Review: Great combination of funny, sexy and exciting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
Second in a series, can stand alone. Light Paranormal.I could not wait for Once Bitten, Twice Shy. COULD. NOT. WAIT. The Bitten series by C.C. Wood is paranormal light. In other words, even if you don't think you like paranormal, this series may have just the right amount of 'different' without being 'too different'. I have to be honest here, this book is very hard for me to judge objectively. Why? Well, the characters are based on a group of us from last year's Wicked Book Weekend. I'm one of them, but since my real name is used, I won't tell you which ;)I really loved Bite Me, the first in the series. It was great combination of funny, sexy and exciting. (See my review.) Once Bitten, Twice Shy steps it up on all fronts. It's WAY hotter, still funny, and has even more action. It's a quick read, and a nice change of pace from the same old story I feel like I've been reading a lot of lately.Likes:•I love the group of girlfriends, they are a riot, especially because all of the funny stuff was taken from real life!•Ivie's weight issues were realistic and relatable, I wish there was more of that.•A fast, easy read, when many paranormal books are difficult because the authors have a big new world to build.•Holy hotness! (And it was a little kinky too!)•Some good action and excitement right up until the end.•I liked the easy introduction of werewolves and witches.•Lots more about Conner and Donna.•How C.C. worked in some of our most fun conversations!•Great set-up for Kerry's book, I think that one will be amazing.Dislikes:•I wish there was more about Ivie's weight insecurities. It was mentioned at the beginning, and despite Ivie realizing that because Lex came from a different time, he had different expectations, having a mother that is constantly on you about it will cause more daily issues.•It seemed very quick and light. It was a fun read, but I would have liked to see much more things expanded on, like the weight issue, Ivie having a bit of PTSD from the kidnapping, Lex maybe helping her stand up to her mom and helping her feel good about herself, more of the future of the couple.•I read this while stressing over Wicked Book Weekend, so perhaps I missed it, but I felt there was never a good explanations for Lex just disappearing for weeks at a time.•The whole thing with Kerry kind of came out of left field, though I like the direction.See the full review as well as daily sales and freebies at Ana's Attic Book Blog