nekokat's review
2.0
I bought this because I liked something the author blogged, I think. I was hoping it would be sort of like Anita Blake, but it is... a very un-weird romance story. It was okay, just not what I was hoping for.
raitalle's review
4.0
This was a really fun, quick read. The Kindle edition unfortunately had a few typos in it, but that was only a minor distraction the few times they came up. I enjoyed the two leads and seeing them get to grow a bit in the short time that the book covers.
trejondunkley's review
4.0
Listened to the audiobook.
The narrator had a great voice, loved the slight Russian accent.
Story was great, I don't usually like paranormal, but the historical context was fun, and it wasn't egregiously werewolf-y. The world was well-built, in that it explained just enough to let me know what was happening really seamlessly, and not a whole lot of "as you know" exposition.
Can't wait for book two!
The narrator had a great voice, loved the slight Russian accent.
Story was great, I don't usually like paranormal, but the historical context was fun, and it wasn't egregiously werewolf-y. The world was well-built, in that it explained just enough to let me know what was happening really seamlessly, and not a whole lot of "as you know" exposition.
Can't wait for book two!
elenajohansen's review
2.0
One of Barnette's earlier works, which I picked up when she reacquired the rights and republished it. It definitely shows that she wasn't as far along her journey as an author--it was blander than I expected from her.
The novella format was large enough for the abbreviated love story she was telling--this is definitely InstaLove here--but not really to encompass the premise that her tidbits of world-building hinted at. A medieval-era Britain where werewolves were not only real, but were living (somewhat) freely beside humans and were incorporated into the feudal power structure? I want to see more of that world! But it's mere window dressing for a "I'm kidnapping you to save you from something worse" romance plot that doesn't do a lot to develop either the world in any more depth, or even its own main characters.
I see there's a second work in the series, novel-length this time, and it's about Henry, a side character from this novella whom I liked, at least as much as I could given the small amount of page time he got. But as tempting as that would normally be, I'm just not convinced it's going to be enough better to give a try.
The novella format was large enough for the abbreviated love story she was telling--this is definitely InstaLove here--but not really to encompass the premise that her tidbits of world-building hinted at. A medieval-era Britain where werewolves were not only real, but were living (somewhat) freely beside humans and were incorporated into the feudal power structure? I want to see more of that world! But it's mere window dressing for a "I'm kidnapping you to save you from something worse" romance plot that doesn't do a lot to develop either the world in any more depth, or even its own main characters.
I see there's a second work in the series, novel-length this time, and it's about Henry, a side character from this novella whom I liked, at least as much as I could given the small amount of page time he got. But as tempting as that would normally be, I'm just not convinced it's going to be enough better to give a try.
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