I loved the first book in this series and this book was good too, but not quite on the same level as the first book for me. In fact, the things I enjoyed most about this one were the parts that directly related to the first book. Both books run on the same timeline and I loved seeing events from the first book from a different perspective. Particularly, seeing a lot of what Adam was doing when he wasn’t with Ray and how Adam always knew to show up to support Ray. I loved those bits and for that alone, I think this book is worth reading if you’ve read the first one.

I did love Jasper, though. He was adorable and made a good narrator. We only knew him as Adam’s gym buddy and the intrepid wannabe reporter in the first book but he was a super endearing character in his own right. And the poor guy had been pining away for Detective Chief Inspector Liam Nash ever since he was a teenager. Seeing Jasper deal with the unrequited love made me want to hug him.

The comedy delivered a lot of laugh-out-loud moments but the romance aspect of this book was a little sparse for me. There was a lot of tension and some moments between Jasper and Liam in the early parts of the book but then they barely interact for the middle 3rd of the book before Liam finally comes around in the last 20%. That said, when he finally did come around, these two were very sweet together. I just wish there had been a little more in the middle to get us from where they were at the start to how cute they were together by the end. But regardless, I am glad they found their way together! Jasper deserved that happiness.