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Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

maya56's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

leelah's review against another edition

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3.0


3 stars.

Ah, I have to say this was the weakest installment of T&F series for me.
I like how Harper tied every story to specific holiday, and as Valentine's Day story it worked in a terms of romance... We kind of got confirmation of Gideon's and Lee's love in [b:Tinsel Fish|18949069|Tinsel Fish (Tyack & Frayne, #2)|Harper Fox|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1385407722s/18949069.jpg|26958965], so it was just enjoying reading how peaceful and trustful their feelings for each other are. Gideon is just... swoonworthy. He is badly hurt in this book,though, but it's already established that Gid on the brink of death would probably throw himself in front of Lee. ;)
I think this story failed on mystery/paranormal part. Old children-abduction case closely tied to Lee's family and past had kind of...lazy(?) and unimaginative resolution. I say that because I read more than a few mysteries with similar base story
Spoiler(remote village, community spirit and a secret all of them agreed to keep)
(like [b:A Place Of Execution|91487|A Place of Execution|Val McDermid|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1311971779s/91487.jpg|1179513] for example), so I knew where story was going.
The paranormal aspect...Uf... there are few hints about Lee's dad in previous books, so we got the answer about that, but giving Gid a role in it was, imo,too accommodating. He was already perfect...:)
Great series. Recommended.

jessslibrary's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

cmira2027's review against another edition

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5.0

I really liked this one, I love how the location of Harper Fox's stories are as much a charactor as the story leads. Cornwall is as important to this story, as alive and involved as Lee and Gideon.

This is the 3rd tale in this series, I hope it isn't the last.

yoda_bor's review against another edition

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2.0

L’année dernière, j’avais commencé cette série de courts romans qui mélangent assez agréablement des intrigues policières et du surnaturel, en ajoutant une bonne dose de romance par dessus le tout.
Dans les deux premiers tomes, on avait appris à connaitre la famille de Gideon Frayne et son travail de policier, puis on s’était un peu attardé sur Lee Tyack. Mais on était resté suffisamment en surface avec celui-ci pour donner très envie d’en savoir plus sur son passé, ce que ce tome va nous permettre de faire.

Le problème c’est que les éléments qu’on grapille de sa vie se font au bout d’un tome totalement inintéressant.
Une première partie est consacrée à la blessure, dans une opération de police, de Gideon et, à part pour le voir s’enfuir de l’hôpital contre l’avis des médecins (un cliché que je ne peux plus voir tellement il est ridicule), je n’ai pas compris l’intérêt de cette péripétie. On se doute quand même bien qu’il ne va pas mourir puisqu’il y a encore cinq tomes après celui-ci.

L’intrigue en elle-même, qui tourne autour d’un tueur en série que Lee a croisé en étant plus jeune et qui a marqué le village entier est très confuse, au point où j’ai eu du mal à comprendre où voulait en venir l’autrice, si ce n’est nous coller le plus de scènes de sexe possible, dans un contexte qui ne le justifiait que peu souvent.
Le dénouement a au moins pour lui de réussir à recoller tous les morceaux mais je trouve que c’est fait très poussivement, au point où le personnage avec lequel j’ai eu le plus de sympathie est quand même Ezekiel, qui, malgré son éducation plus que rigoriste, progresse au moins dans ses rapports avec son frère et n’est pas dénué d’un certain sens de l’humour qui fonctionne très bien avec moi.
J’ai donc l’impression d’être complètement passée à côté de ce tome, la faute à un récit qui n’arrive pas à savoir ce qu’il veut nous raconter et qui a beaucoup trop tendance à partir dans tous les sens. J’espère que le prochain sera bien meilleur.

suze_1624's review against another edition

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4.0

Another cornish mystery with Lee Tyack and Gideon Frayne. Gid is in hospital, his career on hiatus for the time being and Lee is acting off - like Gid, I was imagining allsorts so did chuckle when the mystery was revealed!
Despite being on the sick list, Gideon and Lee go further into Cornwall to Lee's home area, in search of an haunted fogou. More details of both of their histories come to light and are resolved, especially the history that has been haunting Lee.
Whilst this ties up the current loose ends, I hope this isn't the last we've seen of Tyack and Frayne.

libraryvee's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. Well, now I'm officially invested in this series, and its not because of the mysteries (although they are intriguing in their own right.) No, it's because of burly, gruff cop Gideon and gentle, quietly confident Lee, and their relationship with each other.

There's something beautiful about the balance these different men bring to the relationship they share; they charmed and broke my heart with how their love for each other keeps growing.

I'm making this one sound like a romance, and in a way, it is: the mystery in Don't Let Go is wrapped up in both Lee's past and Gideon's present. Gideon is recovering from a job-related injury, and Lee is facing down some old family history; both men are forced to face some inner demons. It's a touch more supernatural than the other two books, but Fox still frames it in a way as to be just within the realms of possibility.

The books keep getting deeper; another layer of their love for each other is revealed, we get a look into Lee's Cornish background, and Gideon's acceptance of himself (and his family, including the not-as-dour-as-he-appears older brother Ezekiel.)

veethorn's review against another edition

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5.0

Really lovely.

glens's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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arickman's review against another edition

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3.0

I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a good job. These are novella length books/audiobooks but the author does a good job of giving a complete story.