Review: Poisonwood by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
SYNOPSIS:
A starving incubus.
A bear alone.
Jasper Jones is Lyric’s most pitiful incubus. He can’t feed and doesn’t want to if it means hurting people. When a witch gives him a chance at breaking the cycle of hunger, he rushes half cocked into the woods in search of a cure.
Caleb moved into Poisonwood Forest to escape the crowded city of Lyric, but it’s lonely by himself. He doesn’t expect to find his mate when he trips over an unconscious young man in the middle of the woods, but there he is, perfect—except for a peculiar fondness for processed cookies.
Their only problem is that Jasper’s sick, and when he doesn’t get better, his one shot at survival is in the hands of a bear shifter who’ll do anything to save him.
REVIEW:
A super short, quick, quirky read. I enjoyed the conflict of Jasper Jones, who as an incubus, would rather starve himself to death than harm someone else. Then there is sweet, kind Caleb and what can I say I have a soft spot for the tender-hearted bear-shifter. It was endearing in the way that Caleb and Jasper formed a friendship and a bond as Caleb tried desperately to nurse Jasper back to health.
There were definitely a few sizzling scenes and some over-the-top dramatics as both Caleb and Jasper try to do the right thing. Given the short nature of the book, it lacks a certain substance and character depth. But these two eventually get things right and air out all their truths. In addition, I found the ending to be very abrupt but it was an intriguing story that was an nice break from my other reads.
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