Une étincelle dans l'obscurité (parmi un tas d'emmerdes): Felix et Lane, T2

In Darkness #2

by Alice Winters

Dans cette course contre la montre, leurs seules armes sont leur humour et leurs esprits affûtés. Felix et Lane s'adaptent à leur nouvelle normalité. Et qui dit routine dit plus de courses-poursuites en voiture, plus de barons de la drogue et assurément plus d'enlèvements de malfrats. Tout cela fait partie du passé. Maintenant, bonjour les réunions de famille, les joggings pénibles et les galipettes épisodiques sur le parking. Felix a mis le vol de côté. En fait, il apprécie le côté ennuyeux de la vie, surtout avec Lane auprès de lui, faisant ce qu'il fait le mieux : être beau. Pourtant, lorsque le frère de Felix tente de renouer avec ce dernier, il ramène un secret qui pourrait leur coûter cher à tous. Lane ne s'en plaint pas, car le frisson du danger est exactement ce qu'il aime. Mais, s'ils pensent avoir la situation en main, ils ne se doutent pas que quelqu'un les manipule dans l'ombre, les force à faire tout ce qu'il veut et les entraîne dans son jeu pervers de vie ou de mort. #Cécité #Enquête #SecondeChance #Mystère #Suspense #Humour #Action Trigger warnings : drogues, alcoolisme, maltraitance infantile « Eh bien, j'ai vraiment aimé ce livre ! Plein de sarcasme, d'insolence et d'humour. Un bon rythme et une écriture brillante. » - Chris (Goodreads) « Alice Winters pourrait bien être ma nouvelle obsession. Ce livre est époustouflant et complètement passionnant. Il est très drôle, avec des personnages uniques et une intrigue pleine de suspense. » - Amanda (Goodreads) « Si vous hésitez à le lire, la seule chose que je vous dirai est de vous assurer que vous n'avez rien à faire après l'avoir commencé, car il est difficile à lâcher. » - Ashley (Goodreads)

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Contemporary, Audiobook, Mystery, Humor, Disability

352 pages, Paperback

First published April 27, 2018

About the author

Alice Winters started writing stories as soon as she was old enough to turn her ideas into written words. She loves writing a variety of things from romance and comedy to action. She also enjoys reading, horseback riding, and spending time with her pets.

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Reviews

[Jilly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why did I read the second book when I was meh about the first one? I don't know. Blame it on the lure of free books on Kindle Unlimited. I paid for this subscription, I'm going to read some free damn books.


I make a lot of sense. It might be book-shopping time again. Sorry books on my shelf that I've never gotten around to.

This book starts out kind of cute and funny and domestic. But, it is also boring.... until...


No, I definitely didn't want to watch this movie. So, why is this book ripping it off and making me read it?

yeah, it was stupid. Stupid psychopath who kills tons of people through "games". Ugh! So played.
Plus, I am not a horror movie fan. And believe me that you do NOT want to watch a movie with me if I think it's stupid. I heckle throughout the entire thing. My daughter was very unhappy watching "Discovery of Witches" with me. I kept calling them Old Edward and Blond Bella. How did she NOT see it?

So, I guess the moral of this review is: read it if you liked the Saw movies. If not - it sucked.

[Lucie V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

✅ Narrator
✅ Characters
✅ Pace
✅ Funny banter
✅ Action
✅ Romance
✅🆗 Repetitive plot
🆗 Villain
❗️❗️Trigger warnings: mentions of drug use, alcoholism, past child neglect, and dead bodies

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Second read/listen: Felix's brother still annoyed me, and I wanted to shake some sense into Felix while listening to the audiobook.

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After defeating the villains from Lane’s past and finding a cute house near Lane’s family, everything was supposed to be calm and quiet for Felix, Lane, and Copper… And it is, until Felix’s estranged brother, Darian, contacts him because he wants to meet him and try to rebuild his relationship with him. The thing is, even if Darian turned his life around and is mostly clean now, some people from his past and around him are not, and Lane and Felix find themselves thrust into another adventure involving stealing, manipulating, death threats, kidnapping, and a deadly game lead by a sociopath.

