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emhof1996's review against another edition
4.0
Overall rating: 4 stars
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Plot: 8/10
Ending: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
Hero: 8/10
Heroine: 7/10
Steaminess: 6/10
Feels: 7/10
Humour: 8/10
HEA: Yes
Recommend: Yes
Re-read: Maybe
Read more from author: Yes
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Plot: 8/10
Ending: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
Hero: 8/10
Heroine: 7/10
Steaminess: 6/10
Feels: 7/10
Humour: 8/10
HEA: Yes
Recommend: Yes
Re-read: Maybe
Read more from author: Yes
caffeinatedreviewer's review against another edition
4.0
The Transplanted Tale series by Kate SeRine is such a fun series with zany characters straight from our beloved fairy-tales. The story goes that a spell gone awry in Make Believe ripped some of the characters from their pages into our world. Now they are forced to live among the ordinaries in the Here and Now. They have rules for blending in and they are strictly enforced by the Fairytale Management Authority. In the first book we met Red aka “Little Red Riding Hood”. In The Better to See You we get Seth aka the “Big Bad Wolf” and Lavender Seelie's aka “Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother" tale. I consumed this smexy, hilarious, action packed tale in a single evening.
The tale begins in Chicago near the Chicago branch of the Fairytale Management Authority. Red and Nate (the Grim Reaper) are called to the Charmings’ residence after a fire destroys their home. Lavender their fairy godmother is having problems controlling her magic and accidentally burnt it down. Red sends Lavender to "The Refuge"; a sanctuary for tales. Lavender discovers that Red has sent her to stay with Seth aka “The Big Bad Wolf” and when dead bodies start showing up in Refuge with ancient Tale symbols the tale that unfolds is suspenseful, action packed and utterly romantic.
We met Seth in the first tale, and I love his back story. He is the brooding loner type and oozes smexy. I adored, poor misunderstood Lavender. She has made some major mistakes as a fairy godmother and sadly the whole tale world knows about them. She means well but somehow things always go wrong. At her core she is a good fairy and I laughed at her antics, cheered her when she was kick-ass and totally wanted her to get her HEA. The banter and dance Seth and Lavender shared was delightful and I loved watching this romance unfold. SeRine did an awesome job of showing the wolf side of Seth and I love when authors are able to do that. The cast of characters living in the Refuge were all fascinating and developed. I loved figuring out what tale they came from and seeing what they were doing in the Here and Now. The villains were downright creepy and I enjoyed watching the case unfold. We of course saw Red and Nate and you do not want to miss updates about them.
SeRine has created such an interesting plot with endless possibilities. The Tales in the Here and Now are each unique and she does an excellent job with fleshing them out. While each of the tales can be read as a standalone and feature a different couple and a suspenseful mystery I would recommend reading them from the beginning. Seth and Lavender’s romance felt genuine and I quickly came to care for them. We got some ooh, la, la moments as well as some bittersweet ones. They each have their own baggage and quirks which made them unique. The murder mystery was suspenseful, and a little gruesome. I loved the supernatural elements involved with this one. Twists, turns and a few surprised kept me enthralled. The ending was well done, and I was sad to see it end.
If you love fairy-tales and want a grown-up retelling then The Better to See You and the Transplanted Tales are a must read. Along Came a Spider due out in August of 2013 will feature Beatrice aka “Little Miss Muffet”.
I want to thank the author for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.
Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer
The tale begins in Chicago near the Chicago branch of the Fairytale Management Authority. Red and Nate (the Grim Reaper) are called to the Charmings’ residence after a fire destroys their home. Lavender their fairy godmother is having problems controlling her magic and accidentally burnt it down. Red sends Lavender to "The Refuge"; a sanctuary for tales. Lavender discovers that Red has sent her to stay with Seth aka “The Big Bad Wolf” and when dead bodies start showing up in Refuge with ancient Tale symbols the tale that unfolds is suspenseful, action packed and utterly romantic.
