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4 stars 

 

Audio Review 

 

These guys are some of my favourite MC’s, they just work so well together. Where Nikolas can be unbending, Ben will bend to allow Nikolas to be what he needs to be, but when Ben breaks Nikolas is there to pick up the pieces and to take care of his man. 

 

This one felt like at times not a lot was happening and then bang it picked up the pace and when looking back at the whole it was action packed. The guys were both put through the wringer and pushed to the limits and both rose up to the challenge. Battered and bruised they fought on together. 

 

Looking forward to the next one 

 3.25 stars 

I’ve read every book in this series and enjoyed them all, in fact I enjoy this authors work so much I’ve read everything she has written, but this one was lacking for me and didn’t engage me as the other books have. 

Carrying on directly from the last book, there is not a lot of recap on the happenings so the reader must have read what came before. Forrest is his usual grumpy self. I did find his about face regarding Nero needed more work. He went from not wanting to have anything to do with Nero and then spent one afternoon together and all of a sudden they are together all the time. I just didn’t feel the chemistry between them. 

I did like Nero and his desire to help families have closure on their loved ones disappearances. I wish there was more on his cousins’ disappearance as it was used as a plot point to get him to town and then he gave it up very quickly and easily. 

I also liked that we have a conclusion to the bones found. This was the entertaining part of the book as the guys were investigating the death of Ned and consequently lead them to help find the killers. Good to see they worked with the local authorities to apprehend them. 

Arc provided by GRR for honest review. 

 

4 stars

Great follow up from the last book, where Shaw is still suffering the after effects of trusting Matty. 
I enjoyed that North found some of his feet in this one. Not all the way there but he started standing up for himself, and when it may have been easier to fall back into regular patterns he didn't. He remembered why he was where he was and stuck to his guns.
The guys spent a lot of the time still circling and after so long hiding their feelings neither one wanted to come out and talk about them for fear of the other not reciprocating. But as is life everything moves in a way that is forcing them to acknowledge it. 
The case was interesting. I'll be honest, I really don't like Pari and find her extremely annoying when she has page time. The way she carries on is ridiculous and in no way funny or cute. She deserves to be kicked out into the streets. The fact that she didn't have a lot of page time here worked in this books favour. 
I liked the twists and turns as they worked their way through the case. I'm interested to see what comes of the slasher case as that is unbelievable what they know and what is being covered up.
I wasn't sure how I felt about Jadon, (also not a big fan of the daddy thing) but the ending made me like him a bit, the way he handled Shaw when he was down was well done.
Looking forward to seeing how this all ends.

4 stars

Audio Review

The fact that I love the boys from reading the eBook kept me hanging on and continuing with this one as the first half was a bit a slog. The power dynamic at the start was a bit out of whack and Nikolas's non communication was hard to listen to. But once Ben started questioning things and Nik's past come out it really picked up
These two like to think they are independent but the honest truth is they are so codependent and only function well when together. Listening to Ben break down Nik's walls and getting him to open up was at times frustrating and Nik's non answers at times tiresome but the pay off at the end was well worth it.  
Looking forward to the next one

4 stars

At the start I wasn't sure whether I liked these guys and their way of doing business, but by about half way through the book I was hooked, I love these guys.

Each of the guys are hiding their own secrets and they all come out in this opening book of the series, some more open than others. North looks the more put together of the two but he hides a painful secret and my heart broke for him. Shaw who was the more out there of the two, his past is a bit more open but he is still suffering from it. I enjoyed watching him come out of his shell a bit 

The mystery was good. It took I bit to pull me in as we went around in circles following the clues but by the end I figured I knew who did it and I wanted to know how the guys were going to work it out. I got more than I bargained for but it was highly entraining. 

I enjoyed how both guys have their strengths and they are both as smart as each other. They took different ways of getting there, but hey both got to the same part together. It's not just one super smart detective and the other one the friendly side kick. 

Looking forward to the next one 

3.75 stars

Audio book

Good addition to the series
I really liked Fisher and Chase. I liked the way they spent the time getting to know each other before starting anything. They became friends and Chase was honest that he didn't know if he was ready to start anything with Fisher, once he actually talked to the guys and got his head around his feelings he went back and fixed things.
I also enjoyed the secondary characters, Chase's ex wife who was encouraging and definitely Fishers best friend who championed the relationship and gave them time alone together. 

