The third book, The Witch, The Werewolf and The Waitress made me feel like pack life was a burden more than a close family. This book was fast paced and easy to read. The second book, Fake Mated to the Wolf appealed to me because of the heroine who was human had knowledge of shifters already, which saved me from the AHHHHHHH!!! moment. This family was hilarious and I love the way they interacted with each other. The first book, Bearing His Touch had the family/pack/sleuth (that last one I looked up because I wasn't sure what a family of bears were called) that I love in a paranormal romance. Way too much inner-monologue and considering both the hero and heroine were hundreds of years old, seemed immature. Unfortunately, the third story didn't really have that same impact. The first two stories were engaging, pretty funny and had some intense action, adventure and attraction. I liked that the stories weren't exceptionally long but managed to not feel like it was half a story. I like a bit of a growly hit every now and then, and I have to say that this anthology was the perfect way to get it.
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That Pippa couldn’t/wouldn’t see/acknowledge this made for some exasperated reading moments for me. I have to say, I really despised Gabe, mental illness aside, the guy was an A-grade arse. The chapters are short and reel you in with the then and now and the two different character perspectives. That aside, The Soulmate is compulsively readable. I enjoy her humour and the absence of it within this one was noticeable to me. Sally’s trademark dark humour was absent from this one, probably my only criticism of it. One who can not only hold your rapture for the duration, but also reel you in until you are so invested that it’s almost feels like you’d be doing yourself some sort of injustice if you didn’t read and read as much as you could in a single sitting. And that, right there, is a masterful storyteller. Sally Hepworth has long been a page turner for me, but in her latest, The Soulmate, she had me fuming in my seat, reading as fast as I could, hoping against hope that Pippa’s blinders would come off before it was too late. I’ve never read a novel where this has been more apparent between a couple. Related: What We Do In The Shadows: Is Taika Waititi Playing the Same Character? Cameo Explained He has also been attached to a live-action adaptation of Akira and Flash Gordon, though the status of both projects is unclear. After the success of that film, the director was given the opportunity to helm more massive franchise projects, especially ones that involved science fiction adventures through space. In addition to Thor: Love and Thunder, which is currently filming, Waititi is attached to direct a currently untitled Star Wars project, creating a feature in the universe he already explored when he directed the Mandalorian season 1 finale. 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