A Little Red - Bethany Maines

 

Scarlet Lucas arrived in the big city determined to use her MBA to change the world for the better, but New York City is full up on small town girls with big dreams, and Scarlet is forced to take work as a secretary for the ferociously attractive and mysterious Liam Grayson. On Halloween, when Liam rescues Scarlet from an overly handsy date, Scarlet decides that Liam must be the Wolf to her Little Red Riding Hood. As a shifter wolf, Liam knows that a relationship with a human is the last thing his pack would ever allow, but Scarlet in an itty-bitty red hood is just too tempting and he can’t resist bringing her home for just one night… and the night after… and the night after that. As Liam and Scarlet grow closer, threats from their families, warlocks and their own employer have them questioning whether or not their relationship is meant to be. Before Liam and Scarlet can share their truths, Liam is the victim of a vicious attack that leaves him trapped in wolf form. Now Scarlet must face down not only warlocks, but Liam’s own pack in order to save him. This Little Red Riding Hood is truly lost in the woods, but the Wolf is depending on her to survive, and Scarlet must call on resources and magic she didn’t know she had in order to get her happily ever after.

A wolf, a girl, and the city…
not everything here is what it seems.

I received this book as an ARC through NetGalley (my first ARC jeeej!) in exchange for an honest review. 
Overall I really enjoyed my time with this book! The story was really fast paced and the writing style had me flying through this book in 2 days time. 

The main storyline of the book was definetely interesting. The world is changing and the wolves have to change their ways in order to survive and keep the growing threat of warlocks at bay. Liam, a wolf himself,  is using his position in a big company to help their cause and that is where he meets Scarlet. 

The beginning of the book felt a little rushed to me. One night Scarlet is found by Liam, her boss - crying in her Little Red Riding Hood costume (how convenient). She was on a date with an absolute ass and scraped her knee while setting him straight. Liam sees his new secretary crying and wants to help her. They go out for drinks and they instantly turn into a thing. I would have preferred to see their relationship develop a little over time in order to be more invested in it.  

The overall pacing of the book gets better around the halfway mark. We start learing more about the world and the characters' backstories. We see the relationship between Scarlet and Liam grow from lust to love (and there definetely was a lot of lust :p)

Both Liam and Scarlet are very likable characters, but my favorite was definetly Paxton! I hope to see him develop more over the next 2 books. I also absolutely adored Scarlet's grandmother, such a sweatheart! 

This book was a good start to the series and I am looking forward to the next book!

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5

Goodreads rating: 3,82/5

Spice: 🌶🌶🌶/5