As a Marine, Ashlyn Shaw knows the day may come when she will not return from a mission. As an officer in the Fuerconese Marine Corps, she’s faced the difficult duty of sending the men and women under her command to their deaths. Both are nightmares she and so many like her must live with. War is a cruel and costly endeavor, but one well worth the price if it means keeping their homeworld free.What Ash wasn’t prepared for was betrayal. Betrayal by members of her own government. Betrayal by certain members of the military. Betrayal by supposed allies. Betrayals that cost the lives of too many she cared for. Unluckily for her enemies, that betrayal has cut too deeply to be allowed to go unpunished. Her enemies will soon learn how foolish they were to push her too far.
I really enjoy this series, especially all of the military protocol and action. Ash is a great character. This book was a little slower than some of the others. The action didn't really come until the end and it felt a bit rushed to me. Also, while this book had fewer typos and grammatical errors than some of the previous ones, there's still a big mix up with the name of one of the marines and it makes it a little confusing sometimes. I think Adamson and Anderson are the same character but the names are interchanged frequently. Other than that, I felt as though this book was leading up to some more action in the future as the Fuerconese are talking about taking the fight to the enemy. I'm looking forward to that!!