The Princess and the Bear (Hound Saga #2)
by Mette Ivie Harrison

Chala is a hound who was magically turned into a human princess for a time. Now back in her hound form, she befriends Richon, a human prince who is under a curse as a bear. As a hound and bear, they survive together in the wild forest, until they see evidence of a terrible “unmagic” spreading through the land, sucking the life out of all animals and plants it encounters. They must go back in time in human form to fight against the unmagic in the past before it can gain strength.

I didn’t really like either Chala or Richon. Their characters are kind of dry, and their romance is unemotional. They rely on each other to survive, but they don’t show much personal affection until later in the book. I guess the author was trying to show how they are animal-like in their thoughts, and they don’t have emotions in the same way as humans. The writing style is good, but I just never connected with their characters or cared about them.

The plot has a lot of graphic violence and a lot of dead bodies. Seems like someone is getting murdered in every other chapter. There is some mention of other types of violence and abuse as well.
To see details of the violence in this book, check it out on the Screen It First, and decide for yourself if you want to read it. https://screenitfirst.com/book/the-princess-and-the-bear-62480