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This is book five in the series Phantom Force.

This was very unexpected, in a great way. I felt really sorry for Liz right from the start, but I also felt admiration for the way she took up the task as First Lady, without any kind of preparation. The events in the end didn’t come as a huge surprise when it happened, but the author built up to it beautifully. I had a good grasp of who Liz was as a person, and what she sacrificed to do this job that was thrusted upon her. Liz had some great moments of standing up to the people around her, but then she would docilely go off again and do what is expected of her. She did carry a quiet strength with her always, that never wavered. I was a bit disappointed that Liz didn’t seem to fight harder for her relationship with Ethan, when the responsibilities on his shoulders seem to separate them all too often. Ethan’s character was written very craftily.

I didn’t realize this was part of a bigger series, and now I definitely want to go back and read the previous books.

Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Was I hooked by this book? Yes, definitely.

Genre: Suspense