Holy moly this was a GREAT, solid MM-mystery and it is currently on sale at all major platforms, they fixed it so it also shows up at the 'zon (june 2Holy moly this was a GREAT, solid MM-mystery and it is currently on sale at all major platforms, they fixed it so it also shows up at the 'zon (june 2018). Now spend ALL the monies!!!! [image] First of all the amount of humour and snark was amazing, and it elevated this story from a good mystery to a fantastic book. I'm very surprised I liked this one as much as I did, considering I didn't like Cooper all that much. More than once he's a total douchebag and completely incapable of apologizing, going as far as mocking Park for having his feelings hurt.
I know they're all 'manly men' but can we please acknowledge that it's okay to have feelings and that it's okay to demand that the one treading on said feelings; apologize for being a shithead?! NOW you can kiss and make up! [image] As for the rest of it... Fucking fantastic mystery. Sure, there were a lot of people and names to keep straight, but I thought the author did a pretty good job of describing different characteristics, making it easier to navigate who was who (I feel like there should be a whom somewhere there, but I can't figure it out and I can't be bothered to Google it.)
I also had no clue where this was going, which I thought was amazing, considering I read a lot of mysteries and always have a guess or two. But here I was blank, so that was pretty masterful and fun IMO.
The chemistry between Cooper and Park was palpable at times, though I did miss Park's POV. I get that he's supposed to be mysterious (and that we have more books coming, YAY), but a wee bit more intimate knowledge of him and his history would have been appreciated, and it would have made it easier to swallow his easy forgiveness of Cooper's 'foot-in-mouth-syndrome' and douchetastic behaviour. In the end though, even if this story only takes place over a few days, it felt like a delicious slow-burn and I bought their connection. [image] Another thing I want to comment on is the fact that I didn't really notice that it was a shifter book. I know it sounds strange, but it was very... Fluent?Realistic? Seamless! And it read believable to me; making this a thoroughly enjoyable read.
I am really excited about the next one and am looking forward to finding out more about Cooper (and his idiotic father), but especially Park and his mysterious family and background.
I would recommend this to ALL MM-mystery fans, who wants some smexy times (though they come late *snicker*) and humour served with their main course of police work....more