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axy's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
malex117's review against another edition
5.0
Update! The audios are on sale at Authors Direct! ~4$ I almost cried bc I paid serious money for them last month lol -‘16.12.22
Brilliant
I couldn’t put it down from book one till the end, also I purchased the audio version too. I love Adrien, the story is interesting and the (kind of) romance part is refreshing too. Highly recommend!
Brilliant
I couldn’t put it down from book one till the end, also I purchased the audio version too. I love Adrien, the story is interesting and the (kind of) romance part is refreshing too. Highly recommend!
rissa53's review against another edition
5.0
So technically, I finished Fatal Shadows on 10/3, A Dangerous Thing on 10/4, and The Hell You Say on 10/5, lol.
I couldn't put this book down. The mysteries were good! I wanted to know whodunit!!!! I also really like Adrien (don't ask me about the other one, I can't even say his name... He makes me both want to cry and throw things at him!). I like his sarcasm.
I don't know why it took me so long to read these books. I like this author's works! I want to read the other books in this series ASAP!
I couldn't put this book down. The mysteries were good! I wanted to know whodunit!!!! I also really like Adrien (don't ask me about the other one, I can't even say his name... He makes me both want to cry and throw things at him!). I like his sarcasm.
I don't know why it took me so long to read these books. I like this author's works! I want to read the other books in this series ASAP!
isalaur's review against another edition
3.0
Ok but not on par with Lanyon’s more recent work
These books are okay but were a disappointment for me. I had previously read Lanyon’s recent work which I very much enjoyed. This three volume set of her Adrien English series just doesn’t live up to the standard set in the most recent works.
For starters Adrien is not a character I wanted to root for. He was irritating and naive and foolish...much to reminiscent of the TSTL female MCs we find in romance suspense books. In fact, I think that’s one thing that bothers me about this series...it is too easily gender switchable..make it a female Adrian and not much changes in the story line. That irritates me in a m/m romance.
Jake is a jerk...not a good reaction to your other MC and the romantic interest of your MC. His self-loathing is getting old now and I despise his throwing around the f-word (homophobic not rhymes with buck!) I think the author has dug this hole too deep and it will be an unbelievable job to get out of it, especially with the added complication of pending marriage and child.
I’m not sure I’ll read further in the series. I would dismiss it entirely were it not for the plethora of good reviews, many of which comment on re-evaluating these earlier books after reading the later ones. We’ll see.
These books are okay but were a disappointment for me. I had previously read Lanyon’s recent work which I very much enjoyed. This three volume set of her Adrien English series just doesn’t live up to the standard set in the most recent works.
For starters Adrien is not a character I wanted to root for. He was irritating and naive and foolish...much to reminiscent of the TSTL female MCs we find in romance suspense books. In fact, I think that’s one thing that bothers me about this series...it is too easily gender switchable..make it a female Adrian and not much changes in the story line. That irritates me in a m/m romance.
Jake is a jerk...not a good reaction to your other MC and the romantic interest of your MC. His self-loathing is getting old now and I despise his throwing around the f-word (homophobic not rhymes with buck!) I think the author has dug this hole too deep and it will be an unbelievable job to get out of it, especially with the added complication of pending marriage and child.
I’m not sure I’ll read further in the series. I would dismiss it entirely were it not for the plethora of good reviews, many of which comment on re-evaluating these earlier books after reading the later ones. We’ll see.
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