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tiggers_hate_acorns's review against another edition
5.0
Read this straight after [b:Life Lessons|11277601|Life Lessons (Life Lessons, #1)|Kaje Harper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1304382935s/11277601.jpg|16204726] and enjoyed it just as much. Love how true to life Kaje has made the characters, lots of ups and downs and never smooth for long. Pleased that Mac has finally come out and would love for Loes to have to rely on Mac to save his bacon. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series as soon as time permits.
Thanks to Kaje Harper I won this book in the MM 2015 group celebrations!
Thanks to Kaje Harper I won this book in the MM 2015 group celebrations!
jenniferhar's review against another edition
4.0
This book was great. Had some trouble with Mac not being able to decide but loved it nonetheless.
saraalva's review against another edition
5.0
4.75
I loved the emotional pull of this book. The previous one entertained me, but this one involved me. I did get teary-eyed. Good pacing, real-feeling characters. The .25 off is only because some of the sex scenes felt superfluous and a little too long (although I recognize that other people probably enjoyed each and every one--and they were well written). But overall, I've become a huge fan of this author and am waiting (im)patiently for the next book in the series.
I loved the emotional pull of this book. The previous one entertained me, but this one involved me. I did get teary-eyed. Good pacing, real-feeling characters. The .25 off is only because some of the sex scenes felt superfluous and a little too long (although I recognize that other people probably enjoyed each and every one--and they were well written). But overall, I've become a huge fan of this author and am waiting (im)patiently for the next book in the series.
booksonthebrain20's review against another edition
4.0
I love the characters so much. They're so well written and sympathetic (except Loes, but he's a jerk). But Tony and Mac just get to me.
nightcolors's review against another edition
4.0
1st read: September 27 - October 3, 2011
2nd read: October 6 - 7, 2012. Read for m/m team bingo challenge, round 5
2nd read: October 6 - 7, 2012. Read for m/m team bingo challenge, round 5
ktomp17's review against another edition
5.0
I just love Mac and Tony. This was a great follow up to [b:Life Lessons|11277601|Life Lessons (Life Lessons, #1)|Kaje Harper|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1304382935s/11277601.jpg|16204726] and [b:And To All A Good Night|11779071|And To All A Good Night (Life Lessons, #1.5)|Kaje Harper|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310684250s/11779071.jpg|16730795]. I was very satisfied with the ending...what I was hoping for throughout the whole series. I really felt bad for Tony but could understand thr struggle Mac was going through. I just hope.poor Tony gets a break now from people trying to kill him. Lol.
Fabulous read!
Fabulous read!
achillespatroclus's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
rhodered's review against another edition
No. This is a crap book on MANY levels....
The thing I really disliked about the first book, Mac's decision to farm out his daughter instead of living with her himself, because he can't hack being a single parent (which as I noted before, would be unthinkable if he were a female character, so I think it's raw sexism) continues.
We learn more about the aunt he has farmed the girl out to - an extreme right wing religious nut with a severe case of depression, no personal life besides going to church and cleaning her house and raising this child. This single 48 year old woman is trying to train his daughter to never run, jump, hug etc., because she needs to be "ladylike." And of course she hates gays, as well as any sex outside marriage.
And there Mac is DITHERING about whether or not to leave his daughter to be raised by her for like 80% of the book!
In the end, the way he handles things makes me wonder if this legit cop did anything by the book such as paying social security for this woman who was his full time employee. Or, making sure she was covered by health insurance, because if you do farm out your kid, don't you want her caretaker to be covered in case of emergencies? It sure seems not.
I also really wondered about the author - why is this aunt character so utterly awful? Is it solely for plot purposes so we don't feel bad when Mac yanks the child she has raised since infancy, not to mention her sole source of financial support, away at a moment's notice? Is it ok to be cruel to a crazy church lady?
Aside from that, this book has plenty of one of my pet peeves - highly detailed sex for absolutely no purpose beyond I suppose titillating the reader. We don't need these details to further the plot or our understanding of the characters or to take their relationship deeper. I don't like it when regular fiction and erotica get mashed up - it's sloppy writing and detracts from the story. It also makes me feel uncomfortably like a peeping Tom.
And, although the official plot is about a serial killer, in the end we learn nothing about his motivations. So he's nothing but a plot puppet, just there to create a situation that will change Mac's life in other ways. I'm sick of TV's unending stream of pretty young blonde women being targets for killers, especially when they are being sexual. It's too bad that this author could not think of anything more creative to achieve her purpose than this tired - and frankly sexist victimization of young women.
So, yeah, this book kinda sucked in quite a few ways.
What was good? I liked Tony and Oliver and Ramsey and Sabrina. So, good supporting cast.
But somebody stop me before I ever buy another book from this author.
The thing I really disliked about the first book, Mac's decision to farm out his daughter instead of living with her himself, because he can't hack being a single parent (which as I noted before, would be unthinkable if he were a female character, so I think it's raw sexism) continues.
We learn more about the aunt he has farmed the girl out to - an extreme right wing religious nut with a severe case of depression, no personal life besides going to church and cleaning her house and raising this child. This single 48 year old woman is trying to train his daughter to never run, jump, hug etc., because she needs to be "ladylike." And of course she hates gays, as well as any sex outside marriage.
And there Mac is DITHERING about whether or not to leave his daughter to be raised by her for like 80% of the book!
In the end, the way he handles things makes me wonder if this legit cop did anything by the book such as paying social security for this woman who was his full time employee. Or, making sure she was covered by health insurance, because if you do farm out your kid, don't you want her caretaker to be covered in case of emergencies? It sure seems not.
I also really wondered about the author - why is this aunt character so utterly awful? Is it solely for plot purposes so we don't feel bad when Mac yanks the child she has raised since infancy, not to mention her sole source of financial support, away at a moment's notice? Is it ok to be cruel to a crazy church lady?
Aside from that, this book has plenty of one of my pet peeves - highly detailed sex for absolutely no purpose beyond I suppose titillating the reader. We don't need these details to further the plot or our understanding of the characters or to take their relationship deeper. I don't like it when regular fiction and erotica get mashed up - it's sloppy writing and detracts from the story. It also makes me feel uncomfortably like a peeping Tom.
And, although the official plot is about a serial killer, in the end we learn nothing about his motivations. So he's nothing but a plot puppet, just there to create a situation that will change Mac's life in other ways. I'm sick of TV's unending stream of pretty young blonde women being targets for killers, especially when they are being sexual. It's too bad that this author could not think of anything more creative to achieve her purpose than this tired - and frankly sexist victimization of young women.
So, yeah, this book kinda sucked in quite a few ways.
What was good? I liked Tony and Oliver and Ramsey and Sabrina. So, good supporting cast.
But somebody stop me before I ever buy another book from this author.