Reviews - A Werewolf's Guide To Seducing a Vampire

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A Werewolf's Guide To Seducing a Vampire

Sarah Hawley

3.92 AVERAGE

edsenior_76's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

skruttelini's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted reflective

rachhhe's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted

Loveable characters: Yes

francis91's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mkkusek's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was curious to see how a werewolf/half-vampire relationship would go, but I guess when the werewolf doesn't enjoy being a werewolf, it turns out to be more of a human/vampire relationship. I really would have liked to see Elenore interact with werewolf Ben instead of just alluding to a future meetup, but alas.

That said, I LOVED Ben. He was instantly 100% relatable. Elenore was less so. She was honestly a bit much for me, although I enjoyed the dichotomy of her being so stabby but also so curious about the world. The fact that she kept a list of random factoids to look up was adorable.

I think the most difficult aspect of the book for me was that I instantly knew who the Witch of the Woods was in Ch. 2. It wasn't until 75% of the way through the book that Ben and Elenore find out - and it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who's read the previous book. While I usually love some dramatic irony, this one was a bit tiresome. I guess maybe that's why the plot pacing felt a bit different as well from the other two books.

In the first two books, the characters had clear goals and went through steps the entire way to achieve those goals. I realize Ben had a lot going on (part of the conflict for the story), but it felt like Elenore's action towards her goal got shoved into the last 25% of the novel, minus a couple brief mentions of attempts to find the witch here and there. Otherwise, the story focused more on character building, so I guess it felt more slice-of-life than anything else, which is fine but not always my cup of tea.