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hello_summertea's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition
Really just not feeling this one. Doesn’t have the same vibe as the other Cambric Creek books and the MMC is just a sleeze ball
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Abortion
mspilesofpaper's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Run, Run Rabbit is the first instalment in a new, darker, series that plays in the Cambric Creek universe that the author had developed in previous novels like Morning Glory Milking Farm (which run under the series Cambric Creek). It can be read as a standalone but benefits from reading at least Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic as the other Hemmings make appearances and the clinic is mentioned as well.
PLOT
The book follows Vanessa and her developing relationship with Grayson Hemming as well her development in her career as she joins the law office (where Grayson is one of the partners). The plot starts in the present, at the year's Lupercalia festival, before it does a time jump into the past (six years prior and then from there to the present again), so the reader learns more about her and Grayson's relationship. Don't expect too much plot as sex plays the major factor in their relationship.
WORLD-BUILDING & MAGIC
As previously said, it plays in the Cambric Creek universe but mostly outside of Cambric Creek in Bridgeton as the law office is situated there. Cambric Creek starts to become the setting from the halfway point onwards when they go on dates or have lunch with Grayson's family after a full moon. Of course, the coffee shop, that plays a role in Morning Glory Milking Farm as well as in Sweet Berries is the setting for one scene as well. As the majority happens either at the law office, Grayson's house or at the Lupercalia festival, the entire world-building is rather shallow.
My personal issue with the Lupercalia festival: it's basically a sex party that is excused with "ancient rites". I wouldn't mind it much but the author mentions something along the lines of "if you are wolf, you will participate because it is in your nature" and Trapp appears shortly afterwards who is - as far as the reader knows - at the point in a committed relationship with a human woman. And it is known that Trapp participates because Vanessa thinks about how it would be if he would catch and fuck her at the festival.
CHARACTERS
Vanessa and Grayson are the main characters of the book but the reader meets the rest of his family as well (or again if they already read another book of the Cambric Creek universe as the Hemming family is a major player). Both characters are highly unsympathetic as they are manipulative assholes (mostly with each other but Vanessa also uses Grayson's family to get back at him when he left her).
In general, Vanessa is a horrible character. She is constantly scheming and planning to keep him interested ("the chase") but also to advance her career (and how she could use her new relationships with Grayson's family to her advantage). Especially icky in my opinion: the change of her political stance. She grew up in a mostly human neighbourhood, so her parents taught her to be "proud but quiet" about being a werewolf, which she never questioned. While she favoured the shifter community (highlighted by her career aspirations), she never had active issues with humans. As soon as she meets Jack (Grayson's father), she starts to change her view on the human/shifter situation and starts openly sharing Jack's opinion that shifters "are better than humans". It's a massive case of racism. In addition, I found her change especially problematic (and also Jack's opinion in general) because Jackson's wife is a human and Trapp is dating a human at the time. Vanessa even mentions that she can't understand why Trapp is wasting his time with a human woman when he could have a nice wolf instead.
Grayson, on the other hand, is a cold-hearted asshole. He's extremely arrogant, whines about his father's plans for him (e.g., "being a judge can't finance this lifestyle"), and gives generally major "rich privileged white cis man" vibes. I think of him as a buff, dark-haired Christian Grey as they both share the "I fuck, I don't love" view. Just like Vanessa, he's also manipulative and plays massive mind games with her (which borderline on emotional abuse at the workplace in my opinion). In my opinion, he isn't even just an "alphahole", he's just an abusive, mean asshole. And while he's a cold-hearted asshole mostly with Vanessa, and at work, he's rather open and warm with his family, which gave me whiplash.
(So far, the only Hemming werewolf that doesn't annoy me is Trapp but it might change after reading his book that comes out in summer 2024.)
ROMANCE
It's a toxic workplace romance that functions mostly on the forbidden aspect of it and feels very obsessive. While they aren't officially committed to each other, and occasionally fuck other men/women, they both react very jealously whenever one of them fucked someone else. Especially Grayson as soon as Vanessa had been with another werewolf between the full moon phases. Neither of them can communicate with the other (out of stubbornness/fear/... - there's no official mention of it but they have massive miscommunication issues), which results in problems in the last third of the book. If either of them had actually said "Hey, I want to be in a serious relationship with you" (which is something that Vanessa had been chasing pretty early on and Grayson had the possessive behaviour to match), they would have been a lot happier with each other.
I would rate the sex scenes with 4 🌶️ on the spice scale as they are rather graphic and explicit.
TW & CW
For general trigger warnings, head the author's warnings at the beginning of the book.
inappropriate workplace romance, power imbalance between main characters (boss/semi-direct employee), general sexual content, toxic relationship, abortion & unwanted pregnancy, emotional abuse, classism/racism, sexual assault/harassment (at the Lupercalia festival), gossiping at the workplace, non-monogamic relationship, discussions of trafficking
For the sexual content warnings:
primal play, knotting, breeding kink, power play, public sex & voyeurism, off-page sex with multiple partners, beastality (shifted shifter with unshifted shifter sex), soft BDSM vibes, choking/breathplay
TL;DR
A toxic and inappropriate workplace romance with highly unlikeable two wolf shifters as main characters who manipulate each other all the time. Plays in an established universe but can be read on its own. A darker, spicy paranormal romance without an actual HEA.
