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~ “This series is freaking amazing! I'm sorry to see it end. I loved every humorous letter to the editor, every moment of Romeo and Vincent's love story, and all the characters of the town! I could read about this town forever.”
~ “I was riveted from the beginning, and I read it straight through until the end. Vincent and Romeo are hot, so freaking cute and adorable. Signed, Desperately in Withdrawal in T town.”
~ “News” clips are fantastic! The storyline makes you hungry for the next paragraph and wanting more. Witches, a Vampire, Werewolves. Oh my!! What’s next? I know there will be a smile on my face.”
"I’ve lived in Prosper Woods for six months now. Can anyone tell me when forest creatures are going to come in and clean my house?” Signed, “Snow White was all a lie.”
I never thought moving to the quiet little town of Prosper Woods, California would be such an adventure. When I quit my detective job at the LAPD and moved north to the gorgeous sequoia forests, the last thing I expected was to learn something about myself which had apparently been passed down through generations but here I am, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Then again, this is where my heart lives and the moment he dropped fang had my hindquarters tingling.
When I moved to Prosper Woods, California, it was out of necessity. Every twenty years or so, I’d been forced out of my home because I never age. The very last thing I expected was to have to confront a centuries old enemy of mine who wanted something I possessed. Then there was the rather important thing my sire, Robert, never told me. But honestly…the most incomprehensible thing to me was the real reason I was drawn to this place…to find and fall in love with the creature who owns my heart.
~ “This series is freaking amazing! I'm sorry to see it end. I loved every humorous letter to the editor, every moment of Romeo and Vincent's love story, and all the characters of the town! I could read about this town forever.”
~ “I was riveted from the beginning, and I read it straight through until the end. Vincent and Romeo are hot, so freaking cute and adorable. Signed, Desperately in Withdrawal in T town.”
~ “News” clips are fantastic! The storyline makes you hungry for the next paragraph and wanting more. Witches, a Vampire, Werewolves. Oh my!! What’s next? I know there will be a smile on my face.”
"I’ve lived in Prosper Woods for six months now. Can anyone tell me when forest creatures are going to come in and clean my house?” Signed, “Snow White was all a lie.”
I never thought moving to the quiet little town of Prosper Woods, California would be such an adventure. When I quit my detective job at the LAPD and moved north to the gorgeous sequoia forests, the last thing I expected was to learn something about myself which had apparently been passed down through generations but here I am, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Then again, this is where my heart lives and the moment he dropped fang had my hindquarters tingling.
When I moved to Prosper Woods, California, it was out of necessity. Every twenty years or so, I’d been forced out of my home because I never age. The very last thing I expected was to have to confront a centuries old enemy of mine who wanted something I possessed. Then there was the rather important thing my sire, Robert, never told me. But honestly…the most incomprehensible thing to me was the real reason I was drawn to this place…to find and fall in love with the creature who owns my heart.
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Published October 24, 2022
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September 7, 2025
When I first came to write this review my initial thoughts were going to be that it is funny, cute, and obviously a product of it's time. However, I just looked it up, and it was published in 2021. I am listening to the audio book box set. This review is also very long.
The Prosper Woods Chronicles books very much read like a book written around 2010, if not before. I was making allowances for the fat jokes, casual homophobia, disparaging remarks about people presumed to be poor being considered less-than ("carnies"looking like "homeless people"), and sexist language as a book written before we collectively stopped accepting these sort of attitudes. I am genuinely shocked to see that it was published just a few years ago, and that's disappointing.
The heart of the book and majority of it's subplots are great. Exactly what I was expecting. But the attitudes of many characters, including the main couples, feel extremely dated. We've made so much progress towards equality in the last decades (present administration not withstanding), and I don't understand why that's not reflected in this book.
TLDR: The plot and characters of this book are mostly what I expected for a paranormal shifter romance. It has a good framework with mostly-well-developed characters, has funny moments, cute couples, 3 pepper sex scenes, and although the timing can be a little rushed the story is easy to follow. However, it also has fat phobia, unironic misogyny, and a lot of internalized homophobia in the main couples as well as the overall narrative.
Maybe it was, in fact, written long before it was published, but if that's the case, it deserves a thorough edit to bring it into modern times.
