How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf, 1 by Molly Harper

How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf, 1 (Naked Werewolf, #1)

by Molly Harper

Northern Exposure

Even in Grundy, Alaska, it's unusual to find a naked guy with a bear trap clamped to his ankle on your porch. But when said guy turns into a wolf, recent southern transplant Mo Wenstein has no difficulty identifying the problem. Her surly neighbor Cooper Graham-who has been openly critical of Mo's ability to adapt to life in Alaska-has trouble of his own. Werewolf trouble.

For Cooper, an Alpha in self-imposed exile from his dysfunctional pack, it's love at first sniff when it comes to Mo. But Cooper has an even more pressing concern on his mind. Several people around Grundy have been the victims of wolf attacks, and since Cooper has no memory of what he gets up to while in werewolf form, he's worried that he might be the violent canine in question.

If a wolf cries wolf, it makes sense to listen, yet Mo is convinced that Cooper is not the culprit. Except if he's not responsible, then who is? And when a werewolf falls head over haunches in love with you, what are you supposed to do anyway? The rules of dating just got a whole lot more complicated. . . .

Reviewed by Angie on

3 of 5 stars

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How to the Flirt with a Naked Werewolf has been on my radar for quite a long time. I had high hopes for it, since it looked super cute and fun. For the most part it was, but I was still a little disappointed. It didn't hold my attention that well in the beginning, but once the plot and the romance picked up, I really enjoyed it. However, the last few chapters almost completely lost my interest, since they follow my biggest romance pet peeve. Well, pet peeve isn't quite the right word, but I just hate when these things happen.

I did like Mo, our narrator. She's spunky, and has set out to Alaska to start her own life away from her parents. Her parents are the definition of overbearing, and they're 100% hippy. The stories from Mo's past involving her mother were hilarious and disturbing. There's no area of her life where her mother wasn't involved and trying to insert her own ideals. It's definitely understandable why Mo would want to get away, even if she has to go clear across the country to the middle of nowhere, Alaska.

The romance in How to the Flirt with a Naked Werewolf is the typical hate to love type, which I pretty much always enjoy. Cooper is a bit rough around the edges. Actually, he's about as prickly as a porcupine and immediately rubs Mo the wrong way. There's still a sexual attraction there, but Cooper doesn't make his move until another gentleman in town starts showing interest in her. I guess that's the alpha in him. Not that he's just an alpha-male, which he is, but he's also the alpha-wolf. Not that anyone in their small town knows this except for his cousin, and now Mo.

The plot was also pretty good. There's a string of wolf attacks in town, causing serious injuries and some disappearances. Cooper worries that it might be him since he can't always remember what he does while in wolf form. Of course, it's not. Someone sure is making him look suspicious though. I didn't figure out the true culprit, but I don't think there were many hints along the way. In true villain fashion, they give a several page epic speech about why they did what they did.

I did like How to the Flirt with a Naked Werewolf a lot. It just took awhile for me to get into, but once I did it was funny and sexy, and a bit suspenseful. I just didn't like the turn it took close to the end. If you've read most of my romance reviews you'll probably figure out what it is that bothered me. I didn't expect it, although I did notice a detail while reading that could lead to it. And then it did, and I got annoyed. It's not a bad way to end the book, but it's something I wish wasn't so common.

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