I love Susan Krinard's werewolf romance series, but not for the romance aspect.
I loved her werewolves, and how they all have differing [sometimes vastly and opposing] views towards being a werewolf [some like it, some hate it, some have trouble trying to decide what they think of it], and the author was not put off by touching on mental illness [something I personally appreciate], humanity, and the world about them [and where they fit into it].
I enjoyed it so much that I really wish she'd written it as pure fantasy, not as a series of romances. It's the romance aspect of the books that kill what could otherwise have been a perfect universe to me [not because I don't think love redeems all (it doesn't always), but because the characters were perfect before they fall in love with their "one true love", which more often than not ruins them as characters].
In an AU setting, where the romance angle is disposed of, they'd be a wonderful addition to any cast list.
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I loved her werewolves, and how they all have differing [sometimes vastly and opposing] views towards being a werewolf [some like it, some hate it, some have trouble trying to decide what they think of it], and the author was not put off by touching on mental illness [something I personally appreciate], humanity, and the world about them [and where they fit into it].
I enjoyed it so much that I really wish she'd written it as pure fantasy, not as a series of romances. It's the romance aspect of the books that kill what could otherwise have been a perfect universe to me [not because I don't think love redeems all (it doesn't always), but because the characters were perfect before they fall in love with their "one true love", which more often than not ruins them as characters].
In an AU setting, where the romance angle is disposed of, they'd be a wonderful addition to any cast list.