***Spoilers below***
Content warnings I would have expected from books published in 2021 and later: child molestation and abduction (off page, non-graphic details), pedophilia mentioned, traumatized child, ghost children, mentions of off-page murder of children and pregnant women, description of witnessing the murder of kids and a pregnant person, under negotiated sex between main characters, knotting, unexpected knotting, instalove, mild self harm (character hitting himself in the head), homophobia, some internalized homophobia in main characters, religious extremism in minor characters, minor character death.
Before I dig into why I was disappointed in the books, I wanted to give my thoughts on the overall plot and characters. These are also just my thoughts, and if someone disagrees, I'm happy that they enjoyed their reading.
I'm not saying don't read the books. The main characters' relationships are sweet. Found family is a big theme throughout the books, and it was fun to see all the different types of shifters in the town. There are funny moments, and I loved all the letters to the editor that helped paint a picture of the larger towns' inhabitants. The diversity of shifter types was fun, and I love that Rome's reaction is basically, "well damn. Okay, I guess that's a thing" to finding out supernatural creatures are real, he's a shifter, his hot new boyfriend is a vampire, that the type of shifter he himself is is, in fact, a unicorn, that his deputy is a hedgehog, that he has a son through very improbably means who sneezes rainbow dust into people's wounds to help them heal, and that he was launched into the deep end of serious vampire/werewolf drama among many other things.
The fact that he's the king of unicorns and by extension sort of king of all shifters - and by the way basically all supernatural royalty live in his town - is a little bit much for me, however, this type of book is also exactly the sort where that can be a totally acceptable plot, and it did not diminish my enjoyment in the story.
There were some timing issues. A couple times a scene was written as taking place just the night before, but then it's referenced as a few days ago in the scene taking place the next morning. Some minor plot points are forgotten as well, or just never explained.
Additionally, Greg and Sam's relationship is built up over several books and Greg is fully oblivious one minute and then they just all of a sudden get together without an actual conversation happening, and once that happens the plot sort of forgets about their relationship other than a very occasional sex scene. I would have really liked Greg and Sam to talk through how they feel together instead of it being sort of implied in the aftermath. Whereas I do think that Greg not realizing that how he feels about Sam is more than just best friends is realistic, I think how Sam handles Greg's obliviousness was not. Throughout the entire series we're told that Greg is a little "stupid" - his own words - and that he really doesn't pick up on social clues sometimes. I think if Sam knew him as well as the books say, he would have known that he couldn't expect Greg to just know that Sam loved him as more than friends. Greg very obviously projects that he loves Sam and just has never thought about it as anything other than it Just Is, really at all, and especially not in a we might be gay werewolf fated mates sort of way. Their whole relationship transition needed more communication. Sam also should have stopped when Greg expressed concerns over the risks of Greg's magic alpha cum causing life-threatening seizures unless Greg bit him and they became life-long mates and taken a minute to address them. It read borderline dub-con when Sam insisted that they keep having sex and that Greg's concerns were no big deal.
My biggest not-actually-an-issue-issue with the plot and characters was the fact that the author had the absolute perfect setting to make the mail carrier a snail shifter. It was right there! She had to have written it with that in mind initially, but instead of making an amazing snail mail joke, she MADE THE MAIL CARRIERS SLOTHS. WHY NOT SNAILS??? IT WAS RIGHT THERE! Anyways...
Now, for the reasons why I was disappointed.
When I assumed it was written 20 years ago, I would have said that the author was refreshingly candid about the lived reality of queer people in the early 21st century. It's an MM, shifter, supernatural romance where the main character, Romeo (Rome), literally finds out he's a unicorn, and I am 100% here for it. Other than the unicorn thing (you find out after beginning to read), I chose this book precisely because of those things. However, Rome, and to a lesser extent his vampire mate, Vincent, seem to deal with a lot of internalized homophobia; especially in the first couple books. I got the feeling that Rome felt like he needs to hide his sexuality, because he assumes the townspeople will be homophobic - as if the most he can expect is a baseline of homophobia with a few shining instances of acceptance. Some of the townspeople are bigoted, but the majority seem to be accepting. This feels very outdated, especially for a book set in northern California and not the more rural parts of the Midwest or the South.