“You better have fallen down a goddamn rabbit hole into Narnia, or I’m not going to forgive you,” I say.
Darian looks at me in confusion. “You’re…mixing a few things I think.”
“I know I am. That’s how fantastical your explanation needs to be for me to believe it.”

While the pace was good and there was a lot of action, some parts of the plot were becoming repetitive near the end and it annoyed me a little. One of the characters kept on lying to Lane and Felix and “betraying” them, and every single time they would get angry about it, but still decide to help, and they would be kind of surprised when the character would betray them again for the 3rd or 4th time. The villain also bugged me. This book was mostly an investigation to find out who was threatening Felix’s brother, but near the end it turned into a deadly game Saw-style with deadly puzzles to solve to be able to access the next room, hoping to be able to complete the game before loved ones died. I loved that twist, but once the identity of the villain mastermind was revealed, I didn’t know what to think. I was not expecting that person to be responsible, but we not are given much explanation or motivation for this person’s behavior besides the fact that they enjoyed seeing how others would react to stressful and deadly situations… It does make sense, but at the same time, it feels unsatisfying in terms of justification and explanation…

“Sounds good. I offer five dollars, you offer the rest?” I suggest as I look up at him.
He looks surprised. “Five? That’s a whole lot more than I thought you’d offer.”
“Oh, it was the five dollars I took from your wallet, so that’s why.”
“Of course it was.”
“I’ve been slowly replacing the money in your wallet with Monopoly money and pretty much everyone just feels bad for you, so they let you get away with it.”

“I always used my pet’s name from when I was a kid. Crotchinator.”
“Excuse me?”
“He loved sniffing everyone’s crotch,” I explain.
“How many times were you dropped as a child?”
“It’d probably be easier to count how many times I hadn’t been dropped,” I inform him as I type in the password.

As usual, the author gave us some funny, hilarious, and ridiculous moments in this book. While Lane and Felix are pretty tame compared to some of Alice Winters’ other characters, they can be intense and crazy at times, and they find themselves in intense and slightly over-the-top situations. However, for them, the OTT situations are more connected to all the non-stop action they are living on a regular day than the level or ridiculousness of these situations. Seriously, I was exhausted just reading the book and thinking about everything they go through on a “normal” day.

“You’re welcome, love. Remember, threaten him a little. Corner him in the bathroom and tell him you’ll break every one of his fingers if he fucks with me.”
“My luck, I’ll corner some little old man that has devoted his life to crocheting sweaters for homeless gerbils,” he says.
I laugh. “Feel him over first…if he has wrinkles, wrong guy.”
“Good plan. ‘Excuse me sir, allow me to stroke your face as I try to decipher if you’re the guy I’m supposed to beat up.’”
“See? You got it!” I say. “That class you’re taking must really be helping you. I’m still convinced you guys have a blind fight club going on, and you’re just pretending you’re learning braille.”

Thankfully, the sassy and snarky banter was still there, but this time it’s more about Lane and Felix being crazy together or playing into the other’s silly scenario rather than trying to annoy the other like they were doing in the first book.

“That is so disgusting. What is wrong with you?”
“A lot, Lane. But don’t forget that out of the billions of people in the world…you picked me,” I say.
“I had no choice! It was that or nothing, and now I’m wishing I chose nothing!”

I love Felix and Lane’s dynamic. They seem so dysfunctional, yet they work so well together. They complete each other, and we can see that despite their silliness and sassy banter, they would do anything for each other. Since the romance was already established in this book, the author was able to focus more on strengthening the relationship, and I was more involved in it than I was in the first book, to be honest.

“But I like him. I think I will make him my father as well,” I say.
“It’s going to be a little gross though when we become brothers,” he says.
I look at Lane in pity. “Oh Lane…I’m not joining you, I’m replacing you. I don’t like sharing.”
He snorts as he buckles his seatbelt. “Of course you are.”