We met Seth in the first tale, and I love his back story. He is the brooding loner type and oozes smexy. I adored, poor misunderstood Lavender. She has made some major mistakes as a fairy godmother and sadly the whole tale world knows about them. She means well but somehow things always go wrong. At her core she is a good fairy and I laughed at her antics, cheered her when she was kick-ass and totally wanted her to get her HEA. The banter and dance Seth and Lavender shared was delightful and I loved watching this romance unfold. SeRine did an awesome job of showing the wolf side of Seth and I love when authors are able to do that. The cast of characters living in the Refuge were all fascinating and developed. I loved figuring out what tale they came from and seeing what they were doing in the Here and Now. The villains were downright creepy and I enjoyed watching the case unfold. We of course saw Red and Nate and you do not want to miss updates about them.
SeRine has created such an interesting plot with endless possibilities. The Tales in the Here and Now are each unique and she does an excellent job with fleshing them out. While each of the tales can be read as a standalone and feature a different couple and a suspenseful mystery I would recommend reading them from the beginning. Seth and Lavender’s romance felt genuine and I quickly came to care for them. We got some ooh, la, la moments as well as some bittersweet ones. They each have their own baggage and quirks which made them unique. The murder mystery was suspenseful, and a little gruesome. I loved the supernatural elements involved with this one. Twists, turns and a few surprised kept me enthralled. The ending was well done, and I was sad to see it end.
If you love fairy-tales and want a grown-up retelling then The Better to See You and the Transplanted Tales are a must read. Along Came a Spider due out in August of 2013 will feature Beatrice aka “Little Miss Muffet”.
I want to thank the author for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.
Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer
raddreader's review against another edition
4.0
“Why, Mr. Wolf,” I murmured as he nipped again, “what big teeth you have.”
He chuckled. “Come back to the kitchen with me,” he drawled, his voice going dark with promise, “and I’ll show you what else is big. . . .”
Characters
Seth ("The Big Bad Wolf"):
“Once upon a time”, Seth was ”an honorable and gallant knight who traveled through Make Believe, performing heroic deeds and protecting those who couldn’t protect themselves”. What he thought was just another heroic deed resulted in him killing the love of his life. That turn of events caused a bitter and grief-stricken mother to place a curse on him that turned him into a werewolf. Once that happened he became The Big Bad Wolf and wandered around “lost, heartbroken, hunted and hated.”
Seth is gorgeous, sexy and an incredible chef. This man definitely knows his way around the kitchen. He’s secluded himself near The Refuge because he's afraid to get close to anyone for fear he will be a threat to them. So, he lives a pretty lonely existence.
Some quotes about Seth:
“From my very first glimpse of Seth, I’d seen he was oh-my-God handsome in a rugged, formidable sort of way. But there was a vulnerability there just below the surface that was immensely intriguing.”
“The man hates what he is, what he’s become. He’s lost everyone and everything that was ever important to him. That kind of loss can push a person right over the edge and make him do things he’d never normally consider doing.”
“Hey, I get it,” I told him. “You were cursed by someone magical and now your life is one big woe-is-me parade. You don’t trust any Tales with magic? Fine.
“You sure have the whole emotionally dead loner vibe going for you. At least my emotional range consists of more than just pissed off and apathetic!”
Lavender ("former" fairy godmother to Cinderella):
“Once upon a time” Lavender was the toast of Make Believe and was Cinderella’s fairy godmother. Lavender was ”arguably the most powerful and talented fairy ever born” but life as a fairy wasn’t all it was cracked up to be with James and Cinderella Charming. ”Having served as fairy godmother to Cinderella and her crooked, philandering, asshole of a husband hadn’t exactly been the carefree life of ease and contentment I’d signed up for.”
Lavender was introduced in book 1 and had pretty much hit rock bottom. The toll of sending the Tales to a new world, enduring the hatred of everyone and having to deal with the “fakeness” of Cinderella and Prince Charming was too much and she became a drunk.
“For decades I’d tried to blame the genie for everything that had happened, claiming to be just as much of a victim as the rest. But in my heart, I knew the truth. And trying to escape my conscience had driven me to the bottom of a bottle.
After a harsh reality check from Red, she picks herself up off the ground and then......makes another mistake with her uncontrollable magic. “James attacked me and I panicked,” I told her simply. I cast an embarrassed glance her way before adding, “My magic’s been a little hard to control since I’ve been sober.”
