Solid 4.5 stars for the series. LOVED these books!Okay I've heard about these books for awhile (The Evan Arden series), but I've never gotten around to reading them... but I had bought the Surviving Raine book and then heard that the second one to that series was going to feature Evan Arden and everyone was flipping out about that... so I decided before I read the Surviving Raine books- I would first read the Evan Arden series... and four books later I am KICKING myself for waiting so long!!! I LOVED THESE BOOKS. Shay Savage just went on my list of automatic preorders. LOVED her writing. Book (novella) 1. Otherwise Alone. Amazing. Loved that Evan was so flawed. He's an ex military guy who now works for the mafia. Loved the fast pace story. It was seriously exciting. And the first book was a novella introducing Evan and Lia, and of course Odin :) And wow. Some introduction. It's amazing it was a novella- the character development of Evan was AWESOME. You get a feeling for who he really is and the world he lives in right away. Hooked. LOVED THIS BOOK. Was so glad I didn't have to wait for the next few :)Book 2. Otherwise Occupied. So this one was a lot... erm... grittier. It focuses mostly on Evan and how he is coping with his life as a mafia hit man and his demons from his military past. This book also shows exactly how much Lia has affected Evan even though she's really not in this book much at the beginning. THAT ENDING. Wowza. Shows exactly how effed up our Hero is!Book 3- Otherwise Unharmed. This deals with the fallout from Evan's actions in Book 2 and how he deals with both his mafia bosses/family and his military past. This one also does an amazing job focusing on Evan and Lia's developing relationship and just how much she means to him.Book 4 (novella)- Uncockblockable. this is Nick's story and takes place between books 2 and 3. Gives a little more insight into the chicago mob, Evan's personality (especially from others viewpoint), and Nick. Loved getting a little more from these characters. I clearly made a mistake by reading the 3rd book then going for the novella. I just couldn't wait.. I love Evan. Evan was a total alpha but Nick was like a useless side-kick.Sorry.. But Nick didn't make me swoon or anything. Only read this one to get tiny glimpse of Evan. Shay savage can write some great male pov. I mean the best. Love the author. Love the writing,story. Overall it was a good read.
What can I say, I absolutely LOVE Shay Savage's writing. This is a great quick little read.
—jessmellark
Seriously, what was this? Not nearly as good as Evan Arden series or Surviving Raine.
—Al_2016
I was expecting something. ..more
—Andrew
Review soon.
—Samuel
