Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

3.5 stars. This series has been a mixed bag for me. I was so annoyed by Cooper's (and then Park's) inability to be open with each other, especially in [b:The Wolf at the Door 38899537 The Wolf at the Door (Big Bad Wolf #1) Charlie Adhara https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1519953916l/38899537.SY75.jpg 58190977] and [b:The Wolf at Bay 40747985 The Wolf at Bay (Big Bad Wolf #2) Charlie Adhara https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1531073836l/40747985.SX50.jpg 61270807] - about their feelings, about the secrets in their past - that I read all of Wolf in Sheep's Clothing with my heart in my throat, waiting for another Big Misunderstanding or Failure to Communicate. And indeed the story starts with our two MCs house-hunting and Cooper afraid to tell Park that he doesn't like any of the McMansions that Park seems to favor. But then once they get called out on a case, things get much better. Cooper isn't thrilled to be back in a setting where he is one of only a few humans, but he is pretty direct with Park about his insecurities, and when weird stuff starts happening, Cooper lets Park in emotionally (or as emotionally as prickly, snarky Cooper ever gets). There are several hot love scenes (the power dynamics between the two MCs provide for some not quite run of the mill sexy times) and some heart-stopping, life-threatening danger at the book's climax, with the relationship taking another step forward in the aftermath and the promise of at least one more story.I'm not really a mystery reader so I have to admit all of the potential suspects, red herrings, clues, etc. didn't hold my interest; I'm mostly here for the romance. And I kept getting hung up on the names of one of the victims (how do you pronounce “Llcaj?” Does the double L sound like the Spanish Y? Is the J hard or soft?), and slightly confused by the numerous secondary characters. The relationship between Charlie and Park kept me going, though, and I suspect it will lead me to #5, [b:Cry Wolf 50744187 Cry Wolf (Big Bad Wolf, #5) Charlie Adhara https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png 75767676] in 2021.

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This one took a slight dive downwards in quality, but that might be me just not being a huge fan of this setting. The plot was a tiny bit hard to follow too – lots of inheritances, and siblings with two different last names. I was confused for awhile, basically. THOUGH we did get LOADS more lore, and now we have more specifics when it comes to werewolves. I loved learning more about the species, and hope that we'll get even more in the last book.

I also wasn't a fan of Cooper and Park having to pretend to be other people for like...90% of this book. Once they were themselves again, I was much more interested. Though I am glad that Coop is finally realizing how much his attack messed him up mentally. At least he'll be getting help for that. Hopefully.

I still love these two so so much. I'm so glad I started this series. It's so good.