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My Date with a Wendigo
Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester were best friends. At twenty-one, they confess their feelings for each other before leaving for winter break. It should have been a love story, only Abigail never came back.
Six years later, Elizabeth contacts her one last time, and to her surprise, Abigail answers. Their chemistry is undeniable, but Abigail is hesitant to see her in person. She was in an accident that left her a monster, a wendigo. Now she’s in a support group for other inhuman cannibals and is mostly convinced that she could avoid eating Elizabeth, but Abigail doesn’t trust herself, and even more, she’s terrified that if Elizabeth finds out the truth, she’ll never want to see her again.
They want nothing more than to be together, but they belong to different worlds, different lives, and different food groups.
Cover Artist: Tammy Seidick
Genres: Paranormal & Urban Fantasy / Romance
Six years later, Elizabeth contacts her one last time, and to her surprise, Abigail answers. Their chemistry is undeniable, but Abigail is hesitant to see her in person. She was in an accident that left her a monster, a wendigo. Now she’s in a support group for other inhuman cannibals and is mostly convinced that she could avoid eating Elizabeth, but Abigail doesn’t trust herself, and even more, she’s terrified that if Elizabeth finds out the truth, she’ll never want to see her again.
They want nothing more than to be together, but they belong to different worlds, different lives, and different food groups.
Cover Artist: Tammy Seidick
Genres: Paranormal & Urban Fantasy / Romance
242 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2020
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Genevieve McCluer
8 books15 followersGenevieve McCluer was born in California and grew up in numerous cities across the country. She studied criminal justice in college but, after a few years of that, moved her focus to writing. Her whole life, she’s been obsessed with mythology, and she bases her stories in those myths.
She now lives in Arizona with her partner and cats, working away at far too many novels. In her free time she pesters the cats, plays video games, and attempts to be better at archery.
She now lives in Arizona with her partner and cats, working away at far too many novels. In her free time she pesters the cats, plays video games, and attempts to be better at archery.
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March 11, 2020
2.50 Stars. This was a bazar one and not really in the best of ways. I love paranormal and I’m always happy to see a new release paranormal lesfic book but this didn’t really work for me. This is a debut book for McCluer and I can see where the premise was going but it never really came together.
This is not a book to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be a comedy and it also has a bubble gum pop-ish feel which is weird when one of the main characters eats humans. But you have to approach it light heartedly or you will never make it through. I get the lighter take on a scary paranormal being. I have read other paranormal books that were comedies and were fantastic, the problem here is the humor didn’t hold up and the tone of the book changed as it went on. If this would have been laugh out loud funny, like totally taken to a humor extreme, it could have worked much better.
As a huge paranormal fan I do know what a Wendigo is supposed to look like. Most have a huge heads with horns like a monster elk. Unless I missed it the horns were never mentioned and I could not picture someone with a deer face kissing a human. There are versions of these mythical beings without horns, but they normally don’t have fur and that snout which this Wendigo character seemed to have. I’m getting off track here but my point is I could not really picture in my head what this author had in mind for how her Wendigo looked. It just wasn’t described well enough. I only knew what to sort of picture since I’m familiar with this creature already, if someone wasn’t I think they might be a bit confused. I also thought there wasn’t enough background about this creature besides “eats humans”.
I did have some trouble with the writing style. Not sure what it was but I never felt really comfortable. I also had trouble telling who was speaking at times. Even though a new chapter would start with a name, after certain breaks it felt like the POV would change and I would have to stop, go back and figure out who for sure was speaking. The book just didn’t feel very tight. Hopefully with this being an ARC copy that might still change.
Lastly the romance was just really hard to believe. I love paranormal romances, give me a human and a werewolf or vamp anytime, but I struggled here. I do commend McCluer for using a supernatural being I have never read about in a romance story. I always appreciate different, but the reactions from the human character were just so unbelievable I could not completely look past it. Also there was way too much talk about how one can have sex with a human without eating/killing them. I felt like half the book was about this topic and it got old pretty quickly for me.
This book did not work for me, but I do really appreciate McCluer taking a chance on something different. Just for that fact alone I would give her another chance. I think with some more practicing of her craft, so she can tighten up her writing, I could enjoy one of her books much more.
An ARC was given to me for a honest review.
This is not a book to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be a comedy and it also has a bubble gum pop-ish feel which is weird when one of the main characters eats humans. But you have to approach it light heartedly or you will never make it through. I get the lighter take on a scary paranormal being. I have read other paranormal books that were comedies and were fantastic, the problem here is the humor didn’t hold up and the tone of the book changed as it went on. If this would have been laugh out loud funny, like totally taken to a humor extreme, it could have worked much better.
As a huge paranormal fan I do know what a Wendigo is supposed to look like. Most have a huge heads with horns like a monster elk. Unless I missed it the horns were never mentioned and I could not picture someone with a deer face kissing a human. There are versions of these mythical beings without horns, but they normally don’t have fur and that snout which this Wendigo character seemed to have. I’m getting off track here but my point is I could not really picture in my head what this author had in mind for how her Wendigo looked. It just wasn’t described well enough. I only knew what to sort of picture since I’m familiar with this creature already, if someone wasn’t I think they might be a bit confused. I also thought there wasn’t enough background about this creature besides “eats humans”.
