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Flesh & Blood (Flesh #2)
by
Ethan Stone (Goodreads Author)
Detective Cristian Flesh is about to find out that he can only run from his past for so long.
When a local man is attacked and the suspect is a hustler, Cristian knows there’s more to the case than meets the eye. His investigation will lead him into a maze of lies, deceit, and underage prostitution. But that’s only the beginning as people start disappearing and turning up d...more
When a local man is attacked and the suspect is a hustler, Cristian knows there’s more to the case than meets the eye. His investigation will lead him into a maze of lies, deceit, and underage prostitution. But that’s only the beginning as people start disappearing and turning up d...more
ebook, 240 pages
Published
April 1st 2011
by Dreamspinner Press
(first published March 31st 2011)
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This book bothers me a lot because the MC seems so...naively vulnerable. He reads like a small child. He's the type, though, that I really want to grab by the shoulders and shake him while screaming "What's wrong with you???"
Except I know what's wrong.
Another problem is Colby.
Colby, Colby, Colby. In this one, he comes off as a doormat/50s housewife/ancillary penis. I hesitate because I'm not sure how much of this is due to Cris' narrator's bias.
At the same time, though, I so dislike Cristian (se...more
Except I know what's wrong.
Another problem is Colby.
Colby, Colby, Colby. In this one, he comes off as a doormat/50s housewife/ancillary penis. I hesitate because I'm not sure how much of this is due to Cris' narrator's bias.
At the same time, though, I so dislike Cristian (se...more
This book has two main plots: (1) The one with the pedophile in the beginning to half and (2) The one with Cristian confronting his past from middle to end. The are couple of reasons why I don't give 4 stars of this (like book #1).
While the story flows nicely and easy to read, the mystery part is weak. There is no true investigation to find the bad guy, because well, the bad guys are pretty much introduced in the beginning and Cristian must only find a way to prove it. Some issues are also a bi...more
While the story flows nicely and easy to read, the mystery part is weak. There is no true investigation to find the bad guy, because well, the bad guys are pretty much introduced in the beginning and Cristian must only find a way to prove it. Some issues are also a bi...more
Flesh and Colby are back. Yeah! Their relationship is still going strong, but a new murder is bringing Flesh's ugly past to the forefront. As far as the mystery goes. There really isn't one. The bad guys are all accounted for, it's more are they going to get away with it. And what emotional baggage effects Flesh's response.)I really liked it. Is it perfect...No, but few books are. 3.75 Stars
I liked the growth Christian shows in this book. I've seen some reviews talk about mystery, is this a mystery? I wouldn't classify it as such. Much of this book seemed more geared to Christian's healing than any mystery. I think there might have been an attempt to put to much into one book. It seems there were several plots going on that are most likely to continue into another book. Because of so much going on it made me feel like the book was a little shallow. It was a decent length but gave m...more
I have two bits of praise to bestow on Ethan, and they are these: 1. Flesh and Blood has a really meaty mystery that was interesting and I always felt like the stakes were high (plus there are a couple of plot twists that really surprised me, in a good way.) 2. There's a lot of sex in the book, and while there are a couple of scenes that I thought were a little gratuitous, for the most part, the sex scenes show Cristian's emotional development, particularly as he comes to really trust Colby, and...more
Sequel to In the Flesh
Detective Cristian Flesh is about to find out that he can only run from his past for so long.
When a local man is attacked and the suspect is a hustler, Cristian knows there’s more to the case than meets the eye. His investigation will lead him into a maze of lies, deceit, and underage prostitution. But that’s only the beginning as people start disappearing and turning up dead. Cristian begins to realize that solving the case and stopping the murders won’t be enough. If he w...more
Detective Cristian Flesh is about to find out that he can only run from his past for so long.
When a local man is attacked and the suspect is a hustler, Cristian knows there’s more to the case than meets the eye. His investigation will lead him into a maze of lies, deceit, and underage prostitution. But that’s only the beginning as people start disappearing and turning up dead. Cristian begins to realize that solving the case and stopping the murders won’t be enough. If he w...more
May 10, 2011
Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews
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Cristian Flesh has found love but his past may not let him be happy. It’s been a good but rocky year for detective Cristian Flesh. He and lawyer Colby have fallen in love but Cristian’s past keeps popping up. When Flesh’s new investigation leads him into the murky world of teen hustling, memories of his own past plague him. He must let down his walls to make his relationship with Colby work but confronting his past may be harder than he thought.
