The Order by T.J. O’Shea

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Another winner for T. J. O’Shea – still my favorite author right now!

The Order is completely different than the previous two books by O’Shea and I loved that. The setting is post-USA with the country divided up into geographical regions and headed by people with varying levels of awfulness. And then there’s the resistance – The Order – who mostly kick ass and cause chaos.

This is a LONG book and full of action. But it wasn’t perfect by any means. So let’s look at the good, the bad, and the ugly, shall we?

The Good
Great chemistry between the mains. This is some serious slow burn but it gets there. And Taylor is such a damaged character that I wanted to hug her most of the time. I thought Lucy was great for her because they were very opposite in the ways that work well for couples.

The humor. I love O’Shea’s humor and wit. Love it. It’s great.

The plot. Loved it. I was expecting another contemporary romance but no, this has action, intrigue, and plot twists.

The Bad
There were a few places where I couldn’t figure out where Lucy was coming from. Lucy moving from Daddy’s Little Girl (to some degree) to some of the things she said about him early on with regard to his reign over his region didn’t make sense to me. It was too soon and sort of out of nowhere.

This book didn’t seem as polished as the previous two books. I love a long, slow-burn romance but it felt like it could have been tightened up a bit to help with the pacing and flow.

The Ugly
The eye rolling. Seriously. So. Much. Eye rolling. Everywhere, all the time, by everyone. I didn’t do it, but it would be interesting to see how many instances of variations of they rolled their eyes were in this book. If it wouldn’t have been so engaging and fun, I might have even quit reading over it. Repetition of words and phrases is a big pet peeve of mine. Ask anyone I’ve ever worked with on a proofreading job. It’s distracting and can pull a reader right out of an otherwise glorious story.

Overall, though, I’m still a solid 4 stars for The Order. I can hardly wait for the next T. J. O’Shea book. And if you haven’t tried any of her books, do it. Beyond the Blue is glorious and so is To Be With You. And The Order is pretty damn good, too.

Thanks to Bella Books and NetGalley for giving me a fix of my new favorite author! I appreciate it!



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