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A favourite lesbian crime thriller of mine when i was younger, but reading it as an adult i see the transphobic storyline and descriptions much clearer and it took away from a decent, if also copaganda in nature, lesbian love.

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tylovesbooks's review against another edition

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2.0

So I tend to like the thriller genre and am ok with having the love angle thrown in as long as the core story is good. The story line was interesting but I was not thrilled with how Tori and Sam seemed to keep falling into other cases, i.e. The big drug bust, while investigating their own case. As for the love story part, pretty formulaic. The ex boyfriend was a pain. I was hoping he was involved in the murders if only so he could get shot. I found it completely unbelievable that Sam would want to have sex with ANYONE after being gang raped, even Tori her first time female partner. Speaking of that relationship it was crazy how Tori and Sam switched roles, at least in the relationship. Sam, who has never entered into a lesbian relationship becomes the 'aggressor'. Really? And especially after being raped only a few days before? Sigh.... Finally the sex scenes themselves seemed a bit lackluster especially when compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Now the book is a romance/thriller so I get that it's not erotica, but something just seemed phoned in about it.

Overall I give it two stars because, while the core story was good, the offshoots just stretched the plausibility a bit too much for me.

mer_carson's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

3.75

stefhyena's review against another edition

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4.0

By no means flawless (well it is a romance novel and as such has plot holes) I found this book satisfying because it had short chapters, mani characters who were mainly good for and to each other, very caring sex scenes and didn't dwell on the violence. There is a rape scene and if you find such things difficult (I do) then be careful, or maybe skip over it but at least it was very short and sparse on detail.

There is none or almost none of realism here. What there is is a hopeful, happy feeling. I could have done with the main characters not being portrayed as so damn perfect looking (not relatable) but I know I am in a minority there. Hell I could quibble with a lot of it but at the same time it was an undemanding and relaxing read with likeable characters.

rogue_lurker's review against another edition

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3.0

I'm pretty sure that I've read this one before. Or maybe it's just I've read alot of dark, damaged, broody,lesbian, hard-ass, break-all-the-rules police detectives who team up with a hot straight (at least for right now) partner and solve serial killer cases books.

Tori Hunter is the broody homicide cop that doesn't play nicely with others (seven partners in six years - of whom several were killed on the job, on disability or quit) but always closes her cases. As a last ditch effort, her Lt assigns a newly transfered detective to be her partner. Samanatha Kennedy is Tori's polar opposite and of course the sparks fly. I liked the interaction/banter between the two and develops nicely into a friendship and then more.

The plot revolves around a series of murders that ends up racking up quite a lot of bodies in a relatively short time frame. There's some side plots involving drug busts/turf wars, domestic terrorism and Samantha's rather boring boyfriend but the serial killings (and developing romance) are the focus of the book.

From a non-stop action standpoint, I enjoyed the book - not sure that homicide cops would get involved in drug busts and domestic terrorism, but it threw the unlikely partners together in some high adrenaline situations that got the romance brewing.

Hill writes a good story with engaging characters and the romance takes enough time to develop to make it believable.

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My only reservation is Sam's reaction to the assault by Sanchez Gomez's men (make that two reservations ... the name Sanchez Gomez ...really?)

munleigh's review against another edition

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3.0

I thought that both characters were quite likable and enjoyed their interactions. One of the minuses in the book: Given what happened to Samantha, I thought that the moment Tori and Samantha started their sexual relationship was somewhat unrealistic. Maybe that's just me?

Overall, I thought the book was decently written as I enjoyed both romance and mystery.

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