‘The Trusted’ by Michelle Medhat is the first book in a five-book series. A cross-genre book that incorporates spy thriller with brilliant elements of sci-fi and fantasy too at times.
The story hits the ground running and we are thrown into the action from the first page. We meet MI-6 agent Sam Noor who has been living a lie for many years, leaving his wife Ellie in the dark about his real occupation. This brings difficulties on its own that Sam has to deal with while fighting a part of the fight against a new terror organisation that is a threat to the whole world. They are using brand new technology to threaten the world!
I think the world-building is excellent and Michelle has created truly individual strong characters that stay with you long after you have finished the book. A story that had my adrenaline rushing all the way through, with enough action for three books never mind just the one!
I was hooked from the first page. I found that the fantasy plane that Michelle Medhat has incorporated into the story, gives it a unique angle which I find so interesting. It is a story that goes at breakneck speed but it carries you along with it so you really are flipping the pages to find out what jiggery-pokery will happen next! I am sure I lost a day while reading this!
The way The Trusted ends, I found that I had to read the next book almost immediately to discover what would happen to Sam and Ellie and the rest of the varied and sometimes very colourful or even dubious characters in the story. I think the partnership of Sam and Ellie and the true love they share shines through and I was really rooting for them throughout.
This book has opened up a series I seriously need to read to find out what happens…to Sam and Ellie and even to the world. Will light manage to overcome the darkness or will the darkness win? If you enjoy a story that keeps you on your toes and never stops with action and drama give The Trusted a go! It won’t disappoint!
Thank you to Michelle and NetGalley for my copy of the book today.
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