Review: Beautiful story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
3.5 Stars ~ If you know me, then you know my two most favorite things in the whole, wide world are shifters, specifically werewolves, and pets. I have three rescue dogs and two rescue cats at home, so when I read the description for Caitlin Ricci's 'Rescuing Jack' I knew I had to try it. The thought of a werewolf working at an animal rescue shelter and helping people get matched with their forever pets hit me right in the gut and I was prepared to like Marius from the very first minute. Luckily for me, Jack wormed his way into my heart with his troubled and fearful past. I spent the entire book rooting for them to get the happy ever after they both so desperately needed.Marius is the town werewolf and since they've only been out in the public eye for a couple of years, people still come to the shelter to just get a look at Marius. He's okay with that, though, because most people end up adopting an animal and taking it home. When Jack comes in, Marius can tell that something is badly wrong in his life, but he can't tell what. All he can see is that Jack seems terrified of Marius and, in fact, of just about everything. Jack indicates he wants a big dog, but their barking really frightens him, so Marius convinces Jack to look at Milly; a shy, vulnerable girl with serious trust issues. Sounds familiar, huh?Jack and Marius begin a friendship, of sorts, although Jack isn't quick to open up about what happened in his past. Marius stumbles across the information though, and slowly Jack begins to open up and start to live his life again. Which begins with him staying at Marius's so Jack can get away from his apartment where horrible memories remain. Slowly, with Marius's gentleness and patience, Jack begins to not feel so broken and damaged anymore.This was such a different shifter book because the focus was so much less on Marius being a werewolf and more on the type of man he was. Marius was gentle, non-judgmental, accepting, loyal, and loved his family and friends unconditionally. The perfect man to help Jack work through his struggles and someone Jack could allow himself to have a happy ever after with. Thank you, Caitlin, for a beautiful story of pain, fear, terror, drama, hope, love, family, and the love of a dog.NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews