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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a really great little murder mystery read; kind of read like an episode of The Bill, combined with the pure chaos of Hot Fuzz and the mystery solving of Sherlock, which I really enjoyed! It is marketed as a romance but honestly the romance part of it barely got a look in - it’s a murder mystery/thriller predominantly.
DS Charlie Rees is having a terrible time - he accidentally slept with a murderer on holiday, he’s been reassigned to a town in the arse-end of Wales, someone set his car on fire and the Llanfair police department is totally corrupt. Oh, as someone is threatening local female college students and two males students are missing.
Charlie, along with the help of DC Eddy Edwards and Officers Mags and Patsy, plus sexy college principle Tom, has to figure out what is going on in the town of Llanfair before anyone else gets hurt.
I really enjoyed this - the mystery was engaging and I absolutely love anything police procedural, especially set in the UK. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is just that I’d have liked more interactions between Tom and Charlie to see their attraction to each other really build… but as I said, it’s not really a romance so I guess it makes sense that we didn’t see it.
Either way, a really great little book!
DS Charlie Rees is having a terrible time - he accidentally slept with a murderer on holiday, he’s been reassigned to a town in the arse-end of Wales, someone set his car on fire and the Llanfair police department is totally corrupt. Oh, as someone is threatening local female college students and two males students are missing.
Charlie, along with the help of DC Eddy Edwards and Officers Mags and Patsy, plus sexy college principle Tom, has to figure out what is going on in the town of Llanfair before anyone else gets hurt.
I really enjoyed this - the mystery was engaging and I absolutely love anything police procedural, especially set in the UK. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is just that I’d have liked more interactions between Tom and Charlie to see their attraction to each other really build… but as I said, it’s not really a romance so I guess it makes sense that we didn’t see it.
Either way, a really great little book!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought this was a police procedural with a gay main character. It's actually a gay romance book with a police procedural background. The focus is very much on the developing relationship and not the crime.
I didn't really like the MC or the writing style. After reading some reviews I found out this was a spin-off from another series. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I'd read the other series first.
I didn't really like the MC or the writing style. After reading some reviews I found out this was a spin-off from another series. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I'd read the other series first.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder