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Mind Mates is the second book in the Pull of The Moon series by Mary Huges. I had no idea that this wasn't the first book in the series while I was reading it, but it does make sense because there are a lot of terms and things going on. But Mary does include a glossary of terms at the start of the book to help you keep foreign words in order, which I really appreciated. I enjoyed Mind Mates. It is a quick paranormal romance read dealing with wizards and shifters and a nice little action adventure mystery.

Mind Mates alternates between Emma, a wolf shifter, and Gabriel's, a wizard, point of view. I do wish the point of view shifts were a little better labeled, but overall it wasn't too hard to keep track of who was speaking or thinking. I really liked Emma and Dr. Light. I loved that Dr. Light is a big ole techie. And Emma is pretty quirky and cute herself. They make a good match and I had a lot of fun reading about this forbidden couple. Wizards and Shifters are a big no-no.

Parts of the book were a little cheesy, but all in all this was a quick and fun read. I liked all the magical creatures. I didn't love simple minded the alpha wolf was. He seemed like he could hardly even string a sentence together. I wish he was a little more complex character, but as it was it was easy to hate him. Emma and Gabriel were well developed and flesh out, which is more important to me. If you are looking for a quick read that will put you in a witchy good mood, check out Mind Mates and the Pull of the Moon series. The books do not need to be read in order to understand and enjoy the characters and plot.

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