The majority of recent paranormal MM books I've read definitely have characters who are bigoted, but they're the exception and not the rule. Bigotry has almost become a universal way of cluing the reader into who the bad guys are, because in today's world we simply do not accept that behavior without question. Especially not in MM erotic fiction.
The other thing that bothers me and pulls me out of the narrative is how one of the villains is described and referred to. This particular character turns out to be a ghoul - literally a soul-sucking bigot who protests in front of the local B&B because the business is hosting a weekend for gay couples at the B&B, and her religion says that's bad. This follows my expected narrative. A religious bigot vocal about her hatred of gay people = villain. However, this character is a woman and is referred to as a "bitch" by more than one character, and I don't know how to describe the difference between calling someone a bitch in a 2021 way (usually more gender-neutral) and a bitch in a 2010 way (usually a misogynistic way), but there is. She is also described several times by more than one character as being ugly, fat, and having multiple chins. Fat is used as a synonym for ugly, and again, I thought we'd moved on from that - especially in any sort of queer media. Think of the attitude of early 2000s comedians basically just picking on people in order to be funny. I think we've collectively moved on from allowing people to make jokes at others' expense, but this book has not.
I jut finished the last book, "True Order," and my feelings didn't change. I returned the book set to Audible, because this is one I won't be revisiting.
The Prosper Woods Chronicles books very much read like a book written around 2010, if not before. I was making allowances for the fat jokes, casual homophobia, disparaging remarks about people presumed to be poor being considered less-than ("carnies"looking like "homeless people"), and sexist language as a book written before we collectively stopped accepting these sort of attitudes. I am genuinely shocked to see that it was published just a few years ago, and that's disappointing.
The heart of the book and majority of it's subplots are great. Exactly what I was expecting. But the attitudes of many characters, including the main couples, feel extremely dated. We've made so much progress towards equality in the last decades (present administration not withstanding), and I don't understand why that's not reflected in this book.
TLDR: The plot and characters of this book are mostly what I expected for a paranormal shifter romance. It has a good framework with mostly-well-developed characters, has funny moments, cute couples, 3 pepper sex scenes, and although the timing can be a little rushed the story is easy to follow. However, it also has fat phobia, unironic misogyny, and a lot of internalized homophobia in the main couples as well as the overall narrative.
Maybe it was, in fact, written long before it was published, but if that's the case, it deserves a thorough edit to bring it into modern times.
***Spoilers below***
Content warnings I would have expected from books published in 2021 and later: child molestation and abduction (off page, non-graphic details), pedophilia mentioned, traumatized child, ghost children, mentions of off-page murder of children and pregnant women, description of witnessing the murder of kids and a pregnant person, under negotiated sex between main characters, knotting, unexpected knotting, instalove, mild self harm (character hitting himself in the head), homophobia, some internalized homophobia in main characters, religious extremism in minor characters, minor character death.
Before I dig into why I was disappointed in the books, I wanted to give my thoughts on the overall plot and characters. These are also just my thoughts, and if someone disagrees, I'm happy that they enjoyed their reading.
I'm not saying don't read the books. The main characters' relationships are sweet. Found family is a big theme throughout the books, and it was fun to see all the different types of shifters in the town. There are funny moments, and I loved all the letters to the editor that helped paint a picture of the larger towns' inhabitants. The diversity of shifter types was fun, and I love that Rome's reaction is basically, "well damn. Okay, I guess that's a thing" to finding out supernatural creatures are real, he's a shifter, his hot new boyfriend is a vampire, that the type of shifter he himself is is, in fact, a unicorn, that his deputy is a hedgehog, that he has a son through very improbably means who sneezes rainbow dust into people's wounds to help them heal, and that he was launched into the deep end of serious vampire/werewolf drama among many other things.
The fact that he's the king of unicorns and by extension sort of king of all shifters - and by the way basically all supernatural royalty live in his town - is a little bit much for me, however, this type of book is also exactly the sort where that can be a totally acceptable plot, and it did not diminish my enjoyment in the story.
There were some timing issues. A couple times a scene was written as taking place just the night before, but then it's referenced as a few days ago in the scene taking place the next morning. Some minor plot points are forgotten as well, or just never explained.
