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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
A short and basic shifter romance about fated mating which is not all that great to start with, even before being irreparably marred by Gay Villains.
Seriously, the heroine finds out a few years into her marriage that she's a beard for her gay husband, stands by him as he discreetly dates men on the side, then he ends up staging at elaborate coming-out plot in the media while also embezzling from the company they run together. And his boyfriend is in on the crime, and is also the heroine's lawyer, so she can't even continue to use him for counsel because he's in on it.
So instead of doing the mature thing and getting a divorce, the gay villain husband and his gay villain boyfriend frame the poor, defenseless woman for their crime, not only ruining her professional reputation by making her look like an idiot for her failed relationship, but also doing their best to put her in jail.
And of course there are no positive representation of any kind of queer person anywhere else in the book. Just big, fiercely protective, insanely possessive, manly men--brothers, even--and the oldest one falls for the poor, defenseless woman.
Now, I have nothing against romantic heroes being big and strong and masculine. But when the whole point is that he needs to save/protect his woman from her evil gay ex...
Can we please stop with the blatant queer-bashing?
Seriously, the heroine finds out a few years into her marriage that she's a beard for her gay husband, stands by him as he discreetly dates men on the side, then he ends up staging at elaborate coming-out plot in the media while also embezzling from the company they run together. And his boyfriend is in on the crime, and is also the heroine's lawyer, so she can't even continue to use him for counsel because he's in on it.
So instead of doing the mature thing and getting a divorce, the gay villain husband and his gay villain boyfriend frame the poor, defenseless woman for their crime, not only ruining her professional reputation by making her look like an idiot for her failed relationship, but also doing their best to put her in jail.
And of course there are no positive representation of any kind of queer person anywhere else in the book. Just big, fiercely protective, insanely possessive, manly men--brothers, even--and the oldest one falls for the poor, defenseless woman.
Now, I have nothing against romantic heroes being big and strong and masculine. But when the whole point is that he needs to save/protect his woman from her evil gay ex...
Can we please stop with the blatant queer-bashing?
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bears!
This was a fun and easy read. As usual the pace was fast and the sex was fun. Yay for Bear Shifters.
This was a fun and easy read. As usual the pace was fast and the sex was fun. Yay for Bear Shifters.
Cute story, but characters didn’t quite work for me. Heroine is described as feisty and strong, but remained with her cheating, gay husband for ten years? Nest set-up, but didn’t quite deliver for me.
Still, good choice if you’re looking for a quick, free read.
Still, good choice if you’re looking for a quick, free read.
This is a cute story, but everything is resolved much too quickly for it to be a higher rating.
His to Protect is a cute insta-love shapeshifter romance about an bear shifter who runs an eco-resort in Grizzly Ridge, Montana, and the public relations expert escaping to Grizzly Ridge during a nasty divorce. It's short, cute, and predictable, but reading it is a fun way to spend an hour or two. This book would be a great vacation read.