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Claws by Stella Rainbow
3.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
“Hey, what are you up to?” I asked as I took a seat beside him, placing the tray on the coffee table. Ollie immediately dropped the remote on the couch before turning to me and burying his face in the crook of my neck. He rubbed his stubbled cheek against my skin, marking me like he would’ve in his cat form, and a purr-like rumble came from his throat. I found it absolutely cute the way he acted like a cat at times.
This book had tons of cute shifter moments and shiftery manners and behavior, which I massively enjoyed. Cute premise. Unfortunately it kinda dragged in the second half because there was nothing more that could happen, kinda. They were together and happy, so a ‘what now?’ sort of situation. It is also supposedly book 1 in a series but felt book 10 in an interconnected series with all of the side characters and existing couples. Quite frustrating.
Oliver froze in my arms, and I pulled away, worried I’d pushed too much. He wasn’t looking at me, though. He was staring at the rather large bulge in his pants. As I watched, he hesitantly brought a hand close to his hard-on and…poked it. I bit my lip to stop the laugh that wanted to burst out. I knew he was self-conscious about not knowing how to be human, and the last thing I wanted to do was make him think I was mocking him for it. He looked up at me with wide eyes. “Why is it…doing that?”
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
House cat shifter
Bobcat shifter
Stuck as cat
Graysexual MC
Fated mates
Scenting
Purring
Paranormal romance
Found family
Virgin MC
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Feelings of shame due to body scarring
Physical and verbal bullying of MC (past, some details)
Self harm (ice cold showers as ‘punishment’)
Unsafe sex (condoms not discussed)
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Paranormal shifter romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: 62 and not specified (shifters age differently)
Series: Standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 249
Happy ending: Yes
He lay down beside me immediately, his nose touching mine again. He pulled my head closer with his front paws and proceeded to chew on my ear, making me huff. When my ear was acceptably chewed out, he started grooming me, and I settled in for the night, a purr starting to build in my chest as I cuddled with him.
“What… Ollie! What are you doing?” I didn’t want to let go of his hair because I knew the moment I did, he’d leave. So I hung on as he turned around to face me, balancing on my hind legs as I rested my front paws on his leg again. “Oh, sweetheart, you don’t want me to go?” I growled in agreement, and Devon leaned over and hauled me up into his arms. I immediately tucked my face into the crook of his neck and started purring.
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“Hey, what are you up to?” I asked as I took a seat beside him, placing the tray on the coffee table. Ollie immediately dropped the remote on the couch before turning to me and burying his face in the crook of my neck. He rubbed his stubbled cheek against my skin, marking me like he would’ve in his cat form, and a purr-like rumble came from his throat. I found it absolutely cute the way he acted like a cat at times.
This book had tons of cute shifter moments and shiftery manners and behavior, which I massively enjoyed. Cute premise. Unfortunately it kinda dragged in the second half because there was nothing more that could happen, kinda. They were together and happy, so a ‘what now?’ sort of situation. It is also supposedly book 1 in a series but felt book 10 in an interconnected series with all of the side characters and existing couples. Quite frustrating.
Oliver froze in my arms, and I pulled away, worried I’d pushed too much. He wasn’t looking at me, though. He was staring at the rather large bulge in his pants. As I watched, he hesitantly brought a hand close to his hard-on and…poked it. I bit my lip to stop the laugh that wanted to burst out. I knew he was self-conscious about not knowing how to be human, and the last thing I wanted to do was make him think I was mocking him for it. He looked up at me with wide eyes. “Why is it…doing that?”
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
House cat shifter
Bobcat shifter
Stuck as cat
Graysexual MC
Fated mates
Scenting
Purring
Paranormal romance
Found family
Virgin MC
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Feelings of shame due to body scarring
Physical and verbal bullying of MC (past, some details)
Self harm (ice cold showers as ‘punishment’)
Unsafe sex (condoms not discussed)
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Paranormal shifter romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: 62 and not specified (shifters age differently)
Series: Standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 249
Happy ending: Yes
He lay down beside me immediately, his nose touching mine again. He pulled my head closer with his front paws and proceeded to chew on my ear, making me huff. When my ear was acceptably chewed out, he started grooming me, and I settled in for the night, a purr starting to build in my chest as I cuddled with him.
“What… Ollie! What are you doing?” I didn’t want to let go of his hair because I knew the moment I did, he’d leave. So I hung on as he turned around to face me, balancing on my hind legs as I rested my front paws on his leg again. “Oh, sweetheart, you don’t want me to go?” I growled in agreement, and Devon leaned over and hauled me up into his arms. I immediately tucked my face into the crook of his neck and started purring.
You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr