This is a wonderful, quiet story that took me totally by surprise. There is lots of humor, like Lucas and his father sending each other the craziest books imaginable, and the insights into the mindset of Lucas, a slightly arrogant and definitely sarcastic chess player, are great and totally believable. The whole tone of the book, the way the story is told, fits the way he thinks perfectly. I also loved all the details about New York and the house Kevin turns out to live in. And the secondary characters brought lots of life to the proceedings - especially Coco, an adorable little dog.

All in all this book is a wonderful adventure. There are new little details to discover at every turn, and the emotions Lucas goes through as he unravels the secret that Kevin presents are what kept me fascinated as much as the humor and the mystery. A lovely, relaxing and fun read that made me laugh out loud several times. ( )

This is a wonderful, quiet story that took me totally by surprise. There is lots of humor, like Lucas and his father sending each other the craziest books imaginable, and the insights into the mindset of Lucas, a slightly arrogant and definitely sarcastic chess player, are great and totally believable. The whole tone of the book, the way the story is told, fits the way Lucas thinks perfectly. I also loved all the details about New York and the house Kevin turns out to live in. And the secondary characters brought lots of life to the proceedings - especially Coco, an adorable little dog.

Lucas is a planner who has a strategy mapped out for his professional life. He finds it hard to deal with the fact that his personal life is at loose ends, but after the last breakup, he has resigned himself to the fact that chess will be the only thing he focuses on. Imagine his surprise when he sees former movie star Kevin in the crowd, a man who inexplicably vanished from public life. But what shocks Lucas more is his sudden need to go after him, find out what happened and help? Lucas doesn’t do impulsive – or so he thinks until he learns that life is full of surprises – and that not everything should follow a predetermined plan.

In a nutshell - this book is a wonderful adventure. There are new little details to discover at every turn, and the emotions Lucas goes through as he unravels the secret Kevin presents are what kept me fascinated as much as the humor and the mystery. A lovely, relaxing, and fun read that made me laugh out loud several times.


NOTE: This book was provided by Amber Allure for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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