The tone of this one wasn't exactly what I was expectorating, but that's on me. If you're a fan of Beauty and the Beast, or Shape of Water, this might be the F/F romance for you.

I really liked the premise and world-building of My Date with a Wendigo. The world that Abby is involved in was a lot of fun and I really liked the scenes we had of the 'fiend' community such as market trading, food stalls, and the self-help group. I liked the idea of all the different types of monsters coming together: that each species would have their own demons to deal with but the ones that want to avoid hurting humans would come together for support. The idea of how Liz, as a therapist but a human, might be able to find a place in that society was really interesting had has lots of potential.

I had a couple of problems with the pacing, the ending seemed to go on a bit too long for me. There felt like there was too much going on after the main story arc wrapped up.

I had a couple of issues with characterization as well, most in Liz. Yes, she damaged but earlier break-ups, but she's pretty callous in some places. She also seems pretty unruffled and blase about the whole idea of monsters (wendigos, vampires, incubi, etc) not only being really but having a whole shadow community. As a therapist, I'm sure she'd be good at hiding her feelings but I would have expected a lot more internal disbelief and confusion. I enjoyed Abby's scenes with the fiends -- especially the support group -- and that world more than I did Liz's but that's a personal preference.

My Date with a Wendigo is a light, fun read. The sex scenes were a little weird for me, but probably because I was expecting something a bit fluffier and less explicit from the cover and blurb. Wendigo sex is ... something I wasn't expecting to read about. But I could tell the author had put some thought into writing something non-human, which I can respect.

The book has an unusual premise and a really interesting world. I definitely enjoyed those aspects. It's probably a great fit for fans of shifter-romance looking for something a bit unusual.

I don’t know what to say.

I couldn’t finish this book, I tried, but it was just too much of everything, but nothing positive.
I mean is it supposed to a be parody, or serious, or... I honestly don’t know.

Most of all even if the story wasn’t for me, the writing might have been the worst of it all.
I’ve always been told if you don’t have something nice to say, say nothing. This is my version of nothing.

After Abby disappeared from Liz's life for six years, they got back in touch. The interest in each other is still there.
This book is a second chance romance in the urban fantasy genre.
It is nice that the author offers us with a Wendigo another paranormal main character than the popular vampires or werewolves. So it is exciting for the reader to learn the character's characteristics/rules.
The book has a nice writing style that is fluent to read, spiced with sarcasm and wit.
I enjoyed the first half of the book very much, although in my eyes the rekindling of the two was quite fast. In the second part the story lost some of its puff. Liz also made some decisions that I as a reader could not always understand.
The story is told in a timeline, without flashbacks. The stories and dialogues are enough to understand the relationship between Liz and Abby. However, I would have liked to have had flashbacks in order to have had a deeper insight into the relationship between the two.
My rating is 3.5 stars.

I received a copy from netgalley in exchange for a an honest review.

When I got an Arc of My Date with a Wendigo from NetGalley, I was actually pretty excited. It sounded fun and rediculous, but in a good way.

What I read, however, just was not that. The book itself wasn't poorly written. However, I just did not warm up to the plot and I did not like the characters and it was, I think, just a little too out there for my taste. If you really like the idea of a shape-shifter-esque romance, maybe this would work for you. For me, I just did not enjoy it.

I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars. I’ve always had mixed feelings about shifter romance, but a lot of that had to do with assumptions about the animal instincts amplifying the alphahole tendencies I hate in heroes. So, I was intrigued by the premise of My Date with a Wendigo, as I am always on the lookout for more f/f romance, and I wanted to know how that would change the dynamic.

And this is a lot of fun, putting a spin not only that subgenre, but also being an adorable second chance romance. While magical elements mingled with the real world (e.g. urban fantasy) is a hard sell for me, I loved Abigail, and how she’s navigating her identity as a monster through a support group. That, juxtaposed with Elizabeth being a (non-magical) therapist provides the groundwork for a complicated, but healthy relationship.

There are tests to the relationship, and I like how Abigail navigates being tempted by her hunger for Elizabeth, while Elizabeth finds herself wanting to become a monster herself, in order to be with Abigail. The way these two find a way to be together is ultimately sweet.

However, while this book does have a great message of acceptance at its heart, it is also a little out there and requires suspension of disbelief (as paranormal romance likely often does), and it’s ultimately more of just a fun story than anything that is really mind-blowing. If you love paranormal romance already, and are looking for something a little different with an f/f pairing perhaps you might have a different experience.

