House on Fire

3.5 stars. Warning: cliffhanger ending House on Fire felt very much like the middle book of a trilogy. There were a lot of balls in the air, and very few of them landed. Evan and Colin are still trying to make sense of their unusual bond, everyone is trying to hide their paranormal status from Hudson's visiting brother, the identity of the Big Bad from the first book is still a mystery, and someone is sending videos to the news station, threatening to reveal that humans aren't the only ones walking the Toronto streets.Evan and Colin are trying to figure out their relationship, bond or no bond, but despite obvious sexual chemistry, I never felt their emotional connection in the same way as I did with Hudson and Wes in the [b:Not Dead Yet 41435160 Not Dead Yet (Not Dead Yet #1) Jenn Burke https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541418561l/41435160.SY75.jpg 64662177] series. I was more engaged in Colin's reunion with his wife who thought he was dead for more than 30 years, and his anger and grief at everything he missed. I am still a major Evan fan, and it's nice to see him continue his professional growth as a P.I. and second banana to Hudson, King of the Vampires. I just don't see the two of them as OTP material, although it is interesting to see Evan attempting to cure Colin of his 1990's toxic masculinity.Unfortunately, the ending of the book finds Colin and Evan's relationship status unresolved in the worst possible way. I'm confident there will be a HEA for them in the final book of the trilogy, but I'm annoyed that I have to wait six more months to find it. ARC received from Net Galley in exchange for objective review.