3 stars

I’ve previously read and enjoyed some of Tia Fielding’s work, so when this was offered on GRR and I read the blurb, I figured this was right up my alley. Unfortunately I wanted to enjoy it more than I did. 

What I liked
The idea of the story. I liked the idea of a wolf who is thrust into the job of Alpha and seeing how he gets the pack back on track. In some ways this was good. I liked how Brodie interacted with the pack, he came across alpha when needed and he gave the pack members somewhere safe to land. Some of the pack members had big issues and help was given when needed. There were also renovations that were needed to the pack house he inherited. I think it helped that he had a friend with money, so no problem was really an issue as the money was there for the taking.

Kye and Carys. The two human pack members, brother and sister, were a great addition to the storyline. I think Carys was really brave and the fact that she wanted to stay there after what happened to her is amazing. It was good seeing her come out of her shell was the story progressed and she became more comfortable with the pack members. I also liked that Kye when faced with becoming part of a pack decided to research before making assumptions and tried to learn everything he could about wolves. 

I also enjoyed that the relationship between Brodie and Kye was taken slowly. They didn’t rush into a sexual relationship just because they were mates, they took the time to get to know each other and till they were ready.

What I didn’t like
The D/S Parts. I know that was in the blurb but really didn’t have any impact on the story and it felt like it was only brought out occasionally. Brodie to me didn’t come across as Dom, he was too soft and spent majority of the time making sure everyone was comfortable.

The relationship between Brodie and Rian. I’ll be honest – I really like Rian but that fact that Brodie kept calling Rian sweetness and telling him he loved him, it felt like they were the main couple, not a friendship and they came across as the better pairing at times. They were more believable as they felt like they had the better connection. 

I also wasn’t a fan of the relationship between Ben and Max, with what was alluded to, if I understood it correctly, it didn’t sit well with me as that is hard limit and a warning would have been appreciated. I felt for Max and he really needed the healing of the pack. 

All in all I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted and my mind wondered a bit, but I also really want to know what happened between Rian and Holden so I’ll probably read their book 

Book provided by GRR for honest review

Thank you "The Elf on the Shelf"

4 stars

I like Sam and Rufus when they are together, but apart they both struggle. Sam is rude and I actually feel sorry for the guys he picks up because they don't deserve the way he treats them. Rufus is the only partner he is nice too. 

Rufus didn't fare well on his own but was good that he called in help when he needed it.
In this one we find out more about Rufus's past as a killer is focusing again on prostitutes from the Ramble bringing up memories of Rufus's mother and her murder. 

We also find out a snippet from Sam's past but when Rufus tried to get him to open up and tell him what happened, Sam shot it down and clammed up. 

The murder mystery part was well done and kept me entertained throughout 

Looking forward to reading the next one

4 Stars

Audio Review

These books are fabulous on audio - the narrator brings the humor to life and it makes for an entertaining listen.

I love Gus and how much of an open book he is. He doesn't try and hide he just is no apologies.
Tate is also a great character who is very comfortable in who he is and is happy to stop and reevaluate his wants and needs without a big freak out. 

I liked how the time was spent showing how the guys became friends, as at the start their individual needs didn't really match and one person was going to have to change for it to work. This was done well and made seamless and believable.

Thanks Mindless Elf Indulgence
 
4 Stars

I enjoyed this collaboration between these two authors. I feel like they are a good mesh. 

Both Rufus and Sam are flawed and both deal with their issues indifferent ways. 

Sam comes across as quite abrasive at the start and once he opens up to Rufus and shares his reasoning he becomes a totally different person, one who is doing everything he can to be what Rufus needs. He has no idea how to be in a relationship or what it entails but he is thinking it out and trying to be what is needed. Sometimes he stresses himself out trying to work out what it is he is meant to be doing but Rufus comes to and lets him know he doesn't need it.

Rufus seems a little bit more open than Sam with his happyish personality, but he is also the one hiding the most important parts, and the one that is more stringent in opening himself up to Sam. I enjoyed their back and forth as they started a quasi relationship and slowly started to trust each other. 

The storyline was an interesting one as they both deal with their individual loss, and while I picked who did it and who was involved, I have no idea about the reasons why. I liked that Sam was at least honest about his friend and understood how it came about. The ending killed me but stayed with the character of Rufus for me, I fully expected him to do something like that. I just didn't expect Sam to do what he did, although looking back on it, they aren't compatible when it comes to where they each live. Sam isn't really capable of living within the city so I will be interested to see where it goes in the next book.