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Junk Shop Blues by Cole McCade
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Book 2 in the Criminal Intentions series following detectives Khalaji & Yoon picks up not long after the ending of book one when they set out to solve another murder, this time of a known business man/suspected criminal at the hotel of one of the wealthiest families in town meaning the detectives have to tread carefully through the political red tape this case is now surrounded by.
The slow but steady development between Seong-Jae and Malcolm is EVERYTHING! There is a spicy scene in this, but it is NOT between the MCs. There is so much tension between these two both professionally and personally as they learn to navigate their new and kind of unwanted partnership. We start to learn more about their hidden pasts and reasons for their secrecy and get glimpses of their deeper selves, but nothing is fully revealed much to my intrigue and impatience. We also get some very interesting things dropped about Sade, one of the supporting characters, which Iām very curious about, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this series goes.
The reason this didn't get the same rating as book one is because I wasn't as invested in the actual case as I was in the previous book, this felt more about the interpersonal dynamics between Khalaji & Yoon which i liked but I was left wanting more from the crime/mystery element of the story. Overall, another enjoyable read by the author, I flitted between reading this on KU and listening to the audiobook that was available to me with my Everand subscription narrated once again by Curt Bonnem. š¶š¶
"He wouldn't say she looked too soft for murder. People who looked soft often had hidden reserves that led them to do things no one ever expected they were capable of."
The slow but steady development between Seong-Jae and Malcolm is EVERYTHING! There is a spicy scene in this, but it is NOT between the MCs. There is so much tension between these two both professionally and personally as they learn to navigate their new and kind of unwanted partnership. We start to learn more about their hidden pasts and reasons for their secrecy and get glimpses of their deeper selves, but nothing is fully revealed much to my intrigue and impatience. We also get some very interesting things dropped about Sade, one of the supporting characters, which Iām very curious about, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this series goes.
The reason this didn't get the same rating as book one is because I wasn't as invested in the actual case as I was in the previous book, this felt more about the interpersonal dynamics between Khalaji & Yoon which i liked but I was left wanting more from the crime/mystery element of the story. Overall, another enjoyable read by the author, I flitted between reading this on KU and listening to the audiobook that was available to me with my Everand subscription narrated once again by Curt Bonnem. š¶š¶
"He wouldn't say she looked too soft for murder. People who looked soft often had hidden reserves that led them to do things no one ever expected they were capable of."