Hmm. I had a hard time rating this book, so I ended up choosing three stars.

Jack is a temperamental cop who doesn't really do relationships. He's also unapologetically bisexual, which is refreshing, because I really hate the "gay for you" trope (because bisexuals apparently don't exist?) or someone angsting over their sexuality because they're attracted to both men and women. Nope, Jack doesn't do any of that shit, which is great. Will, I presume, is gay - although his romantic development has been severely curtailed because of the trauma he had suffered in his past. He's the only living victim of a serial killer, and he spends much of his life lonely and alone. But now a copycat killer is making an appearance, and the police are concerned that Will may become one of the killer's next victims.

The first half of the book dragged in my opinion, and I just didn't connect well with the writing style, either. I mean, it was okay, but I didn't really capture my attention. But things started picking up about halfway through, and towards the end there was some really good suspense, so I'm glad that I stuck with it.

First off, I liked that it had a total Copycat vibe, especially in the beginning. I really enjoy that movie, and I'm surprised that it's not more popular.

I also liked that, as I previously mentioned, there wasn't any coming out angst. Jack's bisexual, Will's gay (I think?), and they like one another. The drama came from other places.

Although...considering that Will is the only surviving victim of a serial killer AND he had to watch the serial killer torture and kill people, I'm actually surprised by the lack of angst in the book. I mean, I was expecting some serious hurt/comfort on these pages, and it wasn't there. Granted, the events took place six years before and Will has had some intensive therapy since then, but I was really surprised that this book was fairly angst-free.

The relationship between Jack and Will was definitely a slow burn and slow to build, which I appreciate. Also, I was a bit envious of their relationship, since they were both super into books and not much for television and talked a lot about all sorts of things - two quiet introverted booklovers getting to know one another. I don't know how to explain it well, but argh, yes please times a thousand to this. That's kind of the relationship I thought that I would always find as an adult (still haven't), so colour me a bit green with envy. ;) ( )