Lane and Felix moved to be closer to Lane’s family, and I love them all. They welcomed Felix with open arms, even though he can be quite a handful at times, and Lane and he seem to be attracting trouble no matter what they do. Seeing Felix experience what a real loving family feels like for the first time felt wholesome and heartwarming. It gave a kind of “found family” vibe to the book at times, and I am glad that Felix was able to experience what a healthy relationship feels like.

This was a solid sequel, and I am reading the next book asap for sure.


1. Hidden in Darkness ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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[BWT · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved three-quarters of this story. The humor, how wonderful a couple Felix and Lane are...I just love how perfect they are for each other where their strengths and weaknesses are completely complementary and their snark is unmatched.

Joel Leslie does a fantastic job narrating with great character voices, plenty of emotion, and a way of bringing the humor out and polishing it up brilliantly like a diamond for our listening pleasure.

Now, have I mentioned how much of a wuss I am? I am a big old scaredy cat. I don't like horror, I don't like to be scared or frightened or panicked or terrorized...I think you're getting the picture.

Unfortunately, I pretty much hated the last 6 chapters (not including the terrific epilogue), but that's because of the aforementioned dislike of being scared. And Felix is put through some pretty scary situations at that point. Once, when I was a kid I watched Flash Gordon (yes, I know that wasn't a horror movie. Shut up - I have a point) and there was a scene that so terrified me, dare I say scarred me, that even today I am terrified of putting my hands or arms inside a hole.

I hate any kind of "let's play a game" torture porn movies/books. It creeps me out in a totally anxious way that isn't even slightly pleasurable. I think if you enjoy that sort of thing, you'll probably absolutely love all of this.

Single POV, plenty of wonderful, snarky, sarcastic humor, and lots of suspense with a "Jigsaw" level creepy bad guy, some action, and a happy ending.

The awesome narration for this series by Joel Leslie makes these stories such a pleasure to listen to. I absolutely recommend you definitely check it out in audio for the best experience.

I certainly hope Alice Winters continues to pen adventures for Felix and Lane, but hopefully it'll be less scary (for us wimpy wimps) next time.

Narration = 5 stars; Overall = 3.5 Stars

Audio copy of A Light in the Darkness (In Darkness #2) provided in exchange of an honest review.

This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read 28th - 29th September 2025
Re-read 28th February - 1st March 2025

3.75*

I wasn’t quite ready for the previous book Hidden in Darkness. It wasn’t the book I’d expected and I’ve been sulking ever since.

I love both the Hitman books. For me they are (the second one in particular) the funniest books ever written. I’m not sure why when I started Hidden I assumed it would be a serious book. But I did and it just never hit the right note with me.

I totally love Leland (Hitman) and all his crazy. Felix is a milder version. Not as funny. Not as eccentric. But he’s grown on me.

I enjoyed this book. I’ve got used to Felix and Lane and it appears I do love crazy. And not just Leland. Who knew?

“But I like him. I think I will make him my father as well,” I say.
“It’s going to be a little gross though when we become brothers,” he says.
I look at Lane in pity. “Oh Lane… I’m not joining you, I’m replacing you. I don’t like sharing.”
He snorts as he buckles his seatbelt. “Of course you are.”

[BookSafety Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“Just so you know, if you ever break up with me, I’ll probably turn into the crazy ex who stalks you throughout your entire life.”

I actually liked this book more than the first one. Felix and Lane were more settled in their relationship, the banter was on point as per usual, and the suspense and action in this one was so good. I absolutely loved it. Think Saw meets Escape Room. I also loved how involved Lane’s family was, and it was certainly needed. Felix especially dealt with his own family issues throughout the book and considering how light and funny these books typically are, it was really heartbreaking at times. It’s safe to say that Felix uses snark and humor to cover up a lot of hurt and past neglect.

Felix and Lane are perfect together and I love them both. These books are completely OTT, but sometimes that’s what I’m in the mood for.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Found family
Established couple
Book 2/3
Action & suspense
Disability rep
Blind MC
Size difference
Age gap
Banter
Snarky and sassy MC

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
I initially managed to delete the list of content warnings, so this is all of the ones I could think of. It might not be complete.

