Review: 1 woman, 5 men, a remote cabin, no phone or amenities and the woods are full of wolves. Gee, that's not scary at all!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2011
First in "Love Bites" Series. Followed by "Bella's Wolves". (Not available on Amazon at the time of this review).Plot:When her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a mysterious man takes Ingrid to a remote cabin with no plumbing or electricity, occupied by him and 4 other (gorgeous) men. A place where Ingrid decides to let her inhibitions go. But what has she really got herself into?Comments:- 2123 kindle locations, 32,366 words- Wolf shifters- m/f, m/f/m. Some light bdsm play with her in charge (wax, ropes), and him in charge (spanking). Steamy, explicit, frequent.Opinion:Every so often I read a paranormal erotica/romance and think "why isn't she yelling cult! cult! and running a mile"? Honestly, five men in the middle of nowhere who look at her "like predators"? As it happens Espino acknowledges this, making references to horror flicks, romance novels and the like, perhaps in an attempt to inject some reality in the fantasy. Does it work? Well, other than coming off a little heavy handed, it does. "Two Wolves are Better than One" addresses those questions we all have - why would she do it? what does she get out of it? why aren't the two Alphas tearing her apart? why doesn't she just walk away?But given all that, the book doesn't grab me as much as I would like. I didn't really feel the love; I wasn't all that invested in the relationship. It was an interesting story but I struggled to get through it. The characters didn't grab me and I wasn't overly interested in their HEA. I would have been just as happy for Ingrid to end up with the Bad Guy (and maybe would have preferred it). *sigh* I hate it when a book I want to like lets me down.