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kelbee 's review for:
The Wolf and the Sparrow
by Isabelle Adler
3.5 Stars
An enjoyable, but flawed read. I became quite smitten with Callan and Derek despite, what I feel was, a rushed relationship. They had me *squeeing* several times throughout the story.
Derek wanted nothing more than to kiss him again. “You’re staring,” Callan said. He didn’t turn to him, but the corners of his mouth tugged into a smile. “You can’t fault me for admiring the most beautiful thing on this blasted island.”
“You have the worst taste.” “This coming from you,” Derek said derisively. Callan stopped and faced him, cupped the side of Derek’s face, and tilted it upward, so he could meet his eyes. The look he wore was serious, almost grave, but the traces of the earlier smile still lingered on his lips. “I’ll have you know I have impeccable taste,” he said and kissed him.
I mean, cmon!? Adorable!
The plot itself was where my real niggles came into play. Basically, it just wasn’t long enough to world build properly, establish their fledgling connection, and make believable all the perilous situations they find themselves in. Even just a little more fleshing out and this could’ve been a 4 or more star read for me; in saying that I definitely don’t regret reading it and think a lot of people will probably enjoy it.
* ARC kindly provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for a honest review.*
An enjoyable, but flawed read. I became quite smitten with Callan and Derek despite, what I feel was, a rushed relationship. They had me *squeeing* several times throughout the story.
Derek wanted nothing more than to kiss him again. “You’re staring,” Callan said. He didn’t turn to him, but the corners of his mouth tugged into a smile. “You can’t fault me for admiring the most beautiful thing on this blasted island.”
“You have the worst taste.” “This coming from you,” Derek said derisively. Callan stopped and faced him, cupped the side of Derek’s face, and tilted it upward, so he could meet his eyes. The look he wore was serious, almost grave, but the traces of the earlier smile still lingered on his lips. “I’ll have you know I have impeccable taste,” he said and kissed him.
I mean, cmon!? Adorable!
The plot itself was where my real niggles came into play. Basically, it just wasn’t long enough to world build properly, establish their fledgling connection, and make believable all the perilous situations they find themselves in. Even just a little more fleshing out and this could’ve been a 4 or more star read for me; in saying that I definitely don’t regret reading it and think a lot of people will probably enjoy it.
* ARC kindly provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for a honest review.*