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A review by brucethegirl
How to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte Stein
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Cassie is back in her hometown where her childhood best friend turned high school nemesis, Seth Brubaker. Her grandmother has recently passed and Cassie is putting her house in order. Then Seth turns up with a very hairy problem that her grandmother was apparently helping her with: lycanthropy. Turns out Cassie's abilities far surpass that of her grandmother, and she needs a crash course in the supernatural. Something Seth is all too happy to provide if it means a chance at restoring her trust in him.
I ADORED this book. It's fun and cute, emotional and gut wrenching. At times silly, at times serious, and at other times very very hot. I've seen people say "golden retriever" energy. "himbo" energy. Seth Brubaker IS GOLDEN RETRIEVER ENERGY, no one else has ever golden retrievered as hard as Seth. The banter between him and Cassie from beginning to end as their relationship shifts and heals is hysterical and honest.
Cassie is amazing at being down to earth, realistic, and hopeful. She is constantly in awe of this new world around her, and even though she still has emotional scars, she hasn't allowed them to turn her into a world-weary scorned adult incapable of thinking she's lovable. Just not by the boy who broke her heart, which fair. The constant denial of their feelings and "this is totally fine, we're adults" was absurd but in the best way.
My only negative is there should have been more Pog. I listened to the audiobook, and I will also say the way the narrator did male voices was not great, but I got over it quick when she succeeded so great at Pog. Whom I would die for.
I'm excited for more world building and to actually meet more characters. That was admittedly another weak point, but I digress, there was so little interaction and what we did get was very interesting. I just wish, since these characters got the level of attention that they were also given a chance to do something to assist the story.
That said, I have literally already reread my favorite scenes. And I can not wait to by it in physical. THAT's how much I loved it.
I ADORED this book. It's fun and cute, emotional and gut wrenching. At times silly, at times serious, and at other times very very hot. I've seen people say "golden retriever" energy. "himbo" energy. Seth Brubaker IS GOLDEN RETRIEVER ENERGY, no one else has ever golden retrievered as hard as Seth. The banter between him and Cassie from beginning to end as their relationship shifts and heals is hysterical and honest.
Cassie is amazing at being down to earth, realistic, and hopeful. She is constantly in awe of this new world around her, and even though she still has emotional scars, she hasn't allowed them to turn her into a world-weary scorned adult incapable of thinking she's lovable. Just not by the boy who broke her heart, which fair. The constant denial of their feelings and "this is totally fine, we're adults" was absurd but in the best way.
My only negative is there should have been more Pog. I listened to the audiobook, and I will also say the way the narrator did male voices was not great, but I got over it quick when she succeeded so great at Pog. Whom I would die for.
I'm excited for more world building and to actually meet more characters. That was admittedly another weak point, but I digress, there was so little interaction and what we did get was very interesting. I just wish, since these characters got the level of attention that they were also given a chance to do something to assist the story.
That said, I have literally already reread my favorite scenes. And I can not wait to by it in physical. THAT's how much I loved it.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Death