Asking for help can be a challenge for even the best of us, and so it's doubly intimidating for quiet, introverted Tommy Roth. An online exchange leads to a meeting with a psychic who assures Tommy that his naturally subdued aura is to blame for his timidity. Blue and violet tones are out, and shades of yellow and red are in!

Of course it's a bunch of baloney, and to make it worse, the intimidating shop clerk overheard the whole conversation.

Just when it seems like Tommy's life can’t get any more dreary, a colorful character drops out of the sky. Nathan's so vivid, he seems to good to be true. Is he?

 

Review

 

It is cute, weird and sexy,  It is also short and it is hard to know what is going on sometimes but it is a nice little pick me up of a romance. 

First in the Petit Morts Series. A sweet little story about Tommy and Nathan first meeting each other, then going on a date. It's excellently written, the plot is sweet and engaging and I really liked the twist at the end - hence a solid 4-star-read.

I’m decidedly late to the Psy-Party. I remedied this by force-feeding myself on all books and shorts in under a week (JCP offers a package deal on her website) and my comments go a bit beyond the first book.

The writing: since I haven’t highlighted one turn of phrase in 7 books, it’s safe to say that I’m not impressed. Oh it gets the job done, and very economically so. But there’s no spark, it’s all very bland.

Vic & Jacob: The book opens with the two PsyCops having a go at each other in a basement bathroom. Build-up or UST? Nope. Obviously. Insta-love soon makes an appearance and the couple lives together from book 2 on. None of the stories show a conflict or a serious threat to their relationship and also no real development (miniscule changes really if at all; the author tells me that their trust in each other grows, but I didn’t see it much).

Since the romance part was kind of weak, you’d think the mystery plot would make up for it. However, in most of the books the connection to the overall story arc was patchy at best (the crime happens late in the book or the book doesn’t end with the mystery solved or there’s no great mystery to begin with). The paranormal elements of the story at least were interesting.

That leaves Vic’s voice, which others have described as witty, snarky and quirky. I had no patience with Vic or his antics. I guess one can find Vic endearing, I was mostly annoyed with him.

BUT it’s still a decent series! Nothing instantly irked me. I just expected a bit more.

Well. That was fast and efficient. How about some build-up and some tension? :P There wasn't even any antagonism or anything! Now, it says that this book is almost 200 pages in the description, but surely that can't be right? It felt like a novella to me.

I'll continue reading since I've heard the series gets better and better. The style of writing is engaging and the main character is likable, but *everything* just happens so fast. And how about some logic for that 'si-no' thing? It doesn't make sense. The implied level of nastiness of that training program the psychics go through also doesn't match up with the feel of the general society.

I actually really enjoyed this book. It was a fast read for me but the characters were fun and the story was interesting and unique.
I think it was just really enjoyable and fun.