Review: Dogs and Cats Can be Friends...with Benefits...and More...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
This book was just pure fun, plain and simple. Except for the middle towards the end, when it gets scary. And the cliffie ending (which isn't about the couple at all, but another character and a cave man/cave wolf, which will be the next book). But it's not really a bad cliff, because you know that there will be a lot of sex in the first few pages of the next book.I loved Ari and Dane. They were both funny as all hell, and snarky and hot. Yes, this book was hot. It was also 90 degrees outside when I read this, and heat stroke can kill, you know...just sayin'. They almost have sex in their animal forms, and considering that she's a wolf (and a deer!) and he's a puma, that would truly be interspecies romance. But fortunately they turn human again, and the authorities need not be contacted.There are two books before this, which are the stories of Ari's and Dane's parents. If I paid attention, I would have read them first. Ah well, they're all stand alones anyway.So here are two issues I have with the book:Her name is Ari. Which is cool, because I have a cousin Ari. Excepts my Ari is a he. But at least she wasn't named Whisper or Ember or Misery - names you will never, ever see (or Ever for that matter) in real life. But his name is Dane. There are a lot of Danes in books (most are not from Denmark, to clarify). I've never met a Dane in real life (the name, not the person from Denmark - I've met quite a few of those). I've met a lot of people. Now Dane is not a particularly weird name - authors seem to reserve the more bizarre ones for the female MCs. But I wonder - do the authors just sit around for days trying to come up with strange names? Do they have online support groups that offer hints and such?Also - Ari is a wolf...and a deer. Now, besides the fact that her father is a purebred wolf and her mother is human, I have no idea where this ungulate streak comes from (deer, elk and bison are ungulates - trust me - I work in a wolf sanctuary. Ungulates are feasted upon regularly.). But - how can you possibly be predator and prey at the same time? Doesn't that cause severe psychological issues? Wolves will sometimes chase their tails, like dogs. What happens if their tail is deer? Do they then commit ritualistic self....dinner? Very strange.None of this really impacts upon the book - I just like "listening" to myself write. This book was awesome. You should read it. I will read the first two and the next one. I am hooked.