Review: stunning debut offering!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
oh my days i loved this book!! love love LOVED it!!Ivy, an almost hermit since her husband's death 2 years ago, meets Steve and Gareth, of Blackbird Security, when a shopping trip to Harvey Nichols goes horribly wrong. the boys are shifters, wolves, to be exact and they both decide Ivy is their mate.i did not expect it to be funny, and it has some very witty one liners, lots and LOTS of English humour and querks. the best one??"she had shoved a cup of tea in her daughter's hand and a biscuit in the other, because obviously, tea and biscuits solved everything!"the plot is well rounded, and flows well, the characters are believable, in a werewolf way, and their interaction is beautifully explained and described. i would like to have heard more from Steve and Gareth, but thats just me, i like to know what everyone is thinking. i love how they dont push Ivy into anything, everything is at her pace and she goes well with the flow. i loved the bit where she realises WHAT they boys are, none of that oh-my-god-they-are-wolves rubbish. nah, sat on the hill, scratching two stunning wolves ears, "i think we need to talk" is all! loved it, really did.but what did it for me, is not what is here, its what is MISSING. none of that rampant-shifter-multi-partner sex. its so well written, it doesnt need it. yes, there is sexual tension, yes there is some touchy feely going on, but the actual act?? not til the very end. and its beautiful when they all come together, the three of them, not too explicit, but its not needed.this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship as its the first in a series. i will be following them all. i hope that Ivy, Steve and Gareth pop up in later books too.thank you, Ms Donovan, for a stunning debut novel.