English language
Published July 20, 2023 by Harlequin Enterprises ULC.
Always love seeing more work from this author, though I think I personally prefer the first in this series. The writing itself is great, engaging and tight, but the overarching plot fell a bit flat for me. It feels like there was a lot of struggle in getting certain story beats to mesh together.
It was a fun time though! Just not necessarily a repeat.
I loved this book from start to finish. Two excellent characters - David Forester, proprietor of the Curious Fox, a queer club he tries to make as safe as possible, and Noah Clarke, a tailor who wears drag by night; they met at boarding school and fell in love, but maintained a FWB situation while mutually pining for each other. Noah's fortunes rose while David's fell, providing another barrier between them. Very well-earned HEA. Everlee manages a good balance between historical reality (police are a concern, observation is a concern, everything they're doing is illegal and secret) and creating a story where queer readers can feel safe and secure.
