It’s finally Vahin’s turn to fall in love and find his HEA. He’s such a great character and more than deserved his time in the spotlight! Even though it’s Marlon who literally does so with a little friendly coercion from the fabulous ManDonna. As a black cop, Marlon already has a lot to contend with, however unfairly, which makes him hesitant to draw unwanted attention to himself by coming out at work, especially because his current partner is more than a little horrible, racist, homophobic (internalized?) and has a disturbing, even frightening, lack of morals. Vahin and Marlon don’t have it easy, but they have their chosen family to help them when things get rough. Pat is my easily my favorite secondary character in this entire series, and she really comes through for Vahin. I loved Vahin and Marlon’s story. Great addition to this series.
Narration: Gerrod Larkyn does a wonderful, lively narration of Vodka & Handcuffs that is very suited to the story. I love how he plays around both with his pacing and the emotion in his performance. He made Vahin sound a little gruffer than I’d imagined at first, turns out that was perfect for the character! Marlon and Vahin sounded so real to me, truly an incredible narration!