Reviewed by: Laura

RATING: 6/10 – Good

GOODREADS SUMMARY:

Desperate for change, public defender Roz Wells decides moving into a new apartment is just what she needs to shake things up. But she’ll get more than she bargained for when she starts dating the drop dead gorgeous boy next door, who just happens to be a shape-shifter…and quite possibly a criminal. Security salesman Konrad Wolfensen has made a living staging break-ins to spook people into buying his security system, but when he’s accused of a much more serious crime, he’ll have to enlist the help of his sexy new neighbour/girlfriend to keep his cute, slightly wild rear end out of jail.

REVIEW:

I don’t think the Ashlyn Chase would be offended if I described this book as a little bit silly. Curvy lawyer Roz, decides to shake up her life and moves into her recently married friend’s apartment looking for a new start. Little does she know she’s moved into a building full of supernatural crazies! Her neighbours are made up of a werewolf, a couple of shape shifters, two witches, a ghost and a crazy landlady to name a few.

As soon as she moves in she bumps into her hot upstairs neighbour Konrad, who unbeknownst to Roz also happens to be a werewolf. Konrad has a rather interesting way of earning a living. The co-owner of a security firm, Konrad’s role is to break into buildings and stage fake burglaries in order to convince people to take up their services. Not a great mix for a respectable lawyer!

The plot runs a bit too fast and seems a little underdeveloped at times. The hero and heroine fell into bed ridiculously fast, after no more than two conversations. And there’s just not enough blossoming chemistry to pull it off. Then straight afterwards they develop the ability to talking telepathically to one another, and Roz a human doesn’t seem to really bash an eye lid at the revelation. Personally I think the discovery should have earned at least a little freak out!

Events happen in the story and just when you’re waiting to see how a certain character will relate, the narrative jumps ahead and they’re sort of skimmed over.

Roz and Konrad’s dating journey is slightly bizarre, but amusing. Both deciding they hate their chosen vocations, they embark on a quest to find new careers. This leads to lots of crazy dates as they try out different jobs from bar tending to sky diving. Mixed into the plot is also a burglary mystery, involving ghost witnesses and psychics. For such a reasonably lightweight book, you certainly don’t get bored.

Now, one thing I struggled with is the author has some of the most unusual and creative descriptions for a certain part of a woman’s anatomy. In fact, she seems to mention it a little too much for my liking. For example, after a particular bout of bedroom gymnastics, Roz speculated that “Her vagina felt well used.” Gah! Waaaaaay too much information! Why couldn’t she just say ‘she felt well used’? It would have exactly the same affect without being half as crude or as cringeworthy. And this theme continued throughout the book, much to my consternation.

VERDICT:

Despite the plot flaws and a few annoyances, I couldn’t help but enjoy this book. It’s wacky, fun and silly, with a great cast of characters. I would go as far to say that I’m definitely planning on buying the first in the series and reading how it all began. I just wish the author didn’t have such a fascination with women’s body parts!