Melanie
Written on Oct 24, 2019
I’m really loving this series set in the fictional town of Mystic Bayou. I love reading (or well, listening) about different mythical creatures that you don’t see in many paranormal romance stories. In this one, we have a selkie. While I’m aware of the species, I’m not all that familiar with the details about them. I love how Molly Harper gives us a few different myths about selkies and then goes on to show us which version of the myths she decided to make “real”.
As with most stories that I enjoy, it is the secondary characters that I really like and with this series, that hasn’t changed. The only big difference is that they were main characters in previous stories and I’m so glad that they continue to have larger roles in the later stores. Zed and Bael are just great. I love the two of them together. I hope we continue to see them in future books.
The couple in this book are a lot of fun too. Sonja works for League for Interspecies Cooperation as director of the research center in Mystic Bayou. She’s one of those people that just makes things happen and gets the job done. If it weren’t for her, the offices would fall into chaos. She shows that even more when her boss ends up pregnant and is vomiting fire for her morning sickness.
Dr. Will Camody was raised in Mystic Bayou, but left to become a doctor. He’s now ready to come back home and be the town’s only doctor. The people in the town will be able to tell their full concerns to Dr. Camody because he is like them. He’s the selkie. His brother has been in town and a bit of a recluse. I really liked his brother a lot too.
I’m really enjoying this story, but also the overall series arc as we learn more and more about this rift that is causing issues and so many people who want to mess with it. I can’t wait to see where Harper goes next with this series.
Narration
It is no secret that I’m a huge Amanda Ronconi fan. I always stop to look at any book with her name listed as the narrator. I first learned of her narration by trying Molly Harper’s books. I think they are a great pair. I’m not as big of a fan of Jonathan Davis. He’s not bad, and I’m getting more used to him. One thing kinda drove me nuts with this story was that the two narrator’s volumes were different. I found myself changing the volume every time there was a switch in narrator. I still love this series and I still think that I enjoy listening more than I would enjoy reading. I do feel that the narrators do help bring the story to life.
**I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
