lilyheron 's review for:

Broken Cord by Marshall Thornton

4.0

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Following a gut-wrenching diagnosis, Nick’s personal life begins to unravel once more. Unable to cope with his emotions or communicate his feelings, Nick throws himself headlong into another investigation. As is becoming a pattern in the Boystown series, I am far more invested in Nick's emotional journey through each book, as well as the subplots with his friends and loved ones, whereas the mysteries themselves I don't find particularly engaging unless they directly impact one of the characters I already care for. The plots as a whole tend to be 3* for me, then 5*+ for the emotionally complex subplots, so I end up rounding off to 4* unless the cases are particularly thematically impressive.

absolutely nothing *~*researchy*~* to see here; an ongoing reading list
1. A Study in Scarlet 2.5/5
2. The Hound of the Baskervilles 5/5
3. The Adventure of the Final Problem 4/5
4. Bath Haus 4.5/5
5. The Forest of Stolen Girls 4/5
6. The Red Palace 2/5
7. The Silence of Bones 1/5
8. Lay Your Sleeping Head 4/5
9. Carved in Bone 5/5
10. Lies with Man 3/5
11. Howtown 2/5
12. The Hidden Law 2/5
13. The Death of Friends 3/5
14. The Burning Plain 3.5/5
15. Rag and Bone 4/5
16. Pretty Pretty Boys 2/5
17. Three Nick Nowak Mysteries 5/5
18. Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries 3/5
19. Two Nick Nowak Novellas 4/5
20. A Time For Secrets 5/5
21. Murder Book 5/5
22. From the Ashes 4/5
23. Bloodlines 4/5
24. Lucky Days 4/5
25. Gifts Given 5/5
26. Heart's Desire 1/5
27. Broken Cord 4/5