Quick Reads, Quick Reviews 46

  

• Wolf: Shifter Kings Nashville Book 4, Holly Gunn
• How to Catch a Prince: Chester Falls Book 1, Ana Ashley
• Socks for an Otter, Posy Roberts

One thing I loved here was that it had memorable characters.  Between a complicated relationship between Seraphina and her magic and Wolf and his role as King, both individual complications added interest to this short story in a way that felt real and just difficult enough to make their outcome that much more awesome.  I really couldn't have predicted the ending at all and it was perfection for the couple and their most heartfelt desires.  Giving us compelling characters, despite the push and pull that generally annoys me, made this story fit right in with the series.  The steam was absolutely there and the relationship had its share of ups and downs with secrets, but they made it out the other end with so much strength and determination to make things work so they could fulfill their roles in a brand new way for their world.  4 stars.

Oh, my goodness, this was adorable!  There was quite a bit of predictability when the truth was revealed, but what was awesome was that the hurt, betrayal, and separation didn't follow the general pattern that you see in many other royalty secret romances.  After good advice by a trusted friend, they were able to move forward after explanations to work for their forever.  Charlie was adorable and I wish I had seen more come from his art, but what we saw of him was enough to know he really is a wonderful human being that is just right for Kris.  Kris is also a good man and I definitely wish we had more on his chosen profession and how that got resolved.  Overall, I just feel this story was too short to give us the important things regarding their passions and livelihoods, but it was just long enough to introduce two sweet characters and a story that was simply tender and passionate with a wonderful cast that I will definitely be back to learn about.  4 stars.

Well, this isn't what I expected.  I was engaged right from the start with Sebastian, but soon after the relationship began he became stagnant.  Confusing in his reactions and infuriating in his seeming lack of remorse for his actions against Louis.  There's something deeper there that I feel didn't get enough attention so it ended up contrasting rather alarmingly with Louis' many, many apologies where he really didn't do anything terribly drastic.  Sure, apologies were necessary at times, but it felt so one-sided.  The whole relationship did, in fact.  Overall there were some very tender, very sexy moments, but I just wasn't as thrilled by the overall story as I thought I would be.  2.5 stars.