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punkassbookjockey84's review against another edition
2.0
I received an ARC of this book and had only read a couple of books in the series prior to this (and not in the proper order), so that might be coloring my opinion but I could not get into this book. Ellie MacTire owns an inn with her two sisters; she's a werewolf shifter and she happens to be able to see ghosts. When the wolf she's dating, Brett, donates his great aunt's piano to the inn, it comes with a surprise--Brett's great aunt's ghost. Ellie hasn't told Brett she sees ghosts and now feels additional pressure since the ghost she's seeing is a beloved family member. The pacing was just very slow and the main conflict of the beginning, her being able to see ghosts and whether or not he'll believe her, was somewhat anticlimactic. There's then the question of whether or not she died of natural causes, but even that just wasn't very exciting. Ultimately I couldn't even finish the book. Part of this might have been my lack of emotional connection to the main characters since the majority of their individual character development seemed to have occurred in a different book--they were already dating when the book starts.
sonja_ahrb's review against another edition
4.0
I love all kinds of shifter romances, but wolves have and always will be one of my favorites, so when I saw the title and then read the synopsis, I couldn't wait to read Between a Wolf and a Hard Place! It's the first Terry Spear book I've read and it will definitely not be the last. It was excellent and I really enjoyed reading it!
I liked Ellie - she's sweet, kind, and compassionate, but she has a fiery, wicked side to her as well. She's warm and giving, but she's certainly no pushover. Ellie does things her own way and I loved that about her. She's a great heroine and I loved getting to meet her!
Brett is just as wonderful as Ellie! He's kind, patient, understanding, and he keeps an open mind. He accepts Ellie for who she is and he goes out of his way to assure her that he wants her, supports her, and will do anything he can to help her however she needs. Brett is so sweet and thoughtful - he's totally heart-melting worthy and I completely loved him!
I don't know why it happened, but there was something that kept me from connecting with Ellie and Brett one hundred percent. I didn't have any problems with the storyline and even though I loved them both, there was just a part of me that was a little detached from them and their relationship. That didn't stop me from loving the book though and in fact, before I started Between a Wolf and a Hard Place, I was somewhat in my own "between a rock and a hard place" because I couldn't decide on a book until this one. It sucked me in and was a tale full of mystery, humor, sweet sexy times, and some heart pounding, heartwarming moments. It was fantastic and I can't wait to read the next book!
Between a Wolf and a Hard Place can be read as a standalone, it's told mainly from Brett and Ellie's POV, and they do get their HEA.
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
I liked Ellie - she's sweet, kind, and compassionate, but she has a fiery, wicked side to her as well. She's warm and giving, but she's certainly no pushover. Ellie does things her own way and I loved that about her. She's a great heroine and I loved getting to meet her!
Brett is just as wonderful as Ellie! He's kind, patient, understanding, and he keeps an open mind. He accepts Ellie for who she is and he goes out of his way to assure her that he wants her, supports her, and will do anything he can to help her however she needs. Brett is so sweet and thoughtful - he's totally heart-melting worthy and I completely loved him!
I don't know why it happened, but there was something that kept me from connecting with Ellie and Brett one hundred percent. I didn't have any problems with the storyline and even though I loved them both, there was just a part of me that was a little detached from them and their relationship. That didn't stop me from loving the book though and in fact, before I started Between a Wolf and a Hard Place, I was somewhat in my own "between a rock and a hard place" because I couldn't decide on a book until this one. It sucked me in and was a tale full of mystery, humor, sweet sexy times, and some heart pounding, heartwarming moments. It was fantastic and I can't wait to read the next book!
Between a Wolf and a Hard Place can be read as a standalone, it's told mainly from Brett and Ellie's POV, and they do get their HEA.
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
laurla's review against another edition
3.0
-3 stars. i had an issue with the guy contacting the cousins the gal has explicitly told them NOT to contact. and its discussed multiple times in the book by multiple different characters how it would be a **bad** idea for him to do contact those people because the sisters have made it clear they are not welcome. AND THE DUMBASS DOES IT ANYWAY. like really? the author has gone out of her way to repeatedly write how bad an idea it would be, as though the readers need it spelled out for them again and again before they could possibly understand... and then the author writes him doing it anyway.
"so the wernicke ghost-buster cousins of yours, can they help with the womans spirit?"
ellie snorted.
brett smiled. "fakes, hua?"
"she didn't want her cousins trying to make a profit off them."
"the sisters don't want their cousins involved in the inn in any way shape or form."
"i can see that backfiring since the sisters don't want the cousins involved."
"do you want to stir up a hornet's nest with ellie and her sisters?"
"brett was afraid that if the sisters learned of it, his wolf would be cooked."
"believe me they wouldn't be amused if you tried to sneak the wernicke brothers in."
"i spoke to stanton about exorcising a ghost." she didn't respond. "ellie?" still no response. then he realized the phone line was dead.
"he knows how we feel about our cousins with regard to the inn."
see what i mean?
"so the wernicke ghost-buster cousins of yours, can they help with the womans spirit?"
ellie snorted.
brett smiled. "fakes, hua?"
"she didn't want her cousins trying to make a profit off them."
"the sisters don't want their cousins involved in the inn in any way shape or form."
"i can see that backfiring since the sisters don't want the cousins involved."
"do you want to stir up a hornet's nest with ellie and her sisters?"
"brett was afraid that if the sisters learned of it, his wolf would be cooked."
"believe me they wouldn't be amused if you tried to sneak the wernicke brothers in."
"i spoke to stanton about exorcising a ghost." she didn't respond. "ellie?" still no response. then he realized the phone line was dead.
"he knows how we feel about our cousins with regard to the inn."
see what i mean?
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