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Books & Baes #3
Snow Red
Kinship Cove protects their own and is a popular spot for fairy tale heroes, heroines, and even a villain or two. Welcome to the Kinship Cove library where the sassy library clerk is about to have all her secrets exposed during story hour.
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Siamese cat shifters are known to be chatty but I don’t always live up to that stereotype, mostly because talking means telling secrets. That’s not what I should be doing. I may have run away from my own version of the evil queen to hide among the shifters of Kinship Cove, but that doesn’t mean I’m safe quiet yet.
Mirror Mirror, on the wall…how can I hide from my past when my fated mate is going to hunt to uncover it all?
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Siamese cat shifters are known to be chatty but I don’t always live up to that stereotype, mostly because talking means telling secrets. That’s not what I should be doing. I may have run away from my own version of the evil queen to hide among the shifters of Kinship Cove, but that doesn’t mean I’m safe quiet yet.
Mirror Mirror, on the wall…how can I hide from my past when my fated mate is going to hunt to uncover it all?
99 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 5, 2021
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About the author
Ellis Leigh
86 books430 followersA storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and a German Shepherd that refuses to leave her side.
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November 23, 2023
2/5 stars
This is my first time reading Ellis Leigh, so I don't know if all of her books are like this. I guess it's my fault for reading this one first, but I didn't realize it was #3 in the Books & Baes series, and #11 in the Kinship Cove series. Since the world has (presumably) been established in earlier novels, I was really confused about certain aspects of the story since they weren't explained. (Of course, if I had read the 10 previous Kinship Cove books, I'd probably be scoffing at anyone who didn't understand!)
Personally, I think that this book moved too fast. The pacing seemed to be off. Again, it may have been established in the very first novel, but I'm coming in as a newbie, diving right into the middle of the series. I think that the storytelling could have been aided by throwing in a few lines that would've helped new readers. Is it normal for shifters to meet their mate and fall in love so quickly? Or did it happen so fast for Arabella because of what she went through in her past? It would've been nice if there was a line explaining it, such as, "I know people say that you fall in love instantly when you meet your mate, but I never believed them until ..." or, "It took (Character A) and (Character B) a year of dating before they considered themselves serious, even though they were fated mates. I never thought I'd fall in love in mere seconds. I can't imagine waiting more than a day to be with my mate!"
I was also a little confused because I couldn't tell if Arabella was meant to be a retelling of Snow White (kind of like Snow White in "The Wolf Among Us"), or if she just happened to look like her and dressed up like her. Perhaps it was explained more in other novels? (I don't know how many of these characters appear in earlier novels in this series.)
I thought the humor was pretty good. I actually laughed out loud at some of the witty remarks and snarky asides made by the characters. Mateo is also a Consent King, and we stan him for that. But it felt like I couldn't really get a grasp of Arabella's character (was she shy? was she outgoing? was she bold? was she a sex fiend? was she a virgin? I really don't know), but the other ones seemed to be fleshed out pretty nicely.
I kinda wish the story was longer. It felt like things went by so quickly, and Arabella just seemed to be so love-blind by Mateo that she let things slide when she shouldn't have (like him being a PI to investigate her; even though she forgives him, I feel like she didn't hold out long enough to really think through her pain about it). The epilogue also surprised me because it was a 1+ year jumpcut! But, I know this story wasn't written specifically for me, and it certainly has its target audience (who maybe like the jump from "dating for a few days" to "living together and pregnant"), so that's good. But I am DEFINITELY the target audience for the men she writes about (tall, older, graying hair? yes, please!).
I'd like to give Ellis Leigh another shot. I'm not sure it was entirely fair of me to start reading her books from the middle of the series. Not even literary classics like "The Lord of the Rings" would make sense if I started from the last book.
This is my first time reading Ellis Leigh, so I don't know if all of her books are like this. I guess it's my fault for reading this one first, but I didn't realize it was #3 in the Books & Baes series, and #11 in the Kinship Cove series. Since the world has (presumably) been established in earlier novels, I was really confused about certain aspects of the story since they weren't explained. (Of course, if I had read the 10 previous Kinship Cove books, I'd probably be scoffing at anyone who didn't understand!)
Personally, I think that this book moved too fast. The pacing seemed to be off. Again, it may have been established in the very first novel, but I'm coming in as a newbie, diving right into the middle of the series. I think that the storytelling could have been aided by throwing in a few lines that would've helped new readers. Is it normal for shifters to meet their mate and fall in love so quickly? Or did it happen so fast for Arabella because of what she went through in her past? It would've been nice if there was a line explaining it, such as, "I know people say that you fall in love instantly when you meet your mate, but I never believed them until ..." or, "It took (Character A) and (Character B) a year of dating before they considered themselves serious, even though they were fated mates. I never thought I'd fall in love in mere seconds. I can't imagine waiting more than a day to be with my mate!"
I was also a little confused because I couldn't tell if Arabella was meant to be a retelling of Snow White (kind of like Snow White in "The Wolf Among Us"), or if she just happened to look like her and dressed up like her. Perhaps it was explained more in other novels? (I don't know how many of these characters appear in earlier novels in this series.)