I just can’t resist a Wendigo story. Whether it’s a very leisurely paced classic like the Algernon Blackwood’s story or a modern fast paced fun like Masterton’s Edgewise, there’s something about Wendigoag (apparently that is the correct pluralization) that’s entirely too much fun to read about. What can I say…most creatures features are fun anyway, but some creatures are more fun than others. Maybe I’m just weirdly relating…since I always seem to be hungry too, although in my case it’s usually carbs and in Wendigo’s case it’s tasty people meat…who knows. Anyway, all of that was said to rationalize selecting a book I normally not just avoid, but also make fun of. And having all that been said, the book wasn’t actually quite as terrible as you’d think it might be, it even had some decent funny moments. I’ll be specific here, the decent funny moments involved the Wendigo character (Abbi) and her world of fellow fiends who meet in a community center, made from an abandoned mall, and their lives, quirks, etc. Some of them can fit in with the world at large, some have to hide. Some have an insatiable appetite for tasty people meat and are trying to quit and to that end attend a support group…that’s all very funny. Liz, the slutty emotionally unavailable therapist, is much less interesting as a character. But Liz and Abbi are soulmates and even logistics and dangers of being different species won’t stand in a way of a love that’s meant to be. Or some cheesy crap like that. It is a romance novel, after all. Some of the logistics and strategies of Wendigo/person were also pretty entertaining. Other than that, it’s a more or less by the book romcom. Which is to say, pretty inane inherently. The supernatural things quirk it up to an extent, but other than that it’s just a wildly physically implausible love story that’s all girly girl on girl, sparkly, bedazzled, pink and most likely scented. Quick and mindless read. Most suited for those into Wendigo genre or, like Liz, Wendigos. Thanks Netgalley.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

This was cute romance.

Abigail and Elizabeth been friends since childhood then one day their feelings change from friendship to romantic. When they go to college they decide to tell each other how they feel. Then something happens that has Abigail disappearing and Elizabeth never gotten over her feelings for Abigail for last six years.

When Abigail shows up they reconnect and Abigail tells her the reason she disappear she became a Wendigo.

It was funny a bit weird overall I enjoy the read.

This book was something else! I really liked it. I think the concept was fun. You need to like fantasy/scifi to appreciate the storyline. It requires a generous suspension of disbelief to enjoy as all good fantasy books do. The writing is smart. The way the author talks about the lifestyle issues of the fiends like they were totally normal as if in real life kept making me laugh with appreciation and suprise. There are many laugh out loud moments. Personally, I hate the first person present tense style of writing and rarely get past the first few pages of a book. The "idea" of this book made me push through the first few pages and the storyline itself had me continuing to the end barely noticing. This book has a lot of dialogue so I think that helps distract from the tense style of writing. Give this book a go. If you like non traditional romance with a generous sprinkling of what the heck, you'll like this book. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

_The arc of this book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review._

What the fuck did I just read?

Elizabeth and Abigail were best friends since childhood. They decided to take their relationship further during college by confessing their love for each other. But before anything else could happen between them, Abigail disappeared and Elizabeth spent the next six years pining for her.

When they finally reconnect, Abigail tells Elizabeth that she had to disappear because, well, she’s become a Wendigo. This premise is as preposterous as it sounds, yet the book manages to be equally good and bad at the same time (which basically equals so bad it’s good territory).

My Date with a Wendigo takes Warm Bodies, a lesbian romance, a Wendigo, lots of humor, and some erotica and mashes it all together into a quick read that’s entertaining but also contains some irredeemably corny dialogue/scenes.

As a member of the LGBTQ community and a big fan of all monsters (er, I mean fiends), this was definitely a book that I was willing to love. It’s mostly well written (even with the big helpings of cheesy corniness), and it made me laugh out loud a few times. It also made me think way too much about how a lesbian Wendigo (or any Wendigo, for that matter) would have sex.

Of course, one of the primary undertones to this story is about the importance of seeing people for who they really are. Many of us are made to feel ugly or monstrous when we come out, but that’s the ugliness of society shining upon us rather than a reflection of our inner selves.

Overall, this is worth reading if you’re willing to meet it exactly where it’s at. Because yes, the relationship requires a huge suspension of disbelief. Also, it was really weird to read about Wendigo-human sex, which made it thoroughly unerotic, in my opinion. This didn’t prevent the author from trying her best to turn readers on with her descriptions of the couple’s sexual adventures, though. Maybe that part of the book will work better for you than it did for me.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC. Also, thank you to the author for being willing to take a risk by writing something so wild. This review contains my honest, unbiased opinion.