I did have some trouble with the writing style. Not sure what it was but I never felt really comfortable. I also had trouble telling who was speaking at times. Even though a new chapter would start with a name, after certain breaks it felt like the POV would change and I would have to stop, go back and figure out who for sure was speaking. The book just didn’t feel very tight. Hopefully with this being an ARC copy that might still change.
Lastly the romance was just really hard to believe. I love paranormal romances, give me a human and a werewolf or vamp anytime, but I struggled here. I do commend McCluer for using a supernatural being I have never read about in a romance story. I always appreciate different, but the reactions from the human character were just so unbelievable I could not completely look past it. Also there was way too much talk about how one can have sex with a human without eating/killing them. I felt like half the book was about this topic and it got old pretty quickly for me.
This book did not work for me, but I do really appreciate McCluer taking a chance on something different. Just for that fact alone I would give her another chance. I think with some more practicing of her craft, so she can tighten up her writing, I could enjoy one of her books much more.
An ARC was given to me for a honest review.
March 3, 2020
So this one was very much not what I was expecting - and there were parts of the book that made me feel uncomfortable. It is too bad though, because there are some fun parts that were pretty good, and felt more romantic comedy like than a pseudo horror comedy. I liked the idea of a monster support group - they prefer to be called 'fiends' - for monsters who don't want to harm humans. It provides an easy way to introduce Abigail's friend group, who are a fun bunch of people. But it also riffs on 12 step programs that treat addiction. The monsters use humans for food - it's in their physiology -Abigail's Wendigo nature makes it impossible to feel satiated from anything but humans. This isn't an addiction, so treating it as such feels, off somehow.
The story feels mostly like a romantic comedy because of its light handling of the individual fiends, and it basically has its own happy ending with the lead characters getting married. There are some darker tones, here though, with Elizabeth's mental health being very fragile, to Abigail being a Wendigo. Wendigo's are not nice depending on who is telling the lore, it can be a literal embodiment of guilt caused by consuming human meat, or it is a metaphor. You don't become a Wendigo by means one becomes any other monster - you become one by via cannibalism. Abigail's story of her turning was both heartbreaking and grim, and it did feel a little out of place from the lighter tone of most of the book.
I don't want to get too bogged down with my criticisms, but I do have to say that it is really tough having a Wendigo that doesn't shape-shift (some legends do have them do it, perhaps confusing them with Skinwalkers, another Native) as a lead romantic interest is hard. Abigail does mimicry a little bit, and some of the little details about her voice sounding just off to Elizabeth (while she is in denial over the news that her great love is a monster from Native myth) was a nice, chilling touch. Some legends outside Algonquin tribes tell that Wendigo's are mimics. They lure their prey into the forest by mimicking their last victim's voices. It was also nice that it was set in the Western suburbs of Toronto, because many First Nations Tribes are the originators of the Wendigo stories.
If anything, it was just mostly a disappointment because of some of the problems with tone. It will not be what people expect, and many will find it lacking.
I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
The story feels mostly like a romantic comedy because of its light handling of the individual fiends, and it basically has its own happy ending with the lead characters getting married. There are some darker tones, here though, with Elizabeth's mental health being very fragile, to Abigail being a Wendigo. Wendigo's are not nice depending on who is telling the lore, it can be a literal embodiment of guilt caused by consuming human meat, or it is a metaphor. You don't become a Wendigo by means one becomes any other monster - you become one by via cannibalism. Abigail's story of her turning was both heartbreaking and grim, and it did feel a little out of place from the lighter tone of most of the book.
I don't want to get too bogged down with my criticisms, but I do have to say that it is really tough having a Wendigo that doesn't shape-shift (some legends do have them do it, perhaps confusing them with Skinwalkers, another Native) as a lead romantic interest is hard. Abigail does mimicry a little bit, and some of the little details about her voice sounding just off to Elizabeth (while she is in denial over the news that her great love is a monster from Native myth) was a nice, chilling touch. Some legends outside Algonquin tribes tell that Wendigo's are mimics. They lure their prey into the forest by mimicking their last victim's voices. It was also nice that it was set in the Western suburbs of Toronto, because many First Nations Tribes are the originators of the Wendigo stories.
If anything, it was just mostly a disappointment because of some of the problems with tone. It will not be what people expect, and many will find it lacking.
I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
June 17, 2020
Interesting...
So I really only go this book because the sequel to this one is coming out and I wanted to have this read before since I guess characters overlap. This was...interesting. The story was definitely different from most paranormal reads (you know vampires and were-creatures) in that the wendigo stays a wendigo, no human form. And while that was a bit odd, that wasn't the weirdest part of the story. The weirdest part were the characters and their dynamics with each other. Liz has seen Abby in forever and all of sudden she is still in love with her, a bit over accepting, and a bit pushy. Sandra is Liz's best friend and she was bossy, over controlling, and high maintenance. Abby, for an all powerful wendigo, seemed a bit of a push over and very indecisive. Not very likable characters but it is what it is. I also felt there was a lack of description. You are given glimpses of what things and characters look like but descriptions are lacking fully.
