PsyCop Briefs: Volume 1

What can I say? I love Vic and by extension Jacob. I had read and perhaps even reviewed many of these shorts but it's nice to have them all in one volume.I love how Jordan uses these shorts not as filler but as ways to illuminate parts of Vic's past, personality or his relationship with Jacob that wouldn't work well in the longer novels. My favorites are the ones that seem like little throw away moments such as [b:Memento 27393518 Memento (PsyCop, #6.2) Jordan Castillo Price https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446209033l/27393518.SY75.jpg 47438608] where we get the double pleasure of glimpsing a teenage Vic having a moment of happiness and seeing him thru Jacob's eyes which is always a treat. Because Vic is always so self-deprecating & so good at it we sometimes end up believing that he is a bumbling, gangly mess and not the efficient, enigmatic, tall cool drink of water that Jacob and the world at large sees and recognizes. I loved them all but special mention for [b:Everyone's Afraid of Clowns 48643418 Everyone's Afraid of Clowns (PsyCop, #9.5) Jordan Castillo Price https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572447194l/48643418.SY75.jpg 73985086] where we see Jacob lose his cool and Vic be the level headed one and Witness where Vic's undeniable empathy comes to the fore making him succeed at something he isn't even trying for. [b:Thaw 6971098 Thaw (PsyCop, #1.1) Jordan Castillo Price https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1255348766l/6971098.SX50.jpg 7210657] has always been one of my favorites because a happy Vic doing something he's unexpectedly good and Jacob falling in love with him is a palpable and beautiful thing. I could go on but I'll add one last mention: [b:The Stroke of Midnight 7421869 The Stroke of Midnight (PsyCop, #3.1) Jordan Castillo Price https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1273849168l/7421869.SY75.jpg 9376692] because it's a Jacob POV story in which his insecurities & doubts make an appearance and we get the Keith story too. That last scene when Vic comes home for quick New Year's kiss??? It slays me every single time I read it. happy sigh