One of the best Hannons I've read. This has a great start to the new series and I'm looking forward to the second story about Jack, Bri's brother. It was a nice chunky read (400 pages) and I read it in two sittings. The villain, while creepy and sick, isn't a horrible person to be inside the head of like some of the other Hannon novels have featured, which was a relief. I didn't have to feel yicky while reading the story.

I did figure out the villain by about 40% in but Marc and Bri weren't a hardship to read about in the meantime, and it was definitely a question of how much damage the villain would do before getting caught. I also loved Marc's grandmother and Bri's family dynamics.

Something that's annoyed me in a number of her previous novels was that many couples' attraction has been way too body-centric and that wasn't the case at all in this book. They are solidly attracted to each other for who they are. Definitely a plus.

December 21, 2023