Review: Pleading the Fifth (Assassin/Shifter) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2013
I haven't read all the books in this series, so that of Scott and Tristan was almost a new story to me, most of the supporting characters were known, but their dynamics not entirely clear and in a way, to me, this made for a better read, because nothing was "expected". One trait of the author I found again in this novel is her satirical twist, a humor sense that says to the reader, come on, we are here to have fun, don't take life too seriously. This series is made mostly of men (even if there are positive female characters here and there) and these guys want to have fun, they like to have sex, and to have a beer soon after, to watch sports while snuggling on the coach, to leave their dirty dishes on the kitchen sink until the morning after and maybe even later.ETM Scott and lawyer Tristan are no different, considering also that, before being a lawyer, Tristan was a navy SEALS. Add to that both of them are werewolves, mates and both with an Alpha streak to the booth and you have the perfect recipe for a snarling before kissing romance. Scott and Tristan cannot bear each other but at the same time the mate bond is so strong they are driven to each other. They don't want to mate, but they cannot have sex with other men, not only since, when one of them is trying, the other is ready to ruin everything.Everyone around them is suggesting to let the fate have its course, but they are both stubborn and it will not easy to accept the unavoidable.Due to the fact that I'm reading the books letting time pass between each of them, I'm not sure which is my favorite until now, but I quite liked the light core of this one, plus I found it sometime even cute and tender, without depriving the men of their 100% manliness.