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kharlan3's review against another edition
(m/m, romance, mystery, historical). I would die for Clem or Rowley. I love how they’re both often wrong but in a way that feels super real and not blown out of proportion. The mystery was done nicely. The fact that I kept picturing Clem from Buffy was the worst part of this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Torture
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
booksthatburn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
AN UNSEEN ATTRACTION is a sexy historical murder mystery with great intimacy, communication, and explanations of taxidermy.
Clem and Rowley's relationship is great to read. They don't have the best communication quite yet, but they're continually trying to understand each other better even before becoming a couple. The sex scenes fit the characters and shifted between developing their relationship and showing how it was deepening outside of those sensual moments. The murder mystery is very engaging and the resolution made sense without being too obvious. The stakes are very clear and the antagonists at interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing how the series moves on given how things turned out. The secondary characters don't get nearly as much time as Clem and Rowley (for obvious reasons) but their personalities come through really well and their various reactions to the very stressful circumstances made sense.
Clem and Rowley's relationship is great to read. They don't have the best communication quite yet, but they're continually trying to understand each other better even before becoming a couple. The sex scenes fit the characters and shifted between developing their relationship and showing how it was deepening outside of those sensual moments. The murder mystery is very engaging and the resolution made sense without being too obvious. The stakes are very clear and the antagonists at interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing how the series moves on given how things turned out. The secondary characters don't get nearly as much time as Clem and Rowley (for obvious reasons) but their personalities come through really well and their various reactions to the very stressful circumstances made sense.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Torture
obviousthings's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, and Death of parent