So why the 3 stars? Well, it's my first read from this author and it was unique and 2.5* is not an option...
So I really only go this book because the sequel to this one is coming out and I wanted to have this read before since I guess characters overlap. This was...interesting. The story was definitely different from most paranormal reads (you know vampires and were-creatures) in that the wendigo stays a wendigo, no human form. And while that was a bit odd, that wasn't the weirdest part of the story. The weirdest part were the characters and their dynamics with each other. Liz has seen Abby in forever and all of sudden she is still in love with her, a bit over accepting, and a bit pushy. Sandra is Liz's best friend and she was bossy, over controlling, and high maintenance. Abby, for an all powerful wendigo, seemed a bit of a push over and very indecisive. Not very likable characters but it is what it is. I also felt there was a lack of description. You are given glimpses of what things and characters look like but descriptions are lacking fully.
So why the 3 stars? Well, it's my first read from this author and it was unique and 2.5* is not an option...
February 19, 2020
Elizabeth and Abigail were best friends since childhood. They decided to take their relationship further during college by confessing their love for each other. But before anything else could happen between them, Abigail disappeared and Elizabeth spent the next six years pining for her.
When they finally reconnect, Abigail tells Elizabeth that she had to disappear because, well, she’s become a Wendigo. This premise is as preposterous as it sounds, yet the book manages to be equally good and bad at the same time (which basically equals so bad it’s good territory).
My Date with a Wendigo takes Warm Bodies, a lesbian romance, a Wendigo, lots of humor, and some erotica and mashes it all together into a quick read that’s entertaining but also contains some irredeemably corny dialogue/scenes.
As a member of the LGBTQ community and a big fan of all monsters (er, I mean fiends), this was definitely a book that I was willing to love. It’s mostly well written (even with the big helpings of cheesy corniness), and it made me laugh out loud a few times. It also made me think way too much about how a lesbian Wendigo (or any Wendigo, for that matter) would have sex.
Of course, one of the primary undertones to this story is about the importance of seeing people for who they really are. Many of us are made to feel ugly or monstrous when we come out, but that’s the ugliness of society shining upon us rather than a reflection of our inner selves.
Overall, this is worth reading if you’re willing to meet it exactly where it’s at. Because yes, the relationship requires a huge suspension of disbelief. Also, it was really weird to read about Wendigo-human sex, which made it thoroughly unerotic, in my opinion. This didn’t prevent the author from trying her best to turn readers on with her descriptions of the couple’s sexual adventures, though. Maybe that part of the book will work better for you than it did for me.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC. Also, thank you to the author for being willing to take a risk by writing something so wild. This review contains my honest, unbiased opinion.
When they finally reconnect, Abigail tells Elizabeth that she had to disappear because, well, she’s become a Wendigo. This premise is as preposterous as it sounds, yet the book manages to be equally good and bad at the same time (which basically equals so bad it’s good territory).
My Date with a Wendigo takes Warm Bodies, a lesbian romance, a Wendigo, lots of humor, and some erotica and mashes it all together into a quick read that’s entertaining but also contains some irredeemably corny dialogue/scenes.
As a member of the LGBTQ community and a big fan of all monsters (er, I mean fiends), this was definitely a book that I was willing to love. It’s mostly well written (even with the big helpings of cheesy corniness), and it made me laugh out loud a few times. It also made me think way too much about how a lesbian Wendigo (or any Wendigo, for that matter) would have sex.
Of course, one of the primary undertones to this story is about the importance of seeing people for who they really are. Many of us are made to feel ugly or monstrous when we come out, but that’s the ugliness of society shining upon us rather than a reflection of our inner selves.
Overall, this is worth reading if you’re willing to meet it exactly where it’s at. Because yes, the relationship requires a huge suspension of disbelief. Also, it was really weird to read about Wendigo-human sex, which made it thoroughly unerotic, in my opinion. This didn’t prevent the author from trying her best to turn readers on with her descriptions of the couple’s sexual adventures, though. Maybe that part of the book will work better for you than it did for me.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC. Also, thank you to the author for being willing to take a risk by writing something so wild. This review contains my honest, unbiased opinion.
