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A review by isalaur
Imperial Stout by Layla Reyne
5.0
Loved this spin off series opener!
Was a big fan of the Irish and Whiskey books and finally got around to starting this follow up series. And what a lifesaver it was after starting and abandoning three other books which just didn’t make me care enough about the MCs or the story by 25% in. (Thanks my cut off...so many books, so little time to waste!) This book grabbed me pretty much from the first page.
Reyne’s writing is superb. Her character builds are slow to develop building suspense, curiosity and buy in. The dual mysteries, one of which will clearly be a multi book story arc, are interesting and well crafted. I guessed the big bad guy pretty quickly into the main suspense story but the build to the reveal was well done and thus enjoyable.
The romance between Cam and Nic is also a slow build with each having their reasons for holding back. The anticipation blends nicely with the rest of what is happening in the storyline. The culmination/takedown for the main suspense storyline is invigorating and emotional. One particular line related to the MCs hit me right in the gut.
The book is a winner and I’m diving right into book two.
Was a big fan of the Irish and Whiskey books and finally got around to starting this follow up series. And what a lifesaver it was after starting and abandoning three other books which just didn’t make me care enough about the MCs or the story by 25% in. (Thanks my cut off...so many books, so little time to waste!) This book grabbed me pretty much from the first page.
Reyne’s writing is superb. Her character builds are slow to develop building suspense, curiosity and buy in. The dual mysteries, one of which will clearly be a multi book story arc, are interesting and well crafted. I guessed the big bad guy pretty quickly into the main suspense story but the build to the reveal was well done and thus enjoyable.
The romance between Cam and Nic is also a slow build with each having their reasons for holding back. The anticipation blends nicely with the rest of what is happening in the storyline. The culmination/takedown for the main suspense storyline is invigorating and emotional. One particular line related to the MCs hit me right in the gut.
The book is a winner and I’m diving right into book two.