Flesh & Blood is an action packed sequel. Comi...more
Flesh & Blood is an action packed sequel. Comi...more
Flesh & Blood is the sequel to Ethan Stone’s In the Flesh debut novel. The strengths of the first novel were not the nearly non-existence romance but the pseudo interesting mystery and the author’s voice. Here the romance remains immaterial except for a lot of sex scenes while the mysteries are obvious, foreshadowed, and extremely cliché. The author’s voice is the best thing about this story which unfortunately fails in several ways. The writing tends to be abrupt and tells almost every time...more
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Ethan Stone has fast become one of my new favorite authors. I am loving this series. Flesh & Blood picks up where In The Flesh leaves off with Christian and Colby exploring their new relationship. Christian continues to slowly let Colby past the walls he's erected around himself over the years as one by one he starts breaking the rules he's lived by since he was very young. We learn quite a bit about Christian's past in this book and it's not pretty. We are taken on an emotional ride and I a...more
I was actually quite disappointed in this sequel to In the Flesh by Ethan Stone. I had come to enjoy Christian’s lively and snarky narration and thoughts when I read the first in the series, but somehow much of it (including Colby and everyone else’s screen time) was lost in the sequel. Christian is still as snarky and impulsive as ever, but he hardly gets the chance to show his personality with everything that happens in the course of the novel (and by everything it felt as if it was raining fr...more
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It's so strange what I feel after reading this book. The plot is basically: Cristian Flesh investigates a case that forces him to face his past demons and realize he's a decent, loving and caring man despite the face he shows to the world.
I care for Cristian Flesh and I can feel his pain and that he tries to make it better. Unfortunately I also felt it was almost impossible to reach him, even when he shows his most vulnerable side. I am always waiting for the moment when the protagonist falls ap...more
I care for Cristian Flesh and I can feel his pain and that he tries to make it better. Unfortunately I also felt it was almost impossible to reach him, even when he shows his most vulnerable side. I am always waiting for the moment when the protagonist falls ap...more
2% - blow job - already? - insert shocked, then bored smiley here. At least it was short
8% - sex - already? - insert bored smiley here
14% - sex again :(
Okay so Flesh goes to the bad guys and flashes Tony's photo around. Lying about why he's looking for Tony and all this stuff. As a result tony is brutally beaten and murdered. Flesh seems to not care at all that tony would be alive and fine of he hadn't been lying and showing his picture around. Flesh is such a slut
I stopped keeping track of th...more
8% - sex - already? - insert bored smiley here
14% - sex again :(
Okay so Flesh goes to the bad guys and flashes Tony's photo around. Lying about why he's looking for Tony and all this stuff. As a result tony is brutally beaten and murdered. Flesh seems to not care at all that tony would be alive and fine of he hadn't been lying and showing his picture around. Flesh is such a slut
I stopped keeping track of th...more
Flesh and Blood the second book in the Flesh series, doesn't shine as bright as the first book did. The newness of Cris' and Colby's relationship was gone and a large percentage of the story was dealing with Cris's trobuled history. While most, if not all, of the loose ends left hanging from book one were taken care of in this book, I do wish that we could have seen something new and exciting for Cris and Colby going forward. Something nice, something that was about just them, something that did...more
What a great sequel to "In the Flesh". Flesh, Colby, and Gabe continue to grow and you discover what made Flesh the man he his and see him and the rest of the characters continue to unfold. Drew is introduced and I loved the way Ethan developed him. There was everything in this book, good characters, plot, and steamy sex scenes. I immediately went for the third book in the series to remain in the life of these guys.
This sequel is a definite must read! I've read a few reviews that say the romance and mystery are weak. That really isn't the point of the book, they are just a means to the end. Flesh and Blood is more of the journey to discovery, and how when you make discoveries, you can learn to let go, and heal.
I enjoyed reading about the continued strides that Flesh makes regarding his mental well being. Flesh and Colby make such a compatible couple and I love seeing the relationship mature.
I had to view this almost as two books in one. The first part of the story was solving the crime and getting through personal demons.
The second was a little incongrous with the first part of the story because of the abrupt change, but still very gratifying in terms of Flesh actually taking steps to address those pe...more
I had to view this almost as two books in one. The first part of the story was solving the crime and getting through personal demons.
The second was a little incongrous with the first part of the story because of the abrupt change, but still very gratifying in terms of Flesh actually taking steps to address those pe...more
I loved the first book in this series but this one failed to really grab me. The writing was good and I still liked the protags but was a bit disappointed overall.
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