A review by ela_35
Best Friends by Laurann Dohner

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

 This book also contained two stories, and I thought that they were funny. 

The first story was about Mel and Snow. Mel works at a diner that Snow frequently comes to, but they never spoke to each other. One time when Snow was there, two men came in to shoot the Species, but Mel finds her boss’s shotgun and shoots them both. She’s taken to Medical at Reservation and after that Snow comes to visit her a few times to convince her to be his mate. 

I thought that this book was funnier, but at the same time it was a bit more drawn out because Mel insisted on dating Snow first (if two dates count). I liked both Mel and Snow, and while I really liked Mel meeting some other Species (at the cafeteria), the scene wasn’t long enough. 

The second story was about Mary (Mel’s best friend) and Lash. Mel convinced Mary to come to the Reservation for her wedding, and during the wedding Mary goes to hide in the toilets. Two Species pass and she hears them talking and thinks that they are hunting her (that was ridiculous and annoying), so she climbs into a vent, which collapses. She ends up in Lash’s area in the basement, and he decides that she’s his mate. 

The idea of this story was interesting since in the first story Mary is portrayed as being terrified of all animals as well as Species, and Lash is from the Wild Zone. However, Mary quickly gets over her fear, and while I liked Mary and Lash’s interactions, not much happened. Something happens at the end which means that Lash meets Mary’s parents, but that scene is cut short, so you don’t see any of it. 

While I liked this series, I don’t think I’m going to try others by this author because there aren’t enough interactions with other characters.