Review: Huge potential but let down by lack of editing and lack of insight
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
I was liking this book a lot.  God (Cashel Godfrey) is huge and scary and a cop.  He is partnered with Leo Day who is out of the closet and proud of it.  God and Day have been partnered for four years, which is a long time in the police world when things change.  Day has known God has kept something from him even though they are so close they don't need to talk to communicate.  It turns out God is from a home where abuse by his cop stepfather and his cop friends resulted in him losing everything. I liked the story and the pace until the editing issues started to come up - and the mistakes grow more numerous the further into the book you go.What makes me unsure whether this book is a 2 star vs a 3 star is the implausibility of the couples actions. When the two become lovers God is adamant that Day is his and his alone, and they both agree enthusiastically.  Why then do they suddenly, out of nowhere, jump into a foursome?  And I have to say that with God's background and the gang rape that was described he would not go down this route with four men in a bed without there being some emotional consequences.  It makes no sense.  It grates on me because the book had been building a strong stable relationship up until that point.The author really needs to get the editing under control - there are so many mistakes that take you away from the story that it interferes with your enjoyment.  And the foursome thing is poorly thought out and put in just for effect rather than a natural progression in the story - it was just too forced.  I don't think I will be looking for more from this author because I feel there is squandered potential here - it could have been a really good book if there was more care taken and less playing to the salacious end.  The author had developed two characters that were likable and the story had humour.  It's a shame really.