Additionally, Greg and Sam's relationship is built up over several books and Greg is fully oblivious one minute and then they just all of a sudden get together without an actual conversation happening, and once that happens the plot sort of forgets about their relationship other than a very occasional sex scene. I would have really liked Greg and Sam to talk through how they feel together instead of it being sort of implied in the aftermath. Whereas I do think that Greg not realizing that how he feels about Sam is more than just best friends is realistic, I think how Sam handles Greg's obliviousness was not. Throughout the entire series we're told that Greg is a little "stupid" - his own words - and that he really doesn't pick up on social clues sometimes. I think if Sam knew him as well as the books say, he would have known that he couldn't expect Greg to just know that Sam loved him as more than friends. Greg very obviously projects that he loves Sam and just has never thought about it as anything other than it Just Is, really at all, and especially not in a we might be gay werewolf fated mates sort of way. Their whole relationship transition needed more communication. Sam also should have stopped when Greg expressed concerns over the risks of Greg's magic alpha cum causing life-threatening seizures unless Greg bit him and they became life-long mates and taken a minute to address them. It read borderline dub-con when Sam insisted that they keep having sex and that Greg's concerns were no big deal.
My biggest not-actually-an-issue-issue with the plot and characters was the fact that the author had the absolute perfect setting to make the mail carrier a snail shifter. It was right there! She had to have written it with that in mind initially, but instead of making an amazing snail mail joke, she MADE THE MAIL CARRIERS SLOTHS. WHY NOT SNAILS??? IT WAS RIGHT THERE! Anyways...
Now, for the reasons why I was disappointed.
When I assumed it was written 20 years ago, I would have said that the author was refreshingly candid about the lived reality of queer people in the early 21st century. It's an MM, shifter, supernatural romance where the main character, Romeo (Rome), literally finds out he's a unicorn, and I am 100% here for it. Other than the unicorn thing (you find out after beginning to read), I chose this book precisely because of those things. However, Rome, and to a lesser extent his vampire mate, Vincent, seem to deal with a lot of internalized homophobia; especially in the first couple books. I got the feeling that Rome felt like he needs to hide his sexuality, because he assumes the townspeople will be homophobic - as if the most he can expect is a baseline of homophobia with a few shining instances of acceptance. Some of the townspeople are bigoted, but the majority seem to be accepting. This feels very outdated, especially for a book set in northern California and not the more rural parts of the Midwest or the South.
The majority of recent paranormal MM books I've read definitely have characters who are bigoted, but they're the exception and not the rule. Bigotry has almost become a universal way of cluing the reader into who the bad guys are, because in today's world we simply do not accept that behavior without question. Especially not in MM erotic fiction.
The other thing that bothers me and pulls me out of the narrative is how one of the villains is described and referred to. This particular character turns out to be a ghoul - literally a soul-sucking bigot who protests in front of the local B&B because the business is hosting a weekend for gay couples at the B&B, and her religion says that's bad. This follows my expected narrative. A religious bigot vocal about her hatred of gay people = villain. However, this character is a woman and is referred to as a "bitch" by more than one character, and I don't know how to describe the difference between calling someone a bitch in a 2021 way (usually more gender-neutral) and a bitch in a 2010 way (usually a misogynistic way), but there is. She is also described several times by more than one character as being ugly, fat, and having multiple chins. Fat is used as a synonym for ugly, and again, I thought we'd moved on from that - especially in any sort of queer media. Think of the attitude of early 2000s comedians basically just picking on people in order to be funny. I think we've collectively moved on from allowing people to make jokes at others' expense, but this book has not.
I jut finished the last book, "True Order," and my feelings didn't change. I returned the book set to Audible, because this is one I won't be revisiting.
June 14, 2025
Rating (Scale of 1-5) = 3 stars
I read all of these as a bundle. I would not have finished this series if it hadn't been a bundle. I can't say I regret reading it. At times the story was engaging; unfortunately for me it both started and ended weakly. The last book was very uneven, filled with a major nonsensical explanation, and back to back sex scenes. It did end with a HEA, but getting there was at best like bathing in tepid water. Character overload and lots of repetition; for example each time the Dire wolves came on scene their physical description was repeated along with his beautiful they were etc...
Blurb = 3 of 5
My Genre Scale = 5 of 5
Odds if not your genre = 1 star
Development of: =
*World = 2. 5, but the setting was 4 stars.
