rynniereads 's review for:

Going Public by Hudson Lin

5.0

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This was my first book by Hudson Lin and it was absolutely wonderful. This is technically the second book in the Jade Harbor Capital series, but it 100% stands on its own, in fact the main couple from the first book was not even mentioned in this book. Going Public is the story of Ray, an operating partner at Jade Harbor, and Elvin, his assistant. Ray is pansexual and Elvin is demisexual and their time spend working closely leads feelings to develop between the two. The two must navigate their new relationship while dealing with some less than legal practices that are discovered at one of the company’s investment companies.

I really really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed having a book set in Toronto as it was a nice departure from the numerous books I read that are set in New York. I really liked both Ray and Elvin and especially liked seeing demisexual representation. I liked that both our heroes were from Hong Kong as we so rarely get LGBTQ representation featuring people from the East Asian community. This book really struck a good balance between the internal and external conflict. The shorter length kept the pace moving and I found myself constantly engaged in the story. I will have to track down the first book in the series and keep my eyes out for more.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harlequin, and Carina Press for the ARC.