Book 1 in the Borealis Investigations series.
Great, I've got about 5h of sleep left and I'm angry, confused, puzzled, torn - and absolutely don't know what to think of this book. Shaw and North have a new client. Matty, a pastor's son, shows up scared as he is blackmailed by the man who took his virginity, and a video of it. Can the investigators help him? Spoilers!! I need to rant!! More like can Shaw and North survive? Can their friendship survive? Can I survive? In the beginning both MCs drive me crazy, and I am still unsure whether Shaw has ADHD or whether he's a basket case. Shaw's in love with North, North is in live with Shaw. Both are apparently too blind to see. Shaw throws himself into the arms of some puppy eyes, North throws himself into the arms of a disgusting abuser. Friendship gets torn apart, as do limbs. I felt like I couldn't breathe with the stupid decisions both men were making. Particularly Shaw. And don't get me started on Pari, the self-proclaimed secretary. An entitled, horror-show of a whiny, shit-show of a character who thinks the world owes her for being able to breathe. If she shows up in the next book I'll probably skip her appearances because she boils my blood. I don't loathe the bad boys as much as her. Gaaaaaah.