*Characters = 3.5
*Plot = 3 stars average, sometimes a 2 and sometimes a 4.
What stood out (taking in consideration I've completed over 2000 m/m books) = The Guardians were cool. The Magi was just plain strange and unsure of purpose that actually served for story. Needed at least a little background of reasoning for the modern names and whys they'd be in a carnival.
Mood Type : Appeal to those looking for... (and /or those who should avoid):
This is a story that does not require a lot from the reader. It'd be a good beach read or for other times attention might not be at best.
Warnings = None other than shifting POV, but always at Chapters and clear. Plus, the sheer # of characters.
HFN/HEA = Yes
Romance and Heat Levels: I liked the couples, so 3 stars.
Series Notes = Read as bundle
*Reading on? N/A
*Reading back to back? Yes
*Can be easily read without the previous? Since I read b2b, I can't say for sure. If interested, I'd suggest just buying the bundle.
Below may have some spoilerish info!
Rating Notes = (SubPlots, thoughts, etc... )
I'm sorry, but one big reveal was one more character being King of their species. But it made no sense! Why was it a secret? Why did the predecessor never take on the role? Why did the Conclave of 8 "vote" the way they did? I could go on, but I won't.
***************
Below is my philosophy on reviewing!
***************
1. I try to take into account and note common pet peeves often mentioned by other readers
2. "Brain candy' does not necessarily carry a negative connotation. (What is brain candy? Publishing industry 's version of pop music - Typically: formulaic, from a prolific author published often and quickly (like monthly), things escalate fast, and are often solved easily etc..) It has its uses: to pass time when tired, on the beach, etc... The problem comes when "brain candy" is unexpected or even disguised.
3. Why rate the blurbs? :
Like many readers, I do not like to think I'm reading one kind of story; just to end up with another. But...I also don't think a book should be docked stars for being as stated. If I don't like stories about "_________", and I choose to read it; I shouldn't give it 2 stars based JUST on my preferences. Unless... it wasn't clear in the blurb.
4. Other Factors that effect my perspective when reviewing:
Since 2009, I have exclusively read m/m. My 1st was in 2007. I am a Kindle diehard, and I never do audio for m/m. I read at least 100+ books a year - with an average length of 220± pages. My Goodreads lifetime rating (at the start of 2022) was a 3.60 average for 1715 books. Which considering, one should be better at picking out books the more one reads, I feel is an accurate average. I have over 800 reviews within the m/m genre here on Goodreads.
5. I'm really confused by reviews that consist of just 2 to 3 sentences - with no explanation or evidence. I'm even more baffled when it receives "likes". I'm unsure of how it is useful to others on whether or not to pick a book, for example: "It was a fun read". Umm okay... What made it fun? For that matter, what do you define as fun? Do not even get me started on people who have rated over a 1000 books with a 4.99 rating average. How is that helpful? And there's is absolutely no way that every book is above average great / 5 star read. Why even bother to rate books?
6. I am not a writer nor a wordsmith, but I am a passionate reader. I joined the m/m group years ago, but I mostly lurk. I like to ask questions, debate, and quite possibly play Devil's advocate - which is hard to do online, with unknown people - to whom you are also an unknown- and no body language is available to convey intent. Plus, true debates seems to be a lost art form where respect and even friendliness can be shown between those with fundamentally different opinions.
I read all of these as a bundle. I would not have finished this series if it hadn't been a bundle. I can't say I regret reading it. At times the story was engaging; unfortunately for me it both started and ended weakly. The last book was very uneven, filled with a major nonsensical explanation, and back to back sex scenes. It did end with a HEA, but getting there was at best like bathing in tepid water. Character overload and lots of repetition; for example each time the Dire wolves came on scene their physical description was repeated along with his beautiful they were etc...
Blurb = 3 of 5
My Genre Scale = 5 of 5
Odds if not your genre = 1 star
Development of: =
*World = 2. 5, but the setting was 4 stars.
*Characters = 3.5
*Plot = 3 stars average, sometimes a 2 and sometimes a 4.
What stood out (taking in consideration I've completed over 2000 m/m books) = The Guardians were cool. The Magi was just plain strange and unsure of purpose that actually served for story. Needed at least a little background of reasoning for the modern names and whys they'd be in a carnival.
