Genre: Paranormal, Romance
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Jay
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About The Book
When werewolf Yves Diamond happens on a multi-vehicle crash on a Manitoba highway, he ignores the danger and rescues Will Mandel from a burning car. The moment he sets eyes and hands on Will, Yves knows the man belongs in his life. If Will survives his injuries.
Waking days later in a hospital, Will is confused by the presence of a man the nurses believe is his relative. But something in him recognizes that Yves is meant to be in his life. As Will’s recovery continues and Yves visits him frequently, the connection between the two grows into something neither can ignore–and neither dares to admit.
Werewolf law prohibits telling humans that werewolves exist–and once Yves’s Alpha learns about the visits with Will, he forbids Yves any further contact with the human. Having Will has changed Yves’s life for the better, but their bond might be severed before it can fully form.
This zero spice, slow burn story includes description of a vehicle accident scene; fears of losing mobility that border on ableism; and references to PTSD. The story is set in the Real Werewolves Don’t Eat Meat universe but is not part of that series.
The Review
This is an interesting and well written story, involving a werewolf and a human who fall in love. The werewolf ‘world’ is well-realised, and is apparently part of a series, though this novella can be read as a standalone and is about two minor characters from the main series.
Yves, a werewolf, saves Will, a newly qualified doctor, from a horrendous traffic accident, and the pair bond quite quickly. Yves’ alpha is dubious about the relationship, but eventually agrees to it, provided Yves tells nobody else about the werewolf world.
Will is coming to terms with disabilities as a result of the accident, and the fact that his dreams of practicing medicine might be at an end. Yves suggests private practice, working for someone he knows, and the reader gathers that’s where this story meets the main series.
The setting is Canada.
The novella is quite short, and I suspect it might have gained a fifth star if it had been longer or if this reviewer had been familiar with other characters mentioned. Worth reading for anyone who likes werewolf/human romance.
Four stars.
The Reviewer
I’ve been doing book reviews on my website, crossposted or linked to various social media, for a few years. I read a number of genres but I really enjoy all kinds of speculative fiction so thought I’d like to share my views with you. I love sci fi and other speculative fiction because of the way it can, at its best, make us see ourselves in a new light. Quite apart from the exciting stories, of course! I used to be an English teacher, and I’m a writer (fantasy) so I can be quite critical about style etc. but I hope I can also appreciate properly some books that don’t appeal to me personally but might be simply perfect for others. I have, obviously, read widely, and continue to do so.