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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2318 KP) rated Hellbent (Orphan X, #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
Hellbent (Orphan X, #3)
Hellbent (Orphan X, #3)
Gregg Hurwitz | 2018 | Thriller
10
8.6 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
The phone call that Evan Smoak receives on his special phone comes from a voice he knows – Jack Johns, the main who trained him and the closest thing Evan has ever had to a father. The phone call changes Evan’s world, and Evan find himself setting out to pick up a package for Jack in addition to working on a very personal mission. Will Evan succeed?

This third book featuring Evan is fantastic. The pace is fast with plenty of twists and setbacks, yet I love how things came together at the end. You really have to read this series in order, not only to appreciate the background on the story told here but also to appreciate the character growth in Evan. He’s a complex character, and I love watching him change. The rest of the cast is fantastic, too, and the writing paints his world without slowing down the story. Truly a wonderful book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2018/03/book-review-hellbent-by-gregg-hurwitz.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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ClareR (5854 KP) rated Wild Things in Books

Jun 25, 2023  
Wild Things
Wild Things
Laura Kay | 2023 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, LGBTQ+, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoyed this a lot!

The main character, Eleanor, is stuck in a rut, so she decides to do one wild thing every month for a year. Something that pushes her out of her comfort zone. When one of her best friends splits up with his girlfriend, El and two other of their friends decide to buy their house together - a kind of ‘Queer Commune’. A commune because there’s four of them living there as equal partners in the ownership. And it’s a decent commute time outside of London.

Only El has a huge crush on one of her housemates, Ray. And she’s had an unrequited crush on her for quite a while.

I love Laura Kay’s writing. Yes, it’s a romance, but it’s not teeth-clenchingly sweet, and El’s personal growth is as central to the story as the romance itself.
Jamie is fabulous, Will is the sensible one - all great characters and people you’d love to know and be friends with.

I’m definitely becoming a firm Laura Kay fan!