Eve1972
Written on Jun 9, 2019
The entire reason I signed up for an ARC of this book was because it sounded fun. A vampire lawyer who defends supernatural creatures? I mean...already I was in love with the premise. So did the book live up to my expectations? Mostly. The writing was great. I am confused on whether this is the author's debut book or not. At the end on my ARC copy it implies it is, but she has other books listed under her name here on Goodreads. So it is confusing. Maybe they meant it was her debut in the paranormal genre. *shrug*
So as I said, it was well written. The pace was where I had most of my issues. It is a relatively long book, and I felt maybe a little TOO long. It moved a little too slow for me. Peculiarly in the romance department (75% before we get a sex scene). However, I still found myself engaged, and I never felt the need to skim. The plot itself was original. Humorous. Sweet. This book (IMO) was a set up book for the rest of the series. Especially with introducing so many fantastic and intriguing secondary characters. Werewolves. Vampires. Witches. Fairies. Ghosts. Wizards. There was no OW or OM drama, and the sex scenes were suitably hot.
Both the main characters were likable (mostly). I'll admit I didn't love Emma (not a virgin...thankfully) for a little at the start. The whole "rice incident" I thought was rude and mean spirited. However, she quickly grew on me and I ended up liking her a lot. Henry was a super sweet hero. He wasn't a manwhore (celibate for five years...yay) which was great. I'm exhausted by manwhores at this point. That said, Henry was also a BETA hero. At least he felt that way to "ME". I like my heroes to be a little more alpha and dominate. But like I said, he was a super sweet guy, and I liked him a lot.
Last, this one ends on a bit of a cliffhanger with the couple happy for now. I can only assume that this couple's story will continue in the next book, and this reader is excited to see where this story is heading.