ARC provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

My rating: 3/5 stars
First line: Lord above, was there a better sight than a woman flush with passion, her skin dewy and pink, her breasts bouncing from the force of his thursts?
Favourite quote: We are all imperfect creatures, love. I don’t want perfect. I just want you.

After a marriage of convenience, Daisy Craigmore, Lady Archer’s sister, wants nothing more than to enjoy freedom and experience life. Of course, being a widow doesn’t hurt and she’s ready to go out in the society and have fun. However, her plans are cut short when she learns that she has a crazed werewolf hunting her. Along with Ian Ranulf, they investigate the murders that occur, all of them having something in common: her scent.

Seriously, I wasn’t expecting this book to disappoint me. After reading Firelight, I was sure that Daisy’s book was going to be a hit. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. I wasn’t awed by Daisy, nor by Ian. I can’t pinpoint exactly why I dislike the book, maybe it’s because of the book’s slow pace. I read it in two settings, with almost a month between them. Hmm, colour me intrigued – not.

Daisy Craigmore is witty, a real beauty, intelligent, charming, funny and apparently, horny. The first time we see her in the book is when she goes to a shady alley prepared to give in her desires and have her way with some random mister. Next, she feels a very strong sexual attraction between her and Ranulf. But (view spoiler)[that doesn’t stop her from being attracted to Lucien, another guy. So, what am I to think about her? Is Daisy bound by her carnal desires? So it would seem. I have nothing against her wanting to find some release but do I need to be reminded of that everytime she’s mentioned? I would say not. (hide spoiler)]

Ian Ranulf is a rake. He’s charming and he has a certain sense of danger around him. How can you not tingle? Well, I do not. While I found him entertaining, that’s all there is to his character. I don’t think that Callihan made him feel deep enough. I mean, all the facts about his angst filled past were there but I... couldn’t feel them. They weren’t emphasised enough. Also,(view spoiler)[ I couldn’t understand why he didn’t want to be Alpha. Ok, I can see that you want a normal life but hasn’t it occured to you that what you desire is not possible? You are magical enough to know that it just won’t happen. (hide spoiler)] It would’ve saved us a lot of time if he didn’t wallow in his pain for so long.

I’m sorry but this book was just not it. It started well and considering some endearing and surprising scenes at the end, I’m giving it three stars . However, the plot was flat, the characters were not enough, Miranda and Poppy annoyed me very much. The GIM idea could be considered its saving grace, although I could use some clarification on that.