Review: Being fated to Mate isn't the same as fated to Love
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2011
Plot:Teddy is a shifter bear, Reece is a shifter wolf. Fate has declared they are "mates". But since they've only just met, they aren't quite sure how that can work.Comments:- This is a short book (1568 kindle locations). There is plenty of sex and plot, but it is a romance. It is about the wooing.- There is a strong emphasis in the book on Teddy being "curvy". When compared to her gorgeous siblings (and her sexy mate) she feels insecure. Langlais also takes the view that the whole mating lust things is only an imperative until the woman gets pregnant. Then the male (sometimes) roams. So the overarching relationship quandry is "if it's just lust then why would Reece stay". He is very sweet while trying to convince Teddy he's in for the long haul. (This isn't a spoiler - what did you think was going to happen? Of course they'll get their HEA, it's the journey that really matters).- As per other reviewers, Reece starts off an absolute prick. He's arrogant, judgmental and self-absorbed. But her gets over it. Okay, it takes him just a week(!) in her company to decide it's absolutely lust not love but this is a storybook after all.Opinion:"His Teddy Bear" felt somewhat heavy handed. The emphasis on Teddy's weight was so overdone, it was tiring. There was humour, and hot sex. The wooing was sweet and the HEA nice. But it felt overdone. Such a strong emphasis made Teddy seem more one-dimensional than she should have, with the depth being given to Reece. A nice idea and plot, and a good author, that struggled to pull it off.