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A review by alexampersand
Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella
4.0
The characters and the world building here are great, and I really can't wait for the sequel to come, and hopefully a whole series about this little group of paranormal hunters.
The plot itself for this one felt a little thin to me. I'm not sure I fully buy that Brian would be quite so taken in by the hyper-masculine, obvious pyramid scheme - and the fact that there are some time jumps makes it that much harder to see how he might have been "won over."
Without getting too spoilery, initially the presence of the gun felt a little bit... Chekhovian, but by the end it actually helped to tie everything together nicely and felt very satisfying.
I'd also add that the gayness is mostly superfluous and not particularly relevant, which is absolutely fine and I love a normalised queer character! But it does maybe make me question a little bit why the title is "Bored Gay Werewolf" other than to let people know HEY THIS BOOK IS GAY, which is sort of... the opposite of normalising?
But again, I can't reiterate enough how much I enjoyed Brian as a character (by the end, once he did some work), and his relationships with Nik and Darby (and yes, eventually Abe), and so this series could turn out to be one of my favourites if the plot has a little more work.
(Also, the scene with the Pomeranian during the hookup is frankly one of the funniest things I've read in a long time and is gonna stay with me, I fear.)
The plot itself for this one felt a little thin to me. I'm not sure I fully buy that Brian would be quite so taken in by the hyper-masculine, obvious pyramid scheme - and the fact that there are some time jumps makes it that much harder to see how he might have been "won over."
Without getting too spoilery, initially the presence of the gun felt a little bit... Chekhovian, but by the end it actually helped to tie everything together nicely and felt very satisfying.
I'd also add that the gayness is mostly superfluous and not particularly relevant, which is absolutely fine and I love a normalised queer character! But it does maybe make me question a little bit why the title is "Bored Gay Werewolf" other than to let people know HEY THIS BOOK IS GAY, which is sort of... the opposite of normalising?
But again, I can't reiterate enough how much I enjoyed Brian as a character (by the end, once he did some work), and his relationships with Nik and Darby (and yes, eventually Abe), and so this series could turn out to be one of my favourites if the plot has a little more work.
(Also, the scene with the Pomeranian during the hookup is frankly one of the funniest things I've read in a long time and is gonna stay with me, I fear.)