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Love Bites by Cynthia St. Aubin
4.0
adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Cute, funny, somewhat unhinged. I had so much fun with this! Hannah’s barely hanging on, and if she can land a job at this gallery she just might get her life back on track. Fancy cat food for the fur babies, exotic cheeses! There’s just one thing. Her new boss might be a murderer… or possibly a werewolf. In any case Hannah’s got bills to pay and cats to feed and she’s not about to let this opportunity slip away.

This was a fun, lighthearted read with a cast of silly, endearing characters. It has a cozy mystery vibes with a touch of the paranormal and is just slightly horror-adjacent. Lest you think it’s all chill vibes the climax is seriously intense. And did I mention unhinged? Definitely unhinged. This is the first book in a series and I’ll absolutely be picking up the next one!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy. This review was written voluntarily.