Kidnapping
Gun violence
Graphic violence
Mentions of drug use (side character)
Drug-addicted family member
Mentions of alcohol abuse (family, off page, mostly past)
Brief moment of animal abuse
Mentions of past child neglect
Mentions of past physical child abuse
Stealing (MCs)
Explicit sexual content
Descriptions of dead bodies
Minor injuries

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
POV: 1st person, single POV
Genre: Contemporary suspense romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 25 and 37
Pages: 308

You are the only thing I have. If I lose you, I don’t have a family to go back to. I have nothing. You are my everything, Lane. And I know that sometimes I have trouble expressing my thoughts or my feelings or opening up to you, but you are my entire world. I would rather die trying to keep you alive than have to go back to the lonely world I was stuck in.”

“But I like him. I think I will make him my father as well,” I say. “It’s going to be a little gross though when we become brothers,” he says. I look at Lane in pity. “Oh Lane…I’m not joining you, I’m replacing you. I don’t like sharing.”

“Did you find a new man?” “Not yet. I haven’t even found the second half of my current one.”

There’s a lot of hobbit jokes, lol. Felix is very small.


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[Ronie Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This reminds me of that movie. You know the one with the tricycle. Except this book is way more witty


Did you know library's have a version of the Halloween staple the escape room. But not all have the space. Ours have padlocked containers. You get clues to the combination

[Sanaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars.

"...he scoops up his last bite and hesitates before directing it my way.
It is at this very moment that I realize we are soul mates, destined to be together forever.

I can't deal with how much I love Lane and Felix in this series. Alice could've easily finished this book in book one but I'm glad she kept going.

If anything this was more entertaining, had more character development and action that I got totally lost into the story. I loved the dynamic between Lane and Felix. Their dog made my heart into a puddle and Lane's family was awesome. Loved them all and how well they accepted the relationship and Felix into the family.

“But I like him. I think I will make him my father as well,” I say.
“It’s going to be a little gross though when we become brothers,” he says.
I look at Lane in pity. “Oh Lane…I’m not joining you, I’m replacing you. I don’t like sharing.”

I haven't read the third book yet but I'm anxious to see what happens. This series is something I'm enjoying immensely and I'm secretly scared and hope it doesn't ruin it.

[Trio · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVE this series.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

There was part of this that I laughed and chuckled at...Alot! Felix's sarcasm is sometimes over the top funny, while Lane's dry comments and acceptance of the love of his life's "witty" comments ...made these two guys appear so "normal" when they are anything but. Lane is blind from a situation that happened in book #1...but you would never guess it from some of his actions. Felix is more to him than just a boyfriend. Felix is his "seeing eye dog" on two legs...although he does have "Copper" who has the required four legs. Felix doesn't have the Gods gift to anyone type of family. His mother hasn't wanted to see him for ten years...and for some strange reason his brother is going through all these strange set-ups to try to get him to give/or to help him get, money...large amounts of money. Not really having a handle on the brother's situation...they soon find themselves part of a Psycho's sick game...a game that no one understands and has been designed to have no winner. Darius, the brother, is the type of guy that you really have to experience to understand. I worked really hard to hate him, I wanted Felix to get Lane to "work his magic", but I couldn't help but feel there was more going on than what the author was letting us see. It wasn't long before we found out what that "MORE" was that was going on...and IN SPADES. Listening to Joel Leslie once again give a spectacular performance was the "icing on the cake". His performance is perfect and really emphasized the suspense and tension that the plot demanded. "A Light in the Darkness" is an excellent addition to the "In Dark" series. On to book #3.

[JenMcJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. This book is witty, smart and non formulaic in it's approach to the action and adventure.

The things that I didn't like in the first book are overcome in this book and it makes all the difference in enhancing all the things I loved about the first book.

I don't know how to explain the dynamic between Lane and Felix. Honestly, this book was just hands down entertaining and I don't think anyone can read it without laughing out loud at least a dozen times at the shit talk these guys hurl at each other in the most loving way.

