Review: Great First Read by Ms. Arend for me
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
I read this book while waiting at the doctor's office this morning, so it's a very quick, easy read. I smiled throughout and I loved the relationship between Jim and his lifelong friend. It was great to see predator shifter races (wolf and bear) able to form long-lasting friendships. Ms. Arend doesn't shy away from any of the various animals around from having their own shifter-kind, even having mink shifters which you don't hear about very often.Now, as to the love. I have to say, I was stressing about Lillie throughout the book. All we know for most of the book was that she was in Vegas for some sort of "last hurrah". I was terrified it was some sort of impending illness - she'd been given months to live or something. Yes, I know, it's a romance, but even if she's dying, they could still have had a "happily for now" ending.Thankfully, these two get their HEA ending and that's about all I'm going to say on that. THeir personalities meshed well together and I liked Lillie's very quiet, subdued personality Weird, but true.Jim certainly grew a bit, learning there was more to life than simply a silly coin he and his friend had been betting on for years now. I was happy at how everything resolved for the couple.Four stars! (I really need to find something other than stars - if anyone knows of a cute gargoyle image, I might use it!)