I thought the humor was pretty good. I actually laughed out loud at some of the witty remarks and snarky asides made by the characters. Mateo is also a Consent King, and we stan him for that. But it felt like I couldn't really get a grasp of Arabella's character (was she shy? was she outgoing? was she bold? was she a sex fiend? was she a virgin? I really don't know), but the other ones seemed to be fleshed out pretty nicely.
I kinda wish the story was longer. It felt like things went by so quickly, and Arabella just seemed to be so love-blind by Mateo that she let things slide when she shouldn't have (like him being a PI to investigate her; even though she forgives him, I feel like she didn't hold out long enough to really think through her pain about it). The epilogue also surprised me because it was a 1+ year jumpcut! But, I know this story wasn't written specifically for me, and it certainly has its target audience (who maybe like the jump from "dating for a few days" to "living together and pregnant"), so that's good. But I am DEFINITELY the target audience for the men she writes about (tall, older, graying hair? yes, please!).
I'd like to give Ellis Leigh another shot. I'm not sure it was entirely fair of me to start reading her books from the middle of the series. Not even literary classics like "The Lord of the Rings" would make sense if I started from the last book.
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December 1, 2021
Another good one. Arabella, a cat shifter, is working in the library. She is dressed in a princess outfit at a market. She is handing out invitations to a children's reading session at the library. Kids like to give it a try because they think she looks like snow white. She meets Mateo, a bull shifter, who is her mate. What she doesn't know is that he is a PI who was trying to find her for her mother. When he first meets her & sees she is his mate he calls his client. He resigns the job & refunds her money. He gets to know Arabella. When she is in his room she sees a picture of herself when she was a teenager. She wants to know what is going on. He has to tell her what had happened. She is very upset. She ran from her mother years ago, changed her name & left that life behind. It seems her grandmother was a murderess & her mother bragged about it. As she was growing up her mother got more & more dangerous, poisoning her or hurting her. Just joking about killing her. Arabella got to the point where she didn't know if she was safe, so she left. After she thought about what to do about this mess up, she went into work. Her mother came into the library as she was about to get the kids session going. When she started making trouble she had Matthew get the kids out. Mateo came in as she was telling her mother what she thought. Griff helps Mateo catch her & get her put in jail. Later we find out Arabella is pregnant but should not be too long until the baby is born. it was a good story as well.
October 9, 2021
Arabella Snow has a secret, she's determined to keep hidden forever...Until her new mate appears and Arabella's past rushes in to meet her.
I don't expect much from such stories, but this one was once more quite a let down.
A very flimsy "suspense" subplot that seemed only to serve the purpose of keeping the story beyong a chapter of two and to reveal the hero's animal self. Unnecessary and redundant, which makes the story more so.
There was no true connection between the to MCs except while they were burning the sheet and even that scene was perfunctory at best with no real sparks.
For such a short, tiny book, it sure offered quite a disappointment.
I don't expect much from such stories, but this one was once more quite a let down.
A very flimsy "suspense" subplot that seemed only to serve the purpose of keeping the story beyong a chapter of two and to reveal the hero's animal self. Unnecessary and redundant, which makes the story more so.
There was no true connection between the to MCs except while they were burning the sheet and even that scene was perfunctory at best with no real sparks.
For such a short, tiny book, it sure offered quite a disappointment.
November 1, 2021
A Bull and his Pussy Cat
Absolutely love this author and the Kinship Cove series. Snow Red is a great story that sends a private investigator (bull shifter) on a job that leads him to his mate (Siamese cat). What he doesn’t know is by finding her he may have just put his mate in danger. A bull in a library just might put a whole new meaning to a bull in a china shop.
Absolutely love this author and the Kinship Cove series. Snow Red is a great story that sends a private investigator (bull shifter) on a job that leads him to his mate (Siamese cat). What he doesn’t know is by finding her he may have just put his mate in danger. A bull in a library just might put a whole new meaning to a bull in a china shop.
October 6, 2021
Snow red
Couldn't put it down loved the characters and the storyline and can't wait to read more in this series so it's a well deserved five stars and I would recommend this book to everyone
Couldn't put it down loved the characters and the storyline and can't wait to read more in this series so it's a well deserved five stars and I would recommend this book to everyone
October 9, 2021
Another entertaining read by this author.
October 22, 2021
and who was right? Arabella or Mateo??
February 1, 2022
What a cool addition to the series. I never would have guessed the match or the backstories. Very intriguing.
November 16, 2023
3.5 stars
July 6, 2024
Mildly interesting backstory, though it felt a bit incomplete. Like, what exactly was her mother's problem? I still really enjoy what I'm seeing of Kinship Cove. Didn't like the epilogue.
November 7, 2023
Thanks to the Amazon Kindle Days, I stumbled upon this book and well... now I am sorry that I have started the series from the wrong end! :)
All of the books ended up on my TBR. I enjoyed the plot, the characters and the setting. Are all of the books so short? Because I wouldn't mind to make them 200+ pages.
All of the books ended up on my TBR. I enjoyed the plot, the characters and the setting. Are all of the books so short? Because I wouldn't mind to make them 200+ pages.
May 29, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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