Looking forward to the next adventure with Lane and Felix and Copper.

I do hope we find out the fall out from the watch theft. That was the only real missing piece in the end of the book for me. It needed to be addressed. I need this mostly because I liked Chase and his wife Monica and I think they need to be regular characters in Lane and Felix's life.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Felix & Lane are something else ! Bloody hilarious even in angsty situations. I love how Felix has now been embraced by Lanes family - this is sweet ❤️ Lane is still his snarky grouchy self but his edges are softening as he comes to terms with his blindness. Felix just continues to be precious & adorable

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF The first book was ok. Waaaay too over the top in the drama and comedy but I pushed thru. Book 2 is just more of book 1 just set a few months or so later. I am not a fan of either character and I think I said as much in my review but I wanted to see what happened in book 2. Well, I will never know because I quit. I can't say I recommend this. Maybe if read vs listen there is a chance. Hard to say.

[Bo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was yet another crazy OTT filled plot, but still so fucking hilarious!! The back and forth between the MCS had me laughing out loud again. I finished and immediately started following this author in hopes of more. There are still times I scoffed at the unbelievable, but it was still so funny I just didn't care.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Why is it that half the things that come out of your mouth make me want to kiss you and the other half make me want to vomit?”

“That is so disgusting. What is wrong with you?” “A lot, Lane. But don’t forget that out of the billions of people in the world…you picked me,” I say. “I had no choice! It was that or nothing, and now I’m wishing I chose nothing!”



Alice Winters's book, The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love was my favorite book of the summer. After finishing it, I immediately wanted to read more of her other books. Hearing that the, "In Darkness," series was super funny, I picked up the first one, Hidden in Darkness and read it last month. I was delighted that the couple, Felix and Lane, were as adorable as, "Hitman's," Leland and Jackson and almost as funny. Seeing as how my last book was amazing but also emotionally exhausting, I decided it was time to visit Felix and Lane again and read book two of the, "In Darkness," series. These should be read in order.

After the drama, shenanigans and dognapping in book one, Felix and Lane are ready live life quietly. They move close by to Lane's family, buy a house and spend mornings jogging. Ok so Lane jogs. Felix jogs a few steps, then rides on Lane's back and is only going if they get ice cream after. It's not long though before Lane starts getting antsy, Felix's brother shows up looking worse for wear and they decide to help him. What's the worst that can happen? Catnapping for starters. But also a dangerous game with a psychopath. Things are never boring with these two!

I've realized that I'm just a walking cry-laugh emoji when I read an Alice Winters book. Occasionally a heart eyes emoji. And is there something resembling an, "aww," emoji? Because that one too.

She is always hilarious.

“Oh, it was the five dollars I took from your wallet, so that’s why.” “Of course it was.” “I’ve been slowly replacing the money in your wallet with Monopoly money and pretty much everyone just feels bad for you, so they let you get away with it.” “The thing is…I’m not sure that’s even a joke. You’ve been folding my money up like origami, and it’s confusing as hell.”

I look behind us and notice that the bouncer and Chase are running after us. “How far behind us are they?” Lane asks. “I don’t know, I’m not good at math.” “Just guess. “Thirty penis lengths.” “Hmm…great, that was immensely helpful.”

“I love how, in the same five minutes, you talk about how you want to help people so they never have to suffer through the loss of a loved one and then go into talking about killing the neighbor lady so you’re better fed,” he says. “That’s why I know you’re the only one for me, Lane. Most people would be worried about that, but I can tell you’re amused. Or maybe you’re just love blind.” He snorts. “Yeah…sure…love blind.”

“We’ll just tell them you’re not feeling good from eating three-quarters of the cake.” “I ate two pieces!” “That made up three-quarters of the cake.


With a good amount of sweet and aww.

"You are the only thing I have. If I lose you, I don’t have a family to go back to. I have nothing. You are my everything, Lane. And I know that sometimes I have trouble expressing my thoughts or my feelings or opening up to you, but you are my entire world. I would rather die trying to keep you alive than have to go back to the lonely world I was stuck in.”

