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Being Sheriff is a hard job, even in a town like Midsummer. When magic is thrown into the mix, everything gets more complicated. Kirby is lonely and worn out, and his latest unpleasant duty is contacting the brother of a recent suicide. Given the complications surrounding the tragedy, and just how loathed the deceased man was in Midsummer, meeting his brother is not something Kirby is in a hurry to do.
But when he arrives, Merry is nothing like his deceased brother—nothing like anything Kirby has seen in a long time. But Merry might just be a reason to finally let go of his own private anguish and start living again.
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Rating 3.5 stars out of 5
Kirby Hindon is Sheriff in MIdsummer, a magical, supernatural town. On the easiest day, the job carries with it a almost constant list of surprises and supernatural happenings that most Sheriffs never have to deal with. But one of the toughest parts of his job is notifying the next of kin when someone is killed. That’s the Kirby is facing now. Hobgoblin Kerry Greyling is dead and Kirby needs to contact his brother as next of kin. The biggest surprise appears when Kerry’s brother, Merry, shows up to collect his belongings.
Merry is Kerry’s twin brother but they were alike only in appearance. Where Kerry was dark, Merry is light as well as powerful. In fact, Merry shimmers from head to toe. He is a well respected and sought after clothing designer whose clothes are just as unique as Merry. What happens when a lonely Sheriff who also happens to be a witch meets up with an equally lonely hobgoblin? Anything is possible in the town of Midsummer.
Midsummer Law picks up after the events of Midsummer Curse. All the towns people are dealing with the aftermath of Ferdy the gremlin’s curse and the death of Kerry Greyling, Ferdy’s ex and all round rotter. It’s been left to witch and town Sheriff Kirby Hindon to notify the closest kin of the deceased and depose of the body and personal belongings. But what happens next is as unexpected to those involved as it is just what they need.
I love the town of Midsummer that Megan Derr has created. A place where all the paranormal and supernatural belong, its both a haven and locus for events and relationships of all types. We’ve had werewolves and kind of weres, weres and gremlins, vampires and vampire hunters and now a witch in search of love in the most unlikely of places. Kirby Hindon has always existed on the secondary layer of the other stories as a character. He arrives to haul off the culprit or at the ending of a nasty culmination of events. Now he’s at the front of his own story and we get a better look at a lonely man with never enough time to practice his magic.
Merry Greyling, twin brother to the nasty Kerry Greyling, is a lovely delight of a character. A sought after clothes designer, he wears what he makes, along with artfully applied makeup in unusual color combinations. He’s powerful, quixotic, and lonely. Hmmmm, where can a partner be found for him? Derr brings these two together over the death of Merry’s brother and let the rest of the journey to love fall gently into place.
I say gently because there is no drama to be found here, that occurred in the previous story. This is just two beings trying to work out a long distance relationship and it contain the commonplace errors and miscommunications one would expect of such an attempt. It gradually works itself out along the way as Derr starts to fold in the characters for the next short story in the series, Midsummer Baker.
This is a very quick read with none of the depth of the first two stories. There is no mystery involved, just two beings in search of love. I did love the surprise that was Merry and wish we had much more of him and Kirby’s relationship. We get a few answers to some left over questions but that’s it. I missed the variety of characters and the layers to the plot that the other stories had, although the romance is a lovely one. There were also one or two editing issues. A moment where Kirby looks at Kirby (it should have been Kelly), easy enough to catch and fix but wasn’t.
Midsummer is a town guaranteed to pull you into its stories and relationships. There is so much to discover here and so many more beings to meet. I hope Megan Derr continues to develop stories in this series. I can’t wait for more to come.
Cover art by Megan Derr. She does a terrific job in branding the series and yet makes each design relevant to the story within.
Warning This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating 4/10
PROS
- I found the writing in this volume noticeably smoother than in volume 1. (I puzzled over this a bit as far as I know, these aren’t Megan Derr’s first and third stories ever, so… perhaps a better editor this time around? Maybe she liked these characters a bit more and really took her time with their story? I don’t know.)
- I was intrigued early on by little details in the story--things like Kirby using protective spells instead of locks on his home.
- I like that Merry is effeminate and goth. It’s not a characteristic I see too often in m/m novels, and Derr describes it (and its effect on Kirby) well.
CONS
- The story has no development to speak of. Here’s an illustration shortly after their first meeting, Merry asks Kirby to stay for the weekend and then we see them headed out to brunch together. Then there’s a scene break, and the next scene begins with “Thanks for the weekend.†The story skips literally the entire first formative period in their relationship… and then skips the next several weeks as well, because the next thing we see is Kirby pining away for Merry because they’re already deeply in love.
- As interesting as I found the little world-building details, I also found myself frustrated by the fact that the boundaries of the magic in the story aren’t explained / spelled out / defined. For instance, Kirby uses a heating ward to keep his house warm because it works better than central heat; why, then, does he have to use a coffee maker to make coffee? Why can’t he just use a spell when he wants some?
Overall comments Someone gifted me volume 1 of this series and this volume a while back and told me it wasn’t strictly necessary to read them in order. I thought I’d read these two before deciding on whether to purchase volume 2, and I’ve decided the answer is no.
I've read all of the of the "Midsummer" books and have enjoyed each one, including this one. Kirby is the sheriff and witch; Merry is a hobgoblin and in down to retrieve his brother's ashes. Merry is a surprise to Kirby. Not only is Merry the opposite of his sneaky, murdering brother, he dresses in silk, lace, with makeup. Learning about Merry answers questions about his brother from "Midsummer Curse". I recommend reading them in order, because the stories seem to read more naturally that way, and this particular story feels more rounded with the background story. It's fairly straightforward but enjoyable. 3 1/2 stars.
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