


They became closer as their fates twined, and the relationship solidified. McClane is sort of kinky for an alien weapon, and used his wiles to convince Riley to like him more. But after some time, they grew used to each other, and began to trust. They had words, and Riley pretty much freaked the fuck out. And that experience wasn’t sunshine and rainbows, I can assure you. Understandably so, when McClane basically forced himself through Riley’s throat while he was on the side of the road trying to see what was wrong with his truck. My favorite parts orbited around the relationship between McClane (yes, he chose his name after the Die Hard movies) and Riley, and how they bonded throughout the novel.Īt first, Riley didn’t appreciate McClane hijacking his body, and he was afraid of him. I loved the gritty syntax, I loved the main characters-even McClane had quite the personality for a piece of alien technology, and I loved how the novel was action-packed. There are many wonderful things to say about this novel. Now they are both on the run from the US Government and the Russian mob. Riley Cooper is on the run from his mob boyfriend–ex boyfriend–and he really didn’t need another complication in his life. In order to save himself from what he feels will be his destruction, he crash lands his spaceship on Earth, and invades a truck driver’s body to stay safe. McClane is a highly sophisticated piece of alien bionic technology, called “bone riders”, and is self aware. WHEN THE main characters in a novel are a cowboy, a Russian, and an alien, you know it’s going to be awesome.
