Name: Werewolf Sings the Blues
ISBN: 9780738736129

Jennifer Harlow

With her werewolf biological father's pack under attack, singer Vivian is kidnapped during a show by Jason, a werewolf who vows to keep her safe at all costs.

Werewolf Sings the Blues

Angela Guilherme

*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Werewolf Sings the Blues is a prequel of What's a Witch to Do?, one of my favorite reads in 2013. So the expectations were very high and, luckily they were completely fulfilled!

The story takes place eight years before What's a Witch to Do? and tells us the story of Vivian and Jason that those who read the previous book already know how it ends, since they are both characters on that book.

Vivian’s life is in a downward spiral: about to turn thirty, her singing career is going nowhere, her love life consists of one night stands with random guys and she’s getting addicting to cocaine. The last thing she needs is a stalker, even if it is a blonde, tall and muscular blue eyed stalker… But it seems that’s exactly what she gets, that is, until she’s the victim of an attempted kidnapping and is saved by her supposed stalker.

Her savior is Jason Dahl, the adopted son of the father who has abandoned her and her mother when she was just a baby and he wants to convince her that he and their father are werewolves and that her life is in danger because a rival pack wants to use her to get to their father. Even though at first Vivian thinks that Jason is crazy, she has to surrender to the evidences when he is forced to do a partial transformation in order to heal faster.

And that is how Vivian and Jason find themselves forced to travel together from California to Maryland and they discover they have more in common than it seemed. Obviously all that time spent together, plus the adrenaline of the run from those who want to kill/kidnapped them, can only mean one thing, right? After all, it’s not like they’re really siblings, they just share the same last name.

Vivian is determined to make the best of the situation she finds herself into, which means taking full advantage of her time with Jason. But his behavior is really hard to understand. Even though he seems to be very interested in Vivian, he quickly becomes cold and distant. Of course, even though Vivian was completely in the dark, having read the previous book, it was pretty obvious to me why Jason behave the way he did in regards to Vivian…

I really liked Vivian’s evolution, the way she goes from being completely self-centered and full of self-pity to being someone who risks her own life to save those that she loves. And it was so good to finally have a glimpse at Jason’s feelings, since I hadn’t exactly become a fan of his in the previous book… But now I understand better why he is so protective of Adam.

OMG, Adam and Mona are secondary characters in this story and it was so good to see them again and to witness the tumultuous way he dealt with Mona’s presence, who really doesn’t have a clue… And to learn more of Adam’s past, the luggage he carries with him and that only starts to lift eight years later, following the events of What's a Witch to Do?... I didn’t think it was possible to like him more, but I was wrong!

But back to the story, it’s not only Vivian who has to confront her past and learn to forgive and move past it, Jason also has to do the same. And Vivian’s father has a lot of explaining to do… And, of course, there is an eminent threat against the pack and, when the attack comes, not everyone is going to make it…

Even though I liked What's a Witch to Do? better (it’s difficult to surmount the awesomeness of Adam and Mona), I really liked Werewolf Sings the Blues so far, my best read of 2014! I don’t know if the author is planning to continue the series, but I wish she did… I’ve grown fond of these characters and I would very much like to read more of this paranormal world the author has created and where I love getting lost in.

Werewolf Sings the Blues

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