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Jefferson Blythe, Esquire

Josh Lanyon

Start date: November 1, 2015

Finish date: November 30, 2015

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Jun 24, 2015 Ije the Devourer of Books rated it really liked it

3.5 Stars

Jefferson Blythe decides that it is time to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and see Europe. He has it all planned out with the help of a travel guide belonging to his grandfather and he hopes for adventure and a time to recover from the break up of a relationship.

And he gets all this and more.

This holiday is an opportunity for him to find himself and think through his future. What he finds is definitely adventure, but also bumbling but dangerous criminals, a friend from his p ...more

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Aug 28, 2015 Mtsnow13 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m, romance, contemporary, suspense, less-than-300-pages, new-release, carina-press, audiobook, college-coming-of-age, 5-star-reads

When I saw the newest Josh Lanyon book in NetGalley, I could not pass it up! And I'm so glad I didn't. Fantastic story. And interesting tidbit.. I didn't realize Bill Clinton was born as William Jefferson Blythe III. Probably not anything to do with the story, but somewhere else I saw this somewhat old-fashioned, yet interesting name :-)

Okay. So. Just a heads up. This was a book I had to read ALL in one sitting. I was up til 3 a.m. Thank you very much dear author!! This story had me by the seat When I saw the newest Josh Lanyon book in NetGalley, I could not pass it up! And I'm so glad I didn't. Fantastic story. And interesting tidbit.. I didn't realize Bill Clinton was born as William Jefferson Blythe III. Probably not anything to do with the story, but somewhere else I saw this somewhat old-fashioned, yet interesting name :-)

Okay. So. Just a heads up. This was a book I had to read ALL in one sitting. I was up til 3 a.m. Thank you very much dear author!! This story had me by the seat of my pants from the get-go. It was a typical Lanyon mystery, in that it was light on the romance, but with a history and melancholy feeling as well as a sense of ‘place’ to it that just pulled me into the story from the first chapter. Honestly, I could not tell from one chapter to the next whether George was sincere, trustworthy, or even who and what he proclaimed to be!

We, the reader, despite what seems a fast pace, are slowly given layers to peel back as pieces are revealed of our MCs past history, which, to be honest, is very much downplayed in the beginning half of the book. But we are teased, given glimpses and well, for me, much of an emotional roller coaster that went very well with the galavanting around from Paris to London as Jefferson tries to follow his grandfather’s lovely old journal, giving us a glance at bygone days. I’m thinking his grandfather was quite a rascal, and I do wonder if he had ulterior motives *wink

I also enjoyed the descriptions of the locale in each country that was visited and could almost feel, smell and breathe in the atmosphere of where Jefferson was in his travels. This book had a fresher feel and was a refreshing change in the standard mysteries we are used to from Lanyon. In my opinion it does very well as a standalone, as a light little adventure and mystery, giving us an HFN. It shows there is still hope in misunderstandings.

Jefferson is a slightly younger character, fresh out of college, taking 'the tour' so to speak. This story has a 'new adult' feeling, and I could see a younger audience enjoying this as much as Josh's loyal readers. And, honestly? I wouldn't mind revisiting these guys again, myself, if more adventures just so happened to be written. Honestly. :D

Definitely highly recommended read. Now. For the audio!! ...more

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Jul 08, 2015 Lois - Who Reads rated it it was ok

Shelves: m-m, stored-kindle-app, mystery-suspense, challenge-bingo

Jefferson decides that the best way to get over his broken engagement is to tour Europe. With his grandfather's travel guide in hand he lands in England and things immediately take a strange turn. Jefferson's plans quickly fall apart when he is left with nowhere to stay and really strange women following him around London demanding that he hand over the egg.

Suddenly, he has people trying to kidnap him, shooting at him, and generally making his vacation hellish. In desperation Jefferson calls Ge ...more

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Sep 24, 2015 Moira rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm-read, friends-to-lovers, age-difference, angst-heartbreak, first-time, childhood-friend-enemy, coming-out, its-complicted, gif-review, cute

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao Tzu

You know what you're getting when you pick up a Josh Lanyon book, a well told story with spell-binding writing. And that's what you get with Jefferson Blythe, Esquire.

Walking into the restaurant was like walking into a jewel box. Floor-to-ceiling mirrors, sparkling crystal glasses, vases filled with tall lilies, an enormous glittering chandelier coiling down from the ceiling. The décor was art deco done in ivory and dark wood
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Oct 27, 2015 Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-from-library, m-m, genre-suspense, trope-ofy, genre-new-adult, ending-no-hea-or-hfn, trope-friends-to-lovers, audio-book, ending-cliffhanger, character-profession-govt-employee

★★★½
This was not my favorite Josh Lanyon. I liked the idea of Jefferson traveling around Europe discovering himself after his fiancee breaks up with him because she realizes he's not being honest with himself. I liked the idea of him reconnecting with an old friend. I liked the action/adventure/mystery aspect.

There were many moments where I was either laughing out loud at work as I was listening or trying my best to not laugh out loud.

In the beginning, I was shaking my head at Jefferson thinki ...more

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