As the story progressed, it became harder and harder to relate to this character. To top all that off, she had 2 amazing men in love with her, including the President!. I mean, she was the best pilot, the only woman to get through numerous military trainings, she was a cordon bleu chef, she was only one of 10% of people able to smell cyanide, she could bring down the best secret service agent in the business, she survived numerous scenarios where no one else would have. In fact, at times, I felt like she was the epitomy of the authors' idea of a perfect woman and not at all realistic. I love a kickass heroine but in this book, Emily seemed just too good to be true. SPOILERS AHEAD:Unfortunately, other parts of this book were a 3. His inner dialogue was completely how I would imagine a man in his situation to be. The author did a great job of developing this character including the realisation of his feelings for Emily. I enjoyed immensely the character of Major Mark Henderson. The military information was very well done - although at times a bit too 'info-dumping'.

Review 2: 3.5 starsSo, parts of this book were a solid 4. more ed in military or romantic suspense, then you MUST read this series. This is one that I'll be rereading again, and soon. I wasn't 100% engaged in the assassination plot line 100% of the time, but the strength of the character development kept me glued to my iPad throughout. The Hindu Kush landscape, the technical detail of the combat choppers and the way Emily and Mark fly them, the hand-to-hand combat scenes.SO immersive and adrenaline-filled and ballet-like in their fluid choreography.And the way that Emily was totally the alpha female without being cocky, bitchy, or over-sexualized is so refreshing. I can't quite explain what I love about this novel, only that I LOVED it.

Emily Beale is one of my new favorite heroines, and Mark Henderson is just too awesome. Review 1: This is Black Hawk Down, the romance novel.

The Night Is Mine by M.L. Buchman