Guys, despite the odd title, this supernatural romance sucked me in so quickly. I devoured it in like four hours even with taking breaks to fold laundry. Yes, I occasionally have to adult…unfortunately. It was an easy read with a lot of action as well as romance and some steamy bits, too. Our leading lady, Emira, is thirty years old but has stopped aging at eighteen. She decides to study the sciences to try to learn why, and in the process ends up working for the government. When her government facility gets ransacked by werewolves, she runs for her life and ends up finding out what she is. She is a fighter and refuses to be a damsel in distress yet is basically helpless compared to the strength of werewolves. However, through her many trials and tribulations in this book, we see she is resilient and resourceful. Furthermore, this book actually has a plot outside of the couple’s romance. Supernaturals are practically extinct thanks to a government created group called Hunters who have been genetically and technologically enhanced. They are basically cyborgs hyped up on supernatural juice. Emira has a run-in with them later in the book and has to…
This romance novel was a little different for me as it was written by a man. In fact, unintentionally, most of the books I’ve read have been by female authors probably due to my favorite genre including a strong female lead. However, I am hoping to continue to broaden my point of views and genres. This story, primarily about Jordan and Kimberly, has a lot of depth and a lot of real world problems such as childhood bullying that has left scars into adulthood, insecurities, profiling, and unfair judgement to name a few. The author tells the story from both Jordan’s and Kimberly’s points of view giving you an insight into what they are each thinking and feeling. Kimberly’s point of view lets you see how strong, independent, and in control of her life she is. She dresses and acts how she wants and won’t let anyone criticize her for being who she is. It makes you wonder what she’s been through to make her so strong. Jordan’s point of view tells us how he feels about who’s around him and what’s going on in his surroundings. Jordan seems to be always looking at people wondering or worrying about what…