A review by anitalouise
Tainted Life by Mel Gough

3.0

I really, really enjoyed the writing. The beginning of the book starts with a one-night stand (my jam!!) and the dynamic between Liam and Pete just grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go. Liked Pete - his character reminded me of the lads in the British crime series, Prime Suspect, with Helen Mirren. But then the story goes a little sideways with Liam's incident and what happens and next thing we know, the characters are saying the L words. Wait, what!! I needed a bit more story to fill out Pete's and Liam's personality and their relationship such as it is. A lot goes on in these short pages but most of the romance is focused on what happened to Liam and how Pete cares for him. And what was that bit with Charlie!!! That wasn't explained at all. But I was bowled over by the quality of the writing - so much so, that I paused to look for the author's other books. Just needed more story to fill out the missing bits. Looking forward to reading this author's new book due out soon.