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leahkarge's review
5.0
I won this book in Goodreads First Reads.
I'm surprised by how much I love this book. The first book of this series, Edge of Sight, was pretty much an Epic Fail. The second book of the series, Shiver of Fear, was a Mild Epic Fail, due in large part to Devyn's ridiculousness. So, the whole time I was reading Face of Danger, I really was surprised by how much I was actually enjoying it, and that it ended up being an Epic Success for me by the end. I was actually really intrigued by the whole concept and all the characters.
I was extremely interested in the dynamic between Assistant Special Agent in Charge Colton Lang and Viviana Angelino ever since they met in Shiver of Fear. There was instant sexual interest and tension between the two of them, and couldn't wait to see when and how they were going to act on it. Colt is a by-the-book, follow-the-rules golfer, and Vivi is a spunky, punky skater who started up her own security company with her brother and cousins. By all accounts, complete opposites. I guess it's true what they say: Opposites attract. There was legitimate chemistry between these two. I didn't feel a lot of chemistry with Marc and Devyn in Shiver of Fear, and I definitely didn't feel any with Zach and Sam in Edge of Sight, but I could see that Colt and Vivi actually cared about each other. Sure, they had their spats and arguments, but they could talk to and listen to each other; they could appreciate the opinions of the other. Colt and Vivi are by far my favorite couple of this series so far, and they are two of my favorite characters.
I sincerely hope that Gabe's book is the next one in the series. He is the one person that I am most interested in within the Guardian Angelinos. We don't know much about him except that he's a spook and has access to unlimited information, and he loves his family. I am really interested to learn his secrets and see what extraordinary woman can convince Gabriel Rossi that love is worth it. So she better not suck, Roxanne St. Claire!
Another reason, aside from the awesome main characters, that I gave this book five stars is because I was actually interested in the plot and I was intrigued by the story the whole time I was reading the book. I liked the different mysterious plots and cases, and I loved watching Vivi and Colt work together to solve not one but two huge FBI cases.
I also appreciated the fact that Vivi and Colt had real issues that took them a while to get over. And they didn't just get over them as soon as they fell into bed together. Vivi's sexual fears were real and she wasn't able to just go off and have sex with Colt right away just because she wanted to. A lot of the time, authors make everything suddenly all okay after some kind of sexual trauma by just having the heroine and hero fall into bed together. Well, people, that is not reality. So, yes, I liked the fact that Vivi's situation was somewhat real. Also, Colt had genuine difficulties getting past the death of his lost lady love. It's not easy to get over the death of someone you have loved and lost, and some people never do. Therefore, I felt that it was entirely realistic for Colt to have taken over five years to finally accept and move on. Again, authors often make everything Okey Dokey Smokey just because the hero meets the heroine. Like with Vivi's situation, that just doesn't happen most of the time. So, like I said, I'm glad that St. Claire made their situations and reactions real.
I just have to say again that I really loved this book. I'm still a little shocked that I enjoyed this book so much, but alas, I did. I would recommend this book to many. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the first two, but you need to read them to understand everything because the books are very closely related. I eagerly await the next installment (GABE!!!!) of the series.
I'm surprised by how much I love this book. The first book of this series, Edge of Sight, was pretty much an Epic Fail. The second book of the series, Shiver of Fear, was a Mild Epic Fail, due in large part to Devyn's ridiculousness. So, the whole time I was reading Face of Danger, I really was surprised by how much I was actually enjoying it, and that it ended up being an Epic Success for me by the end. I was actually really intrigued by the whole concept and all the characters.
I was extremely interested in the dynamic between Assistant Special Agent in Charge Colton Lang and Viviana Angelino ever since they met in Shiver of Fear. There was instant sexual interest and tension between the two of them, and couldn't wait to see when and how they were going to act on it. Colt is a by-the-book, follow-the-rules golfer, and Vivi is a spunky, punky skater who started up her own security company with her brother and cousins. By all accounts, complete opposites. I guess it's true what they say: Opposites attract. There was legitimate chemistry between these two. I didn't feel a lot of chemistry with Marc and Devyn in Shiver of Fear, and I definitely didn't feel any with Zach and Sam in Edge of Sight, but I could see that Colt and Vivi actually cared about each other. Sure, they had their spats and arguments, but they could talk to and listen to each other; they could appreciate the opinions of the other. Colt and Vivi are by far my favorite couple of this series so far, and they are two of my favorite characters.
