Trace Evidence

This book isn't bad, but it's pretty bland. I got excited knowing there's some crime mystery going on and I was expecting more. The plot is pretty straightforward and predictable. I saw Clay being attacked a mile away. There is no mystery really, no anticipation and as a result I was far from being excited reading this.

I didn't get to really know any of the characters and the issues with Clay and Mitch's relationship were brushed over. They didn't discuss it, they didn't make any effort to fix whatever was wrong and so they are bound to repeat the cycle over and over again. They did get a dog, added one responsibility meaning to keep them together, same way as some people have kids to 'save the relationship' resulting in the third party just getting hurt for their selfish reasons.

Good dog, bad people.

Mitch going off and kissing someone else is bound to happen again too. If Nick wouldn't have stopped him, he would have gone ahead and had sex with him. He said he never cheated before, but man... That's close, too close. Sadly, Clay would likely forgive him the first few times because he is so used to Mitch, so blinded by whatever he thinks he feels, by the comfort of being in a long relationship that he'd take whatever. All Mitch would have to do is say 'sorry'. He proved that when he instantly decided to stay with no objection when Mitch asked him to. I was expecting him to at least open a conversation, but instead he was happy to stay there, no questions asked.

That is not a good relationship.

The last few pages were a bit annoying. I didn't like the way everything was dealt with, the police work didn't read as realistic to me and I would have liked more about the perpetrator, why he did what he did, what motivated him. The writing is okay, but I wasn't a fan of the editing either, and I am glad it wasn't longer.