A review by boilingintrigue
Bloody is the Night by Robin Jeffrey

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Bloody Is The Night is a fast-paced action thriller about a homeless woman who witnesses a friend's murder by a rogue werewolf. As the only witness, she's interviewed and taken into protective custody by the werewolves assigned to figure out which one of their own did this. That mystery is solved fairly quickly, and then the real trouble starts. Shaye is great as the foul-mouthed and street smart female lead. Andy and his friend Caleb have tons of chemistry as werewolf buddies who play off each other like the partners in old cop movies. The three of them are entertaining together as they stumble their way through werewolf clan politics. There's a little bit of forbidden love, but it's fast-paced, like the rest of the book. Shaye and Andy have doubts about their attractiveness to each other, being from different worlds, but they're drawn to what they see in each other while dealing with this crazy situation. The sex scenes always took place at the worst possible times and places considering that their lives were at risk. It was irritating. I don't want to read a manual on how to give a blowjob when I'm on the edge of my seat wondering if the bad guy is going to find them before they can expose him. Also, the way things came together at the end was a little too convenient. After days of trying (unsuccessfully) to kill her, the bad wolf has a supervillain moment where he explains exactly what he's going to do next, but Shaye is so scared of his threats that she waits until it's almost too late to tell anyone else about it. It felt out of character, like she temporarily lost her mind just so things would get worse, giving our MCs a chance swoop in right before disaster and be the heroes. Despite that, the ending was satifying. It tied up all the loose ends in a way that felt believable, and gave our main characters what they wanted, mostly. It was nice to see them happy after everything they went through.
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