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February 25, 2020
I just can’t resist a Wendigo story. Whether it’s a very leisurely paced classic like the Algernon Blackwood’s story or a modern fast paced fun like Masterton’s Edgewise, there’s something about Wendigoag (apparently that is the correct pluralization) that’s entirely too much fun to read about. What can I say…most creatures features are fun anyway, but some creatures are more fun than others. Maybe I’m just weirdly relating…since I always seem to be hungry too, although in my case it’s usually carbs and in Wendigo’s case it’s tasty people meat…who knows. Anyway, all of that was said to rationalize selecting a book I normally not just avoid, but also make fun of. And having all that been said, the book wasn’t actually quite as terrible as you’d think it might be, it even had some decent funny moments. I’ll be specific here, the decent funny moments involved the Wendigo character (Abbi) and her world of fellow fiends who meet in a community center, made from an abandoned mall, and their lives, quirks, etc. Some of them can fit in with the world at large, some have to hide. Some have an insatiable appetite for tasty people meat and are trying to quit and to that end attend a support group…that’s all very funny. Liz, the slutty emotionally unavailable therapist, is much less interesting as a character. But Liz and Abbi are soulmates and even logistics and dangers of being different species won’t stand in a way of a love that’s meant to be. Or some cheesy crap like that. It is a romance novel, after all. Some of the logistics and strategies of Wendigo/person were also pretty entertaining. Other than that, it’s a more or less by the book romcom. Which is to say, pretty inane inherently. The supernatural things quirk it up to an extent, but other than that it’s just a wildly physically implausible love story that’s all girly girl on girl, sparkly, bedazzled, pink and most likely scented. Quick and mindless read. Most suited for those into Wendigo genre or, like Liz, Wendigos. Thanks Netgalley.
March 14, 2020
OMG....first I have to say I am not a paranormal fan. That being said I thought I would venture out beyond my comfort zone and try this one. Well....this did not improve my preference.
Here is my impression.
While I was reading I had visions of a half dozen 12yr olds having a sleepover and stating the game of the night was to write a story. That's my impression....a story written by 12 yr olds.
Since I'm not a paranormal fan, I didn't know what a wendigo was. So I googled it. Now I'm suppose to believe that this "fiend" is kissable, huggable and loveable. Naaaa, I don't think so.
The sex scenes were ....well....strange.
Aside from all that....the long drawn out dialog was really boring. For example the amount of pages revolving around the purchase of the wedding dress.
The ending was basically, the author stopped writing.
I was hoping that somewhere in the story there would be an atidote to change Abby back to human. Maybe eating a Vampire, Vegetables or a Mormon. But no, they live happily ever after as the odd couple.
Needless to say, I skimmed a lot and it still took me forever to finish.
As I said Im not a paranormal fan....but Im not sure paranormal fans will like it either.......unless they are 12.
Here is my impression.
While I was reading I had visions of a half dozen 12yr olds having a sleepover and stating the game of the night was to write a story. That's my impression....a story written by 12 yr olds.
Since I'm not a paranormal fan, I didn't know what a wendigo was. So I googled it. Now I'm suppose to believe that this "fiend" is kissable, huggable and loveable. Naaaa, I don't think so.
The sex scenes were ....well....strange.
Aside from all that....the long drawn out dialog was really boring. For example the amount of pages revolving around the purchase of the wedding dress.
The ending was basically, the author stopped writing.
I was hoping that somewhere in the story there would be an atidote to change Abby back to human. Maybe eating a Vampire, Vegetables or a Mormon. But no, they live happily ever after as the odd couple.
Needless to say, I skimmed a lot and it still took me forever to finish.
As I said Im not a paranormal fan....but Im not sure paranormal fans will like it either.......unless they are 12.
May 18, 2020
My Date With a Wendigo centers around Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester. While they knew each other earlier in life and became close, Abigail up and disappears, leaving Elizabeth wondering what went wrong. Elizabeth is now a therapist and Abigail is, of all things, a wendigo attending meetings to help her not eat humans. I don’t typically review F/F paranormal romance but this book sounded too unique to pass up.
The book starts out with Elizabeth “Liz”. It’s been six years since her best friend Abigail took off without warning. Liz clearly has some unresolved issues. She has the emotional IQ of a slug. While she tells herself she’s an adult and a well-adjusted therapist, she has some questionable behaviors. Too many nights in bars and failed relationships has her reaching out to Abigail’s old phone number hoping it’s the same. Abigail, as we find out, has a furry issue of her own. Thanks to a wilderness accident, she was turned into a wendigo. She’s hiding out in a cabin in the woods, only coming to town to go to a diet support group for “fiends” aka monsters (monsters aren't PC, ya know) whose conditions cause them to want to eat humans.
The support group is actually pretty funny if you can imagine a wendigo, an incubus, a selkie, an anthropophage (I had to look that one up), a ghoul, and a vampire all sitting around talking about trying to not eat people. It’s such a normal scene with such a weird twist that it’s pretty humorous. Sometimes you fall off your diet and have guilt about it. In their case, you might just eat your significant other accidentally. The fiendish world that the author creates was really fun to get lost in for a while. There’s the support group, but also the community center with its black market and art classes for vampires.
While the paranormal aspect of the book worked well for me, the relationship itself had some bumps. Liz seemed way too copacetic with finding out that Abby is a wendigo. Wendigoag (yes, that’s apparently the correct plural) are not attractive things. Go ahead, if you don’t know what one looks like, google it. I’ll be waiting…Back? Yeah, they are gross and terrifying. Out of all the creatures that you could choose to want to have sexy time with a wendigo would not be in my top 100. While it was a unique choice, Liz’s vociferous acceptance was a little dubious. Be friends, sure! Hold hands, er, claws with? Not so much. Maybe it would be convincing if like a werewolf, she transformed only during some set time frame?