She loves her family, but has brought a huge black mark against the family name and her mother is not so forgiving. “Trust me,” I drawled, “I couldn’t possibly forget how ungrateful and irresponsible I’ve been when you remind me every single time we talk.”
Since the spell fiasco, she has lost everything. “Stripped of her titles, her name, her wings, her very essence, she was forced to scrape and bow and kiss ass just to get by.
Some quotes about Lavender:
“I’m the fairy whose sucktacular judgment and giant ego got all us Tales into this freaking mess. And I’ve been paying for it ever since. ’Cause if there’s one thing Tales are good at, it’s holding a grudge.”
“I spent longer than I should have in the hotel’s shower, my emotions vacillating between being proud of myself for finally having the courage to break away from the Charmings and being flat-out panicked over what the hell I was going to do now.”
“You know I’m the daughter of the King and Queen of the Seelies. That Puck is my brother. You know I’m on the run from a vindictive little prick of a prince. You know I have trouble controlling my magic.”
"although there were elements that were wrong, missing. Whoever it was hadn’t been able to fully penetrate the spell. The murders that had taken place so far were just practice, I realized, a warm-up for what was coming”
The Story:
During a "magic duel" with Aladdin's genie, the once idolized Lavender (Cinderella's fairy godmother) conjures up a spell that ends up transplanting the characters from the land of Make Believe into the world of Here and Now. Oops.
He chuckled. “Come back to the kitchen with me,” he drawled, his voice going dark with promise, “and I’ll show you what else is big. . . .”
Characters
Seth ("The Big Bad Wolf"):
“Once upon a time”, Seth was ”an honorable and gallant knight who traveled through Make Believe, performing heroic deeds and protecting those who couldn’t protect themselves”. What he thought was just another heroic deed resulted in him killing the love of his life. That turn of events caused a bitter and grief-stricken mother to place a curse on him that turned him into a werewolf. Once that happened he became The Big Bad Wolf and wandered around “lost, heartbroken, hunted and hated.”
Seth is gorgeous, sexy and an incredible chef. This man definitely knows his way around the kitchen. He’s secluded himself near The Refuge because he's afraid to get close to anyone for fear he will be a threat to them. So, he lives a pretty lonely existence.
Some quotes about Seth:
“From my very first glimpse of Seth, I’d seen he was oh-my-God handsome in a rugged, formidable sort of way. But there was a vulnerability there just below the surface that was immensely intriguing.”
“The man hates what he is, what he’s become. He’s lost everyone and everything that was ever important to him. That kind of loss can push a person right over the edge and make him do things he’d never normally consider doing.”
“Hey, I get it,” I told him. “You were cursed by someone magical and now your life is one big woe-is-me parade. You don’t trust any Tales with magic? Fine.
“You sure have the whole emotionally dead loner vibe going for you. At least my emotional range consists of more than just pissed off and apathetic!”
Lavender ("former" fairy godmother to Cinderella):
“Once upon a time” Lavender was the toast of Make Believe and was Cinderella’s fairy godmother. Lavender was ”arguably the most powerful and talented fairy ever born” but life as a fairy wasn’t all it was cracked up to be with James and Cinderella Charming. ”Having served as fairy godmother to Cinderella and her crooked, philandering, asshole of a husband hadn’t exactly been the carefree life of ease and contentment I’d signed up for.”
Lavender was introduced in book 1 and had pretty much hit rock bottom. The toll of sending the Tales to a new world, enduring the hatred of everyone and having to deal with the “fakeness” of Cinderella and Prince Charming was too much and she became a drunk.
“For decades I’d tried to blame the genie for everything that had happened, claiming to be just as much of a victim as the rest. But in my heart, I knew the truth. And trying to escape my conscience had driven me to the bottom of a bottle.
After a harsh reality check from Red, she picks herself up off the ground and then......makes another mistake with her uncontrollable magic. “James attacked me and I panicked,” I told her simply. I cast an embarrassed glance her way before adding, “My magic’s been a little hard to control since I’ve been sober.”
She loves her family, but has brought a huge black mark against the family name and her mother is not so forgiving. “Trust me,” I drawled, “I couldn’t possibly forget how ungrateful and irresponsible I’ve been when you remind me every single time we talk.”
