Leann Reads Books

How to Help a Hungry Werewolf sounded adorable, and for the first half of the audiobook I was enjoying the platonic relationship between Cassie and Seth. That said, I did find it odd how much Cassie was still harboring hurt feelings from high school when she’s nearing 30.

I enjoyed the two of them testing Cassie’s powers, trying out potions and spells together, and trying to rebuild their friendship. All good things.

But then the mating bond storyline was thrown into the plot and that’s what the second half of the book became all about. Smut, but and more smut, and I feel like the plot from the first half of the book was lost somewhere.

After being so withdrawn and unsure about giving her trust back to Seth as a friend, the fact that she went full throttle into the mating bond, 0 to 70,000, I had a little bit of a hard time with, too.

That said, the steamy scenes are well done – and made it awkward to drive in town with my windows down.

There’s also a sentient microwave and a raccoon familiar, who were both absolute scene stealers!

“You slay me you know. Absolutely slay me.”

This time of year I reach for everything paranormal and sweet – so Vampires Never Say Die, the second installment in Gloria Duke’s Slaying It series was my first go to. 

Carrie wakes up one morning a Vampire Slayer because her obnoxious colleague has gotten himself turned into a vampire. I really liked Carrie, and while I always anticipate authors to use the Buffy stereo-type, I’m glad Carrie was not Buffy. 

This is single POV, and I honestly wish this had been written in dual POV, because getting to know more about Nick and seeing his perspective would have added more depth to his character.

This definitely has some steam! But it’s still a fun read for this time of year and I absolutely enjoyed listening to the audiobook while commuting. 

I jumped into Spells and Sandwiches 100 percent for the cute cover and expected a fun witchy romcom. This was a fun read, but not a romcom by any means. I loved Zelda, who is older than the typical cozy fantasy by at least a decade or two.

I appreciated the quips and humor and the range of fantasy creatures represented in this book.

Thank you, NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for an advanced reader audiobook copy of Spells and Sandwiches! This was a fun read, and Hollie Jackson was a fantastic narrator!