My Date with a Wendigo is a sweet, second chance romance at its furry little heart. It’s meant to be light-hearted, and it is often laugh-out-loud funny, but it does read very young. While I would put this as NA, the explicitness of later was still a bit shocking in comparison to the age that Liz acts most of the time. There are quite a few logistics to work out when you decide to date a hairy cannibalistic fiend that I never had reason to consider and probably never will again. Recognizing the message of love and acceptance, at the base of this book is two people who were best friends and each wanted more without knowing how to tell the other that. Like any relationship, there are hurdles to get over. If you can overcome them together, the relationship is stronger for them, right? If one of you needs to be muzzled while you do so, well, every relationship has its problems.
The book starts out with Elizabeth “Liz”. It’s been six years since her best friend Abigail took off without warning. Liz clearly has some unresolved issues. She has the emotional IQ of a slug. While she tells herself she’s an adult and a well-adjusted therapist, she has some questionable behaviors. Too many nights in bars and failed relationships has her reaching out to Abigail’s old phone number hoping it’s the same. Abigail, as we find out, has a furry issue of her own. Thanks to a wilderness accident, she was turned into a wendigo. She’s hiding out in a cabin in the woods, only coming to town to go to a diet support group for “fiends” aka monsters (monsters aren't PC, ya know) whose conditions cause them to want to eat humans.
The support group is actually pretty funny if you can imagine a wendigo, an incubus, a selkie, an anthropophage (I had to look that one up), a ghoul, and a vampire all sitting around talking about trying to not eat people. It’s such a normal scene with such a weird twist that it’s pretty humorous. Sometimes you fall off your diet and have guilt about it. In their case, you might just eat your significant other accidentally. The fiendish world that the author creates was really fun to get lost in for a while. There’s the support group, but also the community center with its black market and art classes for vampires.
While the paranormal aspect of the book worked well for me, the relationship itself had some bumps. Liz seemed way too copacetic with finding out that Abby is a wendigo. Wendigoag (yes, that’s apparently the correct plural) are not attractive things. Go ahead, if you don’t know what one looks like, google it. I’ll be waiting…Back? Yeah, they are gross and terrifying. Out of all the creatures that you could choose to want to have sexy time with a wendigo would not be in my top 100. While it was a unique choice, Liz’s vociferous acceptance was a little dubious. Be friends, sure! Hold hands, er, claws with? Not so much. Maybe it would be convincing if like a werewolf, she transformed only during some set time frame?
My Date with a Wendigo is a sweet, second chance romance at its furry little heart. It’s meant to be light-hearted, and it is often laugh-out-loud funny, but it does read very young. While I would put this as NA, the explicitness of later was still a bit shocking in comparison to the age that Liz acts most of the time. There are quite a few logistics to work out when you decide to date a hairy cannibalistic fiend that I never had reason to consider and probably never will again. Recognizing the message of love and acceptance, at the base of this book is two people who were best friends and each wanted more without knowing how to tell the other that. Like any relationship, there are hurdles to get over. If you can overcome them together, the relationship is stronger for them, right? If one of you needs to be muzzled while you do so, well, every relationship has its problems.
March 29, 2020
1 star. This story is about Elizabeth Rosseau who was best friends with Abigail Lester, and they both confessed their feelings to each other. Abigail was in an accident and it turned her into a Wendigo. Elizabeth contacts Abigail hoping to hear back and when she does, they start talking. Abigail is nervous about meeting as she is a monster and unsure how Elizabeth will feel.
This book was terrible. It was poorly written and I could not even get through it. It was not a great concept and I really wish I did not read it. I did not like the concept of one of the characters being a monster and talking to the other one. I did not like anything about this book and thought it was a complete waste of time. I read a lot of fantasy and science fiction and still did not like this one.
This book was terrible. It was poorly written and I could not even get through it. It was not a great concept and I really wish I did not read it. I did not like the concept of one of the characters being a monster and talking to the other one. I did not like anything about this book and thought it was a complete waste of time. I read a lot of fantasy and science fiction and still did not like this one.
March 4, 2020
I don't even know what to say about this book. I think it's the most awkward and weird book I've ever read.
Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester are friends since childhood. After confessing his love for the other Abigail disappears for six years without a trace. Elizabeth manages to contact Abigail and finds out that her love of her life has become a wendigo. There begins a romance that in my opinion was cringy to read.
There was a moment in the book where the whole plot of the story had already happened and it was extended 50 pages of boring content without any reason whatsoever
2.5 stars
thanks to netgalley and Bold Strokes books for the advance copy
Elizabeth Rosseau and Abigail Lester are friends since childhood. After confessing his love for the other Abigail disappears for six years without a trace. Elizabeth manages to contact Abigail and finds out that her love of her life has become a wendigo. There begins a romance that in my opinion was cringy to read.
There was a moment in the book where the whole plot of the story had already happened and it was extended 50 pages of boring content without any reason whatsoever
2.5 stars
thanks to netgalley and Bold Strokes books for the advance copy
February 26, 2020
I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve always had mixed feelings about shifter romance, but a lot of that had to do with assumptions about the animal instincts amplifying the alphahole tendencies I hate in heroes. So, I was intrigued by the premise of My Date with a Wendigo, as I am always on the lookout for more f/f romance, and I wanted to know how that would change the dynamic.
