Title: Last But Not Leashed ReRead
Author: R.J. Blain
Series: A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a Body Count) #7
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2018
Dale, the pretty coloured wolf lyncanthrope is a whole lot of fun. He’s entertaining, kind of quirky and really just, very sweet. I love that his whole barrier to getting to know the rest of his pack a little better is all based on how he thinks they are going to respond to his unique colouration. Plus, it’s also the reason that he just can’t fight and is all kinds of passive in moments. Honestly, I just really liked everything about Dale’s character and voice. I remember liking it the first time around, but, if anything it was more enjoyable this time around.
Ethel was a great counter point to Dale – she is aggressive and assertive, and kind of, completely unhinged. I love that she is also part elf, and this just adds to the unhinged, violent aspects of her personality. I also really enjoyed the fact that Ethel’s dominance works well for Dale, and that he is more than happy to let Ethel be the loud and aggressive one. Not to say that Dale doesn’t get aggressive at moments, but it is far more entertaining to see how he gently manipulates the situations to suit his own dastardly desires.
I love that the big mystery in all of this (and the secondary story to the romance) is all about who is actually trying to turn people into lycanthropes. And, when it’s discovered who, and why, the logic is… lacking. I love that Blain casts the villain as someone who is a total and utter moron. And really not all that villainous if I’m being honest, mostly they’re just a bit of a blundering idiot who doesn’t quite think through their actions. I found it laughable, even though it is painfully reminiscent of just how stupid real villainous individuals can be.
Of everything that I liked about this story, it was the scene in which Dale just… obliterates the black pixie and deals with the bounty. The entire imagery of a purple werewolf smashing a black pixie into a tree and totally destroying him has stuck with me from my first read through. Then he just increases the chaos and continues to wreak havoc, not only on the pixie and his fellow lycanthrope, but also Ethel’s family. The way Dale deals with them, admittedly, had me cackling out loud at moments.
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