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The Spy Who Wants Me (Mercenary/Goddard Project, #8) (2009)

by Lucy Monroe(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0758229151 (ISBN13: 9780758229151)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Brava

series

Mercenary/Goddard Project

review 1: This was a good book. I wouldn't say it was exceptionally well written but it was entertaining. Unfortunately, I'm jumping into the Goddard Project series in book 8 so I was unfamiliar with other characters previously written about in the series and what ties they have outside of being part of the project and as the reader, I felt like it was lacking because I was unfamiliar with it.For the most part, Elle and Beau were fantastic leads however my biggest beef came mid-way into the book. Elle and Beau had already consummated their relationship and in the process of keeping it casual as agreed on, Elle completely lost all her backbone. She was written as a tough as nails security expert, a woman who could more than take care of herself. All of a sudden she's this weak female... more shell of herself, unable to turn away from Beau? Didn't jive at all. And Beau was written as a sex fiend that just kept pushing for more in their physical relationship - even though we as viewers were given the context that his feelings were involved, it came out to me as completely dominant and she became subservient. I didn't enjoy that Elle's behaviour changed.My favorite part however was the inter-relationships shows, especially with Elle's family and more specifically, her brother Matej. Unexpected since I'm usually one who doesn't like it when books veer off course and start introducing a secondary couple to share the spotlight. But it was well-written and really showed off family dynamics in a fun way.Overall, I'd say a good read but I'd only recommend it if you're familiar with the series.
review 2: Let me just start by saying that I've been a fan of Lucy Monroe since 2004 when I read "The Real Deal". Her ability to pull me into her stories, have me identify with her characters, and rouse feelings of humor and passion have been pretty constant with me. My disappointment in "The Spy Who Wants Me" is probably more than the book warrants just because I have such high expectations from her tales. But this book was just 'off' for me. The humor was just 'that much' too silly, the mystery was just 'that much' too unrealistic, and the two love stories just 'that much' too neat. Elle is an agent for a super-secret agency that keeps watch on scientific and technological projects for the government. She's also drop-dead gorgeous, deadly, and pretty near a genius. (Hate her yet? Yeah, me too.) Her job requires an extreme level of secrecy and that, combined with her guilt from the death of her husband, has caused a break with her large family. When her newest job sends her back to her family's hometown, she's a bit frazzled. When her liaison at her new job is the very hunky scientist, Beau, she begins to think that just maybe this job won't be a piece of cake. Then she finds out she'll also be working with her brother...and the caca hits the fan!Beau is a scrumptious piece of manhood. He's also an incredibly intelligent scientist who turned down a career in professional football to heed his conscious and invent things to make the world a better place. He's pretty flexible and can get along with most everyone, except he doesn't like dishonestly and he knows who and what Elle is, and isn't, from the get go. While he may be insanely attracted to her and perfectly willing to have a flaming affair during her 'security consulting job', he can't reconcile himself to the lies. But when Elle's cover is busted and his project is in peril, he joins forces with the bombshell to crack the case...and discovers there's more to Elle than meets the eye.After having said what I didn't like earlier, I can tell you that this book is very hot. There's not one, but two love stories in this book...and they're both smoking. It's a lighter, easy read with a definite happy ending times two and that's always a bonus. I'll continue to buy Monroe's books and just consider "The Spy Who Wants Me" to be an off-day for this talented author. less

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