Book Review: She Doesn’t Mind

 

He came to the woods to find a cure. He found his fate instead.

Alder has one mission: find the rare sparkweed to save his dying grandmother. He knows the local legends—that the forest is haunted, that it hungers, that people who go in rarely come out. But desperation makes men brave, and Alder steps into the trees believing he is the hunter.

He’s wrong. With every step, the air grows heavier. His legs turn to lead. His thoughts begin to dissolve into a sweet, terrifying fog. And the predator waiting in the shadows isn’t a beast. It’s Eden.

She is the guardian of these woods, and her methods are… unconventional. She’s watched Alder from the start, admiring his determination, waiting for the poison to take hold. Eden doesn’t mind that he’s struggling. She doesn’t mind that he’s scared. In fact, she prefers it. Because once the fog clears, he’ll belong to her.


She Doesn’t Mind is a darker monster romance short story (approx. 5k words). It features a dominant female monster who isn’t afraid to take exactly what she wants—and neither is he.

My Review

Alder cares for his grandmother a lot. Thus, when he decided to travel into the woods, it was with no ill intensions. He is lucky that Eden could see that Alder was a good man. She felt something for him but then he up and left her to return to his grandmother after getting the plant.

Alder knew he would return to Eden. She captivated him instantly. Alder does return and things between Eden and Alder heat up. They share one quickly, spicy scene and do get a HEA.

If you like quickie reads that you can gobble up in one sitting, then, you will like this story. Even through it was a short read, from the bit that I got to know of Alder and Eden, I do like they both. I was fine with the instant connection they shared. A fun, steamy read.