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avid reader 1

So good.

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018

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I was left with a lot of questions about Alexi and Sean, both as a couple and as individuals, after the harrowing events in the last book. The author gives us this opportunity to look into their minds and hearts as they struggle with the aftereffects of the situations in In the Blood.
They know that what they are suffering from is PTSD. But identifying and overcoming are two very different things.
We are led through their thoughts, as they stutter and backtrack, yearn and fear.
We are shown that even the strongest among the people of that world have weaknesses and that it takes just as much time and effort to grapple with it and move in a forward direction as any of the mere mortals.
I'm glad that the author took the time to write this novella and give us a bit of closure in regards to these two characters. They needed to be heard and understood. They are stronger now in spite of the pain they endured and the emotional distance they had between them.
They reclaimed their passion and embraced their love.

Sean and Alexei go to London!

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018

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Sean and Alexei are my favorite, and I was SO excited to see how their relationship over comes the tragic circumstances they were put into at the end of Into the Blood. Turner does such an amazing job of conveying the fears and doubts that both Sean and Alexei are going through in this side story. To love someone that much, and then to have to go through horrific changes how you see everything, even each other. Sean has to figure out how to forgive himself and Alexei needs to have the patience of a saint to get through the emotional fall out. While we don't get a lot od the rest of the team, we do get to see more of our favorite Brit, you can't have fun in London without Liam!

Healing with Love

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020

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This book should be read after In the Blood. Although it says it’s book 1 in the Metahuman Files: Classified series, it’s really book 4.5 in the Metahuman Files series.

This book delved into the lingering trauma that Sean and Alexei experienced after their capture. It was a tough but healing read, especially after feeling like my heart was being yanked out of my chest during In the Blood. I loved that Hailey Turner gave us this novella and spent the time to detail out the healing process for Sean and Alexei.

A Reader

A time of healing

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018

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After the heartache of Book 4, In The Blood, we readers needed Out of the Ashes as desperately as Sean and Alexei needed the time of healing. If they can now find their way back to each other.

My respect for Hailey Turner grows with each story I read in her Metahuman Files series. As an author and human being. Sean and Alexei's pain was not glossed over in a few paragraphs of backstory. It was brought into the open with all the doubts and insecurities of the couple as they try to work through this new reality. And Hailey's treatment of the subject matter very timely and tender.

Thank you Hailey! We needed this! Very well done!

javamonster

PTSD, Guilt and Enemies Can’t Defeat Alexei and Sean (no way no how)

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018

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*happy sigh* That was good. Alexei and Sean are sent on a mission to recover information on a hard drive hidden in a panic room during a party. But an old enemy is there, but he’s the least of their worries. A sensitive story about their PTSD and recovery, over the worst hump of it. Once again Hailey Turner keeps the action going, the humor strong (like Liam’s drinks) and the emotions at high. Definitely read the previous book to this. Then you’ll understand what these two went through.

R Keebler

Sean and Alexei start to heal.

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018

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Months after the torture of Alexei and Sean they are still recovering. Sean's nightmares keeping him from allowing Alexei closer. He know it's wrong to shut out the man he loves so much but is unable to get past the memories. Alexei wants nothing more than to get his Sean back but doesn't know how to accomplish it.

When they are sent on a mission that puts their lives in danger, it's a wake up call to Sean. He wants Alexei back. Telling him about the nightmares is part of the healing process and they once again connect in every way.

I've made no secret that Alexei and Sean are my favorites in this series. Seeing them beginning to heal together was very welcome.

Lee Todd

PTSD is a b!tch

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018

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This was a great bridging novella between books 4 and the upcoming book 5.
You can FEEL the angst from the PTSD that both Alexei and especially Sean have from events that occurred during book 4.
Hailey has put these two through hell and it has taken a lot for them to try to get back on an even keel.
I can't wait to see what Team Alpha will get up to in book 5

AmeliaD

Great novella...love the characters

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018

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This was a great novella, and a good resolution to the last metahuman novel. Alexei and Sean have become my favorite couple in the Metahuman Files series, and this story was thoroughly enjoyable. The action, as usual, does not disappoint, and Alexei and Sean's developing relationship is a joy to follow, even through the hard times. Good job.

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Rowan

Alexi & Sean

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2019

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A great short read covering Alexei and Sean’s mission and their return back to each other’s arms after Sean keeping his distance from Alexi for months

Amazon Customer

Great installment

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2018

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Love it <3 A great little insight to Alexei and Sean's recovery. Sweet and emotional, and interspersed with badass metahumans. What else could a girl possibly want?