”What did I do to deserve him? Someone that accepts me for who I am and doesn’t hate me for who I’m not. He isn’t the kind of person who only wants without giving anything in return. ‘Just so you know, if you ever break up with me, I’ll probably turn into the crazy ex who stalks you throughout your entire life.’ ‘Well, that sounds fun to look forward to,’he says with a grin.”



I can't wait to read the next Felix and Lane book. But I did get an ARC of The Hitman's Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes so that will be my next Alice Winters read.

[Debra ~~ seriously slacking on her reviews ~~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review of books 2 and 3 since I read them back-to-back and they connect to each other.

This series was just a lot of fun. It's like those buddy movies where the situations are ridiculous and dangerous, and the characters are ridiculously lucky and almost impervious to what's thrown at them, so you need to suspend disbelief and just go with it.

We get to meet the families, the good (Lane's family) and the bad (Felix's family). Felix keeps snarking and petnapping and Lane is a badass who has no chance when Felix wants his way. Plenty of sexy fun throughout.

[Cadiva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well that took a turn!

This did not go where I was expecting it to and I'm not sure I 100% bought it, but it's still a fantastic idea and brilliantly executed.

Lane and Felix are blissfully happy now that they've moved to Lane's hometown and Felix is seeing what a loving family should be when his older brother gets in touch out of the blue.

Of course, he's divided on what to do, his older brother was the only one who cared about him, but he also got dragged into the same drug-addicted lifestyle as their mum.

What then transpires is beyond anything would ever have guessed, and, as I said above, I'm still not entirely sure is plausible. But it definitely makes for an interesting and unusual narrative!

I won't be spoiling the whole thing, I enjoyed finding out how they were going to get out of the dodgy situation they were in and I love that Felix ended up stealing another animal, this time the cat from his deadbeat mother!

[Janet (iamltr) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok listen...

I know that when I started this, I was expecting a bit of romantic comedy and maybe that was my fault for not expecting a Saw movie.

Still I enjoyed it enough to finish and will continue.

[Joyfully Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Joyfully Jay review.

4.75 stars

A Light in the Darkness is the second book in Alice Winters’ In Darkness series and reunites us with Felix and Lane. Some time has passed since the last book and the guys are settled, but while Felix is happily scarfing down cookies and enjoying their new house, Lane is getting restless being sidelined at work. That is, until things go crazy with Felix’s brother. While you could probably read this plot-wise on its own, I think knowing these guys and their dynamic, as well as their past experiences, would make this story more enjoyable. But you could get away with jumping in here if needed.

So this book kind of divides into two parts. The first portion focuses on the guys getting settled into their new life. Lane has reconnected with his family and they are all living near one another. We can see Felix thriving with this new family dynamic. He loves Lane’s family and for the first time, he actually has a family that cares about him. It is really lovely to see, especially knowing his backstory.

Read Jay’s audio review in its entirety here.

[Saimi Vasquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Felix y Levi ahora estan en viviendo en California cerca de los padres de Levi, consiguieron una casa propia y Levi esta tomando clases asignadas por el departamento para personas discapacitadas, ademas ahora Copper esta entrenandose para ser perro guia, la vida se esta volviendo tranquila y a veces monotona. Pero las cosas no pueden ser tan sencillas siempre, cuando la unica persona en el pasado de Felix que le importa reaparece en su vida, ambos se ven envueltos en una espiral de sucesos que los pueden llevar a uno o a ambos a su muerte.

El libro visto por pedazos no es malo, pero la trama, la forma exagerada como es llevado y algunos errores de edicion lo hicieron, en algunos momentos, fastidioso. Puedo decir que normalmente no me veo en la tentacion de brincar partes de un libro, pero en este caso estuve tentada varias veces en solo brincar un par de paginas para saber si todo lo que estaba leyendo iba a tener sentido en algun momento.
Yo he leido ya dos series de este autor, y debo decir que ninguna de las dos me causo esa sensacion de "por favor que termine pronto" que tuve con este libro, pero por supuesto voy a terminar la serie porque todavia no puede creer que esta serie no me haya enamorado como las otroas dos.

