A review by _isabel_
A Friend in the Glass by Gregory Ashe, C.S. Poe

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This was such a ride!
I've been looking forward to Sam and Rufus's next adventure since I devoured the previous books a few years back, and "A Friend in the Glass" didn't disappoint, at all!
It's fast-paced, action-packed, fueled by twists and turns and a tangled mystery that left me guessing up until the very end. There are still quite a few threads that need to untangled though, and let me tell you, I cannot wait to get to the bottom of it.
Amidst a mystery involving Sam's military past, a government cover-up and a boatload of suspicious murders, the two protagonist, as usual, shine. Rufus and Sam have SUCH distinctive voices, and both of them are fabulous characters: complicated, messed-up, each of them, slowly but surely, healing from the wounds in their past. Their dynamic was freaking fire! Sam's dry humour, Rufus's brand of crazy, the obvious love between them, the fact that they care for each other SO FREAKING MUCH... I was obsessed with them. I loved seeing their romance in a slightly more secure place, and I cannot wait to see what will happen with them next, as a couple, especially after that (very abrupt, but on par with these two authors, I think!) ending.
C.S. Poe and Gregory Ashe are a fantastic writing duo. I can't wait to see what they'll deliver with book four!

TWs/CWs: death, violence, depression, PTSD.

Many thanks to the authors for the ARC. This is my honest review.



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