Review: A story to warm your heart!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2014
This book starts off with Brian claiming Luke as his mate almost as soon as he sees him and within a day they've committed to each other formally and personally. I was thinking this is way too fast and I was kind of put off by Luke - he was a little whiny, a little bratty and there was a lot of insecurity, but this was about a third of the way in and I kept reading to see where the story was going. And I'm glad I did. The story became about having an open heart, compassion, caring, love, home, family and friends. I loved how Luke grew into himself and how his relationship with Brian grew and solidified. This is a book I've already re-read and will do again. It is immensely cosy and comforting.On a side note: I read Patricia Briggs' 'Alpha and Omega' series after this and there is no doubt in my mind that Luke is a human Omega. Also, having read Lynn Tyler's 'Pack Mates' series, especially 'The Wolf's Tiger', one cannot deny the similarity between Luke and the Omega in that series, Quinn. The 'Pack Mates' series is somewhat heavy on sex scenes,  so in addition to that I would also suggest Megan Derr's 'Backwoods Asylum' for a little more of what was enjoyable about 'Brian's Mate': a little suspense, romantic tension, a sweet and fierce protagonist and the most adorable wolf-shifter pups, all warm and wriggly.