[Tess · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars

[Tanja · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is fabulous. A delightful, fast-paced, well-written story with amazing characters and a great plot. It was captivating and spellbinding from the first till the last page. A page-turner of the highest order.
We meet up with Felix and Lane from Hidden in Darkness as they are settling in their newfound life together. They rescued Copper from his previous owner, and he is learning to work with Lane as his service dog. It goes fairly well. The only problem is that he listens more to Felix than to Lane, and there are often he really shouldn’t.
This book is just as wonderful as the first one. When they first met, Lane was a grumpy, gruff man learning to cope with his lost eyesight. In Felix, he found the light in his darkness. He might have found it difficult to keep up with Felix. What comes out of that man’s mouth is out of this world. It is hilarious. No, they are hilarious. Lane is catching up fast, and he gives as much as he gets. I loved the joking and teasing between Felix and Lane. Their banter and the situations they get in are so funny I was grinning the whole time. Shining through all the laughs, sexual innuendos, and crazy insults is the heartwarming love they have for each other. They are so in sync with each other, they know what the other one will say before it is being said. They go through hell and back for one another.
It is not only the dynamics between the two guys that are humorous. Lane’s entire family is absolutely the best. That can’t be said of Felix’s relationship with his brother, Darian. He hasn’t seen him in years, and when he finally get in touch, Felix is wary to say the least. But family is family, and Felix has a helping streak a mile wide.
What follows is a roller coaster ride of surprising actions and events. Nothing is as it seems, and even amidst all the challenges Felix and Lane are facing, they keep up the quips. They just can’t help themselves. But brace yourself for the unexpected. You won’t know what hit you. I can’t go into it without giving spoilers away. I just want to say it left me breathless. So you will have to read for yourself. I can assure you you won’t be disappointed.
This is the second book in the In Darkness series. As there are recurring characters and an ongoing storyline, I recommend reading the books in order so that you can get a better understanding of everything and everyone.

[Xanthe · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, I love the first book! The snark, emotion and action involved throughout. This one was a little harder for me to fall into
Felix and Lane are getting back into life after the events of book 1. We start off with them living with Lane's parents whilst trying to find somewhere to live to start their life together as a couple. Felix still has his attitude and humor with pretty much every sentence he speaks but it comes across a lot as though it's covering for other feelings or actions he has. Lane is going along with life but it's easy to see that it's hard to settle to the slower life for him after being an officer for so long.
I do love the relationship and interaction between the MC's. It's clear they love each other and care a lot about what's going on with in the other's life.
We get to meet and interact with Lane's family who are hilarious and very important in the roles they have with the story and supporting of the MC's.
Copper is, of course, the best and even gets to take on a larger role in Lane's life this time!
We get hints of mystery through the first half of the book but it's only really in the second half that it gets going. Felix's brother makes an appearance and then continues to frustrate and anger both men for a large part of the book.
I really enjoyed the action/thriller part. The bad guy was very villainous and was surprising as to the revealing of who it was.
Whilst this one did take a while to gain traction I'm still happy to have read it and would recommend it.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.

[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sooo I was a fan of this all the way until that part in the end when the psycho villain (that this author seems unable to stop herself from including in every series she writes) decided to play his “game”. That’s when I started scrolling. And when I decided to dock stars from my rating of this book, just because of that. Because that is NOT the kind of thing I want to read. Also, Darian was a piece of shit who did not deserve to be rescued, regardless of whatever blackmailing was involved. There, I said it.

Ignoring that, I liked the rest of this book. Felix and Lane were great. The banter was my favorite; Felix made me laugh so much. I also like the pets.

[felix · Rating 2 out of 5]

One word: Meh

This book is a prime example that some good books should not have sequels.

I loved Felix in the first book but in this second installment he is reduced from a sassy and witty character to an annoying prick who takes advantage of Lane's blindness, and that whole "let's make hime jealous" actitude was just disgusting.

