Reviews

Feral: Book One in the Shelter Series by Kate Sherwood

aligroen's review

4.0

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

Shane is very skittish and doesn’t trust many people but he will do anything for his puppy. Noah quickly sees beneath Shane’s bravado to the caring man underneath and they quickly grow a friendship and learn to work together.

I hurt to see how cautious Shane was about trusting people and how sure he was that he didn’t deserve anything good. Noah helps to show him that he can have something good and Shane also helps him feel confident to stand up for himself and stop feeling so guilty about his past too. I really liked both of these two characters and they were both damaged in different ways but both help each other so much. I’m not too sure if I’ll continue the series, maybe at some point but I don’t have the urge to keep reading them right now.

xiaxia's review

4.0

Wow…. I ripped through this book in less than a day. On a workday.

Feral is a book that begins with heartbreak. Shane, a homeless young man, is desperately looking for a vet to accept him and his puppy for a medical emergency. It seemed like his puppy has been poisoned and if he'll not receive any help, he will die. At the 3rd try he finally finds a doctor with a heart. But the problem are the bills. How is Shane going to pay for the doctor, if he only has some change in his pocket he planned to buy a pack of ramen and two oranges with?
Life has the habit of throwing you a good ball once in a while and in an unexpected turn of events Shane finds himself with temporary shelter, the bills paid for the puppy and a new friend.

Noah works as a volunteer at the vet clinic where Shane brought his puppy. Frightened at first by Shane's threatening facade and armor, he keeps his distance, but his boss and her wife propose a project where Shane and Noah could work together for the greater good of the homeless community and their pets. As Noah gets to know Shane better he realizes what a kind young man he is and can't help not fall for him. Noah has to work to peel away Shane's insecurities and his rooted idea that he is not worth anything.

The plot was a little boring for me because of a murder mystery that is thrown in - which seems exciting at first but fizzes like a balloon at resolution. However it does not take away from my enjoyment of the book, because I loved reading about Shane and Noah and watching their relationship blossom. I could read about these two all day, and I bought the next book in the series to do just that even if they are secondary characters. My only complaint: the relationship blossomed fast, in over a week which was a bit unbelievable.

I liked also the subplot of Noah's past life and the appearance of his ex-bf, Roman. Spoiler alert: Roman is a little bitch. He wants Noah back and is shocked by his relationship with Shane and of course, does some bad shit.

Before I close the review, let's all be reminded just as Shane has to be reminded:


I received this free copy from the author in return for an honest review via the M/M Romance Group DBML program

Overall rating:
Writing: 4
Plot: 2.5

What happened to Roman? Also the great mystery of the poisonous psycho was kind of meh.

Characters: 4.5 - it would have been a 5 if the characters didn’t have such a swift development in less than a week. I liked everything about their growth. It’s only the timeframe that wasn’t believable.
My entertainment: 4.5 -> Puppy love! (not the BDSM kind)Beware, there is no sex in this book, just a couple of kisses, which was fine with me.
=>Average of 3.9 stars.