Title: Wolf Gone Wild [Stay A Spell 1]
Author: Juliette Cross
Genre: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
What’s the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly violent and carnal thoughts.
Convinced he’s cursed, he needs the help of a powerful witch before he literally goes insane.
Evie Savoie has always obeyed the house rules of her coven — no werewolves. They’re known for being moody and volatile. So, when a distempered, dangerous werewolf strolls into the bar and almost strangles one of her late-night customers, she’s ready to bounce him through the door. But the desperation in his eyes when he begs her to help him softens her heart and convinces her to bend the rules.
What Evie doesn’t know is that Mateo’s wolf has a mind of his own. And now that she’s in his sights, he wants only one thing. Her.
WARNING – SPOILERS MAY ENSUE BEYOND THIS POINT – REVIEW BELOW
This was a super cute little romance. The author did a fantastic job of making this book easy to read and full of loveable characters. I adored the two main characters, Mateo and Evie.
Mateo was a complicated mix of a quiet introvert who is sweet and protective and a maddeningly aggressive and opinionated inner wolf. The two halves of Mateo were constantly at odds and yet worked together – like bickering brothers. It was a nice dynamic, and the more mellow human side of Mateo helped to temper what would otherwise be a very overpowering and dominant wolf.
Evie, likewise, was an interesting mix of spunky, tender-hearted, and stubborn. She knew her mind, and she stuck with it, but it was obvious how much she cared about her loved ones, and was generally a bubbly, quirky person.
I adored the weird, geeky relationship between the two. They were a lot of fun to follow throughout the story. Their romance was friendly and sultry, and I think the author did a great job of keeping their romance from straying too far into the scary given how domineering and aggressive Alpha could be.
The other characters were a little less defined, which was expected, but equally interesting. There were a lot of hints about some upcoming relationships that will be deliciously complex, and I couldn’t be more excited to follow along with them. I think out of all the characters, Mateo’s office secretary was possibly the weakest character – she seemed disconnected from the story in an odd way, and I couldn’t get a handle on who she was or how she felt about Mateo and Evie.
Overall, I loved the book. Paranormal romances like this aren’t anything new and exciting to the book world, but I enjoyed this one. It was sweet and endearing, and I’d recommend it for a good weekend read.
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