Her Ex-Boyfriend's Werewolf Lover Review

 

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Spice Radar: 8 out of 10 (1 means little to no smut; 10 means extreme smut)

A part of a Series: No

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance 

Her Ex-Boyfriend's Werewolf Lover is another Erotic Paranormal Romance Arc read received from Book Siren. This novel has strong triggers which include sex, violence, and Profanity. This book is for those over the age of 18 years. If you are not comfortable with any of what is mentioned above, then this book is not for you. If you are, grab your TBR list and let's get into the review. 

Her Ex-Boyfriend's Werewolf Lover Review

Her Ex-boyfriend’s Werewolf Lover is an Erotic Paranormal Romance by Cassie Alexander. Samantha and Max, the two protagonists, relayed the story from their perspectives. After the former prostitute Samantha’s boyfriend died, she was forced to contact a stranger for help. Said stranger was no other than Max, her dead boyfriend’s ex-lover. A werewolf who lived away from civilization. Both characters juggled their mistrust for each other through the first few chapters. They shared the pain of their loss and the anger that followed. Sex came in between and after because why the hell not? Sex could be a great stress reliever. Don't believe me? Ask Max and Samantha.

Cassie did an excellent job in keeping me invested in the characters. I was ready to be Max’s ride or die by the end of his first point of view. His sense of needing to belong tugged at my heart strings. The fact he searched for it in all the wrong places made him more human than he was. How many of us have made the wrong choices because of our fear? How many times have we given up on something to keep it safe, but to lose it in the end? I bet the answers for those questions were a lot. Fear is our greatest enemy. It’s there even when we don’t realize it.

I was a bit disappointed at the realization that Max was the bottom in his relationship with Vincent. I went into the novel with such a high expectation of the werewolf position in the relationship that the reveal knocked me a few pegs down. I had to set the book down. It was that impactful. A lesson well learnt. Never will I go into a book with expectations of a character ever again. 

I got mixed up with the title a few times. It was from the third person point of view when the novel was in the first person. I was not sure why. It was after I used ‘My’ instead of ‘Her’ in my notes that it came to me that the title was in third person. I had to go back and change it. Thank God for my double checking. I believed the first point of view title would have reflected the story more since it was written in that format.

I was a bit confused with the ‘Then:’ used to represent the beginning of flashbacks. However, I quickly recovered and understood what was going on. My recovery never lasted long. I was confused again at the second flashback. The previous act of using “Then’ and ‘Now’ was not present. It went right into the flashback which caught me a little off guard. It took me the third flashback to realize it was the necklace that signified the beginning and ending of a flashback. It would have been better to stick with one method to hinder confusion. I would have gone with the necklace method from day one.

While on the topic of flashbacks, I would have to admit how annoying some of them were. The first few made me understand why everything mattered. The flashbacks with Max entwined with the plot of the story. I knew why he did what he did. Some of them with Samantha were not needed. The story would be fine without them. They broke off from the exciting plot, shattering the connection I had with the desire to find out what happened next. It would have been better to stick with the ones that were needed, the ones that didn’t distract from the story but elevated it.

All in all, I finished the story and was more than pleased with the ending. The smut scenes were hot. Oh, the heat was off the charts. I would rate Her Ex-boyfriend’s Werewolf Lover four out of five stars. In all truth, I would have given it three stars if it was not for the ending. This erotic romance would be in my list of recommended books. Her Ex-boyfriend’s Werewolf Lover is for those readers who are trapped in their thoughts of not wanting to move on because of their loss, those held down by the fear of betraying the person they lost. It’s for all those readers who believe trust and communication are major factors in a strong relationship.