Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Blood on Poinsettia

SERIES: Serial Investigations #5.5

AUTHOR: Rhiannon D’Averc

PUBLISHER: self pub

LENGTH: 65 pages

RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2020

BLURB:

A Christmas apart…

Will and Ram have survived everything JM Coil could throw at them – and everything they could do to themselves.

But now, Serial Investigations London face their first Christmas apart in years. Will’s in rehab and Ram is stuck at home, wishing his favourite person in the world was by his side – and wondering how he can keep a roof over their heads with no money coming in.

Join the boys for a Christmas interlude in this novella, set between the events of Blood Sport and Blood Diamond. With no crimes or cases, get to know them – and their feelings for each other – a bit better before jumping back into the action.

Haven’t read Blood Sport yet? This book contains spoiler for books 1 – 5 in the Serial Investigations series. Make sure you catch up before you dive in!

REVIEW:

Two things, before I really get started. One, this is an ongoing series. If you read this without reading 1-5 first, you will be seriously lost. Two, there are some topics in here which possibly could be triggering for some. And if you’ve read the first 5, you’ll know what I mean.

I have to say that has been one thing I have loved about this series. Not just that it’s a murder mystery or thriller, whatever you want to call it. But that the author pulls no punches whatsoever with what’s going on with the MCs. These are every day people, with every day lives, dealing with very serious every day issues. Some much worse. And I guarantee with all that I am, somewhere in this world, something like these stories have happened. And it makes it that much more real.

This little story broke me though. I thought the last one was bad enough, but knowing that even the MCs may be on the way to recovery, what they are going through as of now and what they are deal with can be horrifying. Especially if you feel alone. I love these two guys and have from the beginning, and seeing things finally come to a head and finally to the point things have to change, it’s a huge deal. And you can’t help but want to hug them both.

It’s a good fill spot here. It’s heartbreaking yet hopeful at the same time. Maybe things can finally get to where they need to be. We’ll find out in the next one.

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