3.5 Animalistic Stars
I enjoyed Candace Havens’ Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears
Oh My! The title alone had me intrigued. This book has betrayal, vows to
never fall in love again, the undeniable desire to break that vow, small town
characteristics, stubborn women, and pig-headed men. Oh, and of course, how
could I forget, humans that turn into animals.
The heiress, Ainsley McLeon, is on the run from her family
after someone tried to kill her. She finds herself in the last place they’ll
look; Montana .
Getting caught in a blizzard, a run in with a tiger and needing her truck
fixed, she decides to work at the one bar in town. That bar just happens to be
owned by Luc. A bear of a man, he does not want Ainsely in or around his bar,
but he has no choice when his big heart wins out and cannot let her sleep on
the street. She takes up residence in his place and things go from bad to worse
in a matter of pages. The temperature is rising between the two, but Ainsely
can never know what Luc is or what majority of the town is. They are shifters
(turning human to animal) and it would be dangerous for her to find out that
information. But can Luc handle the feelings that are bursting in him every
time Ainsely is around? Can he keep his temper in check when his sudden need to
protect her comes into play? Could Ainsely handle the truth and will she ever
be able to stop hiding from her family?
Ainsely and Luc have such a unique connection and such
horrific backgrounds that I couldn’t help but root for them, yet enjoyed their
stubbornness is attempting to ignore what is between them.
Candace packs in so many brilliant twists and turns in this
story that took me by surprise, but I give it 3.5/5 because I craved more to
each of these outcomes where I felt the surface was only scratched. I could see
this book being expanded into at least another book to capture all the amazing
ideas here. I also wish there had been more shifting happening. Being that
shifters where a huge aspect to the story and who Luc is, I was surprised there
wasn’t a lot more animals emerging throughout.
Overall, this was a fun read and wonderfully written and I
adored the characters!
(I received an ARC for my review and this is my
honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!)
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