Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Midnight Sun
SERIES: Arctic Love #3
AUTHOR: T.T. Kove
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 21,000 words (approx 60 pages)
BLURB:
Two months ago Frey moved to Svalbard, and Jørgen hasn’t been able to stop thinking about him since. But every time he thinks about asking Frey out, the fear that fills Frey’s eyes stops him. If keeping his distance keeps Frey from being afraid, then so be it.
Frey moved to Svalbard because it was supposed to be safe. He wasn’t supposed to fall in love, and he definitely wasn’t supposed to keep running into poachers.
REVIEW:
When Frey moved to Svalbard, he did so to get away from all the things that scared him the most. It would be his safe haven, his new start. He just never realised how much of new start it would be, or that he would find himself drawn to the easy-going Jørgen. But life in the cold arctic sun has a few surprises in store for both Jørgen and Frey…and not all of them are friendly.
This book would probably have been more enjoyable if I had read the two previous books in the series, but I think it did an ok job of standing alone. At least enough that I never felt too lost as to who was connected to whom. Still, if you get the chance, I would advise you read the series in order since there are several people that pop up in this book that have an influence on both Frey and Jørgen, and who seem to have played a larger role in their lives outside of what is given here in this story.
I found myself quite enjoying it, even without all the background information about a lot of the characters. It was a short read, but I loved the setting of it, and found myself quite drawn to the landscapes and small towns where Jørgen and Frey are. And it most definitely piqued my interest in the other books since I’d love to know more about these places and these people.
However since it was so short, it didn’t feel like there was enough time to build up the whole poaching sub-plot. It was clearly a big issues for the people of Svalbard, but other than the few direct confrontations with the two MCs, it didn’t seem to play as big a part as I thought it would. It was interesting enough that I wish there had been more there to read about.
The story was enjoyable, though. And like I said, I’m definitely putting the rest of the series on my TBR pile. I love the place this was set in, and while I have no idea how to make my keyboard spell half the names in this series, I think I’d love to read more about them.
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