Reviewed by Donna
TITLE: Enticing Enigma
SERIES: Miracle #12
AUTHOR: Shea Balik
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 5451kb
RELEASE DATE: January 26, 2020
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Be who you are. That was Asher Walker’s motto. The only problem? He was someone who loved to talk. It didn’t matter what the subject was, because he could find a way to have a conversation with anybody. Even if it meant gossiping about others. He didn’t mean to spill everyone’s secrets, but he also didn’t know how to stop himself from doing so. It tended to make those he met stay as far away from him as possible when all he wanted was to make friends.
Zayn Phelps hated to be around people. To him, it was akin to what he imagined hell would be like. The worst was when he had to carry on a conversation that involved more than the weather. If he had the choice, he’d rather face a firing squad then a group of people.
They say opposites attract, but no one ever explains how to compromise in order to stay together.
Will Zayn find his inner socialite? Or will he end up gagging his mate to find some peace?
REVIEW:
I think this story might be my favourite of the series so far.
Asher isn’t popular amongst the population of Miracle. Although most would declare him one of the nicest shifters around, he always seems to cause trouble, unintentionally of course, because he just can’t stop talking. Tell the guy a secret and it won’t be a secret for long. And if he’s not telling other people’s secrets then he’ll be sharing the very detailed details of his own life with anyone who is unfortunate enough to find themselves unable to escape his company. Poor Asher has so far been run out of every town or city he’s tried to settle in, and if Miracle doesn’t want him then he has no idea where else he can go.
When I started this story I had a feeling I was going to dislike Asher’s character. A goose shifter who can’t stop talking to save his life? It seems like one of those characters that makes no real sense, who are solely created to encourage conflict to drive a plot. But this author actually pulled off Asher-the-chatterbox, whose ceaseless prattling is caused by a combination of nerves, a desire to connect with others and the belief that he shouldn’t have to change who he is in order to be accepted. This honking, waddling goose-man was absolutely endearing and I loved the way Zayn was so instantly accepting and protective of his chattery mate. It wasn’t a story about insta-love, although there is always an element of that with fated mates, but it was the instant acceptance that made this book special in my opinion.
This story has a much gentler pace than most of the books in this series, with the focus being on the relationship between the main characters rather than the endless battles fought to protect the town of Miracle.
As with most series of this length, it really is best to read these books in order, although each story does feature a new main couple.
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