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xxpumpkincatxx's review against another edition
2.0
DNF-Typical romance fiction like this is not my usual genre, but because *cryptids* I thought I'd give it a try, but I just couldn't get into it as much as I wanted. I may try to revisit it once my TBR goes down some more.
backshelfbooks's review against another edition
1.0
When I got an Arc of My Date with a Wendigo from NetGalley, I was actually pretty excited. It sounded fun and rediculous, but in a good way.
What I read, however, just was not that. The book itself wasn't poorly written. However, I just did not warm up to the plot and I did not like the characters and it was, I think, just a little too out there for my taste. If you really like the idea of a shape-shifter-esque romance, maybe this would work for you. For me, I just did not enjoy it.
What I read, however, just was not that. The book itself wasn't poorly written. However, I just did not warm up to the plot and I did not like the characters and it was, I think, just a little too out there for my taste. If you really like the idea of a shape-shifter-esque romance, maybe this would work for you. For me, I just did not enjoy it.
aluhealz's review against another edition
1.0
Many times throughout this book I debated on not actually finishing it. The story is odd and silly in a way that just felt uncomfortable. Most of the characters were too ready to accept things at face value in an instant. I didn't honestly enjoy any of the characters at all, main or supporting cast. The story was a little too out there for my taste and didn't really have much support for me to really feel interested in where it was going at all and certain themes or thoughts the characters had were really repetitive.
The ending was extremely bland. The author added one or two chapters too many and left the story off at a really uninspired moment.
The ending was extremely bland. The author added one or two chapters too many and left the story off at a really uninspired moment.
catsluvcoffee's review against another edition
3.0
My Date With a Wendigo centers around Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester. While they knew each other earlier in life and became close, Abigail up and disappears, leaving Elizabeth wondering what went wrong. Elizabeth is now a therapist and Abigail is, of all things, a wendigo attending meetings to help her not eat humans. I don’t typically review F/F paranormal romance but this book sounded too unique to pass up.
The book starts out with Elizabeth “Liz”. It’s been six years since her best friend Abigail took off without warning. Liz clearly has some unresolved issues. She has the emotional IQ of a slug. While she tells herself she’s an adult and a well-adjusted therapist, she has some questionable behaviors. Too many nights in bars and failed relationships has her reaching out to Abigail’s old phone number hoping it’s the same. Abigail, as we find out, has a furry issue of her own. Thanks to a wilderness accident, she was turned into a wendigo. She’s hiding out in a cabin in the woods, only coming to town to go to a diet support group for “fiends” aka monsters (monsters aren't PC, ya know) whose conditions cause them to want to eat humans.
The support group is actually pretty funny if you can imagine a wendigo, an incubus, a selkie, an anthropophage (I had to look that one up), a ghoul, and a vampire all sitting around talking about trying to not eat people. It’s such a normal scene with such a weird twist that it’s pretty humorous. Sometimes you fall off your diet and have guilt about it. In their case, you might just eat your significant other accidentally. The fiendish world that the author creates was really fun to get lost in for a while. There’s the support group, but also the community center with its black market and art classes for vampires.
While the paranormal aspect of the book worked well for me, the relationship itself had some bumps. Liz seemed way too copacetic with finding out that Abby is a wendigo. Wendigoag (yes, that’s apparently the correct plural) are not attractive things. Go ahead, if you don’t know what one looks like, google it. I’ll be waiting…Back? Yeah, they are gross and terrifying. Out of all the creatures that you could choose to want to have sexy time with a wendigo would not be in my top 100. While it was a unique choice, Liz’s vociferous acceptance was a little dubious. Be friends, sure! Hold hands, er, claws with? Not so much. Maybe it would be convincing if like a werewolf, she transformed only during some set time frame?
My Date with a Wendigo is a sweet, second chance romance at its furry little heart. It’s meant to be light-hearted, and it is often laugh-out-loud funny, but it does read very young. While I would put this as NA, the explicitness of later was still a bit shocking in comparison to the age that Liz acts most of the time. There are quite a few logistics to work out when you decide to date a hairy cannibalistic fiend that I never had reason to consider and probably never will again. Recognizing the message of love and acceptance, at the base of this book is two people who were best friends and each wanted more without knowing how to tell the other that. Like any relationship, there are hurdles to get over. If you can overcome them together, the relationship is stronger for them, right? If one of you needs to be muzzled while you do so, well, every relationship has its problems.
The book starts out with Elizabeth “Liz”. It’s been six years since her best friend Abigail took off without warning. Liz clearly has some unresolved issues. She has the emotional IQ of a slug. While she tells herself she’s an adult and a well-adjusted therapist, she has some questionable behaviors. Too many nights in bars and failed relationships has her reaching out to Abigail’s old phone number hoping it’s the same. Abigail, as we find out, has a furry issue of her own. Thanks to a wilderness accident, she was turned into a wendigo. She’s hiding out in a cabin in the woods, only coming to town to go to a diet support group for “fiends” aka monsters (monsters aren't PC, ya know) whose conditions cause them to want to eat humans.
The support group is actually pretty funny if you can imagine a wendigo, an incubus, a selkie, an anthropophage (I had to look that one up), a ghoul, and a vampire all sitting around talking about trying to not eat people. It’s such a normal scene with such a weird twist that it’s pretty humorous. Sometimes you fall off your diet and have guilt about it. In their case, you might just eat your significant other accidentally. The fiendish world that the author creates was really fun to get lost in for a while. There’s the support group, but also the community center with its black market and art classes for vampires.
