{Paranormal Romance Minute Review} The Thing About Weres (Mystwalker #2) by Leigh Evans

{Paranormal Romance Minute Review} The Thing About Weres (Mystwalker #2) by Leigh Evans

Love is like a wild animal. It can't be tamed…

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

In the never-ending saga that is my love-hate relationship with Robson Trowbridge, I, half-Were Hedi Peacock, have had a change of heart. Ever since I shoved Trowbridge through the Gates of Merenwyn, I’ve been the leader of the pack—hard to believe, right? The thing is: I’m half-Fae. So even though my Were side is ready to heed the call of the wild, the other part of me is desperate to take flight. And much as it pains me to admit it, life without Trowbridge is really starting to were me down…

I Am Were, Hear Me Roar.

To make matters worse, the wolves of Creemore want my blood—and the North American Council of Weres wants me dead. So I’m just counting the days until Trowbridge returns from the other realm…and comes to my brave rescue…and becomes my alpha mate. Wishful thinking? Of course it is. But given all the mess I’ve been through already, what’s the harm in doing a little bit of daisy-plucking? Besides, Trowbridge owes me bigtime. A girl can dream.(Blub via Goodreads)

{Details} Mass Market Paperback, 422 pages. Published July 30th 2013 by St. Martin's Paperbacks. Source: library

{Rating} 3/5 -- I liked it!

{Review}

"I don't know why Weres think the moon's so beautiful." (page 1, line 1)

Hedi still can't catch a break. I don't think Evans missed an opportunity to kick Hedi while she's down. There are complications in her relationship with Bridge, things are going bad, in the fae realm and back in Creemore, and then there are painful choices to make.

I was thrilled to see Hedi experiencing sweet and tender moments with Bridge, finally getting to say the things they hadn't yet said.

"I love you more than the sum of all the people I've ever loved in my life." (page 317)

I still adore both Bridge and Hedi. We get to see alpha Bridge and Hedi gets in all sorts of trouble.

"It's a gift," said Cordelia wearily. "She's the only person I know who can tip our world toward disaster with one trip to the loo." (page 383)

I'm still enjoying the Mystwalker series, it's so unique, and Evan's writing style is fabulous. I can't wait to read book three, The Problem with Promises.

{Paranormal Review} The Trouble with Fate by Leigh Evans

{Paranormal Romance Review} The Trouble with Fate by Leigh Evans

Meet Hedi Peacock. She's half Fae. Half Were. And all trouble…

I Have Two Words For Werewolves:

My name is Hedi Peacock and I have a secret. I’m not human, and I have the pointy Fae ears and Were inner-bitch to prove it. As fairy tales go, my childhood was damn near perfect, all fur and magic until a werewolf killed my father and the Fae executed my mother. I’ve never forgiven either side. Especially Robson Trowbridge. He was a part-time werewolf, a full-time bastard, and the first and only boy I ever loved. That is, until he became the prime suspect in my father’s death…

Bite Me.

Today I’m a half-breed barista working at a fancy coffee house, living with my loopy Aunt Lou and a temperamental amulet named Merry, and wondering where in the world I’m going in life. A pretty normal existence, considering. But when a pack of Weres decides to kidnap my aunt and force me to steal another amulet, the only one who can help me is the last person I ever thought I’d turn to: Robson Trowbridge. And he’s as annoyingly beautiful as I remember. That’s the trouble with fate: Sometimes it barks. Other times it bites. And the rest of the time it just breaks your heart. Again… (Blurb via Goodreads)

{Details} Mass Market Paperback, 344 pages. Published December 24th 2012 by St. Martin's Paperbacks. Source: library

{Rating} 3/5 - I liked it

{Review} 

"What do the tree huggers call it? Karma. (page 1, line 1-2)

I didn't expect it to be so depressing. And there is a bit of torture. Didn't expect that. Even so, I enjoyed the book. I thought it was original, Evans included some of the typical elements of fae and werewolves as well as giving her own twist and the intriguing ideas of mystwalkers and the amulets. And karma. Karma should get it's own entry in the list of characters.

Hedi (I can't tell you how many times I called her Heidi) has had a hard life, and it just keeps getting harder. But she's a survivor. And a liar. And a thief. She's also used to running away but now she's forced to stop running and face the past, to deal with the mother of all grudges and all the guilt. Oy, the guilt. I liked Hedi. I liked her sass, her devotion to those she loves and the way she just keeps going, refusing to give up or quit.

Bridge (Robson Trowbridge) has a lot in common with Hedi, loss, fear, the tendency to run. And they're both emotional wrecks. They are so imperfectly perfect for each other. While there isn't a whole lot of romance going on there are tender moments between Hedi and Bridge but they all have a cruel edge, a hurt, but they both know to savor the good moments when they come because they know those moments won't last.

Many fates are left up in the air at the end of the book but it left me wanting to know what will happen in book two, The Thing About Weres.