Series Review Part II – Oversight (The Community Series) by Santino Hassell

 

This is Part II of a 3 part series spotlight.  Check back on Wednesday, October 18 for Part III!

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Book:
Oversight

Author: Santino Hassell

Series:  The Community

Publisher: Riptide Publishing

Publication Date: June 26, 2017

Word/Page Count: 64,700/245

Categories: Gay Romance, Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi

 

 

Blurb:

Spoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Insight, book one of The Community.

Holden Payne has it all . . . or so he thinks. As heir to the founder of the Community—an organization that finds, protects, and manages psychics—he’s rich, powerful, and treated like royalty. But after a series of disappearances and murders rock the Community, he’s branded the fall guy for the scandal and saddled with a babysitter.

Sixtus Rossi is a broad-shouldered, tattooed lumbersexual with a man-bun and a steely gaze. He’s also an Invulnerable—supposedly impervious to both psychic abilities and Holden’s charms. It’s a claim Holden takes as a challenge. Especially if sleeping with Six may help him learn whether the Community had more to do with the disappearances than they claimed.

As Holden uncovers the truth, he also finds himself getting in deep with the man sent to watch him. His plan to seduce Six for information leads to a connection so intense that some of Six’s shields come crashing down. And with that comes a frightening realization: Holden has to either stand by the Community that has given him everything, or abandon his old life to protect the people he loves.

 

 

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5 of 5 Stars

Seriously, this damn author needs to let me hold onto my anger! I did not care for Holden in book 1…and yes I knew there was more to his story but I just didn’t like him. And Six! He was a complete a$$ at the beginning of this book. But then Santino has to go and weave his magical words in a fantastic story and make me like them. Harumph (insert pouty child with arms crossed picture).

Oversight picks up right where Insight left off (there may have been a little bit of overlap) and we hit the ground running. Holden is an absolute mess…and he’s not thrilled with his new babysitter or what he’s learning about his father and the community. I feel so bad for him as his world practically crumbles around him. Thankfully he’s a pretty smart, resilient guy…and he eventually has Six. Six, who Holden quite accurately refers to as a cyborg, might be the biggest surprise of the story so far. I don’t want to say too much and spoil things but I just love him and hate the things he went through. He is absolutely perfect for Holden and I can’t wait to see more of these two in the next book.

The writing is again amazing (in case you missed my review of book 1, I LOVE MR. HASSELL’S WRITING STYLE). There are still some people that need to suffer…and I’d like to know specifically what happened to Beck (I’m hoping we find out in the next book). We’re again left with not quite a cliffhanger but a strong desire to leave everything else behind and go straight into book 3. I can’t wait to find out more about Chase. There is a lot of story left, a lot of questions to be answered (yes, I have a list) and what should be a pretty amazing, fast-paced end to the story.

 

 

About Santino Hassell:

Santino Hassell was raised by a conservative family but grew up to be a smart-mouthed, school cutting grunge kid, a transient twenty-something, and eventually transformed into a grumpy introvert and unlikely romance author with an affinity for baseball caps. His novels are heavily influenced by the gritty, urban landscape of New York City, and his desire to write relationships fueled by intensity and passion.

He’s been a finalist in both the Bisexual Book Awards and the EPIC Awards, and was nominated for a prestigious RITA award in 2017. His work has been featured in BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Washington Post, RT Magazine, and Cosmopolitan Magazine.

 

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