Five (Mister, #6)

by J.A. Huss

• ISBN10: 194447529X
• ISBN13: 9781944475291
• Publish Date: 13 September 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Science Future Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 316
• Language: English

Reviews

[Berls]

Gah! So good! And yet so frustrating, because I totally have read these series so out of order. I need to go back and do it over I think. So I thought I was safe picking up FIVE because it's technically part of the Mister Series, but what I had been realizing in the latter books of the Misters is that the Misters are KIND OF a Rook and Ronin spin off. And I've read Rook and Ronin... but I haven't read all their spinoffs yet. And Five is the book that kind of brings all those spin offs together (at least, that's the impression I got having not read them yet). So if you haven't read the spin offs yet (Fords books, Spencers books, Wasted Lust) - stop and read them first, IMO. I think you'll enjoy Five that much more.

That being said, I hadn't read them and still loved this book. Because it's a clear prequel to the Misters. Yes, you see characters from the Rook and Ronin Universe that are grown up and at these new stages of their life and I do wish I knew these characters as well as I was supposed to. But Huss does a good job filling in the blanks if you, like me, don't really know them. Because it's not really about them. It's about Five and Rori. From reading the Misters series, you know that something major is going to go down, because this is all YEARS BEFORE the series. And man, it's kind of awesome seeing how it went down. And coming to the conclusion and knowing something that the rest of the Misters don't know, years later, is also very cool.

I'm being very vague because I don't want to spoil - I could spoil the heck out of several books with just this one! - but it's definitely a game changer kind of book. And just because it's a prequel doesn't mean it's short. You're getting a full story here. I haven't talked much about the sexiness, which is a given in a Huss book, because while it was (of course) good, it's not the centerpiece of this book for me at all.

I did this book on audio - because that's how I've done the rest of the Misters series - and it continues to be FANTASTIC. Julie is great at picking narrators. This one is narrated by Anna Riordan and Teddy Hamilton. Even though you feel the narration change when POV changes, it always flows together really well. Julie has moved around on narrators a lot for this series, which is normally like a HUGE no-no for me, but she's done it so smartly, really picking narrators to express the characters that are front and center, but still somehow (how? I have no idea!) are able to hold on to general voice quality that other narrators have used for characters throughout. A great series to do on audio. And I'm super excited to read Mr. and Mrs now! Just waiting for the audio (update: it wasn't out when I finished this book, but it's out now!! Yay!)

[Linda]

This review was originally posted on (un)Conventional Bookviews
Five blew my mind. It's a story I've been waiting for since forever, and Huss definitely didn't disappoint.

Story:

Princess Shrike was all ready to move on with her life. With no news from five in the past six years, she figured she should just do her thing. Date. Make new friends. Vacation in the Hamptons. Until her brother Ollie sends her a message saying she has to come home. Because Five is home.

There was a lot of intrigue in Five. And a lot of heartache. And quite a bit of sadness. Of course, I also got Huss' spectacular snark. And her hotness. Plus love - Five was also filled with beautiful love. Of course, there are also secret societies, violence, fights and some very self-involved people.

The suspense killed me. And that is all I'm going to say. At the end, I didn't know up from down. Or right from left. I felt lost and found at the same time. And I was utterly shocked.

Characters:

Rory is sweetness. But she also packs a huge punch, knows how to shoot, and has a lot of love to give.
Five is his usual quirky self. Extremely smart. But the guys he's up against might be even smarter.
Oliver is young here, but still a schemer.

Writing style :

Five has dual points of views from Five and Rory's perspective. Written in first person, present tense, I was right in the middle of the action with Rory and Five until the end.

Feels :

My feels died of shock, I think. But before that happened, there was excitement, love, anticipation...



Snowflake was young then. Rory's first pony. She'd just started learning to rid.e And on that Halloween night we trick-or-treated riding around Fort Collins on a perfectly-groomed white pony dressed up in every detail as a princess and her knight.

Her tongue is sweet. Like she's been sampling her outfit while she was waiting for me. She tastes like the past, the present, and the future all at once.

Fucking Five. Why can't he just see things my way? We're grown-ups now. That stupid kid stuff is over. And I'm ready to start something new. I don't want to be his princess. I want to be his queen.