Aaron S. Bentzel

Not sure what I'm missing that other readers loved because I was bored stiff with this. I almost DNF'd it a few times and read two other books and multiple manga in between to try to keep my reading streak going.
Cazo isn't a very distinct/developed character and has trouble carrying the story mostly on his own, while his relationship with Zee seems merely one of convenience so the "romance" also didn't grab me. Over half way through the book and, while the drama that Rose was creating was keeping the story going, it felt like nothing had really happened and we still knew next to nothing about each of the characters - at least not enough to keep this reader invested and engaged. A little over half-way through we find out that bomb that the "relationship" between Zee and Cazo is even less stable than it felt at the beginning and I about threw my book across the room.
Overall, would have been a great AU world with a Wild West tinge but just fell really flat. Read [b:Wake of Vultures|24819482|Wake of Vultures (The Shadow, #1)|Lila Bowen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432332113l/24819482._SX50_.jpg|44460269] for a good queer AU Western with cryptids.… (plus d'informations)