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  • Jack: Grime and Punishment

  • Brothers Grime, Book 1
  • By: Z. A. Maxfield
  • Narrated by: Joe Arden
  • Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (872 ratings)

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Jack: Grime and Punishment

By: Z. A. Maxfield
Narrated by: Joe Arden
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The Brothers Grime is Jack Masterson's way of helping people in crisis after disability ends his career as a firefighter. Jack's people get to a scene long after the physical trauma ends. They don't solve crime or rescue the victims. They help people move on. The new job is all Jack wants or needs, until he gets the call about old flame Nick Foasberg's suicide. Ryan Halloran's cousin Nick has been on a downhill slide for a long time. Despite that, Ryan does everything he knows to help. Ryan only understands part of what happened between Nick and Jack in high school, but after Nick's suicide, Ryan agrees both he and Jack need closure. They work together to clean the scene and despite the situation, heat flares between them. Jack is keeping a painful secret and fighting his attraction to Nick's lookalike cousin, Ryan. Ryan calls himself a magnet for lost causes and worries Jack might be the next in a long line of losers. Despite his misgivings, despite the past and the mistakes they've both made, Jack gives Ryan something to look forward to, and Ryan gives Jack a reason to stop looking back, in Grime and Punishment.

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A lot better than most MM romance....

I really liked this a lot. Characters are well drawn, great dialog, just the right amount of fun stuff. Narration excellent. Also, concisely told. Very enjoyable and deeper than the usual fluff. If you like the genre, pick this one.

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Unexpected and fun!

The stories in this book are not the usual MM romance and I loved it! A crime scene clean up crew and nurse? Perfection! Such an enjoyable story! Narration was incredible!

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Surpringly entertaining

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I read this story a while ago and I must admit Joe Arden brought life to these characters that endeared me to them on a level that had me caring for them deeply, well, except for David. Even after the apology, I'm still angry at him.

This romance broaches on some very tuff topics but it was told beautifully and Ryan 💖 Jack definitely deserved a 'Happily Ever After'

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Surprises and wows

This is a study on teenage trauma and how it impacts you and all those around you. Jack is a retired firefighter who owns a crime scene cleaning business. We get a bit about that job - not much. What we get is called to a scene of a suicide and surprises happen. There is just enough crazy to keep things interesting and the cat Natasha Badinoff keeps the reader from falling into a despair cycle. So while I didn't sob uncontrollably, I did gasp and bite my knuckles a couple of times because I just knew someone would out Jack and it came at a cringeworthy time so I, of course, could not put this book down.

The audio book performance was ok.

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awesome book

cant stop loving this series it gets more intense every time I read a book by ZA

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Great

I loved the cat and jacks job was very interesting to learn about I figured the police had a procedure to clean that stuff up and jack and Ryan fit really well together and there relationship was really sweet and nice and the voice actor was great

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Eh

Not the best written book I’ve listened too. Didn’t seem well thought out and enough showing of them falling in love. Scenes seemed skipped and just not a great writing job.

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Jack and Ryan

This is the first book by ZA Maxfield I have engrossed myself with. I didn't hate this book, but I did not love it either. I was a little sedate, low angst, but it was sweet. Joe Arden is always fantastic. I enjoyed listening to him.

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Different but Good

Good story, good narrator( new to me) I look forward to the next one !

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Good listen

I'm learning to really like ZA Maxfield.Good story all around. without belaboring any points. Joe Arden was fine as narrator, I'll look for more by him

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