Review: Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk
SYNOPSIS:
Grayson Cole is stuck: stuck with writer’s block, stuck with no love life, and stuck in a place he no longer feels is home. In an effort to free himself—and discover the mysterious reason he’s so drawn to his mother’s hometown—Gray travels to Scotland, hoping that the wild, beautiful scenery will relight his lost spark.
Upon arrival at a picturesque Loch-side village, Gray quickly realises that the scenery isn’t the only beautiful thing the Highlands has to offer. Hamish Macleod, the fiery young Scotsman who runs the local museum is refreshingly blunt and as sarcastic as they come, and Gray refuses to ignore their instant chemistry . . . even if the lad is an avid believer in the Loch Ness Monster.
They indulge in a no-strings holiday fling, but a series of increasingly vivid dreams—and some life-changing late night encounters—have Gray questioning everything he thought he knew about Loch Ness and its mythical beastie. He’s forced to admit that Hamish was right about the creature’s existence, but it turns out, the lad is hiding an even bigger secret, and when Gray finds out the truth, he’s in for a wild ride.
In more ways than one.
REVIEW:
The year is 2024 and I have just read my first monster romance. Honestly I am not sure how I feel about it, I finished the story Friday night and as I sit here on Monday writing this review I am still process it. And I have questions but overall it was an interesting experience?
So first off, the romance was all very insta-love, but that is okay as I expected that with the whole fated-mates thing. I can roll with it, so I give it a try. Hamish and Gray have excellent chemistry, they are clearly attracted to each other and the banter had me grinning and blushing. Gray fumbling over himself and being a shy fool, while Hamish is oozing confidence was a delightful contrast. These two just work well together but the third member of this party, Nessie, is where I am not sure how to feel.
Particularly, Gray goes from a non-believer to in love with Nessie real quick. Again, the fated-mates thing, fine I will let it slide. But when they eventually seal the deal…the logistics don’t seem to work out well in my head. I am the type of reader who essentially watches a movie in her head when reading (I know there is a term for this but it is slipping my mind at the moment), anyways the proportions and inner workings were not lining up. Visually…I simply couldn’t visualize it. I could see Gray kissing Nessie and everything past that was a blurred out censorship in my mind.
So needless to say, interesting read, not sure if the size differences allow for all the sexy-time shenanigans? I think I need to do a little more research on monster romance authors and give it one more try before I definitively say if this is or isn’t for me.
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