4.06 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was living for the second chance angst. I’m prone to getting annoyed but the fact that Rain was more self-aware than expected was great. The mystery aspect of the novel was fun too, the author was skilled at keeping me guessing.

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Bellissimo

4 stars

A solidly written, funny and sexy book that is HOPEFULLY (crossing fingers) the first instalment of a new series. I won't say much as there are a ton of other reviews you can read, but I thoroughly enjoyed this PNR from a new-to-me author. I'll definitely be lookout for a follow-up :)
mysterious sad 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: Yes
funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Voilà des mois et des mois que je devais (voulais !) lire ce livre, et il aura fallu le weekend à lire spécial Halloween de cette année pour que je me décide enfin à le sortir de ma PAL, "enfin" étant le mot-clé ici. Je me doutais que j'aimerais retrouver la plume de S.E Harmon, mais je ne m'attendais pas forcément à avoir un tel coup de coeur pour ce roman, ces personnages, cette écriture ...

J'ai tout simplement été conquise, émue et charmée par ce livre ! J'ai adoré le narrateur, sa personnalité complexe et fascinante, par ce mélange de sarcasme et d'assurance, et en même temps de vulnérabilité et de solitude. J'ai adoré voir les liens se tisser et se renforcer entre lui et un certain fantôme très attachant, j'ai adoré le voir interagir avec les autres personnages autour de lui, et en particulier Danny (forcément !). Rain est un personnage comme on en croise rarement, et c'est tant mieux, car pour moi, c'est très précieux de rencontrer dans nos vies de lecteurs des personnages aussi riches.

J'ai été également conquise par la romance. Ce que j'aime quand je lis du M/M, c'est de voir des hommes qui s'aiment, des hommes qui ont des gestes tendres ou de petites attentions l'un envers l'autre, j'aime les voir dans l'intimité, et je ne parle pas que d'intimité physique. Je ne parle pas non plus de séduction flamboyante ou tapageuse, mais plutôt juste du quotidien, de toutes ces petites choses qui montrent l'attachement qu'ils se portent. Danny et Rain s'offrent ici une seconde chance, on s'appesantit peu sur leur passé, mais j'ai été particulièrement sensible à la façon dont l'autrice met en avant l'alchimie entre ces deux hommes, et même si rien n'est simple entre eux, il y a quelque chose qui relève de l'évidence, et j'ai adoré les voir partager quelques moments d'intimité. Ils dégagent tous deux quelque chose de très fort et je ne peux que me réjouir à l'idée de savoir que je vais encore pouvoir partager un bout de chemin avec eux ! ♥

L'intrigue est quant à elle bien menée, et S.E Harmon nous plonge dans une atmosphère que j'ai pu ressentir tout au long de l'intrigue, une atmosphère un peu poisseuse, aux teintes sépia, un peu comme dans un vieux film de détective.

Un vrai coup de coeur donc, je vais tâcher de ne pas lire la suite trop vite pour pouvoir encore mieux la savourer !

A fun and easy read, I always enjoy a good detective story involving ghosts and this one did not disappoint ! A good ratio of investigation/character's development, and a good start for a serie.

dnf at chapter 7-ish. this just isn't for me. the main character bores me, his parents are horrible but written like "oh look how weird haha", the ex gives me really bad vibes. looking through some reviews and seeing what happens later on makes me certain i'm not going to enjoy the second chance romance, and the mystery hasn't really captured me yet. 

The main character Rain is a FBI agent sent to help solve a cold case. From the blurb I expected a seasoned veteran doing professional criminal profiling work to solve a case, but his internal monologues are just 80% horny thoughts and detailed descriptions of how he used to fuck his ex, 10% how hot Miami is, 10% detective work. The only people doing real work in the book is
the ghost Ethan, and Chevrolet (who is basically Abby from NCIS)


There's no tension at all for a second chance romance,
they're quite lovey-dovey at their reunion and had sex at the most unfathomable timings, I've never been so baffled at smut scenes before. Is the mood right now supposed to end up like this? They talk about not trusting each other then get mad when they try to talk about it?? Then proceeds to have sex and be lovey-dovey again afterwards??? They did sorta agree to see each other's points and accept them eventually but it was quite out of nowhere.
I'm so unconvinced when they officially got back together. 

The writing isn't really great and doesn't feel edited properly. Except for the ghosts, all the other characters are just written to be very unlikable.

I liked this!

Rain, a profiler for the FBI, has been sent way to work cold cases after a psychiatric leave due to him claiming he saw ghosts. His semi-exile takes him back to his hometown, where he has to work with his ex, Cold case detective Danny McKenna. They broke up years before, when Rain left him for a « job opportunity ». Rain mostly thought that him seeing ghost meant he was going crazy. But as they work on the case of a missing girl, past feelings are rekindled as if they never faded.

Loved Rain and Danny, I like their dynamics and I liked the whole second chances thing. Rain falls back for Danny very quickly, but Danny has more issues to trust him again after Rain left him before. They were just very hot together!

The mystery was fun too, I liked the balance between investigation, the paranormal and the romance.

Very enjoyable read overall!