Mood Type : Appeal to those looking for... (and /or those who should avoid):
This is a story that does not require a lot from the reader. It'd be a good beach read or for other times attention might not be at best.
Warnings = None other than shifting POV, but always at Chapters and clear. Plus, the sheer # of characters.
HFN/HEA = Yes
Romance and Heat Levels: I liked the couples, so 3 stars.
Series Notes = Read as bundle
*Reading on? N/A
*Reading back to back? Yes
*Can be easily read without the previous? Since I read b2b, I can't say for sure. If interested, I'd suggest just buying the bundle.
Below may have some spoilerish info!
Rating Notes = (SubPlots, thoughts, etc... )
I'm sorry, but one big reveal was one more character being King of their species. But it made no sense! Why was it a secret? Why did the predecessor never take on the role? Why did the Conclave of 8 "vote" the way they did? I could go on, but I won't.
***************
Below is my philosophy on reviewing!
***************
1. I try to take into account and note common pet peeves often mentioned by other readers
2. "Brain candy' does not necessarily carry a negative connotation. (What is brain candy? Publishing industry 's version of pop music - Typically: formulaic, from a prolific author published often and quickly (like monthly), things escalate fast, and are often solved easily etc..) It has its uses: to pass time when tired, on the beach, etc... The problem comes when "brain candy" is unexpected or even disguised.
3. Why rate the blurbs? :
Like many readers, I do not like to think I'm reading one kind of story; just to end up with another. But...I also don't think a book should be docked stars for being as stated. If I don't like stories about "_________", and I choose to read it; I shouldn't give it 2 stars based JUST on my preferences. Unless... it wasn't clear in the blurb.
4. Other Factors that effect my perspective when reviewing:
Since 2009, I have exclusively read m/m. My 1st was in 2007. I am a Kindle diehard, and I never do audio for m/m. I read at least 100+ books a year - with an average length of 220± pages. My Goodreads lifetime rating (at the start of 2022) was a 3.60 average for 1715 books. Which considering, one should be better at picking out books the more one reads, I feel is an accurate average. I have over 800 reviews within the m/m genre here on Goodreads.
5. I'm really confused by reviews that consist of just 2 to 3 sentences - with no explanation or evidence. I'm even more baffled when it receives "likes". I'm unsure of how it is useful to others on whether or not to pick a book, for example: "It was a fun read". Umm okay... What made it fun? For that matter, what do you define as fun? Do not even get me started on people who have rated over a 1000 books with a 4.99 rating average. How is that helpful? And there's is absolutely no way that every book is above average great / 5 star read. Why even bother to rate books?
6. I am not a writer nor a wordsmith, but I am a passionate reader. I joined the m/m group years ago, but I mostly lurk. I like to ask questions, debate, and quite possibly play Devil's advocate - which is hard to do online, with unknown people - to whom you are also an unknown- and no body language is available to convey intent. Plus, true debates seems to be a lost art form where respect and even friendliness can be shown between those with fundamentally different opinions.
March 19, 2024
Once upon a time I listened to True Mate, book one, and liked the fact the MC, Romeo, was a unicorn shifter and there was an underlying plot about a ghost child who wanted his body found so he could be put to rest. So when I saw this boxed set on Audible, and I needed @30 hours of entertainment while I painted rooms inside my home, I picked it up.
The narration by John Solo was outstanding, though how he survived narrating this and stayed in the business is a tribute to his fortitude. Of all the hours of all the books in the series, about 20% is story substance, 30% is repetition of what we've already been told, and 50% is sex. And that's a conservative guess. In reality, 60% might be sex with maybe 20% of the dastardly bad vampires or the previously defeated wolf pack alpha plotting against the "good guys" and bragging about prowess and how they are going to take the others down and 20% repetition of all of the plans.
TBH, the entertainment value was in how many words could be said to say so little. But along the way there were some fun moments, some cute characters (especially Hannibal, the child unicorn) and Rome when he wasn't having sex with Vincent the ancient vampire. Honestly, how many ways can one describe a sex scene between two characters who are well-established by the end of book one. I could go on but I won't. John Solo saved the day and did a great job providing variety in voices. The good news is I got two rooms painted and started on a third. And... the little ghost's body was found. Oh, caution: pedophilia warning in this one, in addition to decapitation, blood, gore, violence, and more.
