UNIT 77: BROKEN (CyBRG Files #1) by Mina Carter and Evangeline Anderson-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 4, 2018

A soldier changed into a metal monster
Still loves the doctor who made him what he is
Can Drew and Claudia overcome their past to be together?

Unit 77 is a cyborg…but he used to be so much more. Tortured by glimpses of his past, former Captain Andrew Fischer goes through his days in a metallic nightmare, feeling broken inside though he doesn’t know why.

Doctor Claudia Chambers is distraught. After a land mine blew up Drew Fischer and his unit of elite Space Corps Marines, she was forced to implant the CyBRG device in all of them which turned the men into machines. But she keeps catching glimpses of humanity from the supposedly inhuman Captain…could it be that part of Drew is still in there, longing to get out? Claudia is almost afraid to hope–she loved Drew once and thought he might return the feelings. But how can a woman love a machine?
And can the machine ever love her back?

Half man…half metal…all heart.

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REVIEW: UNIT 77: BROKEN is the first instalment the CyBRG Files, an adult, sci-fi, romance series co-authored by Mina Carter and Evangeline Anderson. This is Dr. Claudia Chambers, and Unit 77 aka Captain Drew Fischer’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Claudia and Drew) UNIT 77: BROKEN follows the Space Corps Marines elite unit commanded by Drew Fischer. No longer human but cybernetic hybrids of man and steel, a military experiment using once- dead soldiers created an army of powerful but controllable units. With no memories from the past, this elite group of cyborgs should have obeyed but a small number of soldiers have gone rogue including their leader Unit 77 aka Captain Drew Fischer. On the run, an injured cyborg needs immediate medical attention, and Unit 77 knows the exact person from whom this attention will be met. Enter Dr. Claudia Chambers, the doctor who transformed the dead men into automated soldiers, and the woman with whom Drew will fall in love. What ensues is the rekindling romance between Claudia and Drew, and the potential fall-out as Drew struggles with issues of trust for the woman he loves.

Once upon a time Drew and Claudia were lovers but a military disaster destroyed all semblance of humanity and love. Slowly, over the course of time, Unit 77’s memories of a time before bring with it the knowledge of something more than the automated drones the men had become. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense but felt forced and unnatural. Flashbacks and memories recall an earlier relationship between Claudia and Drew.

We are introduced to a small number of Unit 77’s fellow cyborgs, men who are slowly regaining their humanity, along with the memories of what happened and why. The personalities are varied; our story line hero struggles to let go.

Carter and Anderson have borrowed concepts from Star Trek and Starship Troopers in order to create a blend of sci-fi and romance. The premise is imaginative but familiar; the romance is fated; the characters are colorful, intriguing but damaged.

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Reviewed by Sandy