I love me some m/m and bl romance, but I'm picky because, frankly, a lot of it offends my grammar nazi, writing conscious self. I mean, writing erotica and romance is a skill, like writing anything else, and some do it better than others. Emmaline Strange does it VERY well. I picked up this with some doubt, as I tend to avoid anything that has a list of niche genres listed in the description, and if I roll my eyes at all, I usually find something else to do. However, I was snagged pretty much by page three, and by the third chapter I was hooked solidly. Characters are well developed, the romance was a nice slow burn, the humor actually made me chuckle, and the sex never once made my eyes roll or squicked me out for physical impossibility (I'm an old woman, and I know things). It was fun, it was engaging, and if MM/BL is your jam, or if you just like weird creatures and paranormal mixed into your romance and mystery, this is a good place to go. ( )