The narration by John Solo was outstanding, though how he survived narrating this and stayed in the business is a tribute to his fortitude. Of all the hours of all the books in the series, about 20% is story substance, 30% is repetition of what we've already been told, and 50% is sex. And that's a conservative guess. In reality, 60% might be sex with maybe 20% of the dastardly bad vampires or the previously defeated wolf pack alpha plotting against the "good guys" and bragging about prowess and how they are going to take the others down and 20% repetition of all of the plans.
TBH, the entertainment value was in how many words could be said to say so little. But along the way there were some fun moments, some cute characters (especially Hannibal, the child unicorn) and Rome when he wasn't having sex with Vincent the ancient vampire. Honestly, how many ways can one describe a sex scene between two characters who are well-established by the end of book one. I could go on but I won't. John Solo saved the day and did a great job providing variety in voices. The good news is I got two rooms painted and started on a third. And... the little ghost's body was found. Oh, caution: pedophilia warning in this one, in addition to decapitation, blood, gore, violence, and more.
February 14, 2023
Narrator saved the show despite the rather poor material he had to work with.
A love story that moved really fast (instalove is an understatement, instaoldestablishedcouple with no need to get to know each other was more like it).
Main characters have inner monologs that sound as I like to think sweet old ladies with tons of grandchildren think, reason and look at life. One of the main characters more than once made me think that this is someone that Barbara Cartland probably would have written into existence, not exactly what I expect from a have described as a former marine turned big town cop turned small town cop.
There are sections where practically everything is being giggled at no matter seriousness or funny factor. There is a lot of not telling your loved one all sorts of important stuff that could be useful for eithers survival and always for rather lame reasons. And how beings that are several hundred years old can be so out of touch with reality and still survive a modern world is baffling me.
First couple of books also had quite important inconsistencies that almost annoyed me enough to return the book bundle. I managed to get through however, even though for the last three hours I skipped through all the sex scenes to get through faster. Not a sign of a good book series.
Rate 1-2 for story and 5 for narrator sets me at a 3.
A love story that moved really fast (instalove is an understatement, instaoldestablishedcouple with no need to get to know each other was more like it).
Main characters have inner monologs that sound as I like to think sweet old ladies with tons of grandchildren think, reason and look at life. One of the main characters more than once made me think that this is someone that Barbara Cartland probably would have written into existence, not exactly what I expect from a have described as a former marine turned big town cop turned small town cop.
There are sections where practically everything is being giggled at no matter seriousness or funny factor. There is a lot of not telling your loved one all sorts of important stuff that could be useful for eithers survival and always for rather lame reasons. And how beings that are several hundred years old can be so out of touch with reality and still survive a modern world is baffling me.
First couple of books also had quite important inconsistencies that almost annoyed me enough to return the book bundle. I managed to get through however, even though for the last three hours I skipped through all the sex scenes to get through faster. Not a sign of a good book series.
Rate 1-2 for story and 5 for narrator sets me at a 3.
November 2, 2023
I can’t even begin to say how amazing this series is. The love story is so beautiful! Two men who have their hearts guarded but open up to each other and find deep love.
First person POV. The multiple points of views is excellent! I love how many characters are followed in this series. I thought it would be confusing but it wasn’t it was fun and was smooth to follow.
The amount of paranormal type creatures and characters in the series is so fun. From hummingbird shifters to unicorns to vampires to werewolves… It’s so fun! And again, one would think with all the different parts that a series make it convoluted or hard to follow, which was not the case at all… It just made a series so much fun.
Key points:
- Instant love, that is not unbelievable. I don’t normally like Insta love, but this one just felt right and I loved it.
- MM - follows two couples
- spicy!!!! Wow spicy
Triggers:
- ghost of a sexually abused boy.
- nothing is on the page but it’s discussed that bad things happen to him. And probably a lot others.
- bigots against homosexuals protest and bigoted language (they get theirs in the end…)
First person POV. The multiple points of views is excellent! I love how many characters are followed in this series. I thought it would be confusing but it wasn’t it was fun and was smooth to follow.
