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The Ghost Had an Early Check-Out (The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks #2)

Josh Lanyon

Start date: January 1, 2019

Finish date: January 31, 2019

Discussion leader: Jordan Lombard

Why we're reading this: This will be our January 2018 read!
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Dec 20, 2018 Ami rated it liked it

Shelves: mm-romance-or-erotica, mm-mystery-suspense-thriller

This is one occasion where I actually took time to re-read the first book before jumping on the sequel. I usually don't do that because I'm not very much a re-read kind of girl. But I practically read the first book almost a decade ago, and I thought, well, I needed a "refreshing course" on Nick and Perry.

Now, I'm not sure whether THAT is a good thing to do now, after I finished. On one hand, I thought Lanyon was able to keep the same "tone" of the first book, which was impressive because, well, ...more

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Aug 18, 2019 ttg added it

I LOVED the first book - The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks. It was one of the first books I read by Lanyon, and it helped turn me down the road to reading romance and mysteries starring queer characters. I have a special place in my heart for that book.

So I felt some disappointment with this long- awaited sequel. Maybe the author felt more forced to write this because it definitely feels more joyless in comparison to the first. The mystery felt tedious, most of the side characters leaned heavy on the ...more

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Dec 30, 2018 Liade rated it it was ok

OK, I finished this book. Eventually. I slogged through it. I don't know why it seemed such hard work. Maybe because I didn't really care about/like any of the characters.

I think - actually I know - that Josh can do a lot better. ...more

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Jan 06, 2019 Didi rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, m-m, series, mystery-suspense-thriller, short-stories-novella, contemporary, lqbtqia

As catching-up to what’s Nick and Perry been up to since move to LA, this sequel to “The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks” gave peek into the couple’s new life. But Idk, as much as I adore them the overall story just didn’t tickle me. Personally, it felt too short and some portion needed to be rushed - especially the ending. But it’s good catching up with with Nick and Perry again.

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