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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I wanted a break and I had a dream about wolves so this book looked perfect. Turns out, I didn't want *that much* of a break. Really don't know what I was expecting but this was just *too* light and forgettable.
Oh, Patricia Briggs. I should have known better because of Mercy Thompson, but at least there I could tell myself that you were trying. Charles is so Half-Indian-Noble-Savage-Trope that it was actually painful to read. His "mystical native american singing" and "mystical native american tracking abilities" and "mystical native american magical abilities" were...well. Congratulations on reviving a romance novel trope that I thought the end of the twentieth century had eclipsed. Oh, and are you aware that you told us his emotions were "savage" at least five hundred million times (particularly amusing since from Mercy Thompson's side of things he has No Emotions At All--another lovely trope!).
I guess I'm glad there is no rape?
I guess I'm glad there is no rape?
Nice addition to the Mercy Thompson world. A paranormal adventure story with a little romance thrown in. There are some interesting werewolves in Montana! I picked it up because it was the first of a series, yet I think that is misleading. The book begins after major events that must have taken place in an earlier book or short story. I hate when I miss something -- in this case the meeting of Charles and Anna and her rescue in Chicago.
I was thinking I wanted to go back to my wattpad roots but I was WRONG. I just know I’m not going to like the rest of this story
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've read through this half a dozen times and it pulls me in each time. I love Charles and Anna and how they are so different, but fit each other so nicely.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I'm so sad because it simply was not good. It had potential! And it was not.
As other readers have noted, this "first book in the series" is not the beginning of Anna and Charles Cornick's story, which is frustrating for the average reader. I am not inclined to go on a hunt for the novella, or short story, or magazine story that introduced the mated werewolves of Patricia Briggs' Alpha/Omega series. It's irritating to be dropped into their story already in progress.
That said, this tale shapes up to be fascinating and scary, as it involves The Moor, Asil, a werewolf almost as old as the Marrock, Bran Cornick. Asil has been on the run from an enemy for more than 200 years, and it looks like that enemy is now baiting a trap to catch Asil... in Bran's Aspen Creek territory. Because Charles, Bran's son and enforcer, is injured, his new mate Anna refuses to let him go hunting for a possible rogue wolf alone. And what they don't know about Asil's enemy could get them, and maybe all of North America's wolves, in big trouble.
The tale is suspenseful... right up until it isn't. The denouement is pretty flat, in fact. In a "well, that was easy," way. Hmm. I'm also glad I read about pack bonds in the Mercy Thompson series first. I liked how those stories explored these bonds better than the reveal in this book.
I enjoy the characters, but I was disappointed in this book.
That said, this tale shapes up to be fascinating and scary, as it involves The Moor, Asil, a werewolf almost as old as the Marrock, Bran Cornick. Asil has been on the run from an enemy for more than 200 years, and it looks like that enemy is now baiting a trap to catch Asil... in Bran's Aspen Creek territory. Because Charles, Bran's son and enforcer, is injured, his new mate Anna refuses to let him go hunting for a possible rogue wolf alone. And what they don't know about Asil's enemy could get them, and maybe all of North America's wolves, in big trouble.
The tale is suspenseful... right up until it isn't. The denouement is pretty flat, in fact. In a "well, that was easy," way. Hmm. I'm also glad I read about pack bonds in the Mercy Thompson series first. I liked how those stories explored these bonds better than the reveal in this book.
I enjoy the characters, but I was disappointed in this book.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes