This novel is a bit of a slow burn but entertaining to say the less. I didn’t enjoy the beginning with the bullying in high school. I didn’t enjoy the miscommunication. It frustrated me at some points of the book

I loved this book. And the cover is so pretty! I could not put this book down. The plot was very interesting and the romance was just as good.

This book has a fabulous cover! Don't you love it? Is this a Paranormal Romance? Is this a RomCom? Does it matter? Let me tell you, I have thoughts about certain parts of the book that I need to discuss in a book club setting!

Since the tagline of the book is (to paraphrase) What We Do in the Shadows meets Gilmore Girls, I'm categorizing this book as a Paranormal RomCom. Heavier on the Rom than the Com, but a good amount of Com.

Now then important things you should know about the book. The prologue features an incident of our male lead being a jerk and humiliating Cassandra, our female lead, very publically in high school by making fun of her size. For me, and this is just me, I don't have a problem with a high schooler saying something mean about another high schooler, this is something that happens every day all day. I don't like it in my fiction when the female lead says terrible things about her looks to herself. Cassandra doesn't do this so the book works for me.

I found the ending satisfying. I thought it was going to go one way when I started reading the book but it went another way that was actually better. I love the magic and the world it takes place in and I would have enjoyed more of the world, the magical rules are really fun and different.

This book is like when you have your phone in portrait mode to take a picture. We spend this book with Cassandra and Seth in focus and getting more in focus as the story goes on while the side characters and the setting are a bit blurry. I hope that there is a second book in this series so I can see more of this world.

Throughout the book, I felt like our main characters acted much younger than their age of twenty-seven. Especially, Seth, I decided maybe what I was supposed to understand was because he became a werewolf, and that slowed his maturity. And maybe since Cassandra doesn't know an important fact about herself, her growth is also stunted.

My rating for this book is 4 stars, if you read it let me know, I'd love to talk about a couple of spoilery things!

I rec'd an ARC from the publisher, all my opinions are my own!

How to Help a Hungry Werewolf is like an adorable grown-up fairy tale! High school did not end on good terms for best friends, Cassie and Seth. When Cassie returns to their small town after her grandmother’s death, she is faced with none other than Seth. And surprise! He’s a vampire…and apparently she’s a witch?!? Will Cassie be able to reconcile this new info and the two friends let bygones be bygones to heal their relationship? This is a really fun paranormal romance read about second chance and moving forward!

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Conflicted on this one.

The rekindling of a friendship and the banter between Seth and Cassie was sweet and fun at the beginning of the book. Albeit, there were times when I was a bit confused about things that took place because the way they were described didn't make sense.

And, once the sexual energy built to a point that was uncontrollable that both characters blamed on "werewolf mating urges", the book focused solely on sex. Which, while it is a romance, I don't know that the same relationship-building and connection from the beginning of the story carried through. It felt like it devolved into a horny teenage erotic wet dream and I kept waiting for the story to get to the point.

The "antagonist" was more the sexual energy between Cassie and Seth, as though they were battling it and trying to find a cure, rather than the other werewolves that were briefly mentioned at the beginning of the book and barely again until the very end when the "climax" of the book occurred. But, the real focus was all the other climaxes occurring before and after the short battle between Cassie and her high school nemeses. And, once Cassie won, the sappy confessions between Cassie and Seth didn't fit the rest of their relationship.

I am happy about the HEA and loved the idea of their supernatural sanctuary given all the other things that happened throughout the book. But I think the story could have been richer with less focus on the sex and more on the relationship as well as the build-up to Cassie facing her past bullies to overcome her past.

It was my first paranormal romance. I genuinely enjoyed it. First of all, I love fall, and there's nothing better than a book that gives you Halloween vibes. Secondly, werewolf romance has become my favourite genre this year and here you will find plenty of wolves)) and other mystical creatures. The book is fast paced, very light, sometimes funny.
The MMC is a cinnamon roll. The FMC gives black cat vibes, duh she is a witch.
In general, I recommend to read this book during Halloween.

Well this was really bad for me because I hate not finishing a book but this book was too much for me. The fat-shaming, her constant self sabotage and more. Also the way the writer describes everything and how I feel she is not getting anywhere. I have to be honest because I was really excited to read this book, the concept is good, the idea of a Paranormal romance with a werewolf is something I really enjoy; but I feel this book was too much for me. If you don’t mind anything that i just shared here, this book is for you, this book isn’t for me and that is ok.

I received this book from NetGalley, thank you St. Andrew’s Press!

Monsters✅
Slow-Burn✅
Friends (except he’s a real dick in the prologue) to Lovers✅
Plus Size FMC ✅

Those are four of my favorite things! I will say, the prologue had me real scared though, I don't love a bestie turned bully situation, but there was context given later that cleared things up a bit.

Cassie and Seth are a great combination of sickly sweet, funny, and sexy. The magic in this felt whimsical and fun which was a nice change from dark and scary! The whole book is purely ridiculous but if you go into for a good time and not taking things seriously, you’re set.

Part of me loved that it was 90% them in their own little bubble and part of me wanted to see them interacting with the town more, but regardless I was entertained

Good spooky season read!

This was a fun paranormal romance. The magic plus werewolf and others was enjoyable. Its a quick beach book.

When Cassandra returns to settle her grandmother's estate, she faces her former best friend and source of her greatest high school bullying trauma, Seth. Cassandra makes new discoveries about herself and new powers. Seth has changed and needs her help. She remembers how close of friends they were before he hurt her previously and offers her assistance. This is a different kind of paranormal romance with more friendship leading to a relationship. I read this book on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is 100 percent a good read for fans of What We Do in the Shadows.

Cassandra and Seth had me all over the place, I was laughing, I was annoyed at times, I wanted to throw my kindle across the room at other times.

This is my first book by the author, and it will not be my last. I look forward to reading more from this author!

*Thank you Net Galley for this ARC. I am leaving an honest and voluntary review*

This a cozy paranormal romance featuring former childhood best friends. Cassie and Seth fell out with one another when Seth befriended Cassie's bullies in high school. After a terrible prank goes wrong, Cassie and Seth never spoke to one another until she returns after inheriting her grandmother's house. Cassie never understood she was a witch until Seth stumbled back into her life needing help with his werewolf-ness. It's a slow burn romance but once it spills over to them giving into the attraction it's spicy. If you crave a good cozy romance with paranormal elements this book is for you.

This was a fun and fantastic read. I absolutely adored the characters, how relatable everything was, the magic, the humor and definitely the spice! I look forward to sharing this book with patrons and romance book clubs!

I would describe this book as a cozy paranormal romance. It’s over the top silly, in a good way. The FMC spent so much time denying her feelings for the MMC, that I questioned if she even liked him. It was too drawn out for me. The story outside of their romance was compelling and I wish more was done with it. Around the middle of the book the plot just kind of goes out the window and doesn’t reappear until the last 20 or so pages. I wish we got to see more of Pod.
I hated that the MMC back tracks on his reason for fat shaming her and she’s just fine with it. I think she let him off too easy. It’s a cute fall read and I have my fingers crossed for more in this series.

My favorite book is by far the raccoon! I would classify this book as a cozy romantacy novel. It was fun, cheesy, and ridiculous. Full disclosure there is bullying at the beginning of this relationship that took place in high school. So if you're not into that then I would skip this novel.

This story is an entertaining paranormal rom-com. It's a bit of a slow burn but gets fairly spicy, and includes the miscommunication trope. It also has some high school bullying at the beginning of the story that may bother some people. However, it is really the only instance of bullying from the MMC and is explained later. I had a fun time reading this story and it was interesting to see the author's take on the various supernatural beings and the magic that the FMC can create/cook. One aspect that I loved the most was the witty internal dialogue and banter from both the FMC and MMC characters. Although I think some people may see it as more juvenile, I thought it was entertaining. I also loved the raccoon, Pod, and wish there had been more of him in the book. There were a couple of aspects that frustrated me, for instance, the miscommunication/lack of communication. It felt like it got to a point that it bordered on ridiculous. Another thing that was a bit off was the fact that the first part of the book had a certain cutesy fun feel and then the last half had a bit of a different feel, the sex scenes were very spicy and seemed to take more of the spotlight compared to the main plot of the story. Overall, it was a fun read and I would be interested in reading the next story in this series.

Hehe, I couldn't stop laughing while reading this book! It was so funny. Sure there were parts that made me want to cry, but overall this book was was hilarious. Every page had something to make me laugh or just smile at the silliness of the main characters. The fluff, the denial of love between these two, the healing they do together, and the tension between them. Gosh just everything about this book was amazing.

There is some triggering events! keep that in mind! but overall this book was amazing and I can't wait to look up what else this author has to offer.

A delightful (cozy? whimsical?) tale of a witch and a werewolf falling in love. Cassandra and Seth are an example of the very rare - far too rare - childhood friends to enemies to friends to lovers trope. After one of the most gut-wrenching prologues imaginable, we spend most of the book in Cassandra’s perspective, watching her turn around her stagnated life on her journey to self-discovery. Because it's set so squarely in the real world and the FMC doesn't know about the magical side of the world to start with, it has the air of magical realism. Some elements of the plot didn’t completely work for me, but I spent most of my time enjoying the funny authorial voice in this book and enjoying witchy hijinks.

Cassandra returns to her hometown to clear out her late grandmother's old house. She sees her ex-best friend Seth who is convinced that she is the witch that will save him.

A lot of spicy scenes and a lot of humour. I really enjoy it. I am glad that the MMC had to do a lot of begging because he did do some stupid things when he was a teenager. A fun book overall.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

How to Help a Hungry Werewolf was a must request for me - werewolves, romance, and a cute cover? Yes.

Cassandra and Seth's story is a friends to enemies to friends to lovers story. They were friends growing up, inseparable and they knew everything about each other. Cut to high school when Seth was influenced to say something about Cassandra in front of everyone when their relationship switched to enemies. When Cassandra's grandmother passes away, she goes to clean out her house and Seth is there. They try to avoid each other but it's impossible, they need each other's help. Throw in an alive microwave and a raccoon for one jam packed romance.

Recommended!