Review: Good m/m romantic suspense novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2012
A pretty taut m/m romantic suspense novella about Ace, an unsettled spirit who enjoys being a "tourist," traveling and possessing different bodies for a short time, mostly to experience the good stuff (i.e. sex.) He hops into Dan, a big but mild-mannered contractor who is very much taken with Ricky, his new boyfriend. Ace is quite happy with the good stuff between Dan and Ricky, but then is surprised to find some deeper issues of self confidence, trust, and fear of past relationships miring his host. Ace isn't used to sticking around during the hard stuff, but he finds himself jumping in deeper than he ever has before, but how much impact can a tourist really have?London has some neat ideas in here, and by allowing Ace to jump around, she gives both Ace and the reader new perspectives on the main characters, both of whom are very sympathetic. You really root for them to sort things out, and ironically, the tourist serves as a good bridge.There was a moment in the story when I thought things were about to get Very Dark, which was a little stressful with Ace's very visceral, immediate narrative voice, but it didn't go That Far, so I was a lot happier.Overall, a very good novella with some really neat ideas.