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The Usual Apocalypse (The Society #2)

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Relationships can be tricky when people can't lie to you, so Agent Matthew Whitman focuses his unusual powers on solving cases for the Society. When a fellow agent is found murdered, Matt is given a major assignment: find her killer. First he must find Brennan Mitchell, whose brother was a victim in the murdered agent's last case.

For sixteen years Brennan thought his broth...more

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Sep 03, 2011 Nikyta rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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4.5 stars

In all honesty, I'm kind of speechless on what I want to say in this review. I absolutely loved this book. It caught my attention and held it to the point all I wanted to do with my day is read it. I loved it so much, I'm willing to overlook a few things but it's still so hard for me to properly rate the story. God, why can't GR just give us half stars?!?!

Matt is a detective for an agency that deals with paranormal crimes. He meets Brennan when he makes a promise to someone on a previou...more 4.5 stars

In all honesty, I'm kind of speechless on what I want to say in this review. I absolutely loved this book. It caught my attention and held it to the point all I wanted to do with my day is read it. I loved it so much, I'm willing to overlook a few things but it's still so hard for me to properly rate the story. God, why can't GR just give us half stars?!?!

Matt is a detective for an agency that deals with paranormal crimes. He meets Brennan when he makes a promise to someone on a previous case to find his brother. The attraction is instantaneous and a relationship flares to life between them. When a well loved agent is killed in her home, Matt is assigned to find her killer and close the case she was working on. In doing so, he puts not only himself, but Brennan in danger, learns stuff about himself he never knew and comes to terms with his hidden fears.

I loved both Matt and Brennan. Matt is spunky. He's a balls to the wall type of guy, one who no one can lie to. Or at least, mostly no one can lie to him. Brennan can. He's an unusual type of guy who has the ability to read minds. Bren can dig through your mind and take from it whatever he wants. He has an eclectic type of character and style and seeing these two together was a real treat. Very entertaining and put a smile on my lips because neither of these men are used to being in a relationship with feelings as strong as they have for one another. It was fun just seeing them work through those feelings and the shock they gave themselves when they realized what those feelings were. I honestly did love it.

The mystery of the story was a good one. I guessed who the killer was about half way through the book but the anxiousness and anticipation I had about being proven right or wrong along with the little niggle of doubt I felt made the story even more enjoyable than it already was. The suspense throughout a majority of the story had me hanging from the edge of my seat.

While I loved the story, there were some things I had a problem with (view spoiler)

Even with all that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm seriously considering going back and reading the first one in the series (a menage) as well as look forward to any other book in this series (hopefully it's Morgan's book!). Although, IMO, I do NOT think it's imperative to read the first book - In Darkness Bound. I was perfectly fine without reading it. Wasn't lost or confused about any terms.

This is definitely a book I'll be recommending to as many people as I can. So, everyone should totally buy this book and read it ;-P(less)

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Nov 11, 2012 Trix rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action, adventure, angst, bi-sexual, comedy, mm-novels, mystery, paranormal, suspense, abuse, fantasy, urban-fantasy

The sequel was so much better. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. The only impediment is that, as good as it was, I know I won't be re-reading it any time soon, so that drops its rating. I'll give it a 4.5 star rating.

(view spoiler)...more The sequel was so much better. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. The only impediment is that, as good as it was, I know I won't be re-reading it any time soon, so that drops its rating. I'll give it a 4.5 star rating.

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It was a very enjoyable read. And fans of paranormal, mystery, action, humourous characters and m/m will definitely like it too.(less)

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Feb 04, 2012 Marlene rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"With great power comes great responsibility." Isn't that how Peter Parker's uncle said it? Then there's the flip side, "Who watches the watchers?" In other words, who makes sure that the ones who have that great power use it responsibly?

In Christine Price's futuristic The Usual Apocalypse, the great powers involved are of the paranormal variety, and the ones who take responsibility just call themselves "The Society". The Society polices those who have paranormal ability. It also finds children...more "With great power comes great responsibility." Isn't that how Peter Parker's uncle said it? Then there's the flip side, "Who watches the watchers?" In other words, who makes sure that the ones who have that great power use it responsibly?

