Title: Shady
Author: Jan Irving
Genre: Futuristic / Sci-Fi / Kinks & Fetish
Length: Novella (84 pages)
ISBN: 9781781849354
Publisher: Totally Bound (January 3rd, 2014)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Thommie
Blurb: Dark and tormented cop Shade will do anything to possess Nick, the caring artist who is a killer’s next target.
Can a dark, tormented cop and a warm, caring hustler fall in love while trying to stop a murderer? Created to be the perfect killer, Shade has done some ‘shady’ things in his past but when he meets Nick, a sexy and honorable part-time painter, Shade is drawn to possess him. And Shade is very good at getting what he wants, using any means necessary…
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of dubious consent and descriptions of graphic off-scene violence.
Purchase Link: https://www.totallybound.com/shady
Review: Here I was thinking I’d be reading yet another cliché of a story when I was shockingly surprised by the creativity and imagination on this one.
So no, you don’t have yet another hustler/cop romantic story here. There is crime, action, mystery, suspense, hot sex, and a fabulous don’t-give-a-shit bastard of a main character. How very refreshing (stealing this from Yoshi) that our main character is devastatingly an ar$sehole until the very end. How wonderfully is that explained in the end. How intriguingly captivating the tale was spun and told. I loved it, there.
Of course, it would have been awesome if the “romantic” development had more – it felt a bit crippled – it would be great if there was more from the characters, information and time with them would have been brilliant, it would have been fantastic if this wasn’t a novella.
However, for its length I was more than satisfied and quite enjoyed the reading. It made me smile, it made me wonder, and it gave me a good couple of hours enjoyment.
If you are a fan of futuristic mysteries, this is certainly a story worth reading.