Blood and torture...

Greg Boudreaux is a master of narration. He takes an awesome book and makes it AH-MAY-ZING!!
If it was possible to give more than 5 stars this would be the book I'd give it to. Brilliant!


Audio ARC received for an honest review

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love this book! it's one of the best in the series

I can visualize throughout this whole book, amazing writer and the narrator is the perfect choice.

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Astounding but hard to listen to in places

This is a powerful story for so many reasons. The mission that went sideways in so many ways, the rising tension between Jamie Callaghan, leader of the MDF Alpha Team, and his father, the horror of the terrorist attacks in Boston...everything is portentous and too real in the world Hailey Turner has been building over the course of this series. The metahumans in Jamie's team are confronted with increasingly more difficult and -- thanks to Stanislav, the precog metahuman in the enemy camp -- unexpected challenges as they work to complete their mission. That the men were able to overcome, despite everything that happens to them, and find their way back to their lovers, is miraculous.

The pain in this story is overwhelming, and I need to say that upfront. It was hard to listen to and finishing the story took much longer than I had expected. I found myself supremely angry that the author chose to present so MUCH of the actual in-the-room torture that Alexei and Sean suffered at the hands of the Irish terrorist Killian. I understand the need for her to ensure that her readers fully appreciate and believe in the reality of the horrors the men had to endure, but to my ears, it seemed like overkill. I was not a fan of those parts of the story at all.

Greg Boudreaux does a great job of evoking the varying emotional statuses of the men whose journey we follow in this story. I enjoyed this book, probably more because of his performance than I would have had I had to read it on my own. Despite the awful agony of listening to some parts of it, his rendition made it easier to bear. Had I had to read those sections on my own, I would probably have skipped over them.

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The author tore my heart out & stomped all over it

Okay at one point Ms Turner I was going to tell you how much I totally disliked you, okay I could have called you some really nasty names, because of what you did. But then that ending, how can one stay mad at you after reading that. This was a majorly rough one. What a couple of our heroes went through was absolutely brutal. And the one behind it got what he deserved. Okay I would have liked to have tortured him for a long time before the big finale, but it was satisfying. This One has such major feels. My cat was laying next to me looking at me like, stupid human why is there water running down your face. Yes it was ugly crying. There were times that I couldn’t catch my breath. Jamie’s father, boy he needs some brains beaten into him. I hate when he is around. I loved that we spent quality one on one time with both of our couples, the sexy times were majorly hawt!!!! I cannot wait for then next book in the series. I also can’t wait for the fraternization to be changed so they can be seen out together. They deserve it. If you have read the first three books in the series yet, stop don’t read this one. They need to be read in order. Well done Ms Turner, keep up the amazing job!

OMG the bad things that happened re-tore me up. Greg Boudreaux did an absolutely amazing job narrating this book.

Audio ARC provided by LesCourt Services in exchange for an honest review.

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Second time is even better 😍

Reread via Audio book June 2020

Infinity Stars for the Audiobook.

Greg Tremblay rocks. The story is still as good as the first time i read it.

So basically, Hailey said: Fasten your seat belts, hold onto your oxygen masks, this is is going to be one hell of a crazy, adrenaline filled action packed ride. And damn! It was.

It was X-Men, Fantastic 4 and Avengers in one book, and I devoured it. I love action and reading the action scenes in this book was amazing I got to recreate them in my head.

The writing was good and flawless as always and kept me on the edge of my seat, the world building perfect and nothing was predictable. This focused more on the mission, we still get the romance and hot sex. The relationship development between the two couple has grown immensely and i loved that.

If you love action, sci-fi and superhero stuff. This series is highly recommended.

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Intense! And I loved it!

Hailey, I must admit I wasn't ready for the torture parts, but dang did you give a good story. I like these characters and you have developed each one with their special characteristics to look forward to. Bravo...very good writing.

Greg, You are the Metahumans! Bravo!

Listener, this is an intense book that has elements of fear, love, sadness, excitement..I think I went thru every emotion with it...it's best to start from the beginning of this series, but you could listen to this one alone. It won't mean as much, but you can do it.

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Non-Stop Action

This is the fourth book in the series and usually they tend to drag on and act as filler for the final book. (This is a great series and don't want it to end!!) The story picks up after Montana and all the fallout from the events play out in Jamie Callahan's life affecting primarily his relationship with his family. It's a worthy book continuing in the series.

Greg Boudreaux is amazing as the narrator of the story. I love the inflections, tone and subtle pacing to pull you into the story. I have over 40 books from this narrator and trust me when I say he is a superb performer. I am amazed he is able to switch from one voice to another in the story since there is a lot of dialog. Don't think the series would be as entertaining wihout Greg's performance.

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Blood and Agony

The fourth book in the Metahuman series, In the Blood needs to be read after In the Shadows. This series needs to be read in order to fully understand and appreciate it. The three, free short stories are optional, but they add extra enjoyment to an already wonderful series.

Things are heating up with Alpha Team’s mission. Things are becoming harder to manage and balance, and Alpha Team will find themselves pushed and tested beyond anything else they’ve endured. There were some really hard action and capture scenes that made me squirm, but Hailey Turner is a wonderful writer and she handled those scenes masterfully. I loved this book and I adore the team dynamics between all the characters.

Greg Bourdreaux narrated this book, like he has with all the previous books in the series. He did a wonderful job, especially since he had to narrate some sensitive and graphic scenes that required a masterful performance. I really enjoyed his narration and I loved this audiobook.

Action drama with a hint of romance

Not a lot of romance. Not a lot of any happy moments honestly.

This book was much darker, gory, sad and action packed.

This book felt more like an action movie then anything remotely romantic because of how much the drama and plot take focus away from the characters and their relationships.

I didn't mind at all of any of these changes. No new relationships are being established so with all the characters being established in their roles you naturally will not be getting a lot of those angsty or romantic moments anymore. This book purely builds off what was already established with all the characters and their previously established roles.

There is a few steamy moments but they are short, rare and repetitive to what we've already seen. So these steamy moments are easily forgettable as it doesn't really try anything new.

The dark turn this book took was deeply upsetting to me. I cried a bit, winced and was not very happy with the whole situation. The drama was amped up incredibly in an easily believable and digestable way still.

The drama is all external this time around. Factors about the missions we see the crew go on are the direct cause of the plot and drama. So no more battles with self or internal hangups this time around, again these characters are established and no new romance is being explored.

I recommend this book If you are already this far into the series. Go into this not expecting a Erotic or romance fix this time around though. This book is more enjoyable if you just want to see what some of your favorite characters you got to know in the past book and see what their up to in a action packed drama.

Once Began Listening To It , Wasn't Able To Put It Down. In The Blood is Addictive.

Holy Ducking Shite 😜 Metahumans Files book 4 is INTENSE .

For the entire length of this audiobook , Greg Boudreaux phenomenal and brilliant narration of In The Blood had me between three states of being 😊😍 ; 1~ A delicious tingling arousal . 2~ On pins and needles. 3~ Laughing and smiling.

Hailey Turner continues her world building and she doesn't pull any punches. In The Blood is an entertaining , fun, high energy , non stop action adventure , hot AF, spellbinding story. Loved it.