Since the spell fiasco, she has lost everything. “Stripped of her titles, her name, her wings, her very essence, she was forced to scrape and bow and kiss ass just to get by.
Some quotes about Lavender:
“I’m the fairy whose sucktacular judgment and giant ego got all us Tales into this freaking mess. And I’ve been paying for it ever since. ’Cause if there’s one thing Tales are good at, it’s holding a grudge.”
“I spent longer than I should have in the hotel’s shower, my emotions vacillating between being proud of myself for finally having the courage to break away from the Charmings and being flat-out panicked over what the hell I was going to do now.”
“You know I’m the daughter of the King and Queen of the Seelies. That Puck is my brother. You know I’m on the run from a vindictive little prick of a prince. You know I have trouble controlling my magic.”
"although there were elements that were wrong, missing. Whoever it was hadn’t been able to fully penetrate the spell. The murders that had taken place so far were just practice, I realized, a warm-up for what was coming”
The Story:
During a "magic duel" with Aladdin's genie, the once idolized Lavender (Cinderella's fairy godmother) conjures up a spell that ends up transplanting the characters from the land of Make Believe into the world of Here and Now. Oops.
list_addict's review against another edition
3.0
Real score 3.51. Sorry to bring down the average. I really liked the first in the series, but this one left my boat unfloated. I hope three picks it up again. I often find the second in a series is not my favourite. Weird?
nmulder81's review against another edition
3.0
I’m going to tell you a secret. Shhhhhhh. I love fairy tales! I love these new fairy tales with twists in them even more. The Better To See You caught me at the PERFECT time. I’ve just started watching Once Upon A Time on Netflix and can’t get enough of these favorite stories of mine having an adult twist.
The “Tales” had no choice to come to the real world. Ripped from their homes by a spell gone wrong the Tales have had to acclimate to the human realm. The fairy god mother whose arrogance resulted in their transportation is Lavender and she’s been dealing with the aftermath for far to long. After she burns down Cinderella’s mansion, she flees to a Tales town known to help those who have had trouble in their past.
Attacked by a hellhound upon arriving and falling unconscious into the arms of the Big Bad Wolf isn’t how she wanted to start her new life. Seth isn’t what she expected based on his reputation and she knows from the start he isn’t being entirely truthful about anything going on in The Refuge.
Cursed for centuries to live as a werewolf, Seth has lived a solitary life. Now he has an ousted fairy invading his home and his life and his long dormant emotions are starting to stir. Faced with human bodies piling up on his doorstep, elusive hellhound hunters and Tales from every walk of life as suspects, Seth and Lavender will have to quickly find out who is behind the mayhem unless they want to become part of it.
The Better To See You offers readers their favorite characters in a completely different setting. I have not read book one, Red, so I can tell you you’ll have no issues reading and understanding this one if you haven’t either. Characters from that book are also in this one and Serine does an excellent job of filling the reader in on past events without it feeling like she’s constantly throwing information at you.
I really enjoyed Lavender and Seth together and thought they made a good couple and team. Poor Lavender had been living with the results of her magic gone wrong for a long time and her magic had been wonky ever since her self doubt had started to creep in. Watching her re-awaken her magic was good reading, especially when faced with trying to protect Seth and her growing attachment to him. I liked them together but I thought the transition was much too fast for them. One minute Seth is denying his feelings for Lavender and the next they are announcing their love. It was much to quick, even for a fairy tale. Seth has such a scarred past in the relationship department that it made it hard to believe he could transition so quickly.
There is some definite funny moments in this one and the characters were often cracking me up with their commentary. A few of my favorites:
“Do you know how hard it is to get laid when women think you’re this side of puberty? Took me months to convince Brie to sit on my face”
“What big teeth you have.” He chuckled. “Come back to the kitchen with me,” he drawled, his voice going dark with promise, “and I’ll show you what else is big….”
There is a ton of action and mystery going on in The Refuge and right up until the end I wasn’t sure what the hell was going on. Everyone was a suspect, even Lavender’s own mayor brother, and so working through the mystery with her and Seth made this a total winner. The journey was filled with obstacles, obstinate Tales, secret, lies and murders.
I will definitely by reading more from Kate Serine. The writing will pull you in, the story line will make you stay and the characters will melt your heart!
