A review by bookalyptic
Enemy by Danny Lenihan

challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Enemy is book 2 of the Rogue series, a space thriller filled with intrigue, betrayal and unbreakable bonds.

Enemy starts right where Rogue left of, and we're in the middle of it all. Jaxon is still recovering, he and his teammates have been adjusting to life on the Bertram Ramsay and all its obstacles and possibilities.

"With no expectations, there can be no failure."

From the start I got that feeling of being constantly on edge, from beginning till end. I was constantly trying to figure out who might be part of the AoG, who was undercover, who did what, and every time Jaxon included someone in his investigation, assuming that person could be trusted, I was like wait… are you certain? Is that smart? Can you really trust them?
And every time someone was saying something I was like "yeah…. but are you for real or do you just want me to think you are and are just hiding in plain sight"?

And then there were these violent, disgusting and horrific moments… they made my skin crawl. I was actually physically unwell for a couple of heartbeats after reading them. But even those moments has the investigator part of me actively working with Jaxon and his crew mates, trying to find the perpetrators.

Suffice to say that the entire book was a rollercoaster and had me engaged the entire time. I also felt like I was in space, a passenger with Jaxon in his red October, flying and admiring the Bertram Ramsay and earth. Running around with Laura and Amanda, having a drink with all of them and joining the meetings of the pilots and higher up luitenants.

There are alot of abbreviations for all the different sites and fields and workplaces, which was sometimes a bit confusing. And then there are the more than realistic descriptions of space flight, orbit, gravitational circumstances etc etc. And mind you, my sense of dimension is practically zero to none, but Danny describes everything in a such a way that even I dare say I get the basics of it, so kudos to you Danny.

World-building was again top notch, some zones on the Bertram sounded even better than the real ones on earth. And even though it is just the Bertram, space and earth, it just feels really enormous, like taking a hike on vacation and discovering new places.

A space opera with a malevolent group out for destruction, a thight knit group of friends, some (dark) humour in just the right places, a touch of murder mystery and CSI, a couple of really gruesome scenes, and an ending that will leave you feeling breathless and wanting more. Loved reading it and looking forward to more!

Thanks to the author Danny Lenihan  for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC. I read this book as an ARC reader but my opinions are my own and my review is voluntarily.

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