Sandra 's Reviews > Invincible

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REVIEW ON THE NEW VERSION.



Note; The author edited and re-published this book due to reader's feedback. The new version will re-release in late May, and will include the female lead's POV, 15,000 extra words, and a new twist - now making Invincible stand at over 200 pages.

This is a dark NA read, and it's the first (stand-alone) book in The Trident Code series.

Invincible follows the story of Patrick, a Navy SEAL, who meets a girl in a brothel, whilst on holiday on an island. He pays her to give him head, even though he suspects she ain't there willingly.



"My name is Annie Hamilton. I'm an American citizen. I was kidnapped from a cruise ship five years ago. You're my last hope. Please save me."

Annie's last words haunt Patrick after he leaves, and not being able to rest until he does so, he searches for a 'kidnapped Annie Hamilton'. Sure enough, he finds all the proof he needs that it's the same girl. With the help of his other Navy buddies, they come up with a plan to save her.

When he finally rescues Annie, he can't wait to get rid of her because he doesn't want to get 'attached'. Afterall, she is 'just a mission' to him.

Throughout the book he was all like...



'Patrick has one chance to be Annie's hero'...or will he be an insufferable ass instead? (<---- lol, i'm hilarious).

Annie; In the beginning, she is a depressed drug addict. We do get to hear about some of her 'costumers', and see what it's like in the brothel she is in.
I did not like her, nor did I hate her. Annie was very glingy, pathetic and at times a rather naïve protagonist; she constantly threw herself at Patrick when she wanted something, but I guess this could be backed up by the fact that she might not have known another way, as she spent a few years as a, ermm, prostitue. She was also coming off drugs.

I found it ridicilous how the author tries to portrait her as a 'strong' female lead, and even Patrick constantly describes her as such. Does a 'strong' woman think a man superior over her? Rely on him completely for everything, by choice? BEG a strange man - 'don't leave'? If she was the character that the author wanted her to be, I think she would be her own 'hero'. Though, I do admit, she did need Patrick's help to get her out, but after that?
She'd do just fine if she really wanted and tried.



Patrick; I didn't like him either. He was a total asshole.
Patrick has been cheated on by his girlfriend whilst deployed, so now he doesn't believe that those sorts of relationships will ever work. On vocation, all 'he wanted to do was get laid' with no strings attached. I thought of him as an average asshole most men are on a daily basis; being rude, disgusting, and just full of shit - mostly the latter.

Patrick always states that 'he ain't a cheater', I find that amusing since he obviously wants to – every time there are 'hot chicks' around, he just stares and admires their 'sexy asses'. He even did that when he introduced Annie to his mother during a barbecue or something. No to mention how he couldn't stop thinking about fucking Annie, after she gave him a BJ in the brothel and he left.



He was not only full of shit, but full of himeself too. I lost count how many times he said something along the lines of 'I'm a Navy SEAL' or 'being a Navy SEAL...'. WE.GOT.IT.THE.FIRST.TIME. Thank you.



The premise of Invincible was fantastic, however the actual book didn't reach it. I'm scared to think what the old version of the book was like, since this one wasn't great either.

Invincible was the sort of book that 'tells', not 'shows'. Alana Albertson tells us Annie and Patrick 'love' each other. Tells us that he is a 'good man', and she is a 'strong woman'. But that's all there is to it.

However, I gave it 3 stars because I was impressed by the knowledge/research about Navy SEALS (my brother is one so I know what i'm talking about), and so did the author. The book, though badly written, wasn't boring. I was mostly entertained and kept turning the pages...and for some reason, I WILL read the next one.

Sincerely – The Critic.