Do or die

While I still like Suzanne Brockmann's writing, this spin-off of the Troubleshooter series wasn't quite up to par compared to the previous books by her I have read.

Although I liked Phoebe as a heroine, she sometimes did acted terribly, predictably stupid, and I somehow didn't like Ian all that much as a hero and his brother more often than not came across as a spoiled brat with a massive chip on his shoulder (and I felt Shelly would be better off without him. :-p).
I would have liked to read more about Martell (I guess we will, this is another series, after all...), and while I loved Jules and his love story in the Troubleshooter series, I would have liked Aaron's story better if it hadn't been delivered quite as heavy-handed and preachy (and if he hadn't been quite as prickish...).

Overall not bad, an entertaining read with some laugh-out-loud moments, but I'm not sure I'm going to continue reading this series.