4.5 out of 5 stars
E-book. Kindle Unlimited. 161 pages. Published January 1st 2021 by Reality Optional Press Being invisible makes it really hard to get laid.
Blurb:
When half-human Kai Schiffer steps into the Interstices—the post-creation gaps between realms—his supernatural half kicks in and he literally disappears unless…well, don’t ask.
But in a stroke (heh) of good fortune, Kai finally has a chance to show his face (and other parts, stars willing) to his long-time crush Jovan Kos—Interstitial Law Enforcement agent, wolf warrior, occasional berserker, and best man at their mutual best friends’ Imbolc wedding.
Jovan, who’s half in love with Kai already, is grateful his best man duties are light enough that he can focus all his attention on Kai. After all, with Enchanted Occasions Event Planning handling the Olesson-Pakulski wedding, what could possibly go wrong?
Likes:
- Kai and Jovan, together and separately.
- A fun, happy story that made me smile a lot.
- Fandom mentions.
- Cameos by EO staff.
- Longer than I expected.
- Smut.
- The disaster.
Dislikes:
- I want an entire spinoff series about Jovan’s work.
- I wanted to see Taline punished.
I am so glad E.J. Russell decided to write this story. It’s available on Kindle Unlimited, but I got it for free from the Winter Wonderland giveaway, and something in the blurb sparked my memory of reading the first book. Which then got me back to the series.
This story was so much fun. It’s lighthearted and quick to read, though longer than I initially expected. I’d definitely say this is more of a novella, because it really gives Kai and Jovan’s romance time to develop. They already knew each other at the start of the story, so there was no ista-love, which was nice. In fact, they’d both been crushing on each other for a while, but neither had acted on it.
Separately, Kai and Jovan are interesting. Together, they’re adorable. I smiled my way through this story. Kai and Jovan just fit together so well, despite being so different. There were adorkable parts and smutty parts and I liked it all equally.
Of course, the part I was really looking forward to was finally getting to see what had gone down at the Olesson-Pakulski wedding. It’s been teased for two books, and I wasn’t disappointed. The chaos was so amusing. I did feel bad for Ole because he bore the brunt of a lot of the mischief. My biggest complaint about the novella is that the perpetrator wasn’t punished enough.
Seeing cameos of the EO staff was great. Especially Andy, who wasn’t present in the second book because he was off with his husband. This novella has made me want more of this series. There are so many interesting supernatural and magical beings who don’t often get written about, and seeing them in the books makes me greedy for more. I would happily read a spinoff series about Jovan’s work at the ILE, since that seemed endlessly fascinating.
Be sure to check out the first two books in the series, Nudging Fate and Devouring Flame.
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