And this is a lot of fun, putting a spin not only that subgenre, but also being an adorable second chance romance. While magical elements mingled with the real world (e.g. urban fantasy) is a hard sell for me, I loved Abigail, and how she’s navigating her identity as a monster through a support group. That, juxtaposed with Elizabeth being a (non-magical) therapist provides the groundwork for a complicated, but healthy relationship.
There are tests to the relationship, and I like how Abigail navigates being tempted by her hunger for Elizabeth, while Elizabeth finds herself wanting to become a monster herself, in order to be with Abigail. The way these two find a way to be together is ultimately sweet.
However, while this book does have a great message of acceptance at its heart, it is also a little out there and requires suspension of disbelief (as paranormal romance likely often does), and it’s ultimately more of just a fun story than anything that is really mind-blowing. If you love paranormal romance already, and are looking for something a little different with an f/f pairing perhaps you might have a different experience.
I’ve always had mixed feelings about shifter romance, but a lot of that had to do with assumptions about the animal instincts amplifying the alphahole tendencies I hate in heroes. So, I was intrigued by the premise of My Date with a Wendigo, as I am always on the lookout for more f/f romance, and I wanted to know how that would change the dynamic.
And this is a lot of fun, putting a spin not only that subgenre, but also being an adorable second chance romance. While magical elements mingled with the real world (e.g. urban fantasy) is a hard sell for me, I loved Abigail, and how she’s navigating her identity as a monster through a support group. That, juxtaposed with Elizabeth being a (non-magical) therapist provides the groundwork for a complicated, but healthy relationship.
There are tests to the relationship, and I like how Abigail navigates being tempted by her hunger for Elizabeth, while Elizabeth finds herself wanting to become a monster herself, in order to be with Abigail. The way these two find a way to be together is ultimately sweet.
However, while this book does have a great message of acceptance at its heart, it is also a little out there and requires suspension of disbelief (as paranormal romance likely often does), and it’s ultimately more of just a fun story than anything that is really mind-blowing. If you love paranormal romance already, and are looking for something a little different with an f/f pairing perhaps you might have a different experience.
February 27, 2020
It was ..., I don't know: poorly written, boring, disappointing, uncomfortable.
If I recommend it? No!
If I recommend it? No!
August 9, 2020
So I wanted to read Olivia, the vampire novel but realized it was a crossover with characters from this book. This book was rough. I wanted to bail several times but thought it may get better. I didn't look at reviews beforehand... should have done so though. I am all for paranormal romances, but this one was a bit like some parody of a paranormal romance. Ridiculous humor is not for me. I picked this one up on overdrive from the library and I'm sorta glad I didn't buy it. I hate to leave negative reviews, but I think perhaps this one had a very targeted audience. When you write in such a niche genre your audience pool is already pretty small, to then further limit the audience by writing humor (if it wasn't supposed to be absurd I apologize) that isn't for the majority within the niche makes it difficult. I am going to wait a bit, and then go ahead and read Olivia.
March 1, 2020
I don’t know what to say.
I couldn’t finish this book, I tried, but it was just too much of everything, but nothing positive.
I mean is it supposed to a be parody, or serious, or... I honestly don’t know.
Most of all even if the story wasn’t for me, the writing might have been the worst of it all.
I’ve always been told if you don’t have something nice to say, say nothing. This is my version of nothing.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
I couldn’t finish this book, I tried, but it was just too much of everything, but nothing positive.
I mean is it supposed to a be parody, or serious, or... I honestly don’t know.
Most of all even if the story wasn’t for me, the writing might have been the worst of it all.
I’ve always been told if you don’t have something nice to say, say nothing. This is my version of nothing.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
March 12, 2020
Heart warming, a bit morbid, adorable, a tad creepy, and overall incredible
Just wow. I've read hundreds of supernatural lesfic novels and this is one of the most unique I've read. I LOVED this. We need more stories like this where the love interest is truly a monster. Vampires might have a monstrous personality, but are still beautiful & sexy humanoids. Were_'s are just half human and half animal. Abigail is truly a terrifying moster, feared by other monsters. Elizabeth's acceptance and unconditional love towards Abigail is just so heartwarming and adorable. I really hope the author writes more stories like this, cause no one else is. She could really carve out a niche is the lesfic genre.
Story aside, the writing was excellent and the editing thorough. I don't recall any noticeable gramatical errors.
I will definitely be following this author and look forward to her next work.
Just wow. I've read hundreds of supernatural lesfic novels and this is one of the most unique I've read. I LOVED this. We need more stories like this where the love interest is truly a monster. Vampires might have a monstrous personality, but are still beautiful & sexy humanoids. Were_'s are just half human and half animal. Abigail is truly a terrifying moster, feared by other monsters. Elizabeth's acceptance and unconditional love towards Abigail is just so heartwarming and adorable. I really hope the author writes more stories like this, cause no one else is. She could really carve out a niche is the lesfic genre.