In Christine Price's futuristic The Usual Apocalypse, the great powers involved are of the paranormal variety, and the ones who take responsibility just call themselves "The Society". The Society polices those who have paranormal ability. It also finds children who have talent, and it solves crimes against the talented. It's a combination of the police and the FBI and the CIA. It even has its own Internal Affairs division!

The story in The Usual Apocalypse is the one about all the chickens coming home to roost, and not in a good way. I mean the chickens, not the story. The story was great.

The Society went through a really, really dark patch during a time when it was run by a group that treated the talented as experimental subjects rather than people. Talent doesn't seem to be native to the human population. Anyone with significant talent can be thought of as not human, because they are descended from someone who wasn't. Truly.

But the housecleaning was swift, thorough and brutal -- and nearly a generation ago. But Agent Matt Whitman is tying up one of the loose ends. One mad doctor tried to recreate her sick, twisted experiments. Matt shut her down, finally, but wanted to give something back to the men whose lives she nearly destroyed. Six months later, he finally got a lead on Brennan Kincaid, one victim's younger brother.

Matt finds Brennan and brings his brother back to him. Reuniting the two brothers should have been the close of a long and brutal case. But then, senior agents start dying, and it all ties back to the bad old days, and all the deep, dark secrets come out of the shadows. No one is able to hide, not even the super-secret head of the Society. Because someone is trying to bring the bad old days back again.

Escape Rating B: I got wrapped up in the story, and wanted to know more. The Society is interesting. It reminded me of what the Council might have been like in Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series if the Psy had kept their humanity and managed to police themselves instead of going completely Darkside. The Society went over the edge and pulled themselves back. I enjoyed the way that Matt and Brennan's relationship developed. How to get a workaholic to stop being a workaholic is all too easy to relate to. Matt and Brennan both have paranormal talent. Brennan hears people's thoughts. Matt can make anyone spill their secrets by asking a question. This is an incredibly cool talent for a cop. One of the neat things about futuristic stories is exploring the differences. In this author's world, there is way more prejudice against Matt and Brennan because they have paranormal talents than because they are gay. Good romance, good mystery, neat world-building.(less)

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Sep 19, 2011 Madame X rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-urban-fantasy, mm-romance, romance-ends-with-hea-or-hfn

There is a lot of REALLY clever stuff in THE USUAL APOCALYPSE. The plot is intricate but well thought out with some excellent twists and turns, neat little clues that make you go, "Oh, good one!" and want to give the protagonist, Matt, a nice high-five when he figures them out. The highpoints of this novel make me really WANT to like it, but (and you can tell this is coming, can't you?)...I didn't.

Even though the story is great I had to slog through most of THE USUAL APOCALYPSE. I feel like the...more There is a lot of REALLY clever stuff in THE USUAL APOCALYPSE. The plot is intricate but well thought out with some excellent twists and turns, neat little clues that make you go, "Oh, good one!" and want to give the protagonist, Matt, a nice high-five when he figures them out. The highpoints of this novel make me really WANT to like it, but (and you can tell this is coming, can't you?)...I didn't.

Even though the story is great I had to slog through most of THE USUAL APOCALYPSE. I feel like the novel is bloated, like you could shovel out pounds of fat clogging up every scene and dragging down the pace, but at the same time I wanted MORE - more vivid language, a better sense of atmosphere and place, a better physical sense of the world and the characters. My fussy frustrated response has got to be personal taste as much as anything else, but it's hard to be sure.

Most of my major issues were connected to the romance. The mystery was really, really clever. The romance was not. Matt and Brennan meet cute, they have a casual hookup that develops into something more, they're both a little bit commitment-phobic but over the course of a month they decide to try a real relationship. I kept expecting to find some intersection between Matt's case at the Society and his relationship with Brennan, but it never happened. I think that contributed to my sense of the novel's slow pacing, since there wasn't much conflict between them as a couple.

