Reviewed by Annika
SERIES: Fish Out of Water #4
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
NARRATOR: Nick J. Russo
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2019
LENGTH: 7 hours, 34 minutes
BLURB:
Can a hitman and a psychic negotiate a relationship while all hell breaks loose?
The world might not know who Lee Burton is, but it needs his black ops division and the work they do to keep it safe. Burton’s spent his life following orders – until he sees a kill jacket on Ernie Caulfield. Ernie isn’t a typical target, and something is very wrong with Burton’s chain of command.
Ernie’s life may seem adrift, but his every action helps to shelter his mind from the psychic storm raging within. When Burton shows up to save him from assassins and club bunnies, Ernie seizes his hand and doesn’t look back. Burton is Ernie’s best bet in a tumultuous world, and after one day together, he’s pretty sure Burton knows Ernie is his destiny as well.
But when Burton refused Ernie’s contract, he kicked an entire piranha tank of bad guys, and Burton can’t rest until he takes down the rogue military unit that would try to kill a spacey psychic. Ernie’s in love with Burton and Burton’s confused as hell by Ernie – but Ernie’s not changing his mind and Burton can’t stay away.
Psychics, assassins, and bad guys – throw them into the desert with a forbidden love affair and what could possibly go wrong?
REVIEW:
<i>Fish Out of Water</i> is by far my favourite series by Amy Lane’s. I’ve read and re-read/listened to each book, some more than once and I was excited to see another book in this series. Sure it wasn’t with Ellery and Jackson as main characters, but I still looked forward to it.
<i>Hiding the Moon</i> is a crossover between <i>Racing for the Sun</i> and the <i>Fish Out of Water</i> series. I’d recommend reading the series before starting on this one as they are heavily connected. It takes place during the same time as the last book in the <i>Fish Out of Water</i> series so a lot of the things taking place you already know. This time though it’s told from Burton and Ernie’s POV. How they first met, with Burton hired to eliminate Ernie but hiding him away instead. How Burton infiltrates a network of assassins in order to take it down. How they long for each other when apart, fall for each other and fight for each other.
When I listen (or read) a book I’m usually left with conflicted feelings. On the one hand, more often than not, when I’m listening/reading I’m totally immersed and enjoy the story. The minute I put it down or finish it my mind starts to think and rarely agrees with the experience I had while reading. Listening to this book was the same. So while I had a great time during my listen, as soon as the book was finished my mind immediately went to “is that it?”. I wanted something more than just <i>A Few Good Fish</i> from another POV. I mean that story has already been told. Sure we got to know Burton and Ernie better but that wasn’t enough for me to warrant an entire book. If it had been more focused on the events taking place after <i>A Few Good Fish</i> it would have felt more meaningful to me.
Nick J. Russo is without a doubt a very talented narrator, but I still prefer Greg Tremblay’s smooth voice. And switching narration mid series is always a risky move. I can understand why, seeing as Russo narrated the crossover <i>Racing for the Sun</i> and Burton and Ernie are more connected to them than to Jackson and Ellery. As far as the narration itself Russo did a great job, capturing the essence of the story and the characters, I especially fell for his impersonation of Ernie who shone a bit more brightly than the rest.
In the end, I was kind of disappointed. I wanted more than just a rehash of the previous book. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good story and good narration, I just needed more than what we got.
RATING:
Story: 2,5 – 3 hearts
Narration: 4,5 hearts
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