Story aside, the writing was excellent and the editing thorough. I don't recall any noticeable gramatical errors.
I will definitely be following this author and look forward to her next work.
January 2, 2021
Solid Four star read.
Have to admit I didn’t realise this was an example of LGBTQ+ literature but that wasn’t going to deter me from a story about a character who was a Wendigo. Though I didn’t expect her to be part of a cannibals anonymous group.
This is because I went into this story expecting it to be a horror story but got surprised by a tale with a rather sweet (if tenuous at times) romance.
Loved the two narrators aspect as it really helped explain certain situations in the story that would have taken so much longer to sort out otherwise.
I’m actually glad it wasn’t a horror story now as that would not have made the story better. Would recommend it if you’re a fan of fantasy romance.
Have to admit I didn’t realise this was an example of LGBTQ+ literature but that wasn’t going to deter me from a story about a character who was a Wendigo. Though I didn’t expect her to be part of a cannibals anonymous group.
This is because I went into this story expecting it to be a horror story but got surprised by a tale with a rather sweet (if tenuous at times) romance.
Loved the two narrators aspect as it really helped explain certain situations in the story that would have taken so much longer to sort out otherwise.
I’m actually glad it wasn’t a horror story now as that would not have made the story better. Would recommend it if you’re a fan of fantasy romance.
February 27, 2020
After Abby disappeared from Liz's life for six years, they got back in touch. The interest in each other is still there.
This book is a second chance romance in the urban fantasy genre.
It is nice that the author offers us with a Wendigo another paranormal main character than the popular vampires or werewolves. So it is exciting for the reader to learn the character's characteristics/rules.
The book has a nice writing style that is fluent to read, spiced with sarcasm and wit.
I enjoyed the first half of the book very much, although in my eyes the rekindling of the two was quite fast. In the second part the story lost some of its puff. Liz also made some decisions that I as a reader could not always understand.
The story is told in a timeline, without flashbacks. The stories and dialogues are enough to understand the relationship between Liz and Abby. However, I would have liked to have had flashbacks in order to have had a deeper insight into the relationship between the two.
My rating is 3.5 stars.
I received a copy from netgalley in exchange for a an honest review.
This book is a second chance romance in the urban fantasy genre.
It is nice that the author offers us with a Wendigo another paranormal main character than the popular vampires or werewolves. So it is exciting for the reader to learn the character's characteristics/rules.
The book has a nice writing style that is fluent to read, spiced with sarcasm and wit.
I enjoyed the first half of the book very much, although in my eyes the rekindling of the two was quite fast. In the second part the story lost some of its puff. Liz also made some decisions that I as a reader could not always understand.
The story is told in a timeline, without flashbacks. The stories and dialogues are enough to understand the relationship between Liz and Abby. However, I would have liked to have had flashbacks in order to have had a deeper insight into the relationship between the two.
My rating is 3.5 stars.
I received a copy from netgalley in exchange for a an honest review.
March 15, 2020
One of the most unusual books I read so far. I mean I love wearwolf or vampires, but wendigo is a first. I am used to changing forms, not constant body. Now I wonder how relationship with a real monster looking person you can have? The main characters are very likeable, even though there is huge difference between them, physically that is. Of course there is happy ending, which is really nice. The story itself is very good and writing is good. So if you are into wendigo, this book is for you.
March 1, 2020
I really loved this book!
Watching the relationship between Liz and Abby develop, as they work through their past, and with how Abby just has this crushing weight of doubt on top of the relentless hunger, it really is a delight to see the love between the two leads grow. Liz can be so protective of Abby, especially from herself, and I loved seeing how Abby's confidence grew over time with every fond touch and loving glance.
It's a really touching story and I highly recommend it!
Watching the relationship between Liz and Abby develop, as they work through their past, and with how Abby just has this crushing weight of doubt on top of the relentless hunger, it really is a delight to see the love between the two leads grow. Liz can be so protective of Abby, especially from herself, and I loved seeing how Abby's confidence grew over time with every fond touch and loving glance.
It's a really touching story and I highly recommend it!
February 21, 2020
This book was something else! I really liked it. I think the concept was fun. You need to like fantasy/scifi to appreciate the storyline. It requires a generous suspension of disbelief to enjoy as all good fantasy books do. The writing is smart. The way the author talks about the lifestyle issues of the fiends like they were totally normal as if in real life kept making me laugh with appreciation and suprise. There are many laugh out loud moments. Personally, I hate the first person present tense style of writing and rarely get past the first few pages of a book. The "idea" of this book made me push through the first few pages and the storyline itself had me continuing to the end barely noticing. This book has a lot of dialogue so I think that helps distract from the tense style of writing. Give this book a go. If you like non traditional romance with a generous sprinkling of what the heck, you'll like this book. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
February 22, 2020
I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.
This was cute romance.
Abigail and Elizabeth been friends since childhood then one day their feelings change from friendship to romantic. When they go to college they decide to tell each other how they feel. Then something happens that has Abigail disappearing and Elizabeth never gotten over her feelings for Abigail for last six years.
When Abigail shows up they reconnect and Abigail tells her the reason she disappear she became a Wendigo.
