Guest Review: Darkest Before Dawn by Maya Banks

Posted October 4, 2015 by Cocktails and Books in Reviews / 0 Comments

Guest Review: Darkest Before Dawn by Maya BanksDarkest Before Dawn by Maya Banks
Series: KGI, #10
Published by Berkley Publication Date: October 27th 2015
Pages: 384
Also in this series: Darkest Before Dawn, Brighter Than the Sun
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four-stars

THE ALL-NEW KGI NOVEL from the β€œincredibly awesome" (Jaci Burton) #1 New York Times bestselling author of When Day Breaks.
The Kelly Group International (KGI):
A super-elite, top secret, family-run business.Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background.Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the U.S. government can’t...
The enigmatic Hancock has been both opponent and ally to the KGI teams for as long as they've known him. Always working a deep game, Hancock's true allegiance has never been apparent, but one thing is for certainβ€”he never lets anything get in the way of duty.
But now, his absolute belief in the primacy of his ultimate goal is challenged by a captive he's been ordered to guard, no matter how much she suffers in her prison. She's the only woman who's ever managed to penetrate the rigid walls surrounding his icy heart, but will he allow his perplexing feelings for the beautiful victim to destroy a mission he's spent years working to complete or will he be forced to sacrifice her for β€œthe greater good.”

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Darkest Before Dawn is the latest book in Maya Bank’s KGI series, following the elusive Hancock and Honor. This can be read as a standalone, but there is a bit of backstory about Hancock in the other books. Hancock is a machine- his whole life is focused on the mission, and Honor unfortunately is part of his grander plan to lure a Russian mobster he’s been tracking.

I’ve been waiting for Hancock’s story, because I always figured there had to be more to him than meets the eye. It was equal parts heartwarming and frustrating to watch his relationship with Honor. On the one end he was highly protective and treated her like spun glass, on the other end he was unable to see beyond his single minded goal of revenge. Honor was another enigma, because she’d suffered through so much but she was still holding onto hope. And if anyone is going to be able to tame Hancock it would be her. It was a good romantic suspense book, but it did tend to drag a bit in the middle and there were some elements that required you to suspend reality which was a bit hard to do. Overall it was a solid book, and a good edition to the series.