Here its even more palpable, as it would be in the. Santino hassells insight is an incredible look at a community of marginalized people some psychics, some people of color, all incredibly fascinating who live in nyc on an earth that seems just like ours. New release insight by santino hassel greg tremblay. I dont read a lot of contemporary paranormal, but insight hit many high notes. The first half of the book is a teasing, slowburn roadtrip romance between nate and trent, one of mr. Its also got a murdermystery and conspiracy slant to it while also serving up some complicated psychic love and tension so thick that you could cut it with a spoon. I loved the insight we got about him being a little nerdy, with his trivia facts and love for harry potter. Santino hassell was raised by a conservative family but grew up to be a smartmouthed, school cutting grunge kid, a transient twentysomething, and eventually transformed into a grumpy introvert and unlikely romance author with an affinity for baseball caps.
Santino hassell is a cynical new yorker by day and a romance author with an affinity for baseball caps by night. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read illegal contact. This is the first book by santino hassell that i have read and i was thoroughly engrossed from the very beginning. Santino hassell has 21 books on goodreads with 98768 ratings.
Published march th 2017 by riptide publishing, 264 pages. I really like santino s books, the characters are always well developed and stories enjoyable, insight is no different. I would not recommend reading this one without reading the previous book first. However was the price of this book necessary nearly. The gay book world has been rocked by a scandal involving popular author santino hassell. The mystery is intriguing and i went through this book not sure who was the biggest danger because so many of the characters are more than they seem. Hassell spent a good portion of it on world building, and not enough time developing the romance between nate and trent. Hassell successfully blends contemporary romance with mystery and the paranormal from the moment nate black takes off from his small. As heir to the founder of the communityan organization that finds, protects, and manages psychicshes rich, powerful, and treated like royalty. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Insight isbn 9781626495067 pdf epub santino hassell.
Insight is the first book in his the community series and features an empathy on the hunt for clues to his estranged twins death. As a result we dont fully understand all thats happened yet. Santino hassell growing up the outcast in an infamous family of psychics, nate black never learned how to control his empath abilities. Hassell successfully blends contemporary romance with mystery and the paranormal from the moment nate black takes off from his small texas hometown in order to investigate the death of his twin. Mar, 2018 as a result we dont fully understand all thats happened yet. The claim of suicide doesnt ring true, especially when a mysterious vision tells nate it was murder. For me, this book was a brilliant insight into the culture of male sport and its respect or often lack of respect for gay or nonheterosexual bisexual, sexually fluid players. I have yet to meet a santino hassell book that i didnt love to bits, but. There is a strong continued plot that continues through the series as they unravel what is really going on within the community. When you read a santino hassell book, there is no mistaking the very loud male voice behind his words. Mm paranormal romance synopsis growing up the outcast in an infamous family of psychics, nate black never learned how to control his empath abilities. Review oversight by santino hassell pretty sassy cool.
This acclaimed book by santino hassell is available at in several formats for your ereader. Its not polished and im probably missing lots of important stuff out but i just felt i couldnt stay silent on this. Ive loved hassells contemporary romances, sunset park, first. He lives in a deadend town, works a deadend job, comes from a deadbeat family, and is going nowhere fast. The following blurb contains spoilers for insight, book one of the community. I did worry that this book would struggle to deliver everything i expected from it but by the end of the first chapter any worries id had were long forgotten, i was hooked. Insight is from nates point of view and i enjoyed getting to know this guy who could not seem to catch a break. Santino hassell presents book 1 of the community series. The claim of suicide doesnt ring true, especially when a mysterious vision tells nate it. Dec 05, 2017 from author santino hassell, riptide publishing and tantor audio, comes the first book in the community trilogy. Hes not a bad character at all, but it was hard to get a bead on him because none of the.
We met holden payne insight, when he sortof helped nate black learn the truth of his twins death. Yet while the book is compelling and entertaining, the balance of romanceparanormalthriller didnt thrill me. Goodreads is kind enough to note that the summary contains spoilers for the first book, insight, so if you want to read the summary, visit goodreads. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Author santino hassell grew up in a conservative family, but he grew up to be a school cutting, smart mouthed grunge kid. After reading the incredible and unforgettable icos santino hassell has quickly become one of my favourite authors and my expectations going into this book were huge. Im delighted to announce that nicki442 has won an ebook copy of santino hassells insight. Hes been a finalist in both the bisexual book awards and the epic awards, and was nominated for a prestigious rita award in 2017. We love him and after reading insight, we could hardly wait for the continuation of the series. At this point, im convinced that santino hassell can write any genre well. Jan 18, 2017 i really like santinos books, the characters are always well developed and stories enjoyable, insight is no different. Im a santino hassell fan, and though i dont read much paranormal romance, i confidently opened insight. Once they get to nyc, its full on and fast paced as the story progresses and nate finds himself in the same danger as theo. As heir to the founder of the communityan organization that finds, protects, and.
Insight is the first book in the community series, and we start off with nate. Hassells raunchy, hypermasculine second barons erotic romance after illegal contact is hotter than tempers on super bowl sunday. This leads on to the romance part of the story, although it doesnt over run it. Im a santino hassell fan, and though i dont read much paranormal romance, i confidently opened insight assuming i would love it. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for. Mar 21, 2017 im delighted to announce that nicki442 has won an ebook copy of santino hassells insight. Nicki, look out for an email from me to the email address you provided. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. There is always a bittersweet quality to him as he slogs through his life avoiding his hometown bullies and his whacked out family.
Growing up the outcast in an infamous family of psychics, nate black never learned how to control his empath abilities. A transient twentysomething, and he eventually transformed into a grouchy introvert. Insight the community volume 1 hassell, santino on. Its worth noting that this book is a paranormal mystery first, and an mm romance second. Growing up the outcast in an infamous family of psychics, nate black never. However, we at book binge do not condone the abuse of readers, nor do we support those who catfish, doxx or deceive readers for personal gain.
That is how santino hassell got away with it for so long. Insight isbn 9781626495067 pdf epub santino hassell ebook. We have removed all santino hassell content from this. It was a very interesting concept, and i did like nate and trent. Then after five years without contact, his estranged twin turns up dead in new. The community audiobooks listen to the full series. Insight offers everything ive e to enjoy about santino hassell books great characters and dialogue, perfect pacing, that kinda grimy film of realism, and it adds the supernatural and suspense and it all adds up to just the already mad love and respect i have for everything he touches. I really like santinos books, the characters are always well developed and stories enjoyable, insight is no different. Insight the community series, book 1 the community by santino hassell.
When readers are first introduced to nate, hes a pretty pitiful character. Wow, as impossible as this is, insight is my first santino hassell book. We have removed all santino hassell content from this site and will not post any in the future. Insight, mm romance, paranormal romance, santino hassell, the community. From author santino hassell, riptide publishing and tantor audio, comes the first book in the community trilogy. Then after five years without contact, his estranged twin turns up. Then after five years without contact, his estranged twin turns up dead in new york city. Insight growing up the outcast in an infamous family of psychics, nate. The blurb really spoke to me and ive heard great things about santino hassell as an author so i thought this would be the perfect book to start with this author. Dec 10, 2017 this feature is not available right now. I have personally not been affected so i will refrain from commenting except to say that i do believe the victims who have come forward about their experiences at the hands of the person calling themselves santino hassell and some of this persons defenders.