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Chargement... Hiding In Plain Sight (2018)par Bru Baker
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Happily ever after is right under their noses. Harris has been keeping a big secret for years--his unrequited mate bond with his best friend, Jackson. He's convinced himself that having Jackson in his life is enough. That, and his work at Camp H.O.W.L., keeps him going. Things get complicated when Jackson applies for a high-ranking Tribunal job in New York City--far from Camp H.O.W.L. The position requires he relinquish all Pack bonds... and that's when his wolf decides to choose a mate. Suddenly Jackson sees his best friend in a sizzling new light. Their chemistry is through the roof, but they're setting themselves up for broken hearts--and broken bonds--if Jackson can't figure out a way to balance his career and the love that's just been waiting for him to take notice. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.67)
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3.5 Stars
I’ve read a few of this author’s books before and I think this is one of the better ones. It’s longer for one, and we get a slow buildup with Harris and Jackson’s relationship. I did read the first book in the series quite a while back, but I didn’t read the second book. Not reading book two was a mistake. This book can’t be read as a standalone. Characters from book two interact quite frequently with Harris and Jackson and I was left wondering who they were and what their story was. Tate and Adrian from the first story are in New York and I didn’t know why they were there either. It’s best to read all three books in order.
Harris and Jackson have been friends for years, I got the impression at least a decade if not more. Harris has loved Jackson for quite some time and has known Jackson was his mate. However, Jackson has made it clear to everyone that he has goals and a plan for his life. He doesn’t have time for a mate or to settle down. The fact that Jackson had a plan and no time for love was repeated often, too often for me. It was relayed to the readers from Harris’ pov and from Jackson’s and even from other characters. Another issue I had was the feeling that Harris had been in love, and known Jackson was his mate, for years. I mean at least five years if not more, this was even known by Harris’ friends. At one point in the book however, it’s mentioned that Harris was only in love with Jackson for two years. I wondered if that was a continuity error, because it certainly didn’t coincide with the way ‘years’ was conveyed throughout the story.
The author did a good job creating distinctive personalities for Harris, Jackson and the secondary characters that stayed consistent throughout the story.
The beginning of the book was an info dump and I found it confusing even though I’d read Book One. I did however enjoy the plot and the way it was planned out, but at the same time, there was something missing. I couldn’t immerse myself in the story. There was too much going on, and the author didn’t delve deeply enough into each event she’d created. Every problem was easily solved or glossed over. For instance, the bullying issue with Candice the actress introduced at the beginning of the story was, “we’re going to have an anti-bullying talk.” Next thing, the problem is solved among the wolflings. I also thought there would be more involvement with Candice since she seemed to be a focal point in how the other wolflings interacted and how the outside world wanted to find her. Instead, she was only brought in when conflict was needed and pushed aside when it was time to talk about Harris and Jackson again. Also the topic of the Fae. I don’t remember them being in the first book or even other creatures being mentioned. Suddenly the Fae are introduced in this story and we don’t learn much about them. Why are they included? Is it for conflict or is it a set up for the spin-off series? I feel like if there were fewer subplots and more depth to the issues the author introduced, the story would have been more of an attention grabber. As it was, I felt like I was observing and not being pulled in. I did like the last couple of chapters after the major conflict. It was written like a separate short story followed by an epilogue. Most stories have an epilogue quickly following the final conflict. The length of the conclusion was more satisfying in that the build-up to the epilogue lasted longer. I liked it.
I’m waffling on what to give Hiding in Plain Sight. I’d like to give 3.5 stars, but Goodreads doesn’t allow half stars. The fact that this story didn’t pull me in and there was what I consider, too much happening but not enough depth, has me wanting to give this 3 stars. At the same time, I think it’s one of the better books I’ve read by this author. For an ARC copy, the formatting was good and there were few errors. The story also moved smoothly from one scene to the next with no confusion on whose pov the reader was in. In the end, I give this book 4 Stars.
I was given an ARC copy of Hiding in Plain Sight for an honest and unbiased opinion.