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Relief Valve (2014)

by J.L. Merrow(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1619220598 (ISBN13: 9781619220591)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Samhain Publishing

series

The Plumber's Mate

review 1: J.L Merrow does trilogies (if that's what this is)right. A very enjoyable read and the characters kept me interested. I want to read the next one because I wanna know more about Tom and his mate. 4.5 stars. The reason for not giving this one five is because I had to skip a lot of pages. J.L needs to cut down on describing every single thing. I mean a house should not take 10 pages to describe. Still despite that I highly recommend this book, and I am looking forward to reading the next one.
review 2: Things are back to almost normal for plumber Tom Paretski. He goes out on jobs and spends his free time with his boyfriend, private investigator Phil Morrison. Unfortunately, things don’t stay normal for long. First, Tom learns that an old family friend ha... mores died, leaving him some sort of mysterious bequest. Then someone tries to poison his older sister Cherry, a newly engaged lawyer. It’s up to Tom and Phil to find out who poisoned Cherry. And there’s still the bequest to sort out…Relief Valve is another fun and wild tale of Tom and Phil. Tom is the rare first-person narrator that doesn’t annoy me. He’s self-deprecating and sarcastic, but with a good heart that shines through no matter how he tries to hide it. His relationship with Phil has matured. They’re still hot for each other, yet they are beginning to understand each other’s quirks better and learn to live with each other. Of course, Tom’s tendency to jump in headfirst before thinking or involving the police or Phil still drives Phil crazy.The mystery in Relief Valve is sufficiently twisty and madcap that it not only held my attention, but kept me guessing. The different threads of the story, so seemingly disconnected, come together in a very interesting way, yet the story didn’t come across as contrived. I also enjoyed the secondary characters. Some of the characters from the first book return here, but there are also many new ones. JL Merrow has a knack for writing characters that are quirky but not unrealistically so. Overall, Relief Valve is enjoyable as a mystery, and there’s enough development in Tom and Phil’s relationship to add a liberal dash of romantic spice to the mix as well.This book was reviewed by Cassie for Joyfully Reviewed (JR), and was provided by the publisher/author at no cost to JR for the purpose of being reviewed. less

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