Denying Yourself by Silvia Violet
Genres: MM, Paranormal RomancePublication Date: May 15, 2013
My Rating: ♥♥♥
Matt and Shane both have secrets. Matt never believed he was anything but straight, yet he’s increasingly attracted to his best friend. Shane is comfortable with being gay, but when he discovers he’s part werewolf, he hides that part of himself, fearing Matt’s reaction. Suffocated by his uptight parents and conservative hometown, Shane begs Matt to run away with him.
But starting over doesn’t help. Matt still denies his desires, and Shane abuses alcohol to dampen his wolfish urges. When Matt breaks down and kisses Shane, the pent-up passion proves too much for Shane’s self-control, and his wolf gets free. Horrified, Shane flees—into deeper trouble. Before they can hope to accept each other, Shane and Matt must accept themselves.
My Thoughts
When I saw this on amazon, I wanted it right away.. the cover is super sexy and I love MM shifter genre plus the blurb sound interesting so I was like.. hell yeah! I had an instant high expectation..
First I was hooked.. I enjoyed that both are struggling with their identities.. Shane with being a wolf and Matt being gay. It was all about accepting themselves as to who they really are. But my major problem here was the main characters (Shane & Matt). They came off as a weak characters and didn't feel any connection or chemistry between them.
The story has some emotionally angst.. heck! I think it has too much of it but I didn't feel any "gripping in my heart" kind of angst... it was more of "wtf depressing" angst. There were too much miscommunication and overreaction that at one point it felt annoyingly frustrating to read. It also didn't help that the story was told only in Shane's POV... would have been nice to read Matt's perspective too.
Anyway, this could have been a great MM shifter.. it has some potential but sadly it lacked of everything.
Overall, I didn't love nor hate the story.
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About the Author
Silvia Violet writes erotic romance in a variety of genres including sci fi, paranormal, alternate history, and historical.
She can often be found haunting coffee shops looking for the darkest, strongest cup of coffee she can find. Once equipped with the needed fuel, she can happily sit for hours pounding away at her laptop. Silvia typically leaves home disguised as a suburban stay-at-home-mom, and other coffee shop patrons tend to ask her hilarious questions like "Do you write children's books?" She loves watching the looks on their faces when they learn what she's actually up to.
When not writing, Silvia enjoys baking sinful chocolate treats, exploring new styles of cooking, and reading children's books to her wickedly smart offspring.
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