Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

This was almost really good, and I enjoyed most of it, but the ending was just really disappointing. It had a good (if unoriginal) plot, and the dialogue and witty banter made me chuckle a few times. I really enjoyed the characters. But then the ending happened: spoilers below ⬇️

They talked about mating (bite) several times, but it doesn’t actually happen during the book. Riley doesn’t shift. Marcus shifts like once I think. There’s no epilogue. It felt like the author got bored with the story and couldn’t be bothered to finish it properly.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Wolf shifter
Sheriff
Small town
Past trauma
Former marine
Doctor
Snarky human
Knotting
Size difference
Hands-free Os

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Mention of parent dying of drug overdose (past, off page)
References to foster care and adoption
MC being stalked and threatened
Death of family member (past, cancer)
Homophobia (minor side characters)
Homphobic slur
Knotting
Gun violence
Minor character shot off page (minor injuries)
Explicit sexual content
Brief mention of child being killed (off page, past)
Mentions of missing parent after the 9/11 terrorist attacks (later found alive)
On-page murder of bad guy
Physical attack on MC
Threats of rape and assault against MC (does not happen)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Shifter romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile but no switching on page
Main characters’ age: 33 and not specified
Series: Book 1 of (assumed) interconnected standalones, but no new books written in 9 years
Kindle Unlimited: No
Pages: 205
Happy ending: HFN, barely





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