Review: The reluctant human...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
""You're moving in?  Here?"  Axton's breath fled.  He was going to have a neighbor. This was a tragedy."  Axton the werewolf's near paradisiacal wilderness refuge is disturbed when someone buys the empty cabin near him.  Axton is shy and pretty much hopeless at human interaction after years of living in his wolf form for much of the time.  Suddenly he has to play the role of a convincing human and good neighbor. Difficult as it is to him he actually doesn't mind, as his new neighbor Leander becomes a good friend to him during his occasional vacation trips to the area.  Spring through summer  passes as Leander's charm and wit breaks down Axton's walls and when winter comes he appears for a surprise visit, just as the greatest blizzard of the century is about to strike.  The seasons were so well described, with their campfire nights out fishing beside the lake in the hot summer and the dangerous but beautiful winter conditions as well. The relationship slowly developing between them was wonderful.  Axton is so realistic about his chances of death if any human finds out about his true state, but he cares more about Leander's safety than his own.The only drawback to the book at all is that they didn't officially get together as a romantic couple until at about 95% into the story, but that does set us up for a volume two.  Leander has bought plane tickets for Axton to come and visit him in the city. ;)  You will love this book.  The plot is so original in it's events and the writing has so much humor in the simplest of sentences.  Absolutely five stars, and six if I get a continuation of the story. :-)  If you like this book you might like the manga, "Three Wolves Mountain".Three Wolves Mountain (Yaoi Manga)by Naono Bohra.  (I would like Leander to brush Axton's coat.)