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A Curse of Blood and Wolves by Melissa McTernan
3.75
Paranormal romance is a great setting for fairy tale retellings, particularly when it comes to something like Little Red Riding Hood.
Ruby has had some weird things go on in her life, and now she's convinced someone is stalking her as she walks through the woods at night. That stalker is Rafe, a wolf shifter who split from his pack a few years before. Both end up in danger from other nearby wolves and have to work together to find out what's going on. All while deciding what to do about the fierce attraction they share.
I really enjoyed the glimpses into Ruby's day-to-day life, particularly as Rafe tried to worm his way into it. It was kind of funny seeing her learn how many supernatural people were in her life, even if it did start to feel overdone by the end.
As the blurb says, there are definitely some scenes in here that were written for smuttok, so if that's your thing then maybe give it a go.
I wasn't really interested in what was going on in the wider world - possibly because the world-building felt a little forced. So while I had an enjoyable enough time reading this, I'm unlikely to continue with the series.
Thank you NetGalley for the free review copy. All thoughts are my own.
Ruby has had some weird things go on in her life, and now she's convinced someone is stalking her as she walks through the woods at night. That stalker is Rafe, a wolf shifter who split from his pack a few years before. Both end up in danger from other nearby wolves and have to work together to find out what's going on. All while deciding what to do about the fierce attraction they share.
I really enjoyed the glimpses into Ruby's day-to-day life, particularly as Rafe tried to worm his way into it. It was kind of funny seeing her learn how many supernatural people were in her life, even if it did start to feel overdone by the end.
As the blurb says, there are definitely some scenes in here that were written for smuttok, so if that's your thing then maybe give it a go.
I wasn't really interested in what was going on in the wider world - possibly because the world-building felt a little forced. So while I had an enjoyable enough time reading this, I'm unlikely to continue with the series.
Thank you NetGalley for the free review copy. All thoughts are my own.
Spells and Spirits by Violet Dawson
4.0
This book was exactly what I was looking for in a ghost romance novella.
One of our heroines, Andrea, is a witch who's been hired to get rid of the ghosts in a haunted house so that it can be developed. But one ghost in particular just isn't budging - Cecilia, a ghost in a flapper dress who knows she died at a party in that house but doesn't know how.
I loved the setup - Andrea is literally being paid to move Cecilia on from being a ghost, but falls for her. There's a nice bit of intrigue with the house's history, and a little jeopardy too in the form of whether Andrea will manage to keep her finances afloat.
I'm always fascinated by the different ways that ghost romances manage steamy scenes, and this didn't disappoint on that front at all.
There were areas of the story and character development that could have been fleshed out more, but for a novella that's not surprising.
If you're looking for a short, steamy sapphic paranormal romance that's a little different then definitely give this one a try.
Thank you BookSirens for the free review copy. All thoughts are my own.
One of our heroines, Andrea, is a witch who's been hired to get rid of the ghosts in a haunted house so that it can be developed. But one ghost in particular just isn't budging - Cecilia, a ghost in a flapper dress who knows she died at a party in that house but doesn't know how.
I loved the setup - Andrea is literally being paid to move Cecilia on from being a ghost, but falls for her. There's a nice bit of intrigue with the house's history, and a little jeopardy too in the form of whether Andrea will manage to keep her finances afloat.
I'm always fascinated by the different ways that ghost romances manage steamy scenes, and this didn't disappoint on that front at all.
There were areas of the story and character development that could have been fleshed out more, but for a novella that's not surprising.
If you're looking for a short, steamy sapphic paranormal romance that's a little different then definitely give this one a try.
Thank you BookSirens for the free review copy. All thoughts are my own.