Book: Changelings Volume 1 by S.E. Wendel
Reviewed by kats_reads_books
Rating: 5/5
🦁 Grumpy/sunshine (she’s the grump)
🦁 Hurt/comfort
🦁 A gaggle of well-meaning but in the way brothers
🦁 A no-nonsense hermit heroine
🦁 A noble idiot lion-man hero
🦁 Smalltown vibes
🦁 Self-love & acceptance
"To everyone who dreams of a quiet little cottage in the woods. And for a sweet, hunky hero to find them there."
Yes. Please.
Imogen prefers to be alone, in her little cottage sanctuary in the woods (life goals). She might come across as a grump, but she has her reasons. Fierce, independent, self-sufficient - I love her. Balar is the most adorable golden retriever sunshine kitty (OK manticore) who cares for his people and his town - I love him.
Balar encounters Imogen after a late night out and definitely not at his best, but he realises she is his kigara. The one he has been searching for. Not just a mate, but a home.
Cue the sweetest campaign of gentle courtship. Swoon. Such a sweet and cosy read, with plenty of laughs, a couple of tears and more than a few moments of strength and growth. The brothers are 1000% kitties at heart, even the stoic one, who can't resist naps in the sun and being all around adorable.
Changelings Volume 1 is the cosiest instalment in the Monstrous World series. It can be read as a standalone but there are a few references to the world and you should definitely read them all anyway 😉