Review: His Bewildered Mate by Brea Alepoú
SYNOPSIS:
True mates are found in the most unlikely of places.
Rhy, a weretiger with a heart so big, that when an elderly woman comes in looking for her lost cat, Mr. Fluffkins, Rhy knew he had to help. He had no way of knowing that it would lead him to his true mate.
Dillan (Mr. Fluffkins), has lived his whole life wishing he was more than just a cat. He never felt right walking around on four paws. He tried to be a normal cat; tried to talk to other animals but it wasn’t possible. They couldn’t think in full sentences or communicate. It was more of feeling they had then what they thought. He watched television, so he could studying humans and what they did. He wanted to interact like humans. His owners showed one another so much love and were always doing something together. Dillan ached to have what they have.
Love, loss, and tender moments. A dream to have the one person that completes you.
REVIEW:
Okay, okay I know this cover is awful, but try to look past it because the story took me by complete surprise. At one point I even found myself tearing up which I was unprepared for the sudden rush of feels to say the least. It was just a tender-hearted slow burn, filled with so many wonderful, charismatic secondary characters that I can’t wait to see them all get happily-ever-afters.
So lets start with sweet, naïve Dillan who spent most of his life as a cat for the most adorable couple ever. I was a little disappointed we didn’t get clarity on why Dillan didn’t know he was a shifter, we just learn that there is most certainly some heavy, dark trauma there. But I enjoyed how Dillan’s owners treated him like he was a human, reading to him, taking him camping, and feeding him human food. And it’s all thanks to Dillan’s humans that he meets Rhy.
It’s totally insta-love when Rhy and Dillan meet but I guess that’s the case for most fated mates. But I liked that they owned up to that and admit its all fate working its magic. Their chemistry is off the charts but I enjoyed watching the tender moments between them and how nurturing and loving Rhy was. Dillan also took me by surprise with his mischievous, teasing side. I even found myself tearing up from one of the plot twist and I was certainly not expecting it! By the end I was left with so many questions (the good kind) and there was plenty of room for the series to grow and expand (can’t wait to read the next one).
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