Matt's paranormal ability is that people can't lie around him, except, apparently, for Brennan, but I never understood why Brennan was immune. Matt's ability seemed to operate selectively, in general - sometimes people would blurt out things they clearly didn't want to say, but others could evade and distract with seemingly little effort. I wanted to know why that was happening and I wanted to feel Matt actually exercise his ability rather than passively wait to see what happened. I thought, in general, that THE USUAL APOCALYPSE featured some paranormal bells and whistles but wasn't paranormal at heart; the world didn't feel deeply changed or off-kilter to me.

On the other hand, I thought Price dealt with the issue of Matt's overworking brilliantly. She builds it up as a huge problem and then, when the volcano finally blows, Brennan handled it in a mature way that made me like him so much more.

At the end of the day, my biggest problem here is that the characters didn't jump out at me. I could describe them, I knew who they were, but they never felt real. I lacked an emotional connection that kept me from loving this book, even though it's brimming with positive qualities.(less)

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Sep 11, 2011 LenaLena rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Witty banter to the rescue! Funny dialog and observations almost, but not quite, made me forget that there is some weird shit going on in this book.

So yeah, the book is funny and engaging, even if the MCs are pretty much sickeningly perfect and cute and understanding and instalovers, and you can dredge up another few adjectives in the same vein, if you want. I liked them. They were very likable. They were meant to be likable. But even the relationship between Matt and Tate is more interesting,...more Witty banter to the rescue! Funny dialog and observations almost, but not quite, made me forget that there is some weird shit going on in this book.

So yeah, the book is funny and engaging, even if the MCs are pretty much sickeningly perfect and cute and understanding and instalovers, and you can dredge up another few adjectives in the same vein, if you want. I liked them. They were very likable. They were meant to be likable. But even the relationship between Matt and Tate is more interesting, if you think about it.

So now the world building. I hardly know where to start.....

This is book two. I was good and read book one (In Darkness Bound) before book two and almost didn't even start on book two, because book one had such a vague notion of world building and the MCs (m/m/m) didn't make me feel the love at all. Now I am wondering whether book one wasn't a prequel meant to be read after book two. How else would you explain that this mysterious Society, that pretty much every character in these books is a member of, doesn't even get explained until halfway book two? Why leave the reader wondering for an entire book and a half what the fuck we're dealing with?

Then, after we get the infodumpy history of the Society since WWII, I am still wondering. Is this an alternate universe / alternate history story? Or is this supposed to be some Super Sekrit Society us muggles aren't aware of right now? Dun dun dun dunnnnn. Are 'normal' (read: not part of the Society or related to its members) people in this book aware of this Society? I don't know. I don't think we ever meet any 'normal' people. Is the Society the government? Is it a government institute, something like a paranormal FBI? Or is it Super Sekrit and hidden from the government? Two books and I still don't know.

Even though the Society started out hunting all 'non-humans'* the definition of which included all people with paranormal gifts, after an internal revolution, it now seems to be made up of mostly paranormal people. Obviously, that changes the rules you would normally apply for your characters, and it changes the expectations that the reader has. But, and this for me is a big one, it doesn't mean that the characters can now do whatever the fuck they want. Teleport! Read thoughts! Diffuse car bombs with your mind! Become beings of light! If, as an author, you're not going to play by the rules of the 'real' world, you need to make sure that you establish a solid set of new rules and limits for the world you create. What happens if you don't? Well, what happens for me is that as a reader I have no clue when a character breaks those limits and does something extraordinary. Several times I only figured out in retrospect that a character has done something special. The emotional impact of the scene was sadly pretty much lost by then. Sometimes I'd figure it out halfway through a scene because it read like a climax and I'd feel like a spectator coming in to watch the match during overtime, trying to catch up with the excitement of all fans jumping up and down in the bleachers, but not quite succeeding because I wasn't there for the build up. 'Wait, what, he just scored? Oh, yay, awesome!'

