3.5 stars

I am a fan of Cardeno C's work, she writes sweet m/m romance like no one else, but Something In The Way He Needs just rubbed me a little the wrong way.

It has been a couple of weeks since I finished reading, and that "thing" that rubbed me the wrong way - I pretty much think it was Asher in general.

I am all for a dominant alpha man, but Asher just took this to the extreme, and his ultra possessiveness just irked me. For a Dom he just seemed to lack that control that we expect and his behaviour felt more assholey then protector.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the attraction between Asher and Daniel, but the whole relationship felt a bit off balance to me.

Daniel is sweet and not naive per se but he just seemed a little off with the faeries at time. I know he wasn't and he was actually a smart guy, but at times he felt like he was 15 years old not in his early 30s!

And Asher with "sugar". Sweet enough nick name, BUT all I could picture was a southern belle with a thick accent, a la Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Not the image I needed for a strong policeman!

So while I liked this story, I didn't love it like I wanted to.

Now, off to the next book in the family series.