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Graveyard Shift #1
Bitten
The graveyard shift is really starting to live up to its name.
Multiple murders, blood-drained bodies, and a rookie to train: work has suddenly got quite hectic for police constable Jesse Ross.
When a sharp-toothed suspect is stolen from his care and evidence of something unnatural begins to unfold, it can only get worse. Jesse quickly finds himself drawn into a dangerous case that should have nothing to do with him – alongside the first man to catch his interest for a long time, and the the last man he’s allowed to want.
Despite his need to know, Jesse fully intends to leave the investigating to the detectives – but soon takes a bite to his own neck, making it hard to ignore even the minute possibility of something truly sinister, a possibility that no one else seems to want to entertain. And the rookie? Well, it’s equally hard to ignore the man who has his back through every twist, turn, and tiny mental breakdown.
Luckily for Jesse, he can’t truly worry about his future or his feelings until he’s done worrying about making it out alive, and there’s an ancient evil with other plans.
Multiple murders, blood-drained bodies, and a rookie to train: work has suddenly got quite hectic for police constable Jesse Ross.
When a sharp-toothed suspect is stolen from his care and evidence of something unnatural begins to unfold, it can only get worse. Jesse quickly finds himself drawn into a dangerous case that should have nothing to do with him – alongside the first man to catch his interest for a long time, and the the last man he’s allowed to want.
Despite his need to know, Jesse fully intends to leave the investigating to the detectives – but soon takes a bite to his own neck, making it hard to ignore even the minute possibility of something truly sinister, a possibility that no one else seems to want to entertain. And the rookie? Well, it’s equally hard to ignore the man who has his back through every twist, turn, and tiny mental breakdown.
Luckily for Jesse, he can’t truly worry about his future or his feelings until he’s done worrying about making it out alive, and there’s an ancient evil with other plans.
311 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2018
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September 25, 2018
DNF at 15%
I know it's early pages, but I couldn't keep going on.
What the hell? We're dumped in the middle of a crime scene and the characters are talking about vampires.. ok, a paranormal element, expected. Then the mc (a detective) has a new partner and there's some discussion about classification.... Humans are classified? Is he a human or what?
What?
Really, an explanation? I was prepared to read a fantasy/paranormal novel, but it requires some clarification! If not on pages, at least an introduction that explains the world building.
It didn't catch my attention enough to push past this issues and keep reading.
I know it's early pages, but I couldn't keep going on.
What the hell? We're dumped in the middle of a crime scene and the characters are talking about vampires.. ok, a paranormal element, expected. Then the mc (a detective) has a new partner and there's some discussion about classification.... Humans are classified? Is he a human or what?
What?
Really, an explanation? I was prepared to read a fantasy/paranormal novel, but it requires some clarification! If not on pages, at least an introduction that explains the world building.
It didn't catch my attention enough to push past this issues and keep reading.
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September 24, 2018I DNF at 75%. Wasn't that it was bad, it just couldn't hold my attention. I felt that the balance between suspense and pacing was off, in that I felt that it was just dragging out too long instead of building toward more twists. There were some twists and chills for sure. I also felt that the relationship felt a little YA, there was a lot of that "does he really like me?" kind of thing, and what I think was supposed to be a slow burn just felt like stalling to me. It may have just been the kind of reading mood that I was in, since I had been reading a lot of fast paced urban fantasy at the same time. I would definitely give this author another try since there was real potential in the book.
November 3, 2020
No voy a hacer resena de este libro, porque es tan pesado de leer y tan aburrido que no pude seguir... Me force a intentar llegar a la mitad del libro pero no pude, la trama no atrapa, los personajes no los entiendes, no sabes donde estan ubicados ni realmente quienes son o que es lo que hacen. No se puede identificar si de verdad creen en vampiros o si es sarcasmo.
Ademas el libro esta narrado en primera persona y los dialogos internos no los puedes diferenciar de lo que habla con los demas. Definitivamente no lo terminare ni volvere a leer este autor.
Ademas el libro esta narrado en primera persona y los dialogos internos no los puedes diferenciar de lo que habla con los demas. Definitivamente no lo terminare ni volvere a leer este autor.
February 26, 2020
Ok, I think I actually ended up enjoying this
So, as far as whether I recommend reading? Maybe? That’s what I’ll give you. Maybe I recommend this. I personally like gay UF and sometimes gay PNR, so I was glad to read this one. My problem was the characters were often TSTL, which annoys me. However, I actually ended up liking this book because of the Vampires. I’m going to read the next one (because of the vampires), and hope that Franklin (the vampire) makes another appearance.
One of the other reviews gets up in arms about the way the characters acted after getting bit, however, I think the response was reasonable for the characters. They teetered on the edge of admitting the possibility of the supernatural and trying to come up with less insane explanations. I actually liked that a whole lot more than getting one taste of something not quite right and jumping into the supernatural boat. I mean, even a fan of the genre, if I came across “vampire” bites in real life, I would definitely go to mental health patient suspect over real vampire first. That’s just logical and even more so for a police officer who deals with craziness on a regular basis. So, f@ that one star review. This book didn’t deserve that kind of treatment.
Alright, so, maybe you want to read this book. I’m going to read the next one. I’ll let you know how it goes. 😏 Hopefully our heroes aren’t quite as TSTL as they were in this one. And hopefully Franklin makes another appearance.
So, as far as whether I recommend reading? Maybe? That’s what I’ll give you. Maybe I recommend this. I personally like gay UF and sometimes gay PNR, so I was glad to read this one. My problem was the characters were often TSTL, which annoys me. However, I actually ended up liking this book because of the Vampires. I’m going to read the next one (because of the vampires), and hope that Franklin (the vampire) makes another appearance.
One of the other reviews gets up in arms about the way the characters acted after getting bit, however, I think the response was reasonable for the characters. They teetered on the edge of admitting the possibility of the supernatural and trying to come up with less insane explanations. I actually liked that a whole lot more than getting one taste of something not quite right and jumping into the supernatural boat. I mean, even a fan of the genre, if I came across “vampire” bites in real life, I would definitely go to mental health patient suspect over real vampire first. That’s just logical and even more so for a police officer who deals with craziness on a regular basis. So, f@ that one star review. This book didn’t deserve that kind of treatment.
Alright, so, maybe you want to read this book. I’m going to read the next one. I’ll let you know how it goes. 😏 Hopefully our heroes aren’t quite as TSTL as they were in this one. And hopefully Franklin makes another appearance.
September 25, 2018
Sorry but obviously a first book. There is this code that the UK police to describe witnesses, etc which it’s code for white, male 20-30 years old etc. and this was used as a device in the narrative that I just found really jarring... it’s got good ambition this story, but wanted some drive and I just couldn’t get into it. A DNF for me
November 27, 2021
Not for Claustrophobics
Policing is a lot of paperwork, dealing with difficult people, and the occasional dead body. Even if by dealing you Jean standing around guarding the crime scene.
Just the usual stuff...until the bite marks happen...
Policing is a lot of paperwork, dealing with difficult people, and the occasional dead body. Even if by dealing you Jean standing around guarding the crime scene.
Just the usual stuff...until the bite marks happen...
September 10, 2018
For what it was described as - gay urban fantasy about a cop and vampires - it was pretty much literally exactly what I expected. Fast paced and sexy. I read the whole thing in about an hour.
November 7, 2018
Not as good as I'd hoped, but some parts were still quite nice.
November 29, 2020
that was horrible
November 14, 2019
An original and well-built story.
I liked the slow-burning, the characterization of the characters and their problems in dealing with both a stressful life, and being gay, and the paranormal that they start having around.
Franklin himself (the vampire) is a scary character at the beginning it becomes something more and I loved the possibilities that some of his lines contain.
I liked the slow-burning, the characterization of the characters and their problems in dealing with both a stressful life, and being gay, and the paranormal that they start having around.
Franklin himself (the vampire) is a scary character at the beginning it becomes something more and I loved the possibilities that some of his lines contain.
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