The amount of paranormal type creatures and characters in the series is so fun. From hummingbird shifters to unicorns to vampires to werewolves… It’s so fun! And again, one would think with all the different parts that a series make it convoluted or hard to follow, which was not the case at all… It just made a series so much fun.
Key points:
- Instant love, that is not unbelievable. I don’t normally like Insta love, but this one just felt right and I loved it.
- MM - follows two couples
- spicy!!!! Wow spicy
Triggers:
- ghost of a sexually abused boy.
- nothing is on the page but it’s discussed that bad things happen to him. And probably a lot others.
- bigots against homosexuals protest and bigoted language (they get theirs in the end…)
April 21, 2024
Such a Joy to listen to
I knew when I read this book that the audio was going to be so awesome which it really was. Actually it was more awsome than I thought it was going to be, because of the narrator. He was fantastic to be able out so many voices. I have so many favorite characters, there is no way that I could just choose just one. I will definitely be following Patricia Logan and John Solo. I hope I can find more books like this in the future. I really enjoyed reading it but audio was more than I could have hoped for!!!
I knew when I read this book that the audio was going to be so awesome which it really was. Actually it was more awsome than I thought it was going to be, because of the narrator. He was fantastic to be able out so many voices. I have so many favorite characters, there is no way that I could just choose just one. I will definitely be following Patricia Logan and John Solo. I hope I can find more books like this in the future. I really enjoyed reading it but audio was more than I could have hoped for!!!
September 5, 2025
i had to push through with this bundle, even with the audio..
I adore anything with Magic, werewolves, vampires, etc.. but god was this hard to get through.. it took days for me to finish this series because i just couldn't get into it.. I think it had to do with the unicorn, out of all the magic in this book, this just seem to shock and be (as funny as it sounds) unrealistic and it just wasn't for me.. I definitely gave this bundle more time than some might, but i made it. it just won't be a reread of mine though.
I adore anything with Magic, werewolves, vampires, etc.. but god was this hard to get through.. it took days for me to finish this series because i just couldn't get into it.. I think it had to do with the unicorn, out of all the magic in this book, this just seem to shock and be (as funny as it sounds) unrealistic and it just wasn't for me.. I definitely gave this bundle more time than some might, but i made it. it just won't be a reread of mine though.
November 16, 2023
(Spoilers,) This book was absolutely amazing, and I absolutely enjoyed every book until the very last one but the only thing that spoiled it for me was the vampire council there was built up to be some powerful vampires with some crazy abilities. but when it got to the main fight it felt like there was heavily nerfed very disappointed.
It felt like the ending was very rushed this is my opinion I highly recommend because everything else was good
It felt like the ending was very rushed this is my opinion I highly recommend because everything else was good
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 30, 2023
My Gods was this repetitive. It was also absurd. The absurdity was fun for the first book and then it just got to be too much. By the fifth book I was so done. Hell, by the third book I was done. I'm a completionist by nature and I struggled. I started skipping whole chapters and never felt like I had missed anything.
September 19, 2024
OMG A MUST READ!
I was hooked on this series from book one! I literally could not put it down, I even stayed up till the wee hours of the morning reading and reading and reading this. What an amazing series with a variety of supernatural being coming together and working together. I loved it and I sure hope there is a book 6.
I was hooked on this series from book one! I literally could not put it down, I even stayed up till the wee hours of the morning reading and reading and reading this. What an amazing series with a variety of supernatural being coming together and working together. I loved it and I sure hope there is a book 6.
May 31, 2025
Became Tedious
Maybe the boxed set is not the best way to read. The first prologue and first story were 5 star reads but by the last story it became a 1 star reads. Too much repetition. If the original books were published years apart it would make sense but reading the series in two days became annoying as plot points were repeated and discussed ad nauseum.
Maybe the boxed set is not the best way to read. The first prologue and first story were 5 star reads but by the last story it became a 1 star reads. Too much repetition. If the original books were published years apart it would make sense but reading the series in two days became annoying as plot points were repeated and discussed ad nauseum.
November 9, 2022
I loved this series. I always love when an author puts out a complete series book. I was sucked in from the very beginning. I especially loved the letters to the Prosper Woods Cronicle that started each chapter. They were very funny. Well written with well developed characters.
September 29, 2025
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Enjoyment: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Enjoyment: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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