There were definitely good bits in this book and overall I enjoyed, but there were a couple things that kept it from being great. It was fun seeing the improvements from the author’s debut tho.

Okay, so, the book felt about 100 pages longer than it really needed to be. When the plot was over there was still nearly 50 pages left and most of it was just smut, so I ended up skimming all of it. The plot was also dragged out a lot simply because the MCs refused to communicate, which, plot relevant or not, gets annoying really fast.

I did really enjoy the dynamic between the MCs tho. Their relationship was cute, and their connection felt solid. The spice was good too, just too much of it in a short amount of time at the end for my tastes. I know many will love that tho.

My final grievance, and I don’t know how many times I’ll complain about this before I stop reading shifter books for good, is WHAT IS THE POINT OF WRITING A SHIFTER BOOK IF THE DUDE ISN’T GONNA SHIFT INTO A FUCKING WOLF. Once at the end to fight the bad guy just doesn’t count. Shift and cuddle the human MC ffs. We’re all reading shifter books because we want to read about shifting. Cuddles and animal traits. All that jazz. Having his wolf ears out while being human just doesn’t cut it for me.

3.5 rounded up for making me feel something a couple times with the pining, rejection and fear.

Bonus note: my brain refused to not be confused by the MCs’ names. Silas and Sam. Could not get it right.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Size difference
Wolf shifter
Shifter x human
Jealousy
Fated mates
Forced proximity
Only one bed
Paranormal
Sex worker (erotic audio)
Lies and secrets
Purring
Stomach-bulging penis party
Knotting
‘I don’t think it will fit’

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Graphic violence
Explicit sexual content
Mention of alcoholic parent (past)
Brief mention of pet death (past)
MC briefly hospitalized (minor injuries)
Attempted murder of MC
Brief mention of death of parent (past, cancer)
Vomiting
References to past child neglect
Knotting
Erotic spanking (minor)
MC kidnapped
On-page murder and decapitation of bad guy

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: PNR, shifter romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: (maybe) 32 and 33
Series: Interconnected series
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 359
Happy ending: Yes


Silas whined. He actually whined. How could such a cute noise come out of a man so big and burly?

Would it be worse to not remember the warm tenderness that Silas had shown him, or to have it burned in his memory forever, haunting him with a taste of what could never be his?

He’d told himself one more day. One more good fucking day. The memories of making love with Silas would probably haunt him forever, but at least they’d be good ones.