Dying light the following the thrill of the chase
I missed interactions, I missed character development, and I missed action. Nothing happened beyond what was mentioned in the blurb. It’s only smaller cats that can do that??♀️ It messed with my head- I understand they are shifters, and there can be some creative writing, buuuut this didn’t add up in my head. If you don’t believe me- ask Sir David Attenborough. My love for science was really challenged here. But it's no where near developed or fleshed out enough to feel real and substantial. I thought Logan's confused desperation was cute and his brother gave some very sage advice on more than one occasion. I did like the characters, even the side ones. But I'm pretty sure this is an oversight on the part of the author and an annoying one. I know this is fantasy, so it probably doesn't matter. They are literally unable to purr, which made Logan's constant purring a grating inconsistency everytime it happened. They don't have the connection of small bones that are vibrated to make the sound. Lastly, as a major point of contention for me, big cats like lions don't purr. And the closest thing to character development is the fact that she's been some sort of undisclosed victim in the past.
Because of course all women are victims all the time. The closest thing to a plot development is her getting attacked. There is no development of a relationship AT ALL. Then within two days they're declaring love, making plans to move in with each other, etc. So, as a reader, I was just like, what? When did that happen? How did that happen? There are no interactions between the two of them between the two events and no internal thoughts given to the reader. When she arrives he's already decided to treat her like a mate, she is his mate. He then hires her to cook him a meal, her not knowing it's him until she arrives. Natalia throws Logan out of her restaurant, or at least tells him he can't eat. Let me lay it out this way, despite being 130 pages long, there is nothing in the book beyond what is in the blurb, almost literally. So, the mechanical writing is fine and I thought the outline of an interesting story was too, but.BUT at one point, in the beginning, I flipped back and forwards between pages and even came to the internet to ensure I had an up to date copy, because I was sure I was missing a chapter or two (or five).