Genre: Paranormal, Romance
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Tony
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About The Book
Since moving to Boston, Kyle Slidell has met only a few of his neighbors, including Tobias Rogan. Kyle is very interested in Tobias, and is ecstatic to learn that Tobias wants him, too.
But his neighbors have a secret: They’re a werewolf pack, and Tobias is their Alpha. When one of the wolves attacks Kyle, he learns the truth in a hurry–and in the most painful way. Now he’s a werewolf too, and as a vegan is at war with his wolf aspect, who craves meat.
With Tobias’s help and love, Kyle must adjust to his new life. But can he protect the pack and his lover from a werewolf seeking revenge against Tobias?
This is a revised and moderately edited version of a book previously published in 2011.
The Review
Salad on the Side is a story about how difficult it is to be accepted when you happen to be a newly turned werewolf and a vegan.
It’s an interesting take on the paranormal community / wolf shifter pack idea, and there’s a lot to like here – a mixture of the traditional werewolf tropes and the current tropes of pack politics.
I had a bit of trouble warming to the main character – I found him a bit insufferable and opinionated at first.
I preferred the treatment of the jilted wolf, out for revenge. Maybe she should have taken a bit more time when she attacked. Sure it would have made for a very different story, but I’m sure the pack alpha could have solved the crime and still found the love of his life. One without the attitude and contradictory opinions.
I did warm up to him eventually, when he showed how selfless he could be and put himself in danger to save other members of the pack.
The story has some very exciting moments and enjoyable parts, along with some typical moments of werewolf justice.
The Reviewer
Tony is an Englishman living amongst the Welsh and the Other Folk in the mountains of Wales. He lives with his partner of thirty-six years, four dogs, two ponies, various birds, and his bees. He is a retired lecturer and a writer of no renown but that doesn’t stop him enjoying what he used to think of as ‘sensible’ fantasy and sf. He’s surprised to find that if the story is well written and has likeable characters undergoing the trails of life, i.e. falling in love, falling out of love, having a bit of nooky (but not all the time), fending off foes, aliens and monsters, etc., he’ll be happy as a sandperson who has just offloaded a wagon of sand at the going market price. As long as there’s a story, he’s in. He aims to write fair and honest reviews. If he finds he is not the target reader he’ll move on.