Cash

By: Garrett Leigh

Narrated by: Shaun Grindell

Cash is a car mechanic with a secret. Head down, sleeves up, he hides from the past as much as his shattered heart, until a reluctant stumble into a Tottenham bar ends in the one-night stand of his dreams.

Hunt saboteur Rae can't believe his luck when he wakes up the next morning. Cash is gorgeous, and the hottest hookup he's ever had. He doesn't expect to see him again, until a twist of fate lands him on Cash's doorstep a few months later.

United by a cause that's broken Cash before, they are drawn together. They have more in common than they ever imagined, but with Cash haunted by the past, and Rae so tangled in the present, it's not long before love isn't enough to keep them alive.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Garrett Leigh (P)2019 Tantor

Writer saves this

The narrator is trash. I don’t understand the need to make the end of every sentence breathy but speeding it up didn’t even help. If the story wasn’t so good I would have noped out of this whole series. As is, I’m finishing it but it’s because I found the characters and writing so engaging. I wish it had a different narrator

All in for the cause

This is a title that will grab you and you'll love it, or you will be turned off by the primary plot direction that it might be a tough slog. The animal rights aspect of the plot is far from just a part of the story, it challenges Cash and Rae for main focus. Leigh does a fine job of creating the hunt world for the reader, but at times it takes over the story. There is a lot of build up as to why Cash feels a need to not be a part of Rae's world - a world he was once a part of. When we finally get the full story, Leigh doesn't do enough with it. Both with the exposition, or how she weaves it through the rest of the book. It is a bit of a let down. I think we get a pretty good idea of Rae from things he says about his family and growing up, but we never witness actual interactions with his parents, something that could have been beneficial. Cash does a lot of hand wringing and waffling. And again, Leigh drinks from the well of misunderstandings quite unnecessarily. There is so much drama in this book, she could have leaned on outside forces rather than another couple struggling with mistrust.

Grindell again navigates not only a host of British accents but also adds Irish and Welsh to the mix. I find his ability to bring out the grit in these guys a delight.

One thing Leigh does exceedingly well is to incorporate Lucky and Dom from the first book. I love how we see how Dom has grown since book one, we see that other side of him that we knew was there. Lucky is nicely established in his new life. While I was leery of the quasi roommate situation, as Leigh has written these guys, it is clear that Dom needed a place of community and Lucky needed to continue being independent, ultimately the house sharing makes sense.

The Skins series always had the sex club woven into the books, it wasn't bad per se, but it got a bit old. Without the sex club, which felt like a gimmick, in this series, Leigh instead has these guys connected by love and friendship. Highly recommend.

Good story

Garrett Leigh is a really good author. I felt all the caracters and the story is realistic and belivable. Also love the humor in between all the serious topics. And the focus on animal cruelty is perfect timing, because here in Norway we are tryning to get rid of the fur industry right about now. It is all over the media and in politics. It will take us a few years, but we are getting there!
I really liked the narrator, but maybe he reads a little to forceful...
Over all it is a good book and i am going to buy the next one right now 😀

Characters

I love that the guys are just normal people who are trying to fix an issue in their neck of the woods. Like it feels so real and normal. The voices for each character are dome better than book 1 imo.