There isn’t much Detective Louis “Lou” P. Garou needs to get himself through a long day of investigating violent supernatural a good lunch, a cut-and-dried case, and a few breaks to chase a new high score on his mobile games. That’s all he could ever ask for. But when his latest case brings with it a curve ball of the Unseelie variety, he finds himself saddled with an independent magical consultant infamous for being difficult. He’s known for a while that fae magic—specifically Unseelie magic—may just be the bane of his entire existence.
I've always wanted to try something by this author and spontaneously decided on this one. Not too long and a stand-alone. With a very interesting story, but also very strange. I thought Detective Louis actually had something to investigate. Unfortunately, my expectations were somewhat thwarted. Also, there is hardly anything like world-building. A bit of a shame, otherwise I might have had less trouble understanding this book. BUT, it's still really good. I think you have to fully engage with this strange narrative. I like the style, it's definitely not one-size-fits-all. And I really like the characters, Louis (Werewolf) and O'Rhinn (Unseelie). I would have liked to have slapped the side characters against the wall. How dare they accuse Louis of being an idiot when he obviously doesn't know what's going on. How is he supposed to know ... Yes, I was slightly upset. Apart from the fact that we have two idiots here who are incapable of talking to each other. But there are also mainly communication barriers between the beings that populate the world here. But once they talk to each other ... yes, there's a wonderful chemistry. Still, bad book, that was far too little. I am quite unsatisfied. I'll have to dig deeper into the author's books. I need more of this weird stuff.
“We gave you a name, didn’t we? I’ll get the files and evidence packaged up for you in a bit, so go do your thing. O’Rinn can help me for a bit! It’s not like you’ll miss him or anything.” Louis frowned, feeling... strangely worked up. His mouth opened and out came a muttered, “Hey, you can’t just steal away my witch.” O’Rinn laughed, and it sounded like a bell. “So, you would miss me then?” he asked. Louis fought back a snarl and absolutely refused to think about why his face felt so hot. “What? No. Fuck you.” 🪄💗🪄
He weighed about as much as a toothpick, lighter than air, as cool as shadow. Could he break him if he held too tight? Maybe Louis would keep him here for a bit, fatten him up until he filled out a bit more. 🫠🐾🫠
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Content warnings: lack of communication at its best Cheating between MCs: No Other person drama: No Breakup: No Kinks: rough sex, knotting, cum play
So a couple things before I get into my review; I'm not someone who has a lot of luck with books that have fae in them, I'm also not someone who loves novellas and this book is short enough to be that. So the fact this book had a couple tropes/formats that I struggle with and I still gave it a 3.5 is a pretty good sign for those who actually enjoy these aspects in a book lol.
I will say that the synopsis of this book is a little misleading, the way its written had me thinking there was a crime committed by some unseelie being and our characters had to team up to figure out what was going on even though they've had difficulty working together in the past, this case would then bring them close together...but honestly, the case is pretty irrelevant to the story and that was a little disappointing cause I heard supernatural homicide and got excited.
For me I would say the book was pretty meh till about the 60% mark and then the last 40% were a whole lot of fun. It had me laughing and giggling and just having a good time. While I can't say I fell in love with either of the characters, their interactions were entertaining. The whole fae gobbly gook was a bit hard to take, I always find in a bit confusing and nonsensical, so that's why I don't often pick up books with them. Because of the fae's odd way of going about things, this book relies heavily on miscommunication. But considering we are dealing with two people from two very different groups of people, I'll let it slide.
Overall, I'd say this book is mostly 3 stars, but it gave me a good time for the couple days I was reading it, so 3.5. I'm rounding up to 4 to keep the authors average score from dropping since this book doesn't have many ratings.
The story of Convergence follows the werewolf detective Louis P. Garou and the fae O'Rinn working through a murder case and,more importantly, several inauspicious, but inescapable misunderstandings. A fun ride of urban fantasy with charming main- and side characters, as well as authentic worldbuilding and a intriguing atmosphere
In which Louis the werewolf, police detective, is being tortured by his aggravating consultant, O'Rinn the fae, who makes his nose twitch for all the wrong reasons. It's too bad they have a murder to solve. Together.
This was such great, sexy fun. Thank you, T.D. Cloud, for making it a freebie - I'm heading straight for you back catalog now.
I really enjoyed this book. This is the second I have read by this author and I will read the rest of her books. Excellent world building and characters that pull you in from the first page.