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ainslie62's review against another edition
Don't care about the before part of these characters story, there is enough detail in book 1, probably would have been better reading this book before re reading the first book in this series multiple times
diaryofthebookdragon's review
3.0
Friends to lovers plot gets me every time. Plus this was a Kindle freebie. Who could ask for more?
Reckless Heat was not bad, but it was not anything special either. It's obviously a prequel to a series and introduction to the history between characters, because it ends without no resolution. But, I am not intrigued enough to continue and read the next book in this series because I didn't like the hero at all.
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Reckless Heat was not bad, but it was not anything special either. It's obviously a prequel to a series and introduction to the history between characters, because it ends without no resolution. But, I am not intrigued enough to continue and read the next book in this series because I didn't like the hero at all.
FREE for Kindle right now: http://amzn.to/2wSFB5G
emlickliter's review
emotional
fast-paced
5.0
Reckless Heat (Hostile Operations Team #0.5) by Lynn Raye Harris – Childhood best friends end a life time of friendship with a massive fight at a high school graduation party. As Matt heads to West Point, this prequel introduces us to the girl he left behind. Happy Reading!
karja26's review
4.0
What an AWESOME introductory to Matt & Evie's story. Matt just wants to get away from it all and forget everything bad that's ever happened to him, Evie loves him and only wants what's best but Matt is too blinded. Fingers cross they have their HEA in Hot Pursuit which I'm eagerly awaiting to start!!!!!
nbiblioholic's review
3.0
As prequels go, this was a good one. Evie and Matt have been best friends forever. As they grew up, their closeness couldn't be denied. But as Evie matured, her feelings for Matt changed. She fell in love with her best friend and he couldn't see it. He still treated her as a friend, warmed his bed with many women, and never really looked at her. No matter how hard she tried to get him to see her as someone more to him, he firmly placed her in the friend zone. So when she finds out that he intends to leave town after graduation, she makes one more ditch effort to get him to realize what they could be. And risks her young tender heart in the process.
The author did a great job of capturing the unrequited young love experience. It was easy to imagine Evie's anguish and Matt's ignorance. I wasn't completely sold on the idea of them as a couple, but I admired Evie's determination to make it so. I just felt so bad for her. Matt was so cavalier with her feelings, and I hated that he DID know how she felt and still nothing, and I didn't like that Evie allowed herself to be hurt. I get that her feelings couldn't be denied, but poor thing needed someone to tell her to just move on, without her having to be forced to. Matt was just a boy and we can't expect huge things from him. Not every young man is swoon worthy, right?
I'm off to find out what happens when these characters reunite in Hot Pursuit. I hope Evie makes him grovel hard core!
The author did a great job of capturing the unrequited young love experience. It was easy to imagine Evie's anguish and Matt's ignorance. I wasn't completely sold on the idea of them as a couple, but I admired Evie's determination to make it so. I just felt so bad for her. Matt was so cavalier with her feelings, and I hated that he DID know how she felt and still nothing, and I didn't like that Evie allowed herself to be hurt. I get that her feelings couldn't be denied, but poor thing needed someone to tell her to just move on, without her having to be forced to. Matt was just a boy and we can't expect huge things from him. Not every young man is swoon worthy, right?
I'm off to find out what happens when these characters reunite in Hot Pursuit. I hope Evie makes him grovel hard core!
mslizalou's review
4.0
I am a huge fan of the Hostile Operations Team series and adored Matt and Evie's story in book 1. I absolutely love that we got a chance to see them as teenagers in Reckless Heat. Reckless Heat is a novella length story and a super fast read.
I guess since Matt and Evie were the first couple in the Hostile Operations Team series, they have an extra special place in my heart. I love a friends to lovers story and when you add in a reunion story, you have me from page one.
Reckless Heat is Matt and Evie's story from the last few weeks they spend together before he heads off to West Point. I love that Evie and Matt where best friends from the time they were pretty young. I also absolutely loved that Evie had a crush on Matt and although he did know it, he really didn't want to do anything to possibly mess up their friendship. However, what teenage boy is going to turn down a teenage girl, even when it's his very best friend in the world?
Honestly I though Matt was super sweet with Evie and I knew he didn't want to hurt her, but being a teenage guy, he just messed up once the deed was actually done. Of course Evie totally looked like she had been in the backseat with Matt and he was a total tool to brag to all his friends. Reckless Heat made me think of a high school keg party on the weekend and watching your best friend's drama play out before everyone. My heart broke for both Evie and Matt since neither really knew how to fix the situation.
Reckless Heat was a super fast read for me. I loved the story came from alternating points of view and it is in first person point of view for those readers who aren't huge fans of first person point of view. I have no trouble with it and though it especially worked well with this story. I felt like I got new insight into Matt and Evie's relationship by seeing them together when they were teenagers.
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I guess since Matt and Evie were the first couple in the Hostile Operations Team series, they have an extra special place in my heart. I love a friends to lovers story and when you add in a reunion story, you have me from page one.
Reckless Heat is Matt and Evie's story from the last few weeks they spend together before he heads off to West Point. I love that Evie and Matt where best friends from the time they were pretty young. I also absolutely loved that Evie had a crush on Matt and although he did know it, he really didn't want to do anything to possibly mess up their friendship. However, what teenage boy is going to turn down a teenage girl, even when it's his very best friend in the world?
Honestly I though Matt was super sweet with Evie and I knew he didn't want to hurt her, but being a teenage guy, he just messed up once the deed was actually done. Of course Evie totally looked like she had been in the backseat with Matt and he was a total tool to brag to all his friends. Reckless Heat made me think of a high school keg party on the weekend and watching your best friend's drama play out before everyone. My heart broke for both Evie and Matt since neither really knew how to fix the situation.
Reckless Heat was a super fast read for me. I loved the story came from alternating points of view and it is in first person point of view for those readers who aren't huge fans of first person point of view. I have no trouble with it and though it especially worked well with this story. I felt like I got new insight into Matt and Evie's relationship by seeing them together when they were teenagers.
Review copy provided by publisher
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