You know, the other day I asked someone if I read more than most people. And she was all "...Duh." But it didn't seem possible to me because if I had my druthers I'd spend all day every day lost in a really good story with characters I adore. And that's how I've read TWO BOOKS in ONE DAY. Oh, Jules. (I swore I wouldn't buy it in hardcover. That lasted 48 hours.)
JULES AND ROBIN!!!! I almost can't textually render my love of these characters. Again they don't get to be the lead story because they're gay, but again Brockmann kind of gets that and makes the lead story as unobtrusive as possible. The hetero leads have known each other since they were kids, and they get together. They yell at each other a lot, too. I really liked her; she's ass-kicking and shoots better than he does (and he's a former cop). He's cool, too, and if they had been in any book except the one where Robin finally gets his shit together, I'd have been fascinated. Unfortunately they just couldn't stand up to JULES AND ROBIN!!!
Sorry.
So Robin, for all three books we've known him, has been a black-out drunk in total denial of his alcoholism. Plus, he's a big action movie star, and coming out would tank his career. Jules works for the FBI and he's already out, but suddenly his super-man boss is making noises about having Jules replace him when he retires, which might not happen if Jules is too out-and-proud. They are desperately in love, except for the part where Robin won't admit he's gay and Jules won't be anyone's dirty secret. There is one scene in particular, where Robin all but begs Jules to come home with him, and Jules essentially says "I'd marry you and stay with you forever... All you have to do is hold my hand in public." And Robin can't. OH THE PAIN.
Anyway, Jules is in charge of a major operation in Florida where Robin just happens to be promoting a movie, and between getting shot at and run-ins with the local mob boss they keep sleeping together, despite the fact that Jules knows it's a terrible idea. (Brockmann isn't allowed to get as vivid with the gay sex as she can with the hetero sex, and in one case really confused me. For some reason when they get naked they both put on condoms. I was all "Um.... What are they planning to DO, exactly? Eh?" Still, she gets them both naked before she fades to black, which is more than I expected.) And somewhere in the midst of all this trouble Jules has to deal with the possible loss of an agent he's responsible for, and Robin's drinking, and the biggest "oh no!" of all, which turns out to be YouTube. Hint: Closeted actors should watch out for camera phones.
In short, Jules finally gets his Happily Ever After. I love nothing like a good drawn-out love story and it's taken Jules and Robin three books to get their shit together. AND THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL ABOUT THE WEDDING, AAAAAAAAAA. <--- noises only dogs can hear. !!!!
Grade: A
Originally posted 2007
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