Set in the UK, Agent Connor Smith works for an organization that deal with aliens and alien artifacts. When he starts feeling paralyzed randomly, it is revealed that Noah, an alien, is making contact with him because he believes Connor is his soulmate. There is also an underground crime syndicate selling artifacts and aliens on the black market.

Despite the interesting premise, this book is sadly disjointed, unfocused, and stilted. I just didn't feel much emotion from the writing and that made it hard to care once the plot really got going. I wanted to like this so badly but it just felt so dry. There's some real untapped potential here but I didn't enjoy this as much as I'd hoped. 2.9 out of 5.

This book reads like a fun Sc-Fi Aliens novel the likes of Mini IN Black.
The characters are fun enough to follow. It is a great afternoon by the pool read.

2.5
I suppose this was ok. It was just painfully predictable, with basic, unexciting writing. The characters were cute, but one of the main characters spent half the book in a relationship with someone else and I barely felt any spark between him and the second main character. Further, there was just too much assuming and non-communicating going on. In fact, a lot of the book is predicated on it and it didn't make any sense to me. All in all, I found the whole thing uninspiring, even if not quite bad.

3* An easy tale to get into, and one that's pretty well done other than the plot hole-y Jason thing. A bit Men in Black-ish.

When I started reading this, there wasn't an intro into the world the author has created, so I didn't know if it was the first/second/more book in the series, but in the end, she dropped enough info that it was easy to get into. I got that the tale is set on our Earth, but I don't know if it's meant to be contemp fantasy/PNR (there were PCs, mobile phones and shops were still around) or if it's set in a slightly futuristic time, or that alien tech has simply been harnessed and used (cloaking stuff), but again, it didn't matter as the tale worked: Connor works for an agency that's been set up to investigate, protect and/or rehome aliens that have found their way to Earth.

I would have liked more Noah and Connor time, but most of Connor's personal time in this tale was with Jason, whom I'd suspected was up to something from the start. I did like their connection and that for a while, it was unclear quite what was happening when Noah reached out to him.

The main gripe that I have with the tale is that Connor being the agent he was didn't clock about Jason when he discovered his clothes had been moved and he couldn't find a certain something where he'd left it, and then found it had been moved. I also didn't buy how Connor and his superiors didn't clock when said something was illegally used to gain access to Primrose premises and an image of Jonas was found on CCTV. All, and especially he, really should have been quicker to put two and two together, but the tale totally didn't go there. I don't understand how the author, her betas and publisher could have all missed this not-small plot hole, so the tale loses 2* from me for that.

As the tale ended, I could see these leads continuing as collaborators in future tales: one an alien and one an alien hunter of sorts, working together for the good of Earth, humans and aliens, though there's no indication at the end if/when another will be out...but it is *a* Primrose File novel, so who knows?

ARC courtesy of the author and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.

I enjoyed this one. I only wished that Conner and Noah would have gotten together sooner in the story. What was happening to the aliens was inexcusable and I hope the ones responsible are severly punished. I am saddened that eventually Conner will pass and Noah will left alone again. But maybe with the transfer of energy, he might live a little longer then a normal human lifespan. I would love to see a squeal or two with them doing investigations. I feel sad about the little guy that they found towards the end of the story and hopefully find a way for him to get home.

This was actually pretty fun! Love the setting, the atmosphere!
It was an engaging read with lovely characters. I'd totally read more about Smith & Jones :)

Connor Smith works for the elusive organisation ‘Primrose’ which is like the secret service equivalent of X files, where the agents search for aliens and their artefacts, protecting the public and the aliens too. They are currently on the trail of a number of missing objects, which seem to have been stolen to order. Things get stranger when Connor finds himself under some sort of mental attack and then feels as if he is constantly being watched. Things start to get more complicated when he starts seeing Jason, who appears to actually be his perfect man. Really entertaining, with a fast paced plot. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.