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Fire and Rain (Carlisle Cops, #3)
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Andrew Grey is an amazing writer, and that was again ever so clearly demonstrated in this novel which earned a solid 4.5 stars. The third in the Carlisle Cops series, Fire and Rain continues to build the community in which these characters live and thrive. Officer Kip Rogers is sent on a call for a vagrant in the entryway of a store, where he discovers the bluest eyes he’s ever seen in the face of Josten Applewhite, who is softly singing his four year old brother to sleep. Jos and Isaac lost their mother, and circumstances continued to deteriorate until the pair lost their apartment. After a series of events, he takes the two to his own home as every shelter in town is full due to the inclement weather. From here, the two men begin getting to know one another while circling the orbit of a precocious little boy that you can’t help but fall in love with.
As is standard with Mr. Grey’s writing, every character tugs at your heart, but in this case, by the time I was a mere eighteen percent into the book my chest physically twinged for the pain Jos has had to endure and the bleakness that is his outlook on life. The resilience of youth is nearly outweighed by the travesty of Jos’s life. Wanting to trust, but waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop, Jos slowly works toward opening himself up to the potential for happiness, and Kip is right there waiting with arms wide open. Will they find love everlasting, or is the gunshy Jos irretrievably broken?
Enjoyably, the characters from the previous two books are interplayed here with rousing success. If you have read book two, Fire and Ice, you will be particularly interested in discovering the progress of the little boy from that book, demonstrated here with smile-inducing scenes and heartwarming innocence.
Without giving away too much of the story, let me say that I enjoyed every single second of this book. I tore through all 200 pages in just two hours (I read ridiculously fast anyway, but I just *had* to know how it would play out), then read it again on the spot. Filled with dynamic characters, gritty realism, and engaging scenes, Fire and Rain was yet another brilliant novel with characters that will capture your heart.
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ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Cat from Alpha Book Club
As is standard with Mr. Grey’s writing, every character tugs at your heart, but in this case, by the time I was a mere eighteen percent into the book my chest physically twinged for the pain Jos has had to endure and the bleakness that is his outlook on life. The resilience of youth is nearly outweighed by the travesty of Jos’s life. Wanting to trust, but waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop, Jos slowly works toward opening himself up to the potential for happiness, and Kip is right there waiting with arms wide open. Will they find love everlasting, or is the gunshy Jos irretrievably broken?
Enjoyably, the characters from the previous two books are interplayed here with rousing success. If you have read book two, Fire and Ice, you will be particularly interested in discovering the progress of the little boy from that book, demonstrated here with smile-inducing scenes and heartwarming innocence.
Without giving away too much of the story, let me say that I enjoyed every single second of this book. I tore through all 200 pages in just two hours (I read ridiculously fast anyway, but I just *had* to know how it would play out), then read it again on the spot. Filled with dynamic characters, gritty realism, and engaging scenes, Fire and Rain was yet another brilliant novel with characters that will capture your heart.
Find this book on Goodreads
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Cat from Alpha Book Club
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January 18, 2016
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January 18, 2016
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January 18, 2016
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