Top 100 Gay Novel: PsyCop, Partners by Jordan Castillo Price

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Guest review by Amie Love (amielove1)
Original review posted here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A36ZYO8OZIHQ0C/

I love this series and this author. After reading a few of her works, she is now an auto-buy for me and I have never been disappointed. I have to admit that when I read the blurb I didn´t think this storyline would work; I was never so thrilled to be so wrong. This is not only a romance, m/m, or erotica. Told from Victor´s point of view, these stories are rich and vivid, immersing you into an engrossing world of the paranormal and murder. The plotline and amazing world building vividly intertwine with the growing relationship between Victor and Jacob. In a world where the paranormal has now become accepted as fact, riveting mysteries take center stage. As in real life, the characters and their relationships unfold and grow as an integral part of the storyline. The eroticism of this book is beautifully balanced with the paranormal and mystery; none of the elements overwhelm the others. When Victor and Jacob are intimate, the first person perspective makes it feel immediate and very, very hot.

Victor is broken. He´s a detective and a medium overwhelmed by the burden of his psychic powers; he has difficulties living with the constant bombardment of harassing ghosts and repeated visions of their deaths. He is an oddity who makes almost everyone around him uncomfortable. He´s a scruffy and rumpled train wreck of a man, a drug addict with poor self esteem, a former mental patient misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. He is inundated with paranormal activity and struggles to conceal his homosexuality from his fellow police officers. He lives in a perpetual drug-induced fog in an attempt to reduce his psychic powers, living in a world where it is dangerous to be too strong of a psychic.

Jacob is almost Victor´s opposite. He is physically and mentally strong, well dressed, handsome, successful and intelligent. He is a widely celebrated detective in another precinct, and is the "normal" in the psychic/normal partnerships required by the police force. He is powerfully attracted to and protective of Victor, who is a bit confused by Jacob´s attention.

This series has fully fleshed main and secondary characters, fantastic mysteries, an engrossing plot and striking world building. I highly recommend the entire series; they are as enjoyable on the second or third read as the first. Make sure to give yourself plenty of time to read these. Once you pick them up you won´t be able to put them down again.

Amazon: PsyCop: Partners

Comments

[aileenfan.livejournal.com]

Amazing journal!!! I'll add you to my f-list, hope you don't mind:)

[logophilos.livejournal.com]

Agree with all this. Castillo Price is just one of the best authors in this or any genre. A real, solid gold talent.

[michelleann68.livejournal.com]

I love this series. It is like a comforting blanket for me. all 3 books (well 3 physical books containing the 5 books) are sitting on my nightstand. I have other books I should be reading, but when I want to crawl into a wonderful written and well drawn series, this hits the spot. Each story is better then the previous and the world gets more interesting and complex. I love Victor and Jacob and all their issues (Jacob is on patient man - sometimes I wish i knew what he was thinking) Crash, Miss Mattie, Lisa.. the whole gang really are just great to read about. I hope she writes a 6th book about this world.

[amielove1.livejournal.com]

I read a comment from JCP on Monday (8/17) that she has a few chapters done on PsyCop 6 but it has been on the back burner. She didn't say anything about when she would be getting back to it though.

[tangerine-haze.livejournal.com]

Excellent review. Everyone kept saying this was a good series, but from the blurb I just wasn't interested. It's been on my too read pile for months and I kept passing it by. You're description was very enlightening. I will definitely put this book at the top of my too read list! Thanks.

[jordan-c-price.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for featuring PsyCop: Partners, Elisa! I'm so honored to be on your top-100 list!