
Review:
*I received an ecopy of this book via NetGalley. This has not influenced my review.*
Gah, these characters and their romance were so CUTE! They made me smile so much. Can that just be my whole review? It’s a really great summary of my thoughts.
Seriously though, I loved this. Rory was so naive in some ways but tough in others, and he was so feisty. He wasn’t about to let Arthur walk all over him or Mrs. Brodigan. And Arthur was a lonely hottie with a big heart. He just wanted to help people and maybe find himself someone to love. And then they found each other, and there was all this fun banter and embarrassed flirting and sweet moments and hidden feelings and confusion over how the other one felt, and it was all so cute. When they finally got together, the feelings were pretty strong pretty fast, but they were so adorable that I didn’t care. I just wanted them to be together and happy.
The non-romance plot was good too, albeit fairly simple (which is not a bad thing). There were supernatural powers (like Rory’s psychometry—his ability to see an object’s past by touching it—and Jade’s telekinesis). There were relics with powerful abilities sealed inside them. There were the bad guys who wanted to obtain the relics, presumably to use them for nefarious purposes. And there were our good guys, trying to keep the relics out of their hands. The supernatural stuff was cool. Seems like there might be even more of that in the next book.
The Prohibition Era is one of my favorite settings, so I enjoyed that too, even if it was more of a backdrop than anything.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this. It was cute and funny and put so many smiles on my face, and I needed that. These characters are sweethearts and their relationship is adorable, and I look forward to reading more about them!
Recommended For:
Anyone who likes adorable characters and relationships, supernatural powers, and the Prohibition Era.
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Naw this sounds so good and so damn sweet. Great review 🙂
It really is super sweet! Thanks!
This sounds really good, and I love stories set in the Prohibition era as well. Plus cute romance doesn’t hurt😁
It was! Isn’t the Prohibition Era such an interesting setting??
Sounds like you had fun with this book. It’s always fun to find an adorable read, especially one with supernatural elements.
I did! It’s great to find adorable reads 🙂
Great review, Kristen. You know me, I love paranormal romance so I have added this one to my Amazon wishlist. X
Yay! It’s super cute, I hope you like it 🙂
Psychometry sounds kinda cool- you don’t see a lot of that- and I’m always down for mysterious relics with dangerous powers. 🙂 Sounds fun!
Oddly enough, one character in the audiobook I’m listening to right now can do something similar with objects, and I’m pretty sure I have a review copy with an MC who sees the past in objects, so maybe it’s more common than you think, haha. Pretty sure this was the first time I’d read about it though, so maybe not. It was a fun book!
I love this setting. I totally one clicked this. Thanks for the recommendation!
Awesome! It’s so cute, I hope you love it!
Fascinating that its set during the Prohibition!! That’s not something I read about everyday. Though I do love the idea of different abilities and artifacts and relics. It feels very Egyptian archaeology like! Love it!! I feel like you are the queen of M/M romance too Kristen. I always know where to come.
There aren’t that many book set in that time, there should definitely be more! Lol glad I can be the queen of something 😛
I have this one to read! I’m glad to hear you liked it. And yes, I love cute/adorable romances.
-Lauren
Yay! I think you’re gonna love it!
I am so glad you read this one as well. This was such a great read and the characters were so cute indeed! I liked how Rory was so naive and feisty at the same time, it was a fun combination of characteristics. I also really liked the romance in this one.
The non-romance plot was a good one too. And I also hope to see even more of the supernatural stuff in the next book. I am looking forward to book 2!
They were so cute! I’m glad to hear you liked the romance too. I don’t think I missed your review, did I? I do think it’ll be cool to see more of the supernatural in the next book!
My review went live today on release day :). I hope book 2 will be just as good and we see even more of the supernatural there!
I’ll go check it out!
Oh wow, I’m so glad you mentioned this book on my blog. It does sound like my kind of book. Adding it to my TBR right now. 🙂
Yay I’m glad I could help!
Love the sound of the setting of this one and tell the past of an object just from touching it? This definitely sounds like a book I’d enjoy so I’ll be adding this to my TBR.
There’s a lot of great stuff in this one!
‘Nefarious purposes’ suggests moustache-twirl level villainy 😉
Lol I couldn’t resist, nefarious is such a great word.