It was funny a bit weird overall I enjoy the read.
This was cute romance.
Abigail and Elizabeth been friends since childhood then one day their feelings change from friendship to romantic. When they go to college they decide to tell each other how they feel. Then something happens that has Abigail disappearing and Elizabeth never gotten over her feelings for Abigail for last six years.
When Abigail shows up they reconnect and Abigail tells her the reason she disappear she became a Wendigo.
It was funny a bit weird overall I enjoy the read.
February 20, 2020
_The arc of this book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review._
What the fuck did I just read?
What the fuck did I just read?
January 16, 2021
Many times throughout this book I debated on not actually finishing it. The story is odd and silly in a way that just felt uncomfortable. Most of the characters were too ready to accept things at face value in an instant. I didn't honestly enjoy any of the characters at all, main or supporting cast. The story was a little too out there for my taste and didn't really have much support for me to really feel interested in where it was going at all and certain themes or thoughts the characters had were really repetitive.
The ending was extremely bland. The author added one or two chapters too many and left the story off at a really uninspired moment.
The ending was extremely bland. The author added one or two chapters too many and left the story off at a really uninspired moment.
March 21, 2020
So, just finished this, and wow, loved it, and I loved it pretty early on. Skimming some of the reviews, I cannot understand why more people aren’t loving it as well.
The writing style is great, the pacing is really good, there's fantastic sarcastic humor that I always love in characters that I read, and the fiend aspect is quirky but just right, and it leaves me wanting to know even more about the side characters instead of them just being there for the main characters.
Sure it’s not your average love story, but those are so overrated and overdone. This story has a good twist on what “normal” is, and you find yourself rooting for Liz and Abby almost immediately. They are relatable, at least for me, and I think everyone can find something of themselves in them in just wanting to be accepted and loved for who they are, not what they are.
This really was a fantastic read, and I could probably go more in-depth, but that's for a discussion and not a review. I really hope to see more of these ladies as well as more from this universe in the future. Thank you!
The writing style is great, the pacing is really good, there's fantastic sarcastic humor that I always love in characters that I read, and the fiend aspect is quirky but just right, and it leaves me wanting to know even more about the side characters instead of them just being there for the main characters.
Sure it’s not your average love story, but those are so overrated and overdone. This story has a good twist on what “normal” is, and you find yourself rooting for Liz and Abby almost immediately. They are relatable, at least for me, and I think everyone can find something of themselves in them in just wanting to be accepted and loved for who they are, not what they are.
This really was a fantastic read, and I could probably go more in-depth, but that's for a discussion and not a review. I really hope to see more of these ladies as well as more from this universe in the future. Thank you!
December 19, 2022
Sorry to say that this story has seemed absurd and silly. I am not very knowledgeable about the underworld of wendigoag (I've paid attention), incubus, anthropophagus and other infernal creatures, but what has been described here has been inconsistent and less interesting. The story of Aby's conversion is truculent and unpleasant at least. And Liz's obsession once she finds Aby, incredible. Because it may sound politically incorrect but there has been no way to imagine the two together in any position. And besides, the author has not known how to end such an absurd story, so she has done it poorly, lengthening it meaninglessly and then finishing it also meaninglessly.
I hope that someone interested in stories of paranormal worlds will find something positive, but I doubt it.
An advanced reading copy has been sent to me by the publisher Bold Strokes Books through Netgalley for my honest review
I hope that someone interested in stories of paranormal worlds will find something positive, but I doubt it.
An advanced reading copy has been sent to me by the publisher Bold Strokes Books through Netgalley for my honest review
April 8, 2022
DNF-Typical romance fiction like this is not my usual genre, but because *cryptids* I thought I'd give it a try, but I just couldn't get into it as much as I wanted. I may try to revisit it once my TBR goes down some more.
January 25, 2021
It's kind of awkwardly weird, the supernatural lore inconsistent and while I can't say I hated the book, I definitely didn't enjoy it either
November 11, 2022
This was a strange and quirky book, but I really enjoyed it. I have never read anything like it.
March 1, 2020
I preordered the story as it had an interesting premise.
Personally, I wasn't disappointed. The writing seems concise. There's a lot going on. It feels like that this is a world the author is creating that could potentially have a lot more to it and I look forward to it.
Personally, I wasn't disappointed. The writing seems concise. There's a lot going on. It feels like that this is a world the author is creating that could potentially have a lot more to it and I look forward to it.
February 29, 2020
When I got an Arc of My Date with a Wendigo from NetGalley, I was actually pretty excited. It sounded fun and rediculous, but in a good way.
What I read, however, just was not that. The book itself wasn't poorly written. However, I just did not warm up to the plot and I did not like the characters and it was, I think, just a little too out there for my taste. If you really like the idea of a shape-shifter-esque romance, maybe this would work for you. For me, I just did not enjoy it.
What I read, however, just was not that. The book itself wasn't poorly written. However, I just did not warm up to the plot and I did not like the characters and it was, I think, just a little too out there for my taste. If you really like the idea of a shape-shifter-esque romance, maybe this would work for you. For me, I just did not enjoy it.
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