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Lunatic
by Onley James
A thrilling, violent rom-com packed with heat
‘Lunatic’ is a thriller wrapped in rom-com packaging. It’s thrilling, romantic, and hilarious. It’s also hot enough to leave scorch marks!
James’s humor shines in ‘Lunatic.’ I always expect her books to be snarky and dark, but ‘Lunatic’ might be her funniest book to date.
That extra humor doesn’t detract from James’s brand. Readers will find all the violence, heat, and mayhem they expect. I love her mix of humor, spice, and chaos. I guess it’s no surprise I loved this book.
Even though I love all those things I mentioned about her books, I think it’s the characters and their interactions that make this one great for me. The dynamic between Archer and Mac is fire.
Archer is simultaneously Mac’s yellow sun and his kryptonite. Yet Mac is the only person who can ruffle Archer.
I love watching calm characters lose their composure over one person only. Archer is the epitome of that in ‘Lunatic.’ His ability to stay cool in the face of everything except Mac’s teasing made for amazing reading.
What makes that dynamic even better is that Mac’s teasing makes him look confident and hides his feelings of self-doubt. Mac experienced years of passive neglect and it affects him deeply even though he tries not to show it. That internal struggle made him real and relatable to me.
While ‘Lunatic’ can standalone, I recommend reading previous books in the series. There are a lot of characters from previous books involved in the plot. We’ve had five other books of murder, mayhem, and falling into something that looks a lot like love. That’s a lot to summarize quickly and effectively!
So yes, someone could read ‘Lunatic’ on its own, but it won’t be as fun. If you think you’d like ‘Lunatic,’ reading the series from the beginning makes sense. It also helps that ‘Unhinged’ is a great example of James’s style.
I’ll admit that I recommend starting at the beginning because I’m biased. The “Necessary Evils” series is one of my all-time favorites. I love recommending these books to folks who like dark humor and obsessive main characters.
I continue to revisit all the books in the series, and it won’t be long before I’ll be rereading ‘Lunatic’ too.
‘Lunatic’ is a thriller wrapped in rom-com packaging. It’s thrilling, romantic, and hilarious. It’s also hot enough to leave scorch marks!
James’s humor shines in ‘Lunatic.’ I always expect her books to be snarky and dark, but ‘Lunatic’ might be her funniest book to date.
That extra humor doesn’t detract from James’s brand. Readers will find all the violence, heat, and mayhem they expect. I love her mix of humor, spice, and chaos. I guess it’s no surprise I loved this book.
Even though I love all those things I mentioned about her books, I think it’s the characters and their interactions that make this one great for me. The dynamic between Archer and Mac is fire.
Archer is simultaneously Mac’s yellow sun and his kryptonite. Yet Mac is the only person who can ruffle Archer.
I love watching calm characters lose their composure over one person only. Archer is the epitome of that in ‘Lunatic.’ His ability to stay cool in the face of everything except Mac’s teasing made for amazing reading.
What makes that dynamic even better is that Mac’s teasing makes him look confident and hides his feelings of self-doubt. Mac experienced years of passive neglect and it affects him deeply even though he tries not to show it. That internal struggle made him real and relatable to me.
While ‘Lunatic’ can standalone, I recommend reading previous books in the series. There are a lot of characters from previous books involved in the plot. We’ve had five other books of murder, mayhem, and falling into something that looks a lot like love. That’s a lot to summarize quickly and effectively!
So yes, someone could read ‘Lunatic’ on its own, but it won’t be as fun. If you think you’d like ‘Lunatic,’ reading the series from the beginning makes sense. It also helps that ‘Unhinged’ is a great example of James’s style.
I’ll admit that I recommend starting at the beginning because I’m biased. The “Necessary Evils” series is one of my all-time favorites. I love recommending these books to folks who like dark humor and obsessive main characters.
I continue to revisit all the books in the series, and it won’t be long before I’ll be rereading ‘Lunatic’ too.