I give The Better To See You by Kate Serine 3.75 stars!
The “Tales” had no choice to come to the real world. Ripped from their homes by a spell gone wrong the Tales have had to acclimate to the human realm. The fairy god mother whose arrogance resulted in their transportation is Lavender and she’s been dealing with the aftermath for far to long. After she burns down Cinderella’s mansion, she flees to a Tales town known to help those who have had trouble in their past.
Attacked by a hellhound upon arriving and falling unconscious into the arms of the Big Bad Wolf isn’t how she wanted to start her new life. Seth isn’t what she expected based on his reputation and she knows from the start he isn’t being entirely truthful about anything going on in The Refuge.
Cursed for centuries to live as a werewolf, Seth has lived a solitary life. Now he has an ousted fairy invading his home and his life and his long dormant emotions are starting to stir. Faced with human bodies piling up on his doorstep, elusive hellhound hunters and Tales from every walk of life as suspects, Seth and Lavender will have to quickly find out who is behind the mayhem unless they want to become part of it.
The Better To See You offers readers their favorite characters in a completely different setting. I have not read book one, Red, so I can tell you you’ll have no issues reading and understanding this one if you haven’t either. Characters from that book are also in this one and Serine does an excellent job of filling the reader in on past events without it feeling like she’s constantly throwing information at you.
I really enjoyed Lavender and Seth together and thought they made a good couple and team. Poor Lavender had been living with the results of her magic gone wrong for a long time and her magic had been wonky ever since her self doubt had started to creep in. Watching her re-awaken her magic was good reading, especially when faced with trying to protect Seth and her growing attachment to him. I liked them together but I thought the transition was much too fast for them. One minute Seth is denying his feelings for Lavender and the next they are announcing their love. It was much to quick, even for a fairy tale. Seth has such a scarred past in the relationship department that it made it hard to believe he could transition so quickly.
There is some definite funny moments in this one and the characters were often cracking me up with their commentary. A few of my favorites:
“Do you know how hard it is to get laid when women think you’re this side of puberty? Took me months to convince Brie to sit on my face”
“What big teeth you have.” He chuckled. “Come back to the kitchen with me,” he drawled, his voice going dark with promise, “and I’ll show you what else is big….”
There is a ton of action and mystery going on in The Refuge and right up until the end I wasn’t sure what the hell was going on. Everyone was a suspect, even Lavender’s own mayor brother, and so working through the mystery with her and Seth made this a total winner. The journey was filled with obstacles, obstinate Tales, secret, lies and murders.
I will definitely by reading more from Kate Serine. The writing will pull you in, the story line will make you stay and the characters will melt your heart!
I give The Better To See You by Kate Serine 3.75 stars!
robinbridgefour's review against another edition
4.0
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Review copy was received from . This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
The Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella's godmother responsible for accidentally sending some Tales into the real world might not seem like a likely couple. The Better To See You, the second book in the Transplanted Tales series, is about two people/tales, who mostly hated by others need to find a way to forgive themselves and trust someone else.
Transplanted Tales puts a bunch of storybook characters into real world. Much like the show Once Upon a Time, they are slightly different stories from the ones we know and we get unusual pairings when they are all thrown together. Told from Lavender's (Cinderella's Fairy Godmother) PoV we get to see a recovering fairy alcoholic just trying to figure out her life. She is done with the not so charming Charmings and needs a place to lay low until the fallout of what she did to expose their not so perfect life dies down. Off to the Refuge where tales go to rebuild their lives and Seth the Wolf from Red Riding Hood is holding up.
Lavender and Seth might seem like an odd pairing but honestly both have been through some pretty big challenges and made mistakes they need to forgive themselves for. No one is harder on you than you. When they finally start talking to one another, it is clear how much they have in common and why they can start to learn to trust the other person. I mean who is going to understand being hated better than someone who also went through that.
Besides the growing romance, there is someone in the town killing off ordinary people and a few tales have gone missing. Lavender and Seth have seemed to have fallen into the middle of this mystery and someone or something is trying to scare them off. As they work together to figure out what is happening in this little town of misfit tales, they will grow to care both for the place they are in and each other.
