Home Work

This is book 3 in [a:Kaje Harper 4769304 Kaje Harper https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1307630439p2/4769304.jpg]'s Life Lessons series. Can you start here? Maybe but you'd be missing the richness of these characters, how they came together, and the depth of their love. Do yourself a favor and read or better yet listen to the first two and then this one. KH and J.F. Harding won't let you down. The story picks up shortly after where book 2 left off. Mac and Tony are now living together, getting the hang of being full time parents to two kids who have issues of their own, navigating the expectations of cohabitation plus Mac being a publicly out cop in 2011. It's not easy but the author portrays it all realistically and beautifully. As in the previous installments there's a murder mystery, Mac is after all a police detective, but the victim(s) & suspects are fairly dislikable or outright heinous people. I for one couldn't have cared less about them except as to how they affected Mac & Tony, and did they ever. To me it was a frame to tease out the day to day life of our MC. This volume pretty clearly spells out the realities of Mac coming out as a cop in 2011/12 or even now. I liked how the author didn't dress up or minimize the facts of this new life they are forging together while never losing perspective that this is after all a romance. About adults. On the homefront we have Tony who is infinitely patient and understanding but not a doormat saint. Meanwhile Mac is learning that he's no longer alone in the journey of life and that companionship requires reciprocity. He's happy to learn. Meanwhile work throws a rather big spanner into their lives but seeing them wade through the hurdles is both painful & beautiful.I love how Mac & Tony were with each other. How despite the humdrum or excitement of everyday life they were always there for each other in friendship, romantic, and carnal ways. This was a very satisfying read and highly recommended. I'd also follow up with Compensations, which is kind of a longer epilogue to [b:Home Work 59639869 Home Work (Life Lessons, #3) Kaje Harper https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1637101001l/59639869.SY75.jpg 21370466]. I'm very much looking forward to book 4, particularly if it's narrated by [a:J. F. Harding 21790011 J. F. Harding https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png].I was given a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.More reviews & fun stuff on the blog, check it out ❤️