A review by jessiebooklover
Trust the Wolf by Zoe Ashwood

4.0

***Disclaimer: I received and advance reader copy from the author in exchange for my honest review, being this voluntary. This does not affect my opinion about this reading at all. ***

Trust The Wolf is the second book in the series. I just realized that there is another before this one (Bearly Married - Shifter Series .05). But you can read it as standalone. It's a paranormal romance, with a little action, good hot scenes, suspense, drama, secrets and a happy ever after. I like paranormal romance and the previously mentioned elements, definitely, are feature attraction for me.

The main characters are Emilia and Jason. Emilia comes from a family of adoptive parents. She only knows that her mother died at the time of his birth and has no further information about his lineage. His mother was human, his father was a bear shapeshifter. What makes Emilia a half-shifter. She does not know anything about the world of the shapeshifters, until she meets Jason.

Jason has some kind of security job. An attractive boy who acts as a hero, after having intercepted a boy who attacks Emilia. This event will be the beginning of an adventure for both, the beginning of an initial friendship with Jason that turned into something else. Well, the chemistry between them is instantaneous and sparkling.

Jason becomes someone to support Emilia. Helping her to discover who she really is, what her real roots are, sharing everything he can about the world of shapeshifters. The romance between them is low-angst. Emilia is a strong, daring character, who cares about others and wants to make a difference in her new world, when she discovers it.

The first chapter left me in expectation. It made me laugh. Enjoy it. However, at some point I felt somewhat bored. And it is that mid-book is when we have a bit of action again between shapeshifters. Jason's ambivalence, the moment he knew Emilia's true identity and with whom he was related, disgusted me. Although it did not take long for him to finally change his mind and decided definitely to continue with Emilia what he had started.

Emilia's situation can be intriguing and Jason's position as a mentor is an important factor in the development of the story. The way the author described the world of shapeshifters and how it works is interesting. As a debutant he has a good chance of increasing his readership. I hope that the next book keep my interest more than this one.