Natasha is a beautiful albino woman with enhanced mental abilities that recognize dangers through changes in color and taste that seem discordant. Her mental abilities were enhanced as a child for Mother Russia’s use in espionage. Placed in the United States after rigorous training she will be invoked when the time is right.

She is currently working with a group of entertainers who run a late-night dance rage in downtown New York City. Her government has decided that she is not necessary and needs to be eliminated rather than their enemies discover her talents. The team sent to kill her leave an acrid taste in her mouth and exhibit dark colors.

Jerome Preisler has developed a very scary scenario in the near future. Recognizing she is in real danger, Natasha leaves New York with her good friend Bryan. They decide to go to a deserted island in Maine to get away from danger. The problem is that the pair sent to find her has enhanced mental capabilities as well.

This tale has a very well-developed plot and will keep you reading from cover to cover. The killers sent to kill her are relentless and totally cold blooded. They set about their tasks like hunters during hunting season.

I read this book in two days and did not want to put it down. The conclusion is frightening and exposes the underbelly of Russia’s espionage services. Recommended! 4.5 stars - CE Williams

This book was very intense to read about. The cat and mouse chase scenes were action packed and it made the book feel fast paced. In this book we got to read about Natasha and Bryan as they took a little vacation. I thought their job in the Net Force Cyber Squad very interesting and I would like to read more about that aspect of the characters. I know this book is part of a series but it was easily read as a standalone novel. Picking up the other books in the series would give me more understanding of the characters background but this book focused primarily on Natasha and her past. We did get to hear about Bryan’s life as well but this would be explained more in previous books.

I enjoyed reading about Natasha and Bryan. I would love to be able to read more about their lives both in and out of their working schedule. I also enjoyed reading about Natasha’s hunters and why they were hunting her. I enjoyed reading in the perspective of both Natasha/Bryan and then Natasha’s hunters. It gave a different viewpoint of the book as we got to hear about each sides thoughts and how they perceived the events. I was rooting for Natasha and Bryan during the chase and reading the hunters side of the chase put me on the edge of my seat.

As I said before, this book is part of a series with other books before it but I found the author gave great descriptions of the characters and their lives. This made it easy to be read as a standalone but I felt these descriptions wouldn’t have felt boring for readers who have read previous books. The author made the descriptions a part of the story. This book was set over the course of a few hours/a day so it was a fast paced read and it made the book feel short. This book is a novella so it is shorter than a full length novel. I read this book within a day because I was excited to find out the ending and what happens with the characters. The authors style of writing was easy to read and understand. I enjoyed the uniqueness of the chapter writing and alternate perspectives.