I don't get Levi/Darius, sorry. There was nothing between them bar pure hate for the longest time, and all of the sudden there is an orgy and a half, butterfly kisses and ribbons and kittens and even the L word. Nope. Not working for me.

I also don't get why Levi had to lie about Ian not showing up for the reunion, along with the stupid decision on Ian's behalf not to pick up a phone call to clear up the situation. You can listen, you don't have to meet face to face, that's the benefit of a phone call, right? So, one silly thing after another after yet another... That's the way of the book. Which leaves me with a shrug and 1.75 stars.

Писательское мастерство автора, да в мирных бы целях.....

I am OK with cheating...

BTW, ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ CHEATING!

...and I am OK with drinking, but I am afraid that the insane amount of alcohol consumed in this book might leave me with a real non-book hangover tomorrow morning @.@ cause too much.

Seriously, tho, for the most part the characters talk and drink and talk and drink. I was hoping for more angst, a decent confrontation or two, problems at work, you know, the Whole Shabang, but it all turned rather too sweet and mellow for my taste.

First of all, thank you, Manouchka, for lending me this book. It was perfect for my challenge. I really appreciate it, but I am afraid I am going to disappoint you with my review. Sorry about that :/

For some reason, I had high hopes for this book, even after reading Hell & High Water. Not sure what it was - the cover? - the blurb? - that made me curious about it.

Even after I started reading and then double and triple checked my shelves to make sure I've never read this story before (because it felt like I did), I was still sold on it. I am a sucker for unsuspecting humans being dragged into the world of magic. Big cold alphas and puny little (yet snarky, very snarky, and funny, too) humans is also my thing. So I gave this book a chance.

But around 40% in it all fell apart. It turned too sweet and too sugary and there were too many children wrapping everyone in sight around their little foxling's paws (cute, but that's not what the blurb promised!) And it was just downhill from there :( Rainbows, unicorns and lollipops :(

1 star.

PS ...and pink glitter unicorn cupcakes.

Present tense. Of which I noticed the very first sentence and the very last. Everything in between? Cute and adorable and funny and charming and definitely steamy, or at least as steamy as it can get without actual sex being involved :)

Loved it! Too bad it's short, but at the same time I think it's perfect the way it ends (and where it ends) :)

5 stars.