Review: A well done, interesting read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2013
**3.75 stars**I think Z.A. Maxfield did a very nice job with this book. Points for originality with Jack's job- I have never read a book about crime-scene cleaners before!This is my second full-length Z.A. Maxfield book and I liked this much more than "Crossing Borders".What did I love about the book? Aside from the crime scene cleanup stuff (which I found fascinating, I never think about who cleans up after someone dies. It is really expensive!!), I think the chemistry between Jack and Ryan was really nice. I liked the internal struggle that Jack had with Ryan's resemblance to Nick and what that brought out in Ryan, emotionally. It was interesting to see how that played out and it gave Ryan and Jack's relationship another dimension. I also enjoyed the secondary characters of Dave (I hope we get another book to crack that nut and see what is going on with him!), Gabe (though he was a bit clingy), Skippy (so funny), and of course, the cat.My major gripe with this book has to do with character consistency. I also had this problem in the other book by this author. Jack is supposed to be totally against relationship and says multiple times in the beginning that meeting people's families and getting too close is a no go. However, within very very little time, he did basically a 180 and became Mr. Relationship with Ryan. I expected it to take more emotional work for Ryan to get to the point where he was date-like. I wanted more reticence at first- something to make his character consistent with how he portrays himself in the beginning.The other issue with with Dave's mom. If Jack has known Dave since high school, how is it possible that Jack had no idea where Dave grew up and had no idea who his mom was? It didn't make any sense.Overall, this book was a great read and It really put Z.A. Maxfield back on my radar!**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**