Secrets

This series gets better with every new book I read (yep, I'm doing them all) that I want to kick myself for having given the previous such a high review but the fact is that each one is perfect unto itself. JCP is so brilliant that if you look at the first half of this book nothing really happens and yet everything is in motion. What we have is Vic settling into his new place and life with Jacob, navigating his ever curious relationship with Crash and starting to get comfortable in his own skin. Sure he still prefers to hide in plain sight and who can blame him but he is also brave and assertive even when it costs him everything to put himself out there.I think that the grander themes in this series are how to fit into or be in a world where you are singled out as different, not part of the whole, a square peg to a round hole particularly when like Vic you've not had a family or friends to anchor you and support you. Granted Vic has been on the outside mostly by choice but who can blame him for hiding after what his early life has been.In this installment we get to see Lisa again and I just love seeing her navigate some of the same things that Vic did but under wholly different circumstances and we get another facet of Jacob. He is a righteous avenger if need be and though he sometimes wants to swaddle Vic from the world I for one am glad that they have each other.I'm almost thinking that Crash deserves a series for himself. He is that guy you want to punch in the face but will defend at the drop of a hat because being around him makes life more interesting.And lastly [a:Gomez Pugh 8435087 Gomez Pugh https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] is absolutely perfect. If you can get the audio to this don't hesitate. Worth every single second.