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Really enjoyed this. Josh Lanyon says things so beautifully. But there was so much potential for this to be a full novel. Oh, Josh, I wish you had. I agree with many of the other reviewers that this was rushed in some places: the conclusion of the mystery (if you can say it was concluded), their relationship and its progression, the ending of the story and the big time gap. In saying all of that, I loved the pace. The story pulled me along on a very enjoyable ride. My daughter, like Josh's niece
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3.5 stars
I usually stay away from stories like this influence by asian culture (I would much rather read yaoi novels) but I figured I would give this a chance since it was written by Josh Lanyon. I wasn't disappointed and this actually turned out better than I expected. I liked that there were references to anime and manga and also good basic usage of Japanese at play. There was three inaccuracies/assumptions? I noticed that were made and that I felt could have been easily avoided if the right a ...more
I usually stay away from stories like this influence by asian culture (I would much rather read yaoi novels) but I figured I would give this a chance since it was written by Josh Lanyon. I wasn't disappointed and this actually turned out better than I expected. I liked that there were references to anime and manga and also good basic usage of Japanese at play. There was three inaccuracies/assumptions? I noticed that were made and that I felt could have been easily avoided if the right a ...more
I'm really not sure how to rate this book.
I did like it. NOT one of my favorites of Josh Lanyon's, but even the worst of Lanyon's is better than some books I've read.
I also really liked the last fourth of the book or so and I really liked the epilog. But I spent much of the first part of the book really not liking the characters or their actions.
It was an interesting attempt at something a bit different for the author, but I find I much prefer works like the Adrian English and the Holmes and M ...more
I did like it. NOT one of my favorites of Josh Lanyon's, but even the worst of Lanyon's is better than some books I've read.
I also really liked the last fourth of the book or so and I really liked the epilog. But I spent much of the first part of the book really not liking the characters or their actions.
It was an interesting attempt at something a bit different for the author, but I find I much prefer works like the Adrian English and the Holmes and M ...more
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