PLOT
The book follows Vanessa and her developing relationship with Grayson Hemming as well her development in her career as she joins the law office (where Grayson is one of the partners). The plot starts in the present, at the year's Lupercalia festival, before it does a time jump into the past (six years prior and then from there to the present again), so the reader learns more about her and Grayson's relationship. Don't expect too much plot as sex plays the major factor in their relationship.
WORLD-BUILDING & MAGIC
As previously said, it plays in the Cambric Creek universe but mostly outside of Cambric Creek in Bridgeton as the law office is situated there. Cambric Creek starts to become the setting from the halfway point onwards when they go on dates or have lunch with Grayson's family after a full moon. Of course, the coffee shop, that plays a role in Morning Glory Milking Farm as well as in Sweet Berries is the setting for one scene as well. As the majority happens either at the law office, Grayson's house or at the Lupercalia festival, the entire world-building is rather shallow.
My personal issue with the Lupercalia festival: it's basically a sex party that is excused with "ancient rites". I wouldn't mind it much but the author mentions something along the lines of "if you are wolf, you will participate because it is in your nature" and Trapp appears shortly afterwards who is - as far as the reader knows - at the point in a committed relationship with a human woman. And it is known that Trapp participates because Vanessa thinks about how it would be if he would catch and fuck her at the festival.
CHARACTERS
Vanessa and Grayson are the main characters of the book but the reader meets the rest of his family as well (or again if they already read another book of the Cambric Creek universe as the Hemming family is a major player). Both characters are highly unsympathetic as they are manipulative assholes (mostly with each other but Vanessa also uses Grayson's family to get back at him when he left her).
In general, Vanessa is a horrible character. She is constantly scheming and planning to keep him interested ("the chase") but also to advance her career (and how she could use her new relationships with Grayson's family to her advantage). Especially icky in my opinion: the change of her political stance. She grew up in a mostly human neighbourhood, so her parents taught her to be "proud but quiet" about being a werewolf, which she never questioned. While she favoured the shifter community (highlighted by her career aspirations), she never had active issues with humans. As soon as she meets Jack (Grayson's father), she starts to change her view on the human/shifter situation and starts openly sharing Jack's opinion that shifters "are better than humans". It's a massive case of racism. In addition, I found her change especially problematic (and also Jack's opinion in general) because Jackson's wife is a human and Trapp is dating a human at the time. Vanessa even mentions that she can't understand why Trapp is wasting his time with a human woman when he could have a nice wolf instead.
Grayson, on the other hand, is a cold-hearted asshole. He's extremely arrogant, whines about his father's plans for him (e.g., "being a judge can't finance this lifestyle"), and gives generally major "rich privileged white cis man" vibes. I think of him as a buff, dark-haired Christian Grey as they both share the "I fuck, I don't love" view. Just like Vanessa, he's also manipulative and plays massive mind games with her (which borderline on emotional abuse at the workplace in my opinion). In my opinion, he isn't even just an "alphahole", he's just an abusive, mean asshole. And while he's a cold-hearted asshole mostly with Vanessa, and at work, he's rather open and warm with his family, which gave me whiplash.
(So far, the only Hemming werewolf that doesn't annoy me is Trapp but it might change after reading his book that comes out in summer 2024.)
ROMANCE
It's a toxic workplace romance that functions mostly on the forbidden aspect of it and feels very obsessive. While they aren't officially committed to each other, and occasionally fuck other men/women, they both react very jealously whenever one of them fucked someone else. Especially Grayson as soon as Vanessa had been with another werewolf between the full moon phases. Neither of them can communicate with the other (out of stubbornness/fear/... - there's no official mention of it but they have massive miscommunication issues), which results in problems in the last third of the book. If either of them had actually said "Hey, I want to be in a serious relationship with you" (which is something that Vanessa had been chasing pretty early on and Grayson had the possessive behaviour to match), they would have been a lot happier with each other.
I would rate the sex scenes with 4 🌶️ on the spice scale as they are rather graphic and explicit.
TW & CW
For general trigger warnings, head the author's warnings at the beginning of the book.
inappropriate workplace romance, power imbalance between main characters (boss/semi-direct employee), general sexual content, toxic relationship, abortion & unwanted pregnancy, emotional abuse, classism/racism, sexual assault/harassment (at the Lupercalia festival), gossiping at the workplace, non-monogamic relationship, discussions of trafficking
For the sexual content warnings:
primal play, knotting, breeding kink, power play, public sex & voyeurism, off-page sex with multiple partners, beastality (shifted shifter with unshifted shifter sex), soft BDSM vibes, choking/breathplay
TL;DR
A toxic and inappropriate workplace romance with highly unlikeable two wolf shifters as main characters who manipulate each other all the time. Plays in an established universe but can be read on its own. A darker, spicy paranormal romance without an actual HEA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Trafficking
downtown_kb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion
fictionwitch's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion
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