Heather K (dentist in my spare time)'s Reviews > Daylight Again

*2.5 stars*

I'm just going to come out and say it.

It was very hard for me to finish this book.

Now remember, friends, I'm basing my rating mostly on personal enjoyment and this fell somewhere between "okay" and "like" for me. I can see why this book has lots of 5-star ratings and loyal fans, however me for me it wasn't a win. "Why, Heather, why?!?" I know you all are wailing. Well most of my rating boils down to one simple truth: This book confused the crap out of me. Still perplexed? I'll explain.

-A bajillion characters: There are at least 10 guys mentioned through the course of the book, guys that have important roles in the story, and I couldn't for the life of me keep everyone straight. The tangled web or who works for whom and who has slept with whom practically gave me a migraine. They all started fusing together into one giant blind/deaf/mute/gay/muscular/marine/navy/spy character. I call him Doc Malblucilliaproph.

-The time and space jumps: Sounds mildly sci-fi, no? Anyway, one minutes the guys are in a remote country and the next they are back in their apartment, lickety split. Time seems to have no meaning in this book. It could take place over the course of one day or ten weeks and I wouldn't be able to tell.

-The way all the accessory characters keep popping in: Mildly related to my first point, it was strange how one moment the Tom and Prophet would be alone and the next they are with 5 different people. This happened over and over again. People keep randomly appearing in the story and it felt so sudden each time.

-All the secret spy organizations: FBI, CIA, EE, Marines, Secret Ops... I give up. I can't remember who is from where and why...

-Prophet's disease: Okay, I'm a scientist of sorts and it drove me up the wall that I didn't get a name for Prophet's eye condition. I don't need a full explanation but what was given was really vague and I would think that Prophet would want to know more details. I did some research on my own given the information from the story (degenerative, x-linked due to the fact that all the males had it, variable phenotype) and I diagnosed Prophet with Choroideremia. Now I feel better.

-All of them being practically invincible: It started to feel a bit far fetched. I mean, super human strength, cunning, precision reaction times... I think Prophet is made of steel sometimes.

Now that I've aired all my grievances, what was good about the book? Lots of things, really. I love when Tom and Prophet get it on (holy hot sexy-times!) and when the plot has its more straightforward moments. I liked the start of the book and the emotional strides that Prophet and Tom took in this story. It had some very bright spots but my enjoyment was greatly lessoned by all of the things I've listed above.

I know this series has tons of fan-girls and I get it, I really do, but I'm starting to realize that this series is just not going my way. Things are feeling more and more convoluted and I'm a straightforward kind of girl. Everyone else, keep enjoying the yumminess that is Prophet and Tom because I think I'm closing the door on this series.

**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**