I really liked Seth's origin story. It made a lot more sense why he struggled so much to let Red in and why he made certain choices in his life. Lavender getting her confidence back a little at a time and with it her fairy magic was also nice. Sometimes it is easier to believe in yourself when someone else believes in you first. I enjoyed The Better to See You even more than Red as I felt like the author was finding a good blend with the characters, the plot and the pacing.
Review copy was received from . This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
The Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella's godmother responsible for accidentally sending some Tales into the real world might not seem like a likely couple. The Better To See You, the second book in the Transplanted Tales series, is about two people/tales, who mostly hated by others need to find a way to forgive themselves and trust someone else.
Transplanted Tales puts a bunch of storybook characters into real world. Much like the show Once Upon a Time, they are slightly different stories from the ones we know and we get unusual pairings when they are all thrown together. Told from Lavender's (Cinderella's Fairy Godmother) PoV we get to see a recovering fairy alcoholic just trying to figure out her life. She is done with the not so charming Charmings and needs a place to lay low until the fallout of what she did to expose their not so perfect life dies down. Off to the Refuge where tales go to rebuild their lives and Seth the Wolf from Red Riding Hood is holding up.
Lavender and Seth might seem like an odd pairing but honestly both have been through some pretty big challenges and made mistakes they need to forgive themselves for. No one is harder on you than you. When they finally start talking to one another, it is clear how much they have in common and why they can start to learn to trust the other person. I mean who is going to understand being hated better than someone who also went through that.
Besides the growing romance, there is someone in the town killing off ordinary people and a few tales have gone missing. Lavender and Seth have seemed to have fallen into the middle of this mystery and someone or something is trying to scare them off. As they work together to figure out what is happening in this little town of misfit tales, they will grow to care both for the place they are in and each other.
I really liked Seth's origin story. It made a lot more sense why he struggled so much to let Red in and why he made certain choices in his life. Lavender getting her confidence back a little at a time and with it her fairy magic was also nice. Sometimes it is easier to believe in yourself when someone else believes in you first. I enjoyed The Better to See You even more than Red as I felt like the author was finding a good blend with the characters, the plot and the pacing.
Red
Grimm Consequences
The Better to See You
Along Came A Spider
Ever After
Better Watch Out (Fall 2022)
Excerpt:
It was over.
I was going to be torn apart here in the middle of nowhere by some winged demon dog. I’d never get the chance to start over. I’d never get the chance to prove I was more than just a colossal failure in every regard—as a daughter, as a woman, as a fairy.
I couldn’t believe my unbelievably shitty luck.
Shaking violently from the pain wracking my body, I lay there, the raindrops mixing with my tears as I sobbed and watched helplessly as pine needles gathered together, creating a thick rope that wound itself around my arms and torso, pinning me to the ground.
Briefly, I wondered how people would remember me after I was gone. Would they speak the name Lavender Seelie and think of the fairy godmother who’d once wielded almost unparalleled power and skill? Or would they remember only the screwed-up fairy who’d ruined their lives when that same power had betrayed her?
After several agonizing moments, I finally heard the creature leap across the ravine and snapped out of my last-minute pity party, fear and panic once more flooding my veins.
There was no point in trying to summon my magic now—it had deserted me, that was pretty freaking clear. I just hoped like hell my death would be quick.
The creature prowled toward me, its massive bulk a mercifully indistinct silhouette, and I swear I thought I heard it chuckle, the sound sending chills down my spine. Then from behind me came the whisper-soft padding of paws on the underbrush. In the next instant, a great white wolf leaped over me and slammed into the shadow-creature. The two rolled end-over-end in a tangle of claws and teeth, coming to rest with the wolf on top, its lips peeled back in a vicious snarl.
I turned my head to get a better look just in time to see the wolf grab the creature’s throat in its teeth. The beast’s howl ended abruptly as the wolf gave a powerful shake of its head, tearing out a large section of demon dog’s throat.
The wolf flung the chunk of flesh into the underbrush then cautiously padded toward me, its head down between its shoulders, sizing me up. As it came closer, I realized it wasn’t an ordinary timber wolf. This animal was easily twice the size of any wolf I’d ever seen and had a distinctly human intelligence shining in its eyes.
I didn’t stand a chance.