*About the non-humans. In one scene we get an offhanded remark mentioning 'vampires, werewolves and Fae' as part of this world. I had my WTF moment about the vampires halfway through book 1, but since we do not meet any werewolves, let alone Fae and they are never mentioned in this book again, I'll say it again: WTF? If they are there, I want to see them. If I don't get to see them, please don't fuck with my mind and don't mention them.

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Sep 22, 2011 Jess the Romanceaholic rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, 2011-read, m-m, psychic, promiscuous-hero, workaholic, law-enforcement, family-issues, paranormal-romance, series-better-read-in-order, kidnapped, major-illness-or-injury, urban-fantasy

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Expected Release Date: September 26, 2011
Publisher: Harlequin
Imprint: Carina Press
Author’s Website: http://www.christinepricewrites.com/
My Source for This Book: Netgalley
Part of a Series: Yes, Sequel to In Darkness Bound
Series Best Read In Order: Probably.
Steam Level: Steamy

Matthew Whitman is married to his job. An agent in the Society, a group of paranormal agents whose job it is to solve crimes done by their own kind...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Jenre rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, paranormal, romance, suspense, mystery

The Usual Apocalypse is a sort of sequel to In Darkness Bound. It follows an investigator for the shadowy institution known as the Society, Matthew, who was instrumental in rescuing the heroes from the previous book. This book begins with two important events for Matthew. Firstly, the death of a senior and well loved colleague leaves Matthew with a new case: He has to find her killer. In doing so he also uncovers things about his own past and those of some of his fellow agents which leads to com...more The Usual Apocalypse is a sort of sequel to In Darkness Bound. It follows an investigator for the shadowy institution known as the Society, Matthew, who was instrumental in rescuing the heroes from the previous book. This book begins with two important events for Matthew. Firstly, the death of a senior and well loved colleague leaves Matthew with a new case: He has to find her killer. In doing so he also uncovers things about his own past and those of some of his fellow agents which leads to complications that could endanger his own life. Secondly, Matthew finds the brother of Chris, one of the heroes from the last book, and reunites them. Brennan and Matthew begin a tentative relationship which threatens Matt's secure workaholic lifestyle.

Those readers who haven't read In Darkness Bound don't strictly need to read it before this book. There are things that tie them together. For example, in looking for the reason why his colleague was murdered Matt has to examine the contents of the case she was working on which happens to be an investigation into Dr Dalhousie, the woman who incarcerated the heroes from the previous book. Also, whilst we don't see Simon and Vance in this book, we do have some scenes between Brennan and Chris. In the end, I think my enjoyment of this book was helped by having read the previous book, but it still works as a stand-a-lone.

How well you like this book relies on the character of Matthew, because although we also get into Brennan's head (and a couple of other characters) he is the main narrator for the story. I did like him, despite his flaws. He's completely obsessed with his job, spending long hours in the office. Whilst this makes him damned good at what he does, it also means that he unconsciously pushes people away, making relationships difficult. At the beginning of the book, Matt's ex returns from a year's secondment to Paris and the pair are still smarting from the acrimonious break up. I thought it very clever that the author showed that both men were culpable in the break up, even as both deny fault. As well as being married to his job, Matthew is very good at using his job as a way of hiding away from things he doesn't want to think about. This made him, at times, a little frustrating but it was telling how as his relationship develops with Brennan so his job becomes less of a refuge for him. Matt's paranormal ability is that people are unable to lie to him, which made for some very amusing scenes, but you can also see that it's caused him a lot of hurt over the years. As the book progresses, we learn more and more about Matt and his past making him quite fascinating. The secrets that are revealed were very surprising and rather unique, making Matt one of the most unusual characters I've come across for some time.

Brennan therefore rather fades a little when placed side by side with Matt. He's got a magnetic personality and a paranormal ability to read minds and some telekinetic ability. He's an all round good guy who wants to make things work with Matt, and a determination to stop Matt from working himself into the ground. This made him very likeable but without the layers of complexity which make up Matt's character. That doesn't mean to say he's dull, he isn't, and in fact his more straightforward character worked well with Matt. The scenes with them together were a great mix of fiery heat and lovely romantic moments and overall the romance was a big hit with me.

