Read this one!!!

Hey anyone else trawling through here trying to find some lesbian romance that isn't squicky trash - try this one!
The characters feel like like real normal humans. I cackled at quite a few of their scenes. Hits a number of the romance buttons and largely avoids tacky lines. The sex scenes won't make you roll your eyes, and there is a plot that is not just hastily stilting up a series of romance scenes.
Also, the performance by Abby Craden is fantastic and her voice suits the book quite well. I may have a slight crush on her.

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Almost Fantastic Lesbian Cop Drama

So, hoi. How do I start. I love cliché tropey buddy cop junk and I wanted that but with ladies making out in it. After a little bit of research I was lead here. The lieutenant throws his glasses on a pile of files and calls one of our leads a maverick within the first minute and I was like 'Yeeeeees!'

The story itself is pretty simple, a pair of detectives are on the trail of a brutal serial killer. While they are on the case they start to fall for each other which is complicated until its not.

The Hunter's Way audio book totally elevates its material by being amazingly well performed; Abby Craden does a fantastic job with the different voices, fun uses of inflection and non verbal sounds (yawns, murmurs, etc) She really made me want to spend as much time with the characters as possible. It's kind of a shame it wasn't fully produced with a soundscape to go with it, she's that good.

I was totally invested in the case and in the developing friendship and attraction of the two leads, tough gal, maverick 'best detective on the squad' hot-to-the-point-of-goddess-status loner Tori Hunter and bright, charming, good with people but useless with guns new-to-the-squad Sam Kennedy but....there are two huge buts.

I would be willing to say this might be the most fun I had with an audio book until I got half way though and out of nowhere, in a tiny subplot, one of the key characters gets raped. It's very traumatic and is partly 'on screen'. The character then goes though a short grueling recovery period and then is fine? It's really odd and very uncomfortable.
And then towards the end there is a bunch transphobic stuff where one of the victims is referred to as a transvestite and when they find out she was trans they flip back and fourth on pronouns and it's all super uncomfortable.

So I guess add this one to the problematic faves pile? It's super dark; it has a pile of young dead lesbians in it, it's transphobic and traumatic while at the same time, it's super compelling and has good characters and a surprising amount of wit and humor and genuine warmth.

Hunter's Way is hard to recommend but as long as you know what you're in for, go for it.

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good listening. kept me listening

started listening and just had to keep going. story line kept me intreaged. all good

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Captivating listen

Great performance and good story, just a pity for all the blasphemy. I'm a huge Abby Craden fan!

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classic crime

enjoyed the simple twists the crime took. the characters were fleshed out and the narration was great. Abby Craden is excellent. of course that maybe due to the great content of the novel.

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Hunter's Way by Gerri Hill

Excellent storyline. Crazed, homophobic psychopath goes on a brutal killing rampage. Somehow the author manages to weave a beautiful love story into the plot, which softens the violence and adds to the intrigue. It's hard not to listen to the story in one sitting... It's so captivating!

You will love this book if you're into mystery, crime or thrillers. I chose it because I love lesbian crime novels and this is one of my favourites to date. (Sorry Katherine V. Forrest).

The only thing that didn't satisfy my curiosity was how or why the main protagonists family was murdered. I wanted the author to develop that storyline. But then again that would have been difficult and I'm probably just being greedy. The title didn't grab me either, but I'm glad I don't always go by titles or book covers.

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One of the very best

The chemistry between these two MC is just so good , a great story ,lots of action ,twists and turns … and a brilliant narration.. one of my fave character couples and one of Gerri hills very best !

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