It bit through the pine needle rope and shook its head, scattering the needles all over the ground. The rest of the needles instantly fell away, and the trees halted their brutal assault.
I raised a bloody, trembling hand, not sure if I’d just exchanged one predator for another. “Please,” I managed to gasp between the quick, shallow breathes that were all my punctured lung would now allow. “Please…”
In response, a soft shimmering light encased the wolf, and where the beautiful creature had stood, now crouched a man, his ice-green eyes still glowing. As he gently lifted me into his arms, I cried out, pain engulfing me.
“It’s all right,” he said softly, cradling me against him. “You’re safe now.”
I looked up into the grim face of my rescuer, now recognizing him. How could I not when I’d seen his face on Wanted posters and in the Tale news so often over the centuries?
As pain and nausea sent me careening toward a dark abyss, his name drifted to me:
Seth Wolf.
grapeapril75's review against another edition
4.0
Disclosure: This ebook was provided to me free of charge through NetGalley for the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments, and ratings are my own.
Really interesting tale that had my attention the whole time. The pace was wonderful and the characters engaging. Great dynamic in the relationship that made it very believable. Beautiful storytelling that entertained the whole time!
It had really great flow and did the job of making me think at times. I love a book that taps into my emotions. I am a real sucker for a sexy romance!! I laugh, I cry and I wish the hero were real so he could be mine! LOL
I would love to see more from this author! Definitely one to watch in the future.
Really interesting tale that had my attention the whole time. The pace was wonderful and the characters engaging. Great dynamic in the relationship that made it very believable. Beautiful storytelling that entertained the whole time!
It had really great flow and did the job of making me think at times. I love a book that taps into my emotions. I am a real sucker for a sexy romance!! I laugh, I cry and I wish the hero were real so he could be mine! LOL
I would love to see more from this author! Definitely one to watch in the future.
romanticread's review against another edition
4.0
This series is an irresistible treat for readers who enjoy supernatural suspense romances. - to view the full review, please visit http://romanticreadsandsuch.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/the-better-to-see-you/
emhof96's review
4.0
Overall rating: 4 stars
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Plot: 8/10
Ending: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
Hero: 8/10
Heroine: 7/10
Steaminess: 6/10
Feels: 7/10
Humour: 8/10
HEA: Yes
Recommend: Yes
Re-read: Maybe
Read more from author: Yes
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Plot: 8/10
Ending: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
Hero: 8/10
Heroine: 7/10
Steaminess: 6/10
Feels: 7/10
Humour: 8/10
HEA: Yes
Recommend: Yes
Re-read: Maybe
Read more from author: Yes
mrsbsbooks's review
5.0
Another brilliant book in the series, where again we meet even more characters from Tales and stories that have been brought over from the land of make-believe.
This book however focuses on Lavender Seelie (the fairy godmother of cinderella) and Seth Wolf (The big bad wolf).
This book definitely has more of a paranormal feeling to it as well as the previous who-dun-it mystery as to is performing killings.
Both have their own issues to deal with, of being a bad person, of being hounded for who and what they are, however Lavender having made the breech into the modern world is seemingly more hated than the hunted wolf.
Enjoyed seeing Puck (Robin Goodfellow) being introduced as Lavender's brother and seeing the naughtiness that is his character and being introduced to a few others that I had not really heard about, or even forgotten about.
It was also good to see a little more from Nate and Tess, even if it was only in two small bits.
Really looking forward to reading the story of Trisha and Nicky Blue next in Along Came a Spider.
This book however focuses on Lavender Seelie (the fairy godmother of cinderella) and Seth Wolf (The big bad wolf).
This book definitely has more of a paranormal feeling to it as well as the previous who-dun-it mystery as to is performing killings.
Both have their own issues to deal with, of being a bad person, of being hounded for who and what they are, however Lavender having made the breech into the modern world is seemingly more hated than the hunted wolf.
Enjoyed seeing Puck (Robin Goodfellow) being introduced as Lavender's brother and seeing the naughtiness that is his character and being introduced to a few others that I had not really heard about, or even forgotten about.
It was also good to see a little more from Nate and Tess, even if it was only in two small bits.
Really looking forward to reading the story of Trisha and Nicky Blue next in Along Came a Spider.