And if there was a weakness that could be turned into a strength, she did so without hesitation. She was excellent at working to minimize her weaknesses and emphasize her strengths. The precautions she takes before going to sleep each night impressed me and saddened me at the same time. In the first two chapters, we see how incredibly cautious and well prepared our chemist is. Instead, she’s an incredibly bright chemist trying to stay ahead of the people who want to take her out for knowing too much. She’s not a sharpshooter or a femme fatale. There is no martial arts black belt in her background. She’s not your average main character for a book like this. Our main character, who shall remain nameless, has been on the run for three years. Who would have guessed that Meyer had this kind of skill lurking beneath her teen paranormal romances? It was what I was so hoping to find in Dean Koontz’s Jane Hawk series that disappointed me last year. This was one of the best spy thrillers I’ve ever read, on par with or perhaps even surpassing the likes of Patterson and Ludlum. I was skeptical, but they were totally right. The only reason I gave in and read it is because both my mother and grandmother were raving about how much they loved it. I should’ve had more faith, because this was a pretty amazing book. The characters would have to be radically different from those she’s known for. I mean, it requires so much more research and finesse than a vampire/werewolf love triangle, right? The foreshadowing that was so present in the Twilight Saga would have to be done away with, because a thriller with no surprises isn’t really a thriller. But I honestly didn’t think she could handle writing an adult spy thriller. Twilight will always be one of my guilty pleasures.

They’re a little trashy, but they’re fun and addictive in a teenage soap opera kind of way. This is a book I honestly had no intention of reading.

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