Book 105, 2022

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Chaos & Christmas by Demitria Lunetta

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I read the ebook Chaos & Christmas: Nico's Christmas Carol today. It's book 3.5 in the "Mythverse", uh, verse. There are three authors listed; I don't know if all had a hand in this particular story or if they tag-team for the series. The main character was one-eyed wolf shifter Nico Tralano, whose badass mother pounded all the joy out of his life and turned him into a cold-blooded killer. This is the first book I've read in the series, and I did flounder around for part of it. It would have helped to know the players better. And yes, it was a short novella, but it was chaptered and I'm counting it towards books read this year.

Nico is not just an assassin for hire, he'll do most any job that others are reluctant to. Now he's been asked to kidnap a woman whom he knew from Mount Olympus Academy. Nico feels a little bad about the job, but the money is too good to pass up. However, before he can nab Fern, Nico is visited by three spirits who show him the past, present, and future. It allows Nico to see how brutal his mother was and what his life might have been like, had he opened his heart to friends and other family. Finally, he sees what kidnapping Fern will result in, and it's not pretty. Is it too late for a hard-hearted lone wolf to change his ways and embrace the spirit of Christmas?

Again, this would have been more enjoyable if I'd either read the preceding books in the series or if the author(s) would have provided more back story. That being said, it was certainly interesting. Nico was not the most likable character, but we do get to see why he turned out the way he did, as well as how he now has a chance to redeem himself.

Favorite line: "Gotta do bro love tonight."

I'm not really sure about this one, which means it gets an average rating of three.