Craved by Bears

3.5 stars for the finale in Skye's Claiming Her Bears trilogy. I was kinda shocked with the time jump, not sure if I missed story somewhere. I was kinda saddened not to get the claiming scenes for some of the guys, I had been waiting to see Finn's because of the lead-up and how he was nervous she wouldn't do that. I thought the concept with the adorbs baby was cool (almost Twilight-esque haha) but it did make the story feel choppy and not a smooth as the other books in this series. I had to keep rewinding the audiobook because I was getting lost in the timeline since it didnt line up with how the little one was progressing. I thought the ending was so sweet and loved the HEA! Oh and I was super sad to get the loss thrown in there, yes I know there were hints it was gonna happen, but that scene broke me!

Audio for this one was hit or miss for me. I thought with the changes Ruby goes through, Kyo did a good job adapting but some were a little high pitched for me (just because you are doing a little girl doesn't mean the voice HAS to be squeaky haha). I thought the baddie was tough for Kyo. I thought she did a good job with portraying the angst/sadness/desperation of Isla and Ruby (and her innocence that morphed into strength).

Overall this was a good series by Skye, not my favorite if I am being honest. I really wanted to love it but some decisions that were made with the flow/execution and lack of some details put it in the 3-4 star range for me. If you are looking for a slow-burn, fade to black/mentions series, this will be a good one. I still don't think this classifies as high steam, but that is all relative anyway.