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nena909's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
mynameisprerna's review against another edition
4.5
I was such a sucker for the second chance best friends to lovers romance, plus a bit of wild mystery!
serenity81's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Grief
karentje's review against another edition
4.0
Quick and entertaining read. Sweet second chance at love story between childhood friends.
The book's written in a very energetic and direct style, which is great for humor and action scenes.
I really enjoyed some of the internal dialogue and the joking banter between the MC's. However, I do feel that some moments in the story would benefit from a little bit more build-up or subtle hinting.
I think the hunt for the Unicorn serial killer should have generated more tension and unease for Liam and Mark than it did now. He's almost an afterthought, introduced so we can follow up on some of the other detectives, whereas he could have been more "present" and threatening than he was now. Not to say that he didn't make his presence known at all :-(
The plot concerning Liam's career was eventually solved by Mark, though I think the investigating he did went too easily, consisting of (mostly) innocuous conversations. The search could have been more eventful, with a bit more danger or suspense lurking behind dark corners. Also, Mark's a detective...he should have figured it out sooner or at least have had an inkling things were not as they seemed. The culprit was suspect from the beginning, I think, and neither Mark nor Liam picked up on that at all. It's okay to create false leads to distract the reader, but the heroes should not have been equally stymied or gullible.
That being said, I am curious to see how things will progress at Stonewall Investigations. I hope the Unicorn will finally get what's coming to him.
The book's written in a very energetic and direct style, which is great for humor and action scenes.
I really enjoyed some of the internal dialogue and the joking banter between the MC's. However, I do feel that some moments in the story would benefit from a little bit more build-up or subtle hinting.
I think the hunt for the Unicorn serial killer should have generated more tension and unease for Liam and Mark than it did now. He's almost an afterthought, introduced so we can follow up on some of the other detectives, whereas he could have been more "present" and threatening than he was now. Not to say that he didn't make his presence known at all :-(
The plot concerning Liam's career was eventually solved by Mark, though I think the investigating he did went too easily, consisting of (mostly) innocuous conversations. The search could have been more eventful, with a bit more danger or suspense lurking behind dark corners. Also, Mark's a detective...he should have figured it out sooner or at least have had an inkling things were not as they seemed. The culprit was suspect from the beginning, I think, and neither Mark nor Liam picked up on that at all. It's okay to create false leads to distract the reader, but the heroes should not have been equally stymied or gullible.
That being said, I am curious to see how things will progress at Stonewall Investigations. I hope the Unicorn will finally get what's coming to him.
novel_nomad's review against another edition
3.0
I must admit I did cotton on to the mystery in this one a little earlier than the other series, but I thoroughly enjoyed the shared history between the two leads and how that affected their discussion and relationship.