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Average rating3.9
HE SEES YOU First came the floods. Then came the bodies. The victims—strangled, then buried along the shores of the Mississippi—have finally been unearthed, years after they disappeared. He remembers every satisfying kill . . . each woman’s terror and agony. But there’s only one he truly wanted. And fate has brought her within reach again . . . HE KNOWS YOU Jaci Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch. Inside were a few strands of hair wrapped around a scrap of bloodstained ribbon. Though the “gifts” kept arriving, no one believed her hunch that a serial killer was at work. Now Jaci has returned home . . . and the nightmare is starting once more. AND HE’LL NEVER LET YOU GO Back then, Rylan Cooper was an arrogant deputy sheriff convinced that Jaci was just an attention—seeking teen. It was a fatal mistake. There’s a murderer in their midst, someone determined to settle old scores and keep playing a twisted game. And it won’t end until Jaci is his forever . . . “Alexandra Ivy gives readers a nice balance of romance and suspense in her fast-paced, well-plotted novel.” —Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author
Series
5 primary books6 released booksThe Agency is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Alexandra Ivy, Ada Maria Soto, and Y.S. Lee.
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This book is so good! I don't understand how I never heard of it. I just sort of stumbled on it today and decided to listen to it on a whim. It's a new favorite for me, a very sweet, slow, and quiet romance.
It takes place in the real world, but it has the feel of a fairy tale, with some details left unexplored. But it isn't lacking anything. The almost dreamlike tone of the book works very well.
The cover is nice, but it doesn't really fit the story. Although the characters work at a government agency, this isn't a political thriller at all. Arthur and Martin get to know each other very slowly, and then Arthur has to deal with a death in his family, with Martin at his side. mild spoiler They get separated near the end of the book, and then there is a reunion and some serious hurt/comfort.
Martin is asexual, and Arthur, the point-of-view character, decides that he is demisexual over the course of the story. I really believe in their happy ending, although this is a book that would've benefited from a short epilogue.
I loved this, and I'm excited to have discovered an author who is new to me.
I was expecting something more clever, given the accolades. A decent read though.