REVIEWED BY CINDY
TITLE: Wanting the Wolfman 
AUTHOR: Louise Collins
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 176 Pages
RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2018
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Can love be more than a memory?
Three years ago, an attack cost Joel his leg… and his memories. Though he was told a dog he’d befriended savaged him, he has one hazy recollection: the stunning silver eyes of a wolf… or maybe a man. Desperate for the truth, he struggles back into the woods where his life changed in search of his animal friend.
When he finds the wolf who has stalked his thoughts, he demands it reveal its true form, and he meets Guy, the man within the wolf. Guy is guarded, but the wolf knows Joel belongs with them, and gradually, Guy can only agree. Things fall into place, but then Joel inadvertently exposes the man and the wolf he’s coming to love.
Guy and the wolf are forced to flee, but can Joel follow?
REVIEW:
Joel’s whole life got turned upside down and he’s having a hard time coming to terms with it because he can’t remember what happened. He’s sure the story that the people who are supposed to be close to him have told him isn’t right, but he just can’t seem to break past the barrier in his mind.
This story is Joel’s journey to find himself and his desperation to find where he fits in the world and it was a lovely trip to follow him on.
Guy is a man who’s so much more, but his devotion to Joel is sweet and heartwarming and watching him overcome his fear of letting others close is as heartbreaking as it is uplifting.
Joel’s ex is a clichéd sort of bad guy, but he does just fine as a plot device that spurs Joel on to taking control of his life back. Joel’s mother is the same. If she was my mother, I’d have smacked her just to get her to quit talking. The only one in his family that is the person he deserves is his sister and it makes my wish I had a sister like her.
The wolf? Well, I don’t want to say too much because I want you to get to know him in your own way. The little twist with the whole situation makes this story kind of unique and that’s not something you can say these days very often. So many of the tales told, while brilliantly done, are just rehashes of old familiar themes and it takes something really inventive to make a book really different.
It’s not perfect. It a little easy to guess what’s going to happen, twist aside, but I liked it anyway. The author made me fall for her character right away and I spent the whole time on pins and needles wondering exactly where the story would take the turn towards its happily-ever-after.
If werewolves are your thing like they are mine, you will not be able to put this story down. I have no problem recommending this for genre lovers and people who are looking to explore something new.
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