As well as marvellous characterisation from both leads (and various secondary characters) the highlight of the book was the twisty, turny mystery plot which kept me on my toes. This was a mix of methodical, nose to the grindstone, dull investigative work - often done by the sharp tongued but adorable, Tate, who is one of the best female characters I've seen in an m/m book recently - and all out action/explosions/fights/kidnappings/general seat of your pants stuff. This gave the pace of the book a great mix of forward thrust in the action scenes and slower patches where the romance and world building tended to be developed. The secretive world of the Society is also explored, and we learn much about its turbulent history, as well as how the current leader fought and won the position. This showed that the paranormal world building was carefully planned and integrated into the story. I was very impressed.

I've been trying to think of a niggle to tell you about the story, but to be honest, I can't think of one. This alone should tell you how much I enjoyed this book!

I really feel like I've only touched the surface of what made this a five star read for me. I was captivated by the very first page, propelled through the story by great characters, a gripping story and a romance which had to be worked at. Those of you who love paranormal UF stories are in for a treat with this one and I highly recommend The Usual Apocalypse.(less)

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Oct 15, 2011 Antonella rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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After having read and liked yesterday ''In Darkness Bound'', I was a bit disappointed now. Some parts were definitely boring for me, insta-love, at times lame internal dialogue (I mean the little bits in italics when a character is thinking/talking to himself), too much & too detailed sex, info-dumping about the background of the society Matt work for and about his personal history made through the retrieval of an unbelievable report of another agent: a report with dialogue in it?...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Chris rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: for-review, ebook, gay, romantic-suspense, paranormal, 2011, done, favorites

4.5 stars. Very good paranormal m/m romantic suspense about an agent who works for a paranormal investigation organization and is very good at his job because people can't lie to him. Usually. When he takes over an internal affairs investigation because the previous investigator and her husband were found murdered in their beds, he has no idea that his life is about to change irrevocably in multiple ways.

I didn't realize that there was a previous book ( In Darkness Bound ). I see some reviewers h...more

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Sep 20, 2011 Kerry sullivan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: gay-fiction, paranormal-urbanfantasy

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I found this book really interesting and it was complex without being complicated. This is the second book in this series and I have not read book 1 but I have to say it was not necessary but I will be reading it just because this one was so good. The premiss of this book was learning to be comfortable with who you are and growing into your own power. This is a very good romantic suspense and I liked how the romance flourished between Matt and Bren...more

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Aug 27, 2011 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Erotica, m/m, romannce,

Shelves: ebook, fiction, netgalley, series, urban-fantasy, m-m-romance

I didn't realize this was the second in a series when I started reading it. I got lost in the storyline a few times and didn't understand the world at first. I went back and read the first book to get the full experience of the Society. That being said, I ended up really liking this book. Matt and Brennan played well of each other and made a likable couple. I would've liked more of a back story on Brennan then what was written, but it wasn't missing enough to take away from the story. The rest o...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Valentina Heart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: glbt, glbt-sf-futur-fantasy-paran

The subject of this book is something I really enjoy. For me it's about super powers rather than super heroes and when a books pushes the idea to its limits I just know I'm going to love it.

I am sorry I haven't read the first book in the series, because after this one I am terribly intrigued. The mystery side of it took me somewhat by surprise because usually I am very good about guessing who the bad guy is. Maybe I wasn't focused enough or maybe the book is just so good. I'll leave that to pers...more

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Nov 01, 2011 MandyM rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m-romance

Amazingly good paranormal mystery/romance novel. Matt is an agent with the Society, a secret organisation that polices the paranormal. He's a workaholic, obsessed with his job and spending long hours and nights at the office. His paranormal ability is that people are unable to lie to him. A follow up on an old case leads him to Brennan, a vet who also has psychic powers and, despite that fact that neither man is good with commitment, the two are drawn into a relationship. At the same time a murd...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Regan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Loved the characters and dialog in this book. It was authentic, funny and touching. I was sad to finish the story because I wanted to hang out with Matt and Tate and Brennan. No, seriously. You will, too.

