I'm sorry, but this was so bad. It felt like there might have been a cohesive story at one point, but then a TON of extra, totally random or too convenient things were added throughout the story. Lots of weird reactions to things, especially for a woman who just met this man. The author didn't really feel like she had a good sense of who she was writing. Cora (female MC) had no personality outside of being an artist and a supposedly dedicated wife. After ending the book, I could tell you nothing else about her entire personality. She was extremely whiny and scared, but then would randomly get the confidence to pop off- which always pulled me out of the book because it never made sense and always felt like it was happening at the wrong time. Early on in the book I thought that I didn't like the female narrator, but it's not. Gavin (male MC) has "always says the right thing" syndrome, which gets worse and worse as you get closer to the end. There are a few moments where, SURPRISE, he's got this new skill that we had no inclination he would have and isn't in his character. Veteran, surgeon, and hacker all in one at the ripe old age of mid-to-late-30's? Cool, I don't believe it. There were a few instances of the book that clearly weren't edited (which is unfortunate because I'm sure the Author paid for someone to do that). If this were a free book, I wouldn't be upset, but I was SO looking forward to this book that I pre-ordered it.