Carsen Taite is on my top ten list of lesfic authors. She writes legal thrillers like nobody else. This book combines a realistic description of the intricacies of the legal system with a deep immersion in the main characters' world.

My only criticism is that there wasn't much mystery in the conflictive situation that the main characters had to go through. I also found the whole workplace situation a bit hard to believe. However, this fact didn't stop me from enjoying this book very much.

Overall an enjoyable read. 4 stars.

ARC provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent read

Carsen Taite is one of those authors, if she writes I’m going to read it. At this point, I’m sold on her stories so much, I don’t even need to read the synopsis, not necessary, I know without a doubt it’s going to be a quality book. Sidebar is no exception, I knew within the first couple of chapters Taite has written something special with this one.

If I think back over all the books I have read by this author, one always stands out to me. It Should Be a Crime, to me has always been my favorite of Taite’s. It was special. That book had bucket loads of chemistry, angst and two very intelligent, strong female leads all wrapped with a well thought out and interesting plot. What more can you ask for, right? I guess at this point you can ask for Sidebar. It has that same magic. This is book swings for the fences and delivers a bases loaded homerun.

Camille Avery is a newly appointed federal judge. After a controversial case cost her re-election at the county level, Camille is ready to start over and get her career back on path. A kink is thrown into her plan of all business, no fun when her new clerk arrives. West Fallon is everything Camille usually stays always from. She’s a fierce, social crusader who is ready to change the world. Chemistry is one thing you can’t fake and these two have it in spades. No matter how much they try to dance around it, the magnet of attraction is just too much. Neither was looking for this, but there is no denying it either.

This book has it all, two fantastic lead characters, an interesting plot and that sizzling chemistry that great authors can make jump off the page. While all of Taite’s books are fantastic, this one is on the next level. No critiques, no criticism, you only need to know one thing…this is a damn good book.

To say I'm a big fan of Carsen Taite's books is an understatement! I love her crime stories, the way she describes the cases her characters solve, the problems they face while, almost accidentally they fall for each other! I love how she writes detailed dialogues when it comes to law scenes without any of them sounding boring or redundant.This book is no exception either. It's filled with great chemistry between West and Camille, they are well rounded characters with very different background stories but nevertheless both very likable and perfect for each other.