This is a soft urban fantasy with adorable characters. I liked it very much. So what is this even about?
Kirin is a born werewolf who somehow finds himself with two soulmates. One he meet when he was fourteen for a glorious night of running and never saw again and one he met fairly recently, but who is a human. His parents had always warned him about mating with humans because they#re so fragile and because they canât feel the soulmate bond. So Kirin tries to stay away, but isnât very successful, in fact when he breaks up with his girlfriend itâs Alexâ home he stays at.
Alex is head over heels for Kirin and sometimes thinks Kirin is in love with him too, but Kirin never said anything about liking guys and he had been only dating women until now, so he decides that itâs good enough to just be friends, to have Kirin in his life at all is a miracle.
Enter Gerard. Gothic frontman of a rockband and pretty as sin. He and Alex hit it off, but while Alex thinks itâs because heâs also a singer, Gerard is mostly interested in the werewolf scent that clings to Alexâ clothes, because it reminds him of a summer night a long time ago. At first at least.
I donât want to go into more detail because I donât want to spoil it for anyone who wants to read it. Itâs a unique enough concept for soulmates and werewolf romance. The writing is good, the editing too. We get all characterâs pov, and every one of them is very well fleshed out. Alex is adorable, Kirin is a mess one step away form a nervous breakdown at times and Gerard the voice of reason. Â This is a romance, meaning there arenât any explicit sex-scenes.
And for those of you who like to read in their own language, there is a German translation! Weg des Wolfs.
It was hard for Kirin to let go, but he knew he had to. Alex was still watching them and he hadnât said a word while the two of them were hugging like long-lost lovers. Eventually, he did, still smiling at Gerard.
Gerardâs finger brushed his arm, like he didnât want to let go either. Kirin took a step back, because he could feel the pull. The need to get naked and transform and run with Gerard like they did that one time in the forest and then they would curl up and sleep. Once they woke up and were back to their human forms, well, that was a whole other beast to tackle. Wasnât it?
âI want to run with you,â Gerard said and Kirin grinned at him nodding, because of course, of course.
âYou jog?â Alex sounded slightly confused, amused, too. Gerard wasnât known for his healthy habits after all. No had ever heard the rock star say he was enjoying sports.
âNot really. Sometimes I like to run.â Gerard blinked at Alex like he had forgotten they werenât alone.
Kirin felt bad for him, because Alex didnât know. Being a werewolf wasnât something you just told people. It wasnât easy to make something like that understood. People might laugh it off, might call you crazy, might want to lock you up.
Kirin suspected Gerardâs band knew about it. Surely his sister, Mia, his whole family. There was no way to hide something like this from your family for long. He wondered who the rogue wolf was who turned him and realized in the same instance that he was glad Gerard made it through his first transformation. Gerard could have died, could have gone mad. Could have harmed his family or friends. They could have never met. The thought alone made his heart hurt.
âYou donât seem the type,â Alex said, and Kirin focused on him again. Shoving his depressing thoughts aside. Gerard was fine. There was no need to think about the what ifs of the past.
âBecause I have a bad smoking habit? And an even worse rock star attitude?â Gerard asked, grinning over his shoulder at Alex.
Kirin wanted to touch him. Wanted to rub himself all over Gerard so he would smell like Kirin. So he would smell like Gerard in return. His fingers itched to pull the man in again.