I sincerely hope that Gabe's book is the next one in the series. He is the one person that I am most interested in within the Guardian Angelinos. We don't know much about him except that he's a spook and has access to unlimited information, and he loves his family. I am really interested to learn his secrets and see what extraordinary woman can convince Gabriel Rossi that love is worth it. So she better not suck, Roxanne St. Claire!
Another reason, aside from the awesome main characters, that I gave this book five stars is because I was actually interested in the plot and I was intrigued by the story the whole time I was reading the book. I liked the different mysterious plots and cases, and I loved watching Vivi and Colt work together to solve not one but two huge FBI cases.
I also appreciated the fact that Vivi and Colt had real issues that took them a while to get over. And they didn't just get over them as soon as they fell into bed together. Vivi's sexual fears were real and she wasn't able to just go off and have sex with Colt right away just because she wanted to. A lot of the time, authors make everything suddenly all okay after some kind of sexual trauma by just having the heroine and hero fall into bed together. Well, people, that is not reality. So, yes, I liked the fact that Vivi's situation was somewhat real. Also, Colt had genuine difficulties getting past the death of his lost lady love. It's not easy to get over the death of someone you have loved and lost, and some people never do. Therefore, I felt that it was entirely realistic for Colt to have taken over five years to finally accept and move on. Again, authors often make everything Okey Dokey Smokey just because the hero meets the heroine. Like with Vivi's situation, that just doesn't happen most of the time. So, like I said, I'm glad that St. Claire made their situations and reactions real.
I just have to say again that I really loved this book. I'm still a little shocked that I enjoyed this book so much, but alas, I did. I would recommend this book to many. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the first two, but you need to read them to understand everything because the books are very closely related. I eagerly await the next installment (GABE!!!!) of the series.
sarah1984's review
4.0
Good plot, reasonably suspenseful, good romance scenes. I was a little surprised that the first romance scene was so early on in the book, we hardly knew anything about the characters and they were getting intimate so quickly - not the way a usual romance is written. I look forward to reading other books by Roxanne St. Claire, including the 2 previous books in the series. BTW it doesn't matter if you read this book before you read the other 2 as there isn't that much information about characters from the other books, so you shouldn't get too confused by the mention of characters you haven't heard of.
fleurette's review
3.0
I have read some books by Roxanne St. Claire from her Bullet Catcher series and rather enjoyed them. This was my fist book in The Guardian Angelinos series and it was also quite good.
I definitely liked the characters and the fact that it was an opposite attraction. Colton and Vivi are so different that it was nice to read about the feelings between them.
Although, the best part of the story was the suspense. Though the idea of Vivi making as a double for Cara seemed a bit unreal and strange to me, the whole intrigue was interesting and well-constructed. The ending was really surprising.
I will continue reading books by Roxanne St. Claire and I am definitely going to read a book with Gabe as a main character.
I definitely liked the characters and the fact that it was an opposite attraction. Colton and Vivi are so different that it was nice to read about the feelings between them.
Although, the best part of the story was the suspense. Though the idea of Vivi making as a double for Cara seemed a bit unreal and strange to me, the whole intrigue was interesting and well-constructed. The ending was really surprising.
I will continue reading books by Roxanne St. Claire and I am definitely going to read a book with Gabe as a main character.
mslizalou's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite book in the series! Listened to the audiobook and while I still don't love Violet Grey's narration, Rocki's book was absolutely wonderful. All her books have emotional elements, but Vivi and Lang's story touched a special place in my heart and Face of Danger is one of my favorite books ever written by Roxanne St. Claire.
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