Thanks to Random House and Netgalley for this advanced copy.

I really appreciate a romance novel that isn't all light and fluff, but instead takes complicated people in a complicated world and shows how they find their way to happiness. A Shot in the Dark is just that book.

Elisheva and Wyatt both have their demons as they navigate being sober, artists, and queer in NYC. Elisheva's struggle with sobriety and her past life as a Chabadnik felt real, same as Wyatt's struggle with his love of Elisheva and his coming to terms with his family.

I appreciated that the "different worlds" part of this book wasn't the main focus of the character's conflict and loved how the author portrayed flawed people as heroic in their own lives. Ely and Wyatt's love is great and this book was wonderful to read.