The romance ranges from sweet to YoMyGodHawt. Contains graphic scenes.

The paranormal worldbuilding is original, but a little too "kitchen sink" for my tastes. I found it distracting.

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Sep 29, 2011 Ingrid rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m

It would have been better if I realised earlier that there was a book before this one. For the worldbuilding, setting and personages. It would have made the first few chapters easier to read.

But all in all this was a very good read certainly recommended. But read the first book first. It will clarify things.

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Apr 11, 2012 Snowtulip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, par-rom, m-m

4.5

If you are concerned about the paranormal elements and that's what has kept you from reading this book, don't let that stop you. It's all very subtle and weaved into the story easily.

I really enjoyed this book so much. The pacing was perfect! I had action, intriguing story, cops, a romance that made me so happy, a unique plot...so much to offer.

Matt and Bren are such endearing characters that just worked so well that I craved scenes with them. Every scene created intimacy and shared experien...more

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Sep 29, 2011 Timothy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So far this is a good book. I have to amend my previous assessment, this is a really, really good book. Even though I can do without the hardcore M/M, I really am enjoying this book. I just had to up my rating by a star!

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Oct 06, 2011 Rena rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review is going to be useless if you're looking for analysis. Simply put this is the best book I've read this year and it's in my top 10 all time and I've read hundreds of book.

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Nov 11, 2011 (Tim) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m-psychics, favorites, owned-in-audiobook

I enjoyed this Story featuring Matt and Brennan. It was more my speed than the first one In Darkness Bound. I would have liked to get more on what Matt's abilities were about.

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Mar 19, 2013 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Absolutely adored this series so far! Sexy and thrilling at the same time! Each page is another puzzle piece. I hope there are more to come!

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Sep 11, 2012 Absynthe rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cops-emts-soldiers, m-m, sci-fi, supernatural-mystical, crime-thriller-suspence

Brilliant thriller! It's 4am. I'm finally going to sleep. Couldn't put the book down till I finished it.

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Apr 10, 2012 Grandmat rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Less grim than the first book, but just as well written.

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Sep 29, 2011 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Please, can we have more?

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Nov 11, 2012 ♥Laddie♥ marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Recommended to ♥Laddie♥ by: Snowtulip

Shelves: omg-this-looks-so-good

Yyyaaaayyy! Paranormal mystery!

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Oct 24, 2012 Evamaria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, mystery, paranormal, romance

I really like this series!

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Sep 29, 2011 Kiki rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5

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Nov 08, 2011 Susinok rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: glbt, paranormal, science-fiction

Oh I really hope there are more books in this series. Great characters, gripping story, futuristic thriller. A winning combination all around.

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Nov 15, 2011 Tamarrion Lash rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m-romance

Автор бросила писать о том, что ей не очень интересно, и взялась за детективную линию. Главные герои очень милы, расследование написано хорошо, очень хочу продолжения приключений Мэтта, а то больно много вопросов остались без ответа, и мне бы хотелось думать, что это задел на следующую книгу, а не заброшенные нити повествования.

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Mar 14, 2013 Riva rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, funny

This book is sooo much better than the first. Sorry, but it is. It is funny, witty, exciting and loaded with action and romance. I hope Ms. Price brings Matt and Brennen (love him!!!) back for a sequel. And please don't forget Tate. It is rare that I love a female character this much in a M/M book, but she is priceless!

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Jun 01, 2012 Lucy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiodick

It's a murder mystery, I SO did not expect it to be so happy funny good. But it is. Matt and Brennan, my god, just loved them. Tate is amazing in her own right, but Matt and Brennan steal the show. When they go to make cookies even, I wanted to be there in the store to watch the process. Awesome couple!

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The Usual Apocalypse (The Society #2)

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