I wanted to like this but I had a hard trying to get into this story. I think I decided that it wasn’t for me and that’s alright.

thanks to netgalley for providing an e-arc in exchange for a review!

this was incredibly entertaining, not the most hard hitting or deeply emotional, but the constant action and the budding relationship between Shaye and Andy was so fun to read. i wish there had been a little bit more werewolf-y things in this, but it didn't make me dislike the book at all. this author does a fabulous job at keeping you grounded in the moment through their writing, which was a plus with how quick this book was.

This story is so good.
It is book two in the series but I think it stands ok. Though the opening is in the end of the first book.

Andy is sent to find a rogue wolf set out to expose their secrets.
He's sent with an old rogue wolf Caleb. They are looking for a witness to a horrible crime.
Shaye is homeless but works to make ends meet. She also sees things in her dreams. This is how she wound up witnessing the murder that now has her life on the line.

This story was so good. I loved Shaye and her mouthy attitude. I liked the serious Andy too. I felt it was a perfect match. But I think I loved Caleb all the more.
There are so many intriguing characters and twist after twist. I simply adored them all.
I'm hoping the next book is Caleb if not I hope soon.
Plus I hope the nameless get books and Dona of the pack. Please?

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
DNF @ 42%
2.5 stars

I told myself I'd stop DNF-ing books this year because I've done it so many times here in the back half now that I allow myself to. I don't *like* DNF-ing books, especially ARCs, and ESPECIALLY indie. And overall, in most of that 42%, there was nothing too horrendous. I wasn't really caught by the writing (something about it felt strange to me), but I could have pushed through that. Then one character gives another character EXTREMELY VITAL INFORMATION THEY ASKED FOR THAT POINTS TO A HUGE DANGER IN THE DEN, and instead of caring about that, the other character is just like "no, you suck, you did things wrong, gonna punish you and ignore everything else you said." And when the plot relies on that... I'm sorry, but nope, I'm out. Again, something I could have pushed through, but when paired with writing that just couldn't solidly grip me, I decided I wasn't going to force myself onward.

Overall, the book isn't bad. If the plot sounds interesting to you, and you're less picky about writing, I do recommend. There's some fun paranormal lore, bits of action, a fun gruff mentor/father figure walking around with the FMC and MMC, and let's not forget the mystery aspects which were enjoyable. And for all I know, the event that I absolutely didn't like could have been a misunderstanding, so if you're more invested in the book than I was, that may end up never being a problem that was there to worry about.

So, feel free to try it out for yourself, but unfortunately, I'm out (what, are you on Shark Tank now, me?)

Bloody Is The Night by Robin Jeffrey, is about a homeless girl named Shay who watched her best friend Caleb be murdered by a beast. She soon learns is a rogue werewolf. When Andy, who is also a shifter finds out there was a witness to Caleb‘s death. he learns who it is, and after a chase, he finds Shea, who at first is totally antagonistic towards him. The atmosphere between the two totally change into something different while they search for this rogue killer, but is he looking for a stranger or should he be looking closer to home. I do want to say I really loved Caleb and Andy, but there were times that Shey really got on my nerves for the most part I did like her and I definitely recommend this book. If you like intrigue and the political nature of higher Archies the new will definitely like this one. I wouldn’t say this is a book for those who love the romances because they do have that, but it doesn’t overwhelm the story. I think this is more a story for those who like mystery, and intrigue so if you like that with a bit of Shapeshifting, you would like this book I also want to say I didn’t read the first book but will definitely be looking for the next one. #NetGalley, #robinJeffrey, #BloodyIsTheNight,

Bloody Is The Night is a fast-paced thriller about a homeless woman who witnesses a friend's murder by a rogue werewolf. As the only witness, she's interviewed and taken into protective custody by the werewolves assigned to figure out which one of their own did this. That mystery is solved fairly quickly, and then the real trouble starts. Shaye is great as the foul-mouthed and street smart female lead. Andy and his friend Caleb have tons of chemistry as werewolf buddies who play off each other like the partners in old cop movies. The three of them are entertaining together as they stumble their way through werewolf clan politics. The relationship that developed between Shaye and Andy was touching, the way they both had doubts, but saw and appreciated each other, but the sex scenes always took place at the worst possible times and places considering that their lives were at risk. It was irritating. I don't want to read a manual on how to give a blowjob when I'm on the edge of my seat wondering if the bad guy is going to find them before they can expose him. Also, the way things came together at the end was a little too convenient. After days of trying (unsuccessfully) to kill her, the bad wolf has a supervillain moment where he explains exactly what he's going to do next, but Shaye is so scared of his threats that she waits until it's almost too late to tell anyone else about it. It felt out of character, like she temporarily lost her mind just so things would get worse, giving our MCs a chance swoop in right before disaster and be the heroes. Despite that, the ending was satifying. It tied up all the loose ends in a way that felt believable, and gave our main characters what they wanted, mostly. It was nice to see them happy after everything they went through.

I had read the first book in this series and was glad it continued in this book, it had that feel that I was looking for from a sequel in this series. It had a great romance element going through this and was glad I got to read this. Robin Jeffrey did a great job in this improving on the previous book. I hope to read more from Robin Jeffrey and look forward to more in this series.

I just finished this ARC that I’ve been reading for a few days,
The premise of the book is it in our world that just happens to have werewolves, no info on any other magic or other creatures.
Our MMC is a type of werewolf detective who’s on the outs with his den.
Our FMC is a woman who lives on the streets and happens to oversee a murder.

This book is the second in the series and I’m not sure if they are semi-standalone or not, but I have not read the first book.
I’m not quite sure if there is more worldbuilding or explanations in the first book, but I will say it was rather light in this book. So I took it to mean that it is essentially in our universe, however, I could be wrong.

I really liked the side character, Caleb and wish there was more information about him, he acted like a father figure for our two mains, however so little info was given about him.
There was no backstory, and no point of view from him so you’re left kind of wondering why he is helping at great personal risk with no reward.

The romance got better towards the end, but it felt very forced and unnatural in the beginning.
I think it was supposed to be enemies to lovers, but I wanted to feel some more passion and some more resistance from the two characters before they just decided to get together and live happily ever after.
They both went through pretty terrible things, especially MMC. I just didn’t feel that the push and pull was given its due considering their pasts.

My main issue is so much of this book could have been avoided without the miscommunication trope between two of the characters. Which, would’ve left more options for the big bad to do other things that were more evil or manipulative. it just felt that he didn’t do anything yet. All of the evil was very quickly moved past and what little did happen was all off page.