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A review by mjsam
Next of Kin by Jae
2.0
Conflict of Interest was a great book, so I was really looking forward to the sequel. Unfortunately I was destined for disappointment. This book was overly long, and not much happens.
This books suffers from a few problems, the main couple from the original story aren't given enough to do (in fact this book doesn't really advance their relationship much at all, Dawn spends more time with Evan and Kade than with Aiden)
There's the infuriating trope where the other secondary characters all pair up in lesbian relationships (Kade and Del are set up in Conflict, so I had no problem with them but Evan and Laurie is one too many for me).
Evan is an annoying and obnoxious character, so I couldn't warm to her and didn't care about her issues. Also the way her scenes with Dawn were written is kind of creepy. I found myself skipping the stuff with them just because I found it uncomfortable.
The stalker storyline was unnecessary, if it was supposed to add tension, it failed. The best storyline was Kade and Del with Kade's mother and Del's family, but it came too late for me.
My recommendation is if you want to read good stories by Jae read Conflict of Interest, Second Nature, Backwards to Oregon or Something in the Wine, but skip this one.
This books suffers from a few problems, the main couple from the original story aren't given enough to do (in fact this book doesn't really advance their relationship much at all, Dawn spends more time with Evan and Kade than with Aiden)
There's the infuriating trope where the other secondary characters all pair up in lesbian relationships (Kade and Del are set up in Conflict, so I had no problem with them but Evan and Laurie is one too many for me).
Evan is an annoying and obnoxious character, so I couldn't warm to her and didn't care about her issues. Also the way her scenes with Dawn were written is kind of creepy. I found myself skipping the stuff with them just because I found it uncomfortable.
The stalker storyline was unnecessary, if it was supposed to add tension, it failed. The best storyline was Kade and Del with Kade's mother and Del's family, but it came too late for me.
My recommendation is if you want to read good stories by Jae read Conflict of Interest, Second Nature, Backwards to Oregon or Something in the Wine, but skip this one.