Review: Enemy Games

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Different species from different worlds make reluctant allies...

While combating a plague, scientist Jayleia Durante becomes a pawn in a greater game. With her father missing and intergalactic mercenaries on her trail, her decision to cooperate with Major Damen Sindrivik may prove advantageous...if she can control her attraction to the officer who abducted her.

Some secrets aren't worth keeping...

Damen, a spy from a rival government, will use anything, including his predatory instincts, to achieve his mission...locating Jayleia's father. She reacts to Damen's charm and seductive power, so why does he question her motivation?

Conflicted loyalties and enemies abound...

Traitors and the alien enemies threaten to destroy the galaxy. Jayleia must choose. Betray her father, risk her friends, and lose Damen, or prevent an Interstellar war?

Genre: science fiction/science fiction romance

Publication date: October 2019

Mature content: yes

 

Review: In terms of timeline, Enemy Games closely follows Enemy Within, book one in this Chronicles of the Empire series. Enemy Games, however, features a different set of main characters, and while some of the secondary characters do come from book one, overall I would say it can be read as a stand alone. 

 

In book one I had a small issue with the plot complicating a bit too much. Enemy Games started out so well that I believed it would work better for me. I was wrong. Things were more or less clear cut until Jayleia and Damen arrive at the Silver City space station. From them onwards, the plot thickens so much, and so many new characters are added, that at some points I was totally lost about who was doing what -  and why.

So, while I do like the overall concept of this book, I can't bring myself to actively recommend it. If you've read and liked book one, you may want to give Enemy Games a try. Otherwise, it will just be too confusing and you'll probably end up frustrated and disappointed. 

Happy readings otherwise,

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