It just couldn't suspend my disbelief

After all the other books, I just couldn't cope with Mogul and his chums. They are supposedly the alien equivalent to highly trained special ops soldiers and yet, they bungle everything. Given that they've been running surveillance on the Rose Syndicate for decades, they seen to think this is a Acme cartoon.

I overlooked the surgery by YouTube that saved her life. I overlooked Mogul knowing the sigils can be tracked and knowing that sigils can be turned off to avoid tracking yet our hero doesn't make use of this knowledge until after they are confronted by Syndicate goons. I overlooked the way this highly trained soldier dropped the syringe then couldn't jab it into the guard they subdue during infiltration. I overlooked their decision to drug the guards by injection even though they were going to blow the factory to smithereens, which would kill the guards anyway. I also ignored them being able to get anywhere near a Rose Syndicate building with an active sigil and not encounter a welcoming party. I even ignored that a Syndicate guard held a knife to a gargoyle's throat and instead of turning his neck to stone, our hero is afraid? Child please!

I finally had enough when his buddies decided to forget the plan to drive away before detonating their oh-so-powerful bombs and instead detonate all 3 while their buddy is standing right next to the building, I rolled my eyes so hard I might have caused some damage.

This book has the same worlds, species and organisations but after that it's like a completely different universe. Hell, the Kargals even refer to themselves as Gargoyles and talk about Garg technology? I really hope this isn't the last book because it would end a good series on a whimper rather than a bang.

PS, just skipped 8 or 9 chapters ahead and met Penny and her British accent. Oh sweet baby Jesus!

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