Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Lust and Other Drugs
SERIES: Mytho #1
AUTHOR: TJ Nichols
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 217 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 2, 2019
BLURB:
Police officer Jordan and dragon shifter Edra might have to work together, but they don’t trust each other—even if sparks do fly between them.
If anyone finds out Jordan’s a mytho sympathizer, it could kill his career. No one can know that he frequents the satyr dens and uses the drug Bliss. A dead satyr might not get much attention, but two dead humans who appeared to overdose on Bliss? That shouldn’t even be possible.
And it might not be an accident.
Edra, Mythological Services Liaison, has been covering up mytho crimes to protect the community’s reputation. With a mayoral election looming, the last thing his people need is a scandal like this one.
To get a murderer off the streets, Jordan and Edra will be spending a lot of time together, and it won’t be easy to keep up with their deceptions. Or keep resisting each other.
REVIEW:
After reading the Demonology series, I was definitely impressed by TJ’s work. This book has very much pushed TJ in my favorites column and a one-click for sure. Man, what a story. Mythical creatures, a quest to solve murders, and a relationship possibly brewing in background. Packed with mystery, suspense and a whole lot of chemistry. I loved these characters. So many paranormals in one spots. It’s so, so good.
When faced with hatred, bigotry and racism of a kind every day, you learn quickly to hold things close to the vest, so to speak. Humans never really wanted to know the mythical creatures they read about were real. They were in denial. And purposely blind to it. But when the collapse of the mythical world occured, they had no choice but to open their eyes to what was in front of them. And it caused a HUGE uproar. Mythical beings would never be anything more than animals to most. They are supporters, those trying to make things better, but hatred and fear is a powerful thing and motivator. Humans don’t like the temples, the dens, nothing. Yet, they have no problem with other humans committing murder, having and selling drugs, orgies and all kinds of things. And the anti-mytho are getting worse. Especially when political offices are full of them.
Now there are false arrests, murders with dismemberment, murders to set people up and more. Edra is trying to police things from his end, but being a dragon kind of hinders a lot. He can ‘police’ his kind, but no one else. So he has to liaise with human police and he’s dreading it. Jordan is pro-mytho, but he’s also different himself. He’s human, but his desires run different and if anyone found out, it could cost him everything. But he wants things done right, in spite of being fought at every turn. He wants justice for the Mytho done wrong. He cares, even if he’s scared. And the chemistry between the two of them are scaring the crap out of them both. Time is running out, political lines have been drawn, and Jordan and Edra both don’t know where they will be standing when the smoke clears.
These characters. Man. When know for being a certain way from stories, it hard to be when the collapse caused their appearances to be monster like. Definitely has made things tough for the Mytho. Of course, humans just being assholes don’t help either. Heaven forbid anyone is different. Makes me not want to be human sometimes lol. Even if these are fictional characters. Because we all know how difference is tolerated. With Edra, literally, his whole world was gone. His home, his mate, his everything. And to be shoved in a world where acceptance isn’t welcome. It sucks. Bad. But Edra is a sneaky little devil and I LOVE it. Being a knight (cop) in his world, he still polices his kind. He just doesn’t have his sword anymore. But being a dragon kind of helps with that. He just knows what he does, he has to kind of not tell Jordan.
Jordan is up a creek no matter what he does. He has to hide who he is from the start. And pray his ex doesn’t blab about his kinks. But now he has to work with a liason who doesn’t want to be there, doesn’t trust humans (who could blame him), and lies to him. On top of it, he not really expected to solve the cases because it was again a Mytho and Mytho supporters. His hands are tied everywhere he turns. If he doesn’t toe the line, he loses his job, and then what. But the worst of it all, Edra. Edra is getting under Jordan’s skin. And Edra knows two of Jordan’s secrets. The connection between them is explosive, but because of the tension from everything else, it’s hard to know what to do. He just wants. Everything.
I want the next book like right now. Seriously. Lol. Right now. The way it was left off was such a tease but so incredible. The build up to it alone makes it amazing, but once it happens, it’s like you can’t breathe. You guys will be missing out if you don’t read this book. Highly recommend.
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