Review: Tales of romance and Halloween
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2012
Review Courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyOF MONSTERS AND MEN by Jocelynn DrakeFor an anthology that is supposed to be romance driven, there is very little of the promised `passion' going on between Gage and Trixie save some making out and  references to sex. Beyond that little bit of false advertising, Gage made a few illogical decisions while trying to protect the werewolf pack resorting to magic when he didn't need to. Overall, Gage came off as less confident in himself than in the full length ANGEL'S INK which made this story much less satisfying that it should have been..Sexual Content: Kissing, references to sexRating: 2/5THE GHOUL NEXT DOOR by Terri GareyNow here was a story that delivered on a very sweet and natural feeling romance, while serving up.an action packed short story with an intense final battle I was impressed with how Garey created all of this mythology and history around the plot without making it too confusing. The romance between Cassie and Falco felt very organic and you could see how well the fit together both in personality and in their magical abilities. My only gripe with this story was that I wanted it to be longer so we could delve even more into this world.Sexual Content:Rating: 4/5TRICK OR TREATHEN by Caris RoaneThis was the steamiest of the three stories with more sex scenes than I expected for a short story. While the romance was intense, I was a little annoyed that they spent so much time on their romantic tryst when Treyne and Jenna should have been more focused on trying to save Jenna's sister from a rival vampire. As a result, the ending felt rushed and dissatisfying.Sexual Content: Multiple sex scenesRating: 3/5