Review: Fun duo of paranormal mysteries - Would love to read more
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
Very good pair of mystery romance novellas about grouchy art student Jon and psychic Leander, Jon's new (cute) roommate that drives him crazy while still burrowing under his skin (and into his cranky heart.)At a little over 100 pages, Dead in L.A. contains two novellas about Jon and Leander's adventures, with each having its own mystery to solve. Its episodic nature reminds me of a fun mystery TV show, but the development that builds up over the two novellas adds in extra depth. Jon is very curmudgeonly for being all of 28 but he's a loveable grouch, and his surliness is mostly a byproduct of some painful past events. Leander and his upbeat and upfront nature (not to mention his unconventional profession) plays a great foil, and it's fun to watch Jon's slow thaw as he, almost against his will, starts caring for him.Both mysteries were good, not overly complicated but interesting. Probably my favorite parts though were when the MCs were interacting. They had great developing chemistry and their back-and-forth dialogue was really fun to read. (I think Harper does a great job with dialogue and character voices; It's one of my favorite things from the other work I've read by her, Last Stop.)If this were a TV show, I'd definitely tune in every week, and I'm personally hopeful for more mysteries for these two to solve (even though the prospect for more adventures would probably raise Jon's blood pressure.) A fun, but fast read, and recommended, especially for m/m mystery fans.