Le-Jana

Sigh....

Reviewed in Australia on September 26, 2020

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Great addition to the book, In the Blood. This is what is needed after reading that book. Alexei and Sean went through so much emotional and physical pain together that it’s no wonder that Alexei, and more so Sean, are trying to come to terms with what happened to them at the hands of Cillian (who, incidentally, didn’t die slowly enough). Sean feels, believes in his soul, that everything that Alexei was subjected to was his fault and he is struggling with how he is shutting himself off from Alexei.

This story shows how awful PTSD is and how it can affect just about every part of a person’s life and their loved ones.

The story and subject matter holds a truth to it and is dealt with with sensitivity.

Alexei is my hero, never letting go, not walking away and giving Sean all the love he needs.

Five very generous stars.

l.i.h.

Important MetaHuman novella about recovering

Reviewed in Germany on June 11, 2019

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Out of the Ashes follows Sean and Alexei after the traumatizing events of In the Blood.

After months of therapy, the two of them are being cleared for field missions again and have to prove right away that they are still able to work together by going undercover and retrieving intel from a hostile and heavily guarded place.
While they moved together as discussed previously, their relationship is strained - the therapy is helping, but Sean can't get over his guilt and feeling responsible for what happened to Alexei, and it's driving them apart - knowing it's not his fault and truly believing it are two different things.
Meanwhile Alexei is doing his best to be patient and supporting Sean - it's not easy, but he'll wait forever if that's what it takes.

Recovery - or rather, recovering - is a prominent theme of Out of the Ashes, but there are lighthearted, funny, romantic and the typical action-packed moments too along with the sad, angsty and heart-wretching ones

Content warnings include: violence, drugging/getting roofied, sexual harassment and planned sexual assault, sex on-page; mentions of torture.

Charleyrose

Great novella, this is a blisteringly good series. 5Stars!

Reviewed in Australia on February 17, 2018

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I read this book days ago and I needed a few to calm down and gather my thoughts before I penned a review. I found this novella emotional and very personal to read on a number of levels.

Firstly, I’m Massive fan of Hailey Turner and I adore her Metahumans series, as soon as her works appear i’ve bought it, I love her stuff that much. As a fan of this series I’m totally loving hard on our boys, Jamie, Kyle, Alexei and Sean. I’ve read the series a couple of times because it’s just so damn good. And really, what’s not to love? Brilliantly described action, unique killer plot, smoking hot Alpha men and women kicking butts and taking names, blistering sexy M/M times, danger, love, suspense..... see what I mean. And truthfully as much as I love gory angsty drama suspense action novels, even I cringed a bit with the last book when poor Alexei and Sean were tortured.

So to see a novella come out that bridges the time between the last super fast gut wrenching nail biting book to her next, is always a good thing. PTSD is a mongrel of a disorder, only those that live it, or live with those with it, can really understand it, so when I read this installment I was rather surprised at how spot on Ms Turner got it and while unlike real life, the story had to have an end, so I don’t mind that Sean needed to resolve his PTSD in a limited time.

After reading Sean and Alexei’s epilogue and I honestly wish my life was a Hailey Turner novella because I’ve walked the same miles that Sean has and to read of the growing distance between him and Alexei had my own anxiety flaring to epic proportions At times reading how far apart they were had me in two minds and battling tears; do I keep reading and hope for the best? or do I just believe Hailey Turner isn’t gong to gut me?

Thankfully my sanity prevailed and I trusted. I don’t want to give more of the plot away, can I just say that if you loved Ms Turners Metahuman series like I love them, love her men as much as they deserve, then this is compelling reading and a must read pending her next book, and folks we all know there will be a next book because the baddies are still out there.

I really enjoyed this installment, normally I’d say I loved it, I can’t say that here because it was just too personal and resonated within me so deeply that the whole story was at times like a painful personal journey that I was sharing with Sean and Alexei. One that was very difficult and so damn emotional and exposing to read. Don’t get me wrong, it was well thought out, tightly written, with great action typical of Ms Turners fabulous romantic action/military style, with smoking hot sexy times and a reconnection of two men perfect for each other after suffering and healing from significant emotion and physical trauma.

If I wasn’t ugly crying so much I’d say I LOVED it. I cannot wait for her next Metahumans instalment. Ms Turner is seriously a top shelf author.

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