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Lament at Loon Landing (Secrets and Scrabble, #6)

Josh Lanyon

Start date: April 4, 2023

Finish date: April 30, 2023

Discussion: Book of the Month Club

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Apr 30, 2023 Becky rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m, mystery, bought-2023, challenge-reads-2023, read-in-2023

This wasn't my favorite JL title. It was all right. The way the mysteries were resolved was a bit anticlimactic, especially the long running mystery of the poison pen letters. There were more than the usual missing word/typo type errors, although to be fair, it was still way better than most of what I find on KU. The relationship bits between Jack and Ellery felt like churning over tired ground we'd already covered before.

I see a lot of "Jack is a jerk" comments in other reviews, and yeah. I get ...more

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Sep 01, 2023 ΛNNΞ rated it liked it

Probably my least favorite book of the series. My biggest niggle was a lack of progression. I am not super interested in the mystery aspect of these books but understand that this is the price of admission with this author. JL has written some of my favorites romantic pairings ... good chemistry and flawed by highly likeable MCs. However, in this book, I found Ellery's insistence on sleuthing and one upping PICO's police chief mildly irritating. As the series drags on, I am worried about things ...more

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Apr 07, 2023 Meggie rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m-romance-romance, crime-police-mystery, friendship

Very pulling story with good plot and warm romance. A really fast read.

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Jul 29, 2023 Lakerkat rated it it was ok

Hmm, this was a miss for me mystery wise. I didn’t care about Lara or what happened to her.

Dylan Carter and his situation was weird. I don’t remember his relationship with - hmmm - now I can’t remember her name.

I’ve disliked and distrusted Jane Smith since she tried to steal from Ellery in book one.

This book felt like a lot of things thrown together with a number six attached.

I still like Jack and Ellery together. I kept reading for those parts. Watson is disobedient but cute.

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