Brett, specializes in sniffing out accelerants but has other talents, loves bacon & watching television, canny canine
* Gemma Scott: National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Agent, has trust issues after being burned by a colleague, prefers to work alone, daughter, sister, proud owner of Jaws-her goldfish, renovating her home by herself
* The plot, pacing, setting, twists and turns during the investigation into a series of arsons – learned more about fires than I knew before
* The relationship between Blaze and Brett and how well the two work together no matter what they are doing
* Gemma’s family: the parents that set up dates for Gemma in their Deli, her brothers who seem to care deeply for the family and work in the family business, and were so much fun to watch in the last chapter
* Seeing how Deck & Tori are doing and being able to look forward to the next book with Evan in it
* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about people willing to commit crimes to pad their pockets – no matter who they hurt in the process
* The scars left on more than one person in this story – do hope that Sally, Gavin, Ally, and others will find a brighter future

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Definitely!

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (plus d'informations)