So many of my favorites in this book. It took a bit to get used to the flashback style storytelling though. I also missed the older generation part I'm used to having.

Overall, I loved seeing Max come undone and Jules shine. Grady/Jones & Molly are pretty great too. I hope they show back up in future books.

Breaking Point
3 Stars

FBI negotiator Max Bhagat excels at his job, but when it comes to his relationship with Gina Vitagliano, he just can't seem to get it right. When he receives the devastating news that Gina has been killed in a terrorist attack, Max is determined to identify the body and get justice for her. However, Max is in for another shock as the dead woman is not Gina, and she along with Molly Anderson, has been abducted. Soon Max finds himself working with Grady Morant, a.k.a "Jones" to rescue the women they love.

To be honest, this installment is very disappointing.

The pacing in the first half is slow with an excessive number of flashback scenes. Not only are there too many but they cover two different time periods, and all of the information could have been summarized in a prologue.

While the pace improves at the halfway mark, the plot becomes overly convoluted with several confusing and inexplicable twists and turns. The resolution is also completely far-fetched and lacks believability.

In terms of the romance, the focus is on two couples, Gina and Max as well as Molly and Jones (from book #4). I had been looking forward to the resolution of Gina and Max's storyline, but it simply does not live up to its potential. The details provided about Max's past, which may explain his reticence, are superficial and never really provide any insight into his mindset. Moreover, the intense chemistry that characterized their connection in previous books is lacking here.

With regard to Molly and Jones, they never resonated with me as a couple so their reunion and the challenges they face are ok but not awe inspiring.

Overall, not one of the better additions to the series although the ending is quite sweet.

This wasn't as good as some of the other TS books. But I did like the story of Gina and Max finally getting together. Finally Max, it took you a while. I also liked getting to know Jules more.

I'm continually impressed with Suzanne Brockmann's storytelling and story construction ability. Plus her characters are brilliant.

It is a fun read. It barely has dull moments.

Breaking Point is the ninth installment in the Troubleshooters series. It starts out when Max Bhagat lets the love of his life Gina, to go to Africa, and out of his life, despite his strong feelings for her. But when he hears that she has been killed in Harmburg Germany, he goes to Germany along with Jules Cassidy to identify the body, however when he arrives he finds out that the body isn't Gina, its someone else. Through the investigation, a man who is hunted by mostly every government in the world, Grady Morant, AKA "Jones" comes to him for help in finding those that have kidnapped Gina and his wife Molly Anderson. So despite his brain telling him he can't afford to trust Grady, in his heart he knows its the only way to find Gina, the one who has mattered to him more than anything or anyone else ever has before. So they head to one of the most dangerous countries known, hot zone, to rescue the two women that matter to these men, and who will rescue them at any cost to themselves and their future.

Breaking Point just like her other books, is filled with adventure and suspense. There are two story lines to Breaking Point however one is in the past and one is in the present. The past story line covers more of Gina and Max's intimate relationship and leads to why they are separated now. Then it takes us to Gina and Molly's time in Kenya, where they are reunited with Jones AKA Grady Morant, and which leads to the present day, to the kidnapping of these two women, in search of Grady Morant, from a drug lord who has been after him for many years, where his past comes to haunt him and Max as well. But with Jules Cassidy at their side, they go to one of the most dangerous hot spots in the world, to rescue the two innocent bystanders, but will they make it out of the "Hot Spot" alive and together and with a future to go back to? I was thoroughly satisfied with Breaking Point. This is part of the spectacular Troubleshooters series and a intense world that Suzanne Brockmann has created for her readers to delight in. There aren't really any problems with this one, although it got kinda annoying at times with the different time plots, which would switch at intense moments, and I had the extreme urge to skip through, but since I was listening to this audio style, I decided I needed to restrain myself, and I was grateful that I did, because it helped me to know the background of Gina and Max especially whom I have been rooting for since Over The Edge came into the picture and we see the start of their relationship has been a bit rocky, but its genuine and real. We also get to see Jones and Molly whom we have seen in Out Of Control, but have been seperated until Breaking Point and how they find it safe enough to get back together and married even, so this was a sensational and intense packed read that I found myself having a trying time to put my Ipod down because I became so involved with the story, plus a bonus is a great narrator who I found is common throughout the series of Audio of this series, and portrays the action scenes and the tender emotions portrayed throughout these astrounding romances that will leave you at the edge!!

This series is sometimes so entertaining and then she sets a book outside the US and its racism central. Sigh.

The story of Max Bhagat and Gina Vitagliano is probably my favorite in the Trouble Shooter series. I think it's because Gina is so strong and knows what she wants, even if it is a man who is twenty-one years her senior. The characters were introduced in the fourth book of the series when Gina was in a hostage situation and Max was the negotiator. Over and above the age gap, Max listened and watched as Gina was horribly beaten and raped. They have seen each other since then, most notably a stretch while Max was in the hospital. However, Max just couldn't get over the fact that everyone thinks that Gina is his daughter.
So, Gina decided to get over her broken heart and volunteer in Kenya. That's where she crosses paths with Molly Anderson who was introduced in book three. Molly's ex-lover Grady Morant has shown up in the camp. He was an American soldier turned baddie who was redeemed by Molly's love. Or something along those lines.
Anyway, it's just a wonderful mesh of so many of the Troubleshooter's overlapping storylines and I love the way they all work out. Must re-read this book again soon.