Tuesday, August 16, 2016

A WEREWOLF'S TALE & A DRUID'S SWORD by Lexi Ander

3.5 Stars


Lost, missing, or forgotten?

I was a bit underwhelmed by the title and the cover, but it had something in the blurb that made me go ahead and try it. And yay! This is action-packed, conspiracy-driven, and a sweet romance.

Jude is the overlooked younger brother of Beck. Beck and his love, Diego take him in after being cast out. Nursing a broken heart, Jude struggles to find purpose and his envy of both Beck's relationship and job with the I.O.N. Beck's new born skill of super speed gained him a position at the agency overseeing supernatural beings. 

But, there's trouble brewing in San Diego and suddenly Jude is finding out all sorts of truths. Not everything that is missing is lost. Jude has choices. The characters made this as much fun as it was, especially the secondary characters whom add a lot of world building as we meet them. From werewolves to druids to nephilim to seers and a host of other supernatural beings there's a web being woven. 

The romance is sweet and possessive, but the primary focus of the story is Jude's transformation and the mystery surrounding the werewolves. That said, there is a light BDSM scene with spanking that appears featuring secondary characters that seemed oddly placed. The incongruity of it, while hot, was distracting from the story. 

This is a paranormal adventure with a series arc. The story has a conclusion for the characters' romance, but there are outstanding issues regarding the overall story. It was fun and peaked my interest for more stories in the series.

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