Rating: 4🌈
Operation Justice Force is such a excellent series and Honor continues this with a terrific couple and exciting storylines.
Oliver Rains is a ex Special Forces who has an immediate connection with the former chief of police Parker Johnson that joins the unit.
I’m not really a fan of instant love unless the author makes a genuine case for it for their couple. Whether by being able to telegraph a overpowering chemistry or delivering a understandable connection that makes a instant love feel real.
Knightley does a great job in making us believe that Oliver and Parker’s relationship is built on a foundation of communication, chemistry, and deeper understanding. It’s a honest feel to them as a unit.
That I loved.
There were things that lessened my own depth of connection to the story. That Oliver has a dangerous stalker that he kept a secret from his friends and agency? All I thought of were don’t they conduct background checks? That’s a huge issue that would be easily found out.
The sex trafficking element. They are taking down a major sex trafficking ring. They found a small number out of all the victims indicated. The follow up on those and the aftermath was given shorter space considering what the narrative implies those children went through. And the scene we shown as they are rescued.
For me if you’re going to use it as a storyline then all aspects should be treated accordingly.
The romance, the relationship between Oliver and Parker is the best element of this story. The stalker, the sex trafficking aspect are secondary in my opinion due to a couple of factors that made them a bit less realistic.
Honor is still highly entertaining and I’m recommending it . The fourth story is due out in a few months. I’ll be waiting.
🔹Operation Justice Force series:
✓ Lethal #1
✓ Rough #2
✓ Honor #3
â—¦ Rebel #4 – Nov 17, 2022
https://www.goodreads.com › showHonor (Operation Justice Force #3) by Reese Knightley | Goodreads
Synopsis:
They really are perfect for each other with zero bullshit between them.
Oliver Rains joined Pegasus after the military to keep doing what he loves—helping out the innocent and putting scumbags in the ground where they belong. He was supposed to find a new team, not fall in love, but what he hadn’t counted on was former chief of police Parker Johnson walking into his life. The sexy man is everything he’s wanted for a long time.
Parker Johnson took early retirement from the police force after an altercation with the mayor. It wasn’t his fault the guy was a jackass. He landed a job with the elite unit of operatives known as Pegasus and it’s there he meets Oliver Rains. The ex-Special Forces soldier is the one he’s been searching for, but he’s never mixed his love life and his work before.
When Pegasus is asked to assist with taking down a sex trafficking ring, the unit jumps at the chance to help.
Then someone comes after Oliver. And Parker will do whatever it takes to keep him safe.
Get ready as Pegasus roars into action and delivers a beatdown to the bad guys.
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