Target 45

by Faye Aden

Nineteen year old Axe “Steelshot” Rayn is a ruthless and calculative professional assassin for the Guild, a group of trained killers operating under the disguise of a multi-billion dollar company. He is known for one characteristic and that is his ability to always get the job done.

That is until target 45.

For the first time in forever Axe finds himself unable to shoot his target. So he does the next best thing. He lies about her death to his boss and kidnaps her to protect her, even going through the lengths of changing her identity and starting her life over from scratch. All to keep her safe which isn't as easy as it sounds. Especially when his captive is stubborn, adamant about going home and Axe fears for his self control when he is around her.

Thrown into a dangerous world of guns, lies, and death Ivy Thorn cannot for the life of her begin to understand why she had gotten herself kidnapped by a boy, who could be the very reason she takes her last breath or the reason that she finally starts to breathe.

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Published October 2, 2016

Reviews

[Suzume · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book has the honor of being the most poorly written book I've ever read that I enjoyed the most! It was completely remarkable. There was little to no appropriate punctuation. Grammar? What's that? And word choice completely wrong in many cases (like spell check run amuck) or just odd. That said, the artist has a talent for storytelling. Once I decided to just get over it and keep reading, I enjoyed the characters immensely. Axe is cold, determined and without conscience, and the author does a great job of establishing that and then writing a realistic transformation to where maybe there is a flicker of conscience in there somewhere. Ivy is a marshmallow with a spine of steel. Although I thought her moments of strength jarred a little more with her overall character. It felt like a slightly tougher sell. That said, I liked her character, she is just a tad bi-polar. I have not read a story like this before, so that added to the appeal. It is not the same old same old tough guy meets nice chick romance. This book is definitely YA -- no graphic violence or sex, no drugs -- nothing hardcore on any level. Personally I am hoping the next book in the series has some real steam!!!

[Autumn Acuff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember reading this on Wattpad back in 2016 and LOVING IT. I really wish she would publish it again so I can finish it and be reminded of how I loved the characters and her writing and the story sooooooo much.

PLEASE FAYE, PLEASE REPUBLISH IT. I BEG OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[Leanne · Rating 1 out of 5]

the most hilarious

[Veda]

I don't think I can fairly rate this. I still consider this a Wattpad book, especially with all the punctuation errors. I know it may be wrong, but if this was a Wattpad book I would be a lot less strict with my rating and review. I kind of hate that she published this and made me pay to read it (don't ask why I bought it, alright? It was $4.00 and I read some of it on Wattpad and was interested). Other than all of this, I thought that our main character, Ivy, was slightly of the damsel-in-distress kind. I also kind-of seriously hated our love interest and other main character, Axe. Not only was he more of an asshole than I could take, he was also fucking crazy! Despite all of this, it made me laugh constantly. If I wasn't laughing because of their senses of humor then I was laughing because of their stupidity.

"'She pulled away a satisfied smile plastered on her face. There all better. A hug a day keeps the pain away.'
No hug would save her from the pain of death."

If this quote and it's lack of punctuation yet humorous quality does not accurately depict the book for you, what else will?

[Alix · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Target 45,” written by Faye Aden, is a fictional book about a male sniper named Axe Rayne who refuses to kill the beautiful Ivy Thorn, and their journey undercover in the world full of snipers. This book was action packed and super fun to read because there was danger and twists to the story in every chapter. I did not really have any expectations because the book had no reviews and I did not recognize the author, but the book was still way better than I could have imagined.

The author’s main way of portraying the story was through different points of view. Every other chapter was written from either Axe or Ivy’s point of view. This made the story more enjoyable because it gave reason as to why the characters acted the way they did.

I would recommend this book for middle schoolers, freshman and sophomores because the book was a pretty fast paced read with no seriously deep conflict or meaning. The book did have some scenes that were a bit intense; That is why I would not recommend it for kids younger than middle school.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I can not wait to see what other books this author has or will be publishing.

[Jae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite pretty rough grammar and syntax (good lord the punctuation, or lack thereof, was hard to get past), the author had a way of pulling you in with these characters. I couldn't put it down because the story was intriguing and I ached to know what would come next.

[Adelene Moawad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really good, and I didn't stop reading it until I finished.