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A review by papercuts1
Guardians of the Haunted Moor by Harper Fox
4.0
The small town vibes are strong in this book, and so is the Cornish folklore. In combination, that makes for a stressful case when Gideon has to handle stubborn, simple-minded residents and a cut-up body bringing back rumours about the Bodmin monster. Gideon is very amicable in his role as friendly, yet-persistent local bobby.
His relationship with Lee develops further, and their love story continues to be the heart of this series. Of course, Harper Fox dives deep into another genre trope when he adds a baby girl to the mix, turning Gid and Lee into gentle, loving gay dads. But honestly? It's too cute. And Fox dares to rip our couple's (and our hearts) out in a not-quite-unexpected but less sugary twist.
The mystery? Is good enough, even more so since Fox continues to keep us guessing whether the paranormal is involved or something that will eventually be explained with good old, real-world logic.
Some ingredients of the series continue to be a little too clichéed, others too saccharine, and sometimes there's a confusing vagueness about Fox's writing that makes me want to backtrack to understand what's going on.
But, all in all, this was a solid, entertaining, very mildly spooky installment of the series with a strong Cornish heart at its core and characters to root for.
Next!
His relationship with Lee develops further, and their love story continues to be the heart of this series. Of course, Harper Fox dives deep into another genre trope when he adds a baby girl to the mix, turning Gid and Lee into gentle, loving gay dads. But honestly? It's too cute. And Fox dares to rip our couple's (and our hearts) out in a not-quite-unexpected but less sugary twist.
The mystery? Is good enough, even more so since Fox continues to keep us guessing whether the paranormal is involved or something that will eventually be explained with good old, real-world logic.
Some ingredients of the series continue to be a little too clichéed, others too saccharine, and sometimes there's a confusing vagueness about Fox's writing that makes me want to backtrack to understand what's going on.
But, all in all, this was a solid, entertaining, very mildly spooky installment of the series with a strong Cornish heart at its core and characters to root for.
Next!