Now Lane I also liked a lot, here he just becomes a wimpy enabler incapable of stopping felix's reckless behaviour.

The plot line was just ridiculous and dragged a lot.

[Sali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't be read as a standalone. Need #1.
I didn't love it as much as #1 but still a great book. The guys are going strong, fiercely in love with each other, still the same humor and complicity.
I'm not a fan of Felix's brother. I'm not a fan of how Felix acted toward him and let him break his trust again and again, but he loves him and I can understand that.

[Kristel (hungryandhappy) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My poor heart!!!

[S a n d r a · Rating 3 out of 5]

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This one is kind of difficult for me to rate as it felt very fluctuating.

In one hand I still love this two together. I keep thinking their beginning was rushed... But once a couple they just fit perfectly. They aren't the kind of couple that love everything about the other, bit rather the kind that accept the others faults and use them to laugh together. They like with each other, they joke about each other, and just make you laugh like crazy along the way.

I loved meeting Lane's family. It's obvious Felix needed them and it's hilarious how he threats Lane of stealing them and claiming them as his own.

Also, the ending was epic. I loved how horrifying is what they have to go through and it has you reading anxiously.

But, at the same time, this is one of the things I kind of disliked: it was a bit meh until the end. And it's a pity because when they move and get a weird note in their mailbox I was so into it, because I was expecting some creep or something like that to be after them. And then nothing happens.

It was good meeting Darian, but overall the story was a little bit boring for me. And that's a pity.

Also, I can't help but fell confused about both Lane and Felix sometimes. In both this and the first book the think... Erratically about danger and adrenaline. Sometimes Lane seems to be the one who doesn't one to take risks and do dangerous things, but then he said normalcy is boring; also Felix sometimes feels scared and not enjoying the rush of dangerous situations, but others he seems to be craving them.

Overall, these books are nice mostly because Alice's sense of humor, but the story itself it's not being my cup of tea.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audible Review:
Overall 4 out of 5 stars
Performance 5 out of 5 stars
Story 4 out of 5 stars

Laughing and then completely freaked out.
Felix and Lane are back, just as entertaining and crazy as before. Well, Felix has the handle on the crazy- he cracks me up. But he also makes me cry, what a life he had before Lane. And we get to see more of that life in this book, a whole lot more. His childhood and home life was heartbreaking. I'm so glad he has Lane on his side now, because he needed him more than ever.
This book went from humourous to heartbreaking, to causing all kinds of anxiety.
Ms. Winters really had me on edge. I'd be laughing at Felix's antics with Lane one minute, and the next I'd be stressing out. And that last hour had to have been the most harrowing hour of a book I've listened to thus far. I was so tempted to just speed through it, to get to the end, but I held off. But my God, talk about creeped out and freaked out. Poor Felix!
But I was so impressed with him, he really persevered and showed us what he's made of and what a big heart he has- I just love him.

Joel Leslie really brough his A game with this one. I mean, he was fantastic as always, but that last hour or so- man. He had me feeling EVERYTHING Felix was going through. I swear my heart was in my throat the entire time. He brought the creep factor and had me living the anxiousness right along with Felix. What an awesome job.

[The Word Nerd Reviews Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh wow! This one was heading towards a very respectable 4 stars until about 70/80% then things just went nuts - in the best possible way.

Alice Winters excels in funny action stories, with a bit if suspense running through them. It's too easy to forget that she can also pen a psychological thriller. The last 30% or so of this book was pure mind f*ckery, and it was well done.

Joel Leslie did a wonderful job of with the narration, capturing the romance, emotion, and humour. But in that last 30%, it was pure magic!

This series must be read in order. Highly recommended, especially in audio!

[Natalie H · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am loving these two. Felix and Lane with more chaos, humour and stolen pets. The magic tricks were fun. My attention wavered slightly and then it was suddenly SAW themed. That is one shitty excuse of a brother, and the parents...yeesh. No wonder Felix has trust issues. Never know what to expect with these books. It’s great. Gonna jump onto the next one.