One-line synopsis - Ex-military wolf shifter (turned shifter through nefarious means) and his pack, are hired by a coven of witches as bodyguards for a meeting with another coven at a forest retreat and meets his mate (a witch) while trying to discover who is using dark magic and trying to hurt the covens.

I wanted to like this one more than I did because the idea and story were actually pretty fun, but I couldn’t identify with the characters, everything happened too quickly, and the flow and delivery seemed off.

Also, I was a bit aggravated by how inept the characters seemed at points. Like I know that the shifter bodyguards were at a disadvantage because they couldn’t practise magic but they honestly seemed almost useless at points, and it did not seem like they had any military training whatsoever despite previously being a military unit! And why is it that Julian is almost frantic looking for Nora at one point and then all of a sudden she is just there when they go to her cabin!!!!

Anyways, despite its flaws, I am giving it a 3 because the story still felt unique despite the number of shifter books out there.

Thank you to BookSirens and Kate Rudolph for the ARC I received and I am leaving this honest review voluntarily. ( )