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xanthe87's review
3.0
**3.5**
This is a story that took me a little while to get into with it seeming to be a little all over the place with Ky dealing with a tough case at work involving missing children, his serious lack of a social life until bullied into going out by his stepfather and then interactions with his friends at a local club. When we're introduced to Nick, there's clearly attraction there on both sides but things take a rocky road until actual conversations and decisions are made by both men.
We read purely from Ky's POV and it's interesting with everything he deals with at work as well as all of the relationships that he has. I will admit I thought, from the blurb, that he was actually in the closet but that's not the case he has a much darker secret that is revealed when there is a strong bond between the MC's. I enjoyed how much Ky and Nick evolved as character's and in their relationship with each other, others and their work commitments. There are some great side characters, especially Nick's best friend who I can see having his own story in the future. Tim, Ky's stepfather, provides a great deal of support and friendship that he really needs throughout the book.
An enjoyable start to the new series. It was slow going but staying with it is worth it for a wonderful romance of a couple working to stay together through a childhood secret, family tragedy and work stresses.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
This is a story that took me a little while to get into with it seeming to be a little all over the place with Ky dealing with a tough case at work involving missing children, his serious lack of a social life until bullied into going out by his stepfather and then interactions with his friends at a local club. When we're introduced to Nick, there's clearly attraction there on both sides but things take a rocky road until actual conversations and decisions are made by both men.
We read purely from Ky's POV and it's interesting with everything he deals with at work as well as all of the relationships that he has. I will admit I thought, from the blurb, that he was actually in the closet but that's not the case he has a much darker secret that is revealed when there is a strong bond between the MC's. I enjoyed how much Ky and Nick evolved as character's and in their relationship with each other, others and their work commitments. There are some great side characters, especially Nick's best friend who I can see having his own story in the future. Tim, Ky's stepfather, provides a great deal of support and friendship that he really needs throughout the book.
An enjoyable start to the new series. It was slow going but staying with it is worth it for a wonderful romance of a couple working to stay together through a childhood secret, family tragedy and work stresses.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
isalaur's review
4.0
3.5..Initially I was not enamored of the book. It gets off to a slow and kind of confusing start. One of the MCs is a police officer and there is a case he is working one that appears to have no connection to the storyline. Every time the action switched to the case, and the homophobic cop he works with, my attention was diverted and that’s never a good thing for me when reading a book.
But as the story continued, I came to care about and be interested in the MCs so the other irritations became less significant. Ky is a police officer with a dark secret that impacts his ability to become involved in a relationship. Nick is a businessman whose family dysfunction has prevented him from ever having a relationship. Despite those defining characteristics they each see in themselves they do end up in a relationship that they want to make work. Each has insecurities and other obstacles that threaten the relationship and when the bedrock issues that shape their relationships views come in to play the author does a great job in navigating the landmines.
The evolving and deepening relationship is an interesting to read about and despite quite a few editing and proofreading issues my head was not completely removed from the story which is a good sign of the way it pulled me in.
So while there was a slow start that almost had me throwing in the towel I’m glad I stuck with it because the pay off in the end was a heartwarming story with themes of redemption and loving oneself.
*I voluntarily read an ARC and this is my objective review *
But as the story continued, I came to care about and be interested in the MCs so the other irritations became less significant. Ky is a police officer with a dark secret that impacts his ability to become involved in a relationship. Nick is a businessman whose family dysfunction has prevented him from ever having a relationship. Despite those defining characteristics they each see in themselves they do end up in a relationship that they want to make work. Each has insecurities and other obstacles that threaten the relationship and when the bedrock issues that shape their relationships views come in to play the author does a great job in navigating the landmines.
The evolving and deepening relationship is an interesting to read about and despite quite a few editing and proofreading issues my head was not completely removed from the story which is a good sign of the way it pulled me in.
So while there was a slow start that almost had me throwing in the towel I’m glad I stuck with it because the pay off in the end was a heartwarming story with themes of redemption and loving oneself.
*I voluntarily read an ARC and this is my objective review *
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