Gillie has spent the last 12 years or so of her life as a
prized possession slash prisoner for the Foundation, an evil
group of politicians and scientists obsessed with the
supernatural abilities of humans and the idea of duplicating
those abilities to create the perfect weapons for the
government or evil plans of the rich. Gillie is pretty
lonely; all she has are the strange visits from the Director
of the facility and the freedom within her cage to cook
(which is more than others receive). Thankfully, T-89,
otherwise known as Taye, finds a way to convince the
director to allow
him to spend at least one hour a day with Gillie. Taye and
Gillie form a strong bond as Taye prepares himself to
execute his plan to escape the facility and be free
before his ability kills him.
The fourth book in Ava Gray's Skin series begins as a
recap of sorts of the great escape with a little more detail
than the previous books. The race to be safe and escape the
evil and dangerous clutches of the Foundation to help save
the day is exciting and promising; enter Mockingbird to
either recruit Gillie and Taye or help them
start a new life. Then the excitement comes to a stop for
awhile. Gillie's character grows steadily through out the
book but I felt Taye got lost in the shuffle and felt more
like a secondary character. Gillie is
ready for anything while Taye is a bit of a downer; granted
his ability is killing him but the only thing we are sure of
is Taye feels Gillie is too good for him. Large sections of
the story are dedicated to secondary characters like the
mercenary hired to retrieve Gillie and Mockingbird and his
collection of outcasts.
There is definitely closure, though it seems some story
lines are left a wee bit open and maybe unclear in some
cases but other than then dragging at times, Gillie and Taye
have great chemistry together.
She can’t remember what home is like…
Gillie is a fugitive. She has the scars to prove her
long-term incarceration, but the story would land her in a
padded cell if she presented it to the authorities. Now that
she’ s free, she’ s determined never to be bound again. But
her extraordinary healing is too valuable to let go, and her
former captors intend to retrieve her—by any means
necessary. Which doesn’t bode well for her dream of a normal
life.
He can’t remember wanting anything more.
Taye can’t remember much about his past, but he knows he’s
not worthy to give Gillie her happily-ever-after, so he’s
determined to preserve her innocence, though she tempts him
more than any woman he’s ever known. With the clock ticking
and a bounty hunter hounding them, he faces the most
important task of his life—assuring her safety from the
Foundation. No matter the pain of his own deferred desires.
Gillie doesn’t understand how he can resist the charge
between them. And if Taye has his way, she’ll never know the
sacrifice he’s making to keep her alive…
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