Book Reviews

Book Blurb

When badass werewolves battling supernatural evil realize they need tech support, they recruit a group of geeks with hilarious—and romantic—results.

 

Chemist Josh Collier is having a blast at a comic book convention when he gets the shock of his life—he’s a werewolf! WTF? Before he can howl, he’s whisked away to a secret lair by Nero, a hot guy dressed as a Roman centurion. Josh’s former life is over, and his genius is needed at Wulf, Inc.

 

Nero has no interest in babysitting a trainee were-geek when he’d rather be killing the demon that wiped out his entire pack. While Josh analyzes the monster’s weapon, wild passion ignites between him and Nero.

 

With destiny and their pack in the balance, can they survive the demon out to destroy Wisconsin?

 

Book Review

I am going to start by saying ‘Were-Geeks Save Wisconsin’ does end on a slight cliff-hanger. While I typically don’t mind endings that segue immediately into the next book in a series, I do appreciate a bit of forewarning. Which fortunately, I had. I will also note, the main plot was basically concluded with the subplots transitioning into what I assume will be a second book.

This was a fun read. I will admit to being somewhat taken aback by how quickly the sex showed up – about page 50 or 60 – but, well, this is a werewolf book so I shouldn’t have been surprised. The cast of characters was unconventional, the setting different (Michigan and Wisconsin), and I enjoyed the background worldbuilding the most of all. Here, it’s belief that makes something real, it’s belief in vampires, swamp creatures, fairies and werewolves. This isn’t the first time I’ve come across this idea, but how this was written and incorporated into the overall story arc was quite adroit.

As for the two main characters, I did find Nero to be somewhat two-dimensional. He was the catalyst for the main plot line, he was the romantic foil to Josh, and I didn’t get much more from him than that. I thought Josh grew into his character as a “were-geek” and his role in the overall story. I quite liked his transformation from a somewhat immature, indecisive geek to someone who could be a strong team player.

There are several interesting secondary characters who I’m hoping will be highlighted in coming books as well. I won’t say who – half the fun of reading is no spoilers!

Overall, a solid read. The characters are predominately engaging, the plot is interesting, and the worldbuilding fairly well done. My quirks with the story resided with the warp-speed sex, Nero being a somewhat two-dimensional character, and aspects of the story’s main plot resolution were a bit perplexing. But I won’t say exactly what – no spoilers!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 244 pages/89683 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	14-April-2020
Price	$6.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/were-geeks-save-wisconsin-by-kathy-lyons-11626-b