While the paranormal aspect of the book worked well for me, the relationship itself had some bumps. Liz seemed way too copacetic with finding out that Abby is a wendigo. Wendigoag (yes, that’s apparently the correct plural) are not attractive things. Go ahead, if you don’t know what one looks like, google it. I’ll be waiting…Back? Yeah, they are gross and terrifying. Out of all the creatures that you could choose to want to have sexy time with a wendigo would not be in my top 100. While it was a unique choice, Liz’s vociferous acceptance was a little dubious. Be friends, sure! Hold hands, er, claws with? Not so much. Maybe it would be convincing if like a werewolf, she transformed only during some set time frame?
My Date with a Wendigo is a sweet, second chance romance at its furry little heart. It’s meant to be light-hearted, and it is often laugh-out-loud funny, but it does read very young. While I would put this as NA, the explicitness of later was still a bit shocking in comparison to the age that Liz acts most of the time. There are quite a few logistics to work out when you decide to date a hairy cannibalistic fiend that I never had reason to consider and probably never will again. Recognizing the message of love and acceptance, at the base of this book is two people who were best friends and each wanted more without knowing how to tell the other that. Like any relationship, there are hurdles to get over. If you can overcome them together, the relationship is stronger for them, right? If one of you needs to be muzzled while you do so, well, every relationship has its problems.
gerardine's review against another edition
2.0
I don't even know what to say about this book. I think it's the most awkward and weird book I've ever read.
Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester are friends since childhood. After confessing his love for the other Abigail disappears for six years without a trace. Elizabeth manages to contact Abigail and finds out that her love of her life has become a wendigo. There begins a romance that in my opinion was cringy to read.
There was a moment in the book where the whole plot of the story had already happened and it was extended 50 pages of boring content without any reason whatsoever
2.5 stars
thanks to netgalley and Bold Strokes books for the advance copy
Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester are friends since childhood. After confessing his love for the other Abigail disappears for six years without a trace. Elizabeth manages to contact Abigail and finds out that her love of her life has become a wendigo. There begins a romance that in my opinion was cringy to read.
There was a moment in the book where the whole plot of the story had already happened and it was extended 50 pages of boring content without any reason whatsoever
2.5 stars
thanks to netgalley and Bold Strokes books for the advance copy
theamandashelby's review against another edition
2.0
So I wanted to read Olivia, the vampire novel but realized it was a crossover with characters from this book. This book was rough. I wanted to bail several times but thought it may get better. I didn't look at reviews beforehand... should have done so though. I am all for paranormal romances, but this one was a bit like some parody of a paranormal romance. Ridiculous humor is not for me. I picked this one up on overdrive from the library and I'm sorta glad I didn't buy it. I hate to leave negative reviews, but I think perhaps this one had a very targeted audience. When you write in such a niche genre your audience pool is already pretty small, to then further limit the audience by writing humor (if it wasn't supposed to be absurd I apologize) that isn't for the majority within the niche makes it difficult. I am going to wait a bit, and then go ahead and read Olivia.
manya's review against another edition
1.0
_The arc of this book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review._
What the fuck did I just read?
What the fuck did I just read?
cakt1991's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve always had mixed feelings about shifter romance, but a lot of that had to do with assumptions about the animal instincts amplifying the alphahole tendencies I hate in heroes. So, I was intrigued by the premise of My Date with a Wendigo, as I am always on the lookout for more f/f romance, and I wanted to know how that would change the dynamic.
And this is a lot of fun, putting a spin not only that subgenre, but also being an adorable second chance romance. While magical elements mingled with the real world (e.g. urban fantasy) is a hard sell for me, I loved Abigail, and how she’s navigating her identity as a monster through a support group. That, juxtaposed with Elizabeth being a (non-magical) therapist provides the groundwork for a complicated, but healthy relationship.
There are tests to the relationship, and I like how Abigail navigates being tempted by her hunger for Elizabeth, while Elizabeth finds herself wanting to become a monster herself, in order to be with Abigail. The way these two find a way to be together is ultimately sweet.
However, while this book does have a great message of acceptance at its heart, it is also a little out there and requires suspension of disbelief (as paranormal romance likely often does), and it’s ultimately more of just a fun story than anything that is really mind-blowing. If you love paranormal romance already, and are looking for something a little different with an f/f pairing perhaps you might have a different experience.
I’ve always had mixed feelings about shifter romance, but a lot of that had to do with assumptions about the animal instincts amplifying the alphahole tendencies I hate in heroes. So, I was intrigued by the premise of My Date with a Wendigo, as I am always on the lookout for more f/f romance, and I wanted to know how that would change the dynamic.
And this is a lot of fun, putting a spin not only that subgenre, but also being an adorable second chance romance. While magical elements mingled with the real world (e.g. urban fantasy) is a hard sell for me, I loved Abigail, and how she’s navigating her identity as a monster through a support group. That, juxtaposed with Elizabeth being a (non-magical) therapist provides the groundwork for a complicated, but healthy relationship.
There are tests to the relationship, and I like how Abigail navigates being tempted by her hunger for Elizabeth, while Elizabeth finds herself wanting to become a monster herself, in order to be with Abigail. The way these two find a way to be together is ultimately sweet.
However, while this book does have a great message of acceptance at its heart, it is also a little out there and requires suspension of disbelief (as paranormal romance likely often does), and it’s ultimately more of just a fun story than anything that is really mind-blowing. If you love paranormal romance already, and are looking for something a little different with an f/f pairing perhaps you might have a different experience.
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