Some ghosts refuse to stay buried . . .Prophet and Tom have been through the wringer more times than they can count, both as partners in the field and in life. Yet despite it all, they’ve built something great together. But now they need to protect it again: Prophet’s old nemesis, John Morse, is back and threatening everything he loves.Prophet is driven enough to take John down alone, and with a … down alone, and with a chance to do exactly that on the table, he runs with it, risking himself in the process. But trusting Tom to help him is so much more than mission critical.
It’s the final stand, and with Tom and his team behind him, Prophet’s in for the fight of his life. Then a figure from his past goes missing, and the consequence of an old mission rears its head. As complications and destruction mount all around them, getting out alive becomes the most important mission of their lives.
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A love story like no other. Forget Romeo and Juliet. Forget Antony and Cleopatra.
Tom and Prophet are the couple of all time. This is an awesome tale told by a master storyteller.
This is a book 4 in the series and you do need to read these in order. This one takes up after their last and you really need to have read it to understand what’s going on. I also suggest if it has been a long time since you have read at least the last book to refresh yourself. I got lost at times since it had been a long time.
This goes back to Prophet and Tom and John is back after Prophet. Prophet has to take down John to end all the problems but can he take down his former best friend and lover. Tom is determined to help him do whatever it takes to stop the nightmares and help them get on with their lives.
This story is full of hot, interesting characters, lots of bad boys and who do you trust? There is a lot going on and you have to really follow the story to keep up. I really love this series and hope there is more, perhaps Cillian and Mal? There is so many twists and turns and just when you think you know somebody there is a twist to make you gasp. You won’t want to quit once you start this!
Warning: There are scenes of torture and violence.
Mark Larchmont does a pretty good narration. He doesn’t go overboard on giving every character vices but enough you can keep up with who is who. I do like the accents on Cillian. The pacing is good and he keeps you absorbed in the action.
I waited to start this series until all the books were out, so all the past events leading to this final book are very fresh in my mind. Even so, the multiple plotlines converging had me spinning and rereading at times as I tried to make sense of things. I don’t know if this was intentional by the author or simply a result of having to reconcile multiple storylines and reveal long held secrets within a single novel. Similarly, the pacing was a little unsettling. The scenes were fast and sometimes had erratic shifts, jumping to different characters’ locations and occasionally back in time, keeping me as off kilter as Tom and Prophet were as they prepared for the final push to bring down John. There were also some notable scenes that gave me pause, almost seeming as though they were included for shock value as opposed to progressing the romance and storyline. Despite the few negatives, this series was simply addicting and I found myself glued to If I Ever, loving all the twists that came the characters’ way.
One of my favorite aspects of suspense/thriller novels are the twists, and If I Ever delivered a number of them that I hadn’t seen coming. Those little deviations from the plans or surprise reveals ensured I couldn’t put the book down until I saw how it all unfolded. I thought the conclusion was really satisfying from the Tom and Prophet perspective, though it did seem the author left room to write more shorts in the future, especially involving secondary characters. I liked how the relationship between Tom and Prophet developed over the course of this book a lot, but there was plenty of angst between the men before they got their happy ending, some of it exaggerated and repetitive, but most of it felt honest to the characters I’ve grown to love. What I really liked though was how much Prophet changed his outlook on Tom, his secrets, and his future in If I Ever. That shift, along with a load of action-packed scenes and great twists, made for a really good final book in the Hell or High Water series. If you’ve been waiting to start or just finish this series, I urge you to jump right in.
*eARC received via Netgalley. The author and publisher had no influence over this review*
This story is a piece of art, epic! I’ve re-read the previous stories otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to keep up with this one. So much is happening, so many stories and persons are coming together in this story, but SE Jakes really makes it work and I loved the HEA I can’t wait to read more about Cillian and Mal.
So worth the wait
I’ve been waiting for this book for a long time and this is everything and more! I loved Prophet and Tommy and they finally get their HEA or more correctly their HFN. I loved Remy too, who’d probably grow up to be like Prophet. Mal and Cillian also play a big part in this book. I can’t wait for their books. I wonder if Ren and King will get together. I loved the whole team and Nico and Doc(another possibility for a book or novella??) And Dean.
Obviously this book is highly recommended.