Review: Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion by Jack Harbon and Kevin Free, Ron Butler
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Emery Thompson hates Calvin Chamberlain. From the way he acts like he’s better than everyone to the way he moves through the world thinking his podcast is the cream of the crop, every little thing about the man gets to him. 

Calvin Chamberlain hates admitting defeat. It’s hard enough losing sponsors for his historical crime podcast while obnoxious pop culture ones like Emery’s only gain more, so it’s a particularly cruel twist of fate when a late fan’s request for a collaboration with Emery lands in his lap. He’s in no position to turn down the plea, and with no way out, Calvin reluctantly agrees.

When reading LGBTQ romance, you always come across the same characters and plotline. This one was different. I liked it, although I felt distanced from the well-developed characters. Add to that a scene of mental health issues that made me wonder why it was not mentioned in the rest of the story, and I decide on a 3-star rating.

This audiobook is a radio play, with a big cast and sound effects. It was well done except for one issue. The story includes tracks from the podcast they record in a studio. So why do I hear so much surrounding noise? A creaking chair will be removed from the sound studio. And, I kid you not, someone is typing in the studio during a recording.

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