Saved by the Shifter, (The Complete Lone Wolf Investigations Series), Ceci Thornton

Saved by the Shifter, (The Complete Lone Wolf Investigations Series), Ceci Thornton

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre:  Romance, LGBTQIA, Fantasy and paranormal.

I like shifter romance so was pleased to be asked to review this. Its all four serial parts put into one complete book. Its still quite a short read for me at 2700 kindle locations, but its complete, well written and has no loose ends.

I enjoyed it but as a one off read. I liked Nate and Dexter but really would have liked a little conflict or something before they got together. It seemed like one day they meet, and next moment they’re in a relationship, though tentatively. One of my bug bears here too – condoms, or rather lack of them. In this current day its not good enough to have characters not using them. I know that usually fiction says shifters don’t carry disease but Nate doesn’t know what Dexter is and he never mentions condoms. That’s just irresponsible and a big No for me 😦

The story itself only covers a few days, and I missed the tenderness that usually develops in romance over a longer time, or the angst when there’s conflict. It just felt very straightforward, cut and dried, not much emotion.

The drama; Nate’s niece who’s gone missing, was a well written teen. They do think the world revolves around them, and need to learn their own mistakes. I so felt for her, she’d been hoping for a happy family reunion and what she got was the stuff of nightmares. Poor kid. I loved the relationship between her and her uncle Nate, I could feel the love and respect between them. He was so scared for her especially when he found out just what she’d got wrapped up in. That angle felt a little too much for me, there’s so much packed in with werewolves and vampires, and though I love all that usually, in such a short book it just felt rushed. There was lots of action towards the end, but it just didn’t really do anything for me, I didn’t get that sense of danger that I needed from it. Maybe because I didn’t really feel I knew the characters involved or the settings and local dramas enough to get really concerned.

Its a good story and one I enjoyed but just a bit lightweight for me to rate higher. However for those who want a simple, easy M/M shifter romance this could be perfect and a five star read. Horses for courses etc.

Stars: Three, a fun read but a bit light for me.

 

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