Book Review: Follows with Intent by Gregory Ashe

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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*uncontrollable squeeing* I loved this book so much! Much more a romantic suspense than traditional mystery with romance subplot (what we typically see with Greg's books), it was so much fun. GA serialized this book on his patronage site, Advanced Ashochism, over the past five months and it's been awesome (and painful!) to read a chapter every week.

Also, that cover!? OMG.

If you're familiar with Greg's books, you may recognize Jadon (from the Borealis books) and Nico (from the Hazard and Somerset stories). I've always enjoyed both of these side characters in their respective series, Nico more so in the last two H&S arcs than the first one, but I never disliked him. There had been chatter among Greg's readers for ages about these two linking up. And after we got to see their first meeting in the flash piece “Meet (Not Cute)” in Tangents: Volume 1, I was even more excited. There was just some kind of chemistry between them. That chemistry continues in Follows with Intent. So much flirting, bickering, and sexual tension. We also get to see much deeper into Jadon and Nico's personalities than we typically do, and they are now close to the top of my list of favorite couples. GA's side characters are always so enchanting and fun, I'm so glad he's exploring their stories.

While being familiar with the Hazard & Somerset and Borealis series will enhance the reading experience, it's not necessary. This book can stand on its own quite nicely. Warning, though: there are some spoilers for Borealis Investigations & Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords in this book.