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evaxo's review against another edition
5.0
I love how family centred this book is. Loads of feels to do with the pack with focus on Elena, Clay and the kids. The big bad threat is Malcolm, so no far fetched storylines in this one, but it's not boring in the slightest. There's plenty of action and most our favourite characters are featured. Great addition to the series.
mspris's review against another edition
5.0
I've read all of Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld novels, and many of her novellas and short stories, but I have a few that I haven't read. Working my way through those now, starting with this one which I VERY much enjoyed. I love the relationships that have been built within this world amongst all of the characters and this was a good story involving several of them. Just an enjoyable read and the antagonist wasn't who I expected it to be, it ended up being much more complicated than my initial expectation.
bananatricky's review against another edition
4.0
Another long novella in the Otherworld series.
Whilst Elena is in London dealing with the British Alpha Kate starts acting up and runs away, or at least goes out a deliberately obscures her tracks so that the werewolves can't track her. To add to Elena and Clay's anxiety someone keeps calling Elena asking her if she knows where her puppy is.
As the pack search desperately for Kate they catch the scent of an old enemy - soon they are concerned that while Kate might have left on her own, she may now have been abducted by mutts, or worse.
This was a great novella which kept me guessing all the time (and I've read some of the later novellas). Where is Kate? Is she alone? Who is the mysterious wolf disguising his scent? Is the Bulgarian pack assisting Malcolm? And when they find Kate the questions just get more numerous.
Loved it.
Whilst Elena is in London dealing with the British Alpha Kate starts acting up and runs away, or at least goes out a deliberately obscures her tracks so that the werewolves can't track her. To add to Elena and Clay's anxiety someone keeps calling Elena asking her if she knows where her puppy is.
As the pack search desperately for Kate they catch the scent of an old enemy - soon they are concerned that while Kate might have left on her own, she may now have been abducted by mutts, or worse.
This was a great novella which kept me guessing all the time (and I've read some of the later novellas). Where is Kate? Is she alone? Who is the mysterious wolf disguising his scent? Is the Bulgarian pack assisting Malcolm? And when they find Kate the questions just get more numerous.
Loved it.
a_h_haga's review against another edition
4.0
REREAD 2020
Yay! I've been waiting for this book since I finished [b:Thirteen|10863148|Thirteen (Women of the Otherworld, #13)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328820694l/10863148._SY75_.jpg|15778276]! I always liked the dynamic between Clay/Elena, and when the twins came along, I instantly fell in love with them and their dynamic as well, so following them grow up and then finally getting this book here, is such a treat! Even if I know what's happening.
I won't say too much about the book, for fear of spoiling it, other than I like the family-dynamic and generally enjoy the story. Even if it is a cliffhanger leading up to [b:Driven|25913699|Driven (Otherworld Stories, #13.6)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437824553l/25913699._SX50_.jpg|45801648].
Keeping the original rating.
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Original rating: 4/5 stars
A thought on events that contain spoilers.
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One thing I've been thinking about while rereading this seires and the Darkest Powers-trilogy, is how the child-wolves all seem so smart. Clay and Derek and Kate and Logan all have the brainpower of... well, I'd say they're geniuses in one field or the other. And I can't help but wonder if that's something related to their werewolf enhancements.
Sure, the other wolf-kids mentioned in the Darkest Powers-trilogy all seem more like wolves than smart humans, but maybe it could swing either way? It's a battle between instinct and intelect?
Don't know anything for sure, I don't know if Armstrong has said anything about it, but it's an interesting thought.
Yay! I've been waiting for this book since I finished [b:Thirteen|10863148|Thirteen (Women of the Otherworld, #13)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328820694l/10863148._SY75_.jpg|15778276]! I always liked the dynamic between Clay/Elena, and when the twins came along, I instantly fell in love with them and their dynamic as well, so following them grow up and then finally getting this book here, is such a treat! Even if I know what's happening.
I won't say too much about the book, for fear of spoiling it, other than I like the family-dynamic and generally enjoy the story. Even if it is a cliffhanger leading up to [b:Driven|25913699|Driven (Otherworld Stories, #13.6)|Kelley Armstrong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437824553l/25913699._SX50_.jpg|45801648].
Keeping the original rating.
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Original rating: 4/5 stars
A thought on events that contain spoilers.
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.
One thing I've been thinking about while rereading this seires and the Darkest Powers-trilogy, is how the child-wolves all seem so smart. Clay and Derek and Kate and Logan all have the brainpower of... well, I'd say they're geniuses in one field or the other. And I can't help but wonder if that's something related to their werewolf enhancements.
Sure, the other wolf-kids mentioned in the Darkest Powers-trilogy all seem more like wolves than smart humans, but maybe it could swing either way? It's a battle between instinct and intelect?
Don't know anything for sure, I don't know if Armstrong has said anything about it, but it's an interesting thought.
babs_books's review
4.0
Great book, excellent writing, brilliant pacing. As a fan of the Otherworld I loved to see more about Clay and Elena's family.
That said, won't be rereading. Kate is targeted by a pedophile and while no sexual assault occurs, Elena is deeply shaken by her failure to recognize this person as a threat to her children - feeling that she should have because of her own history with child sexual assault. This hit me really hard and sent me into a bit of a spiral so take care.
That said, won't be rereading. Kate is targeted by a pedophile and while no sexual assault occurs, Elena is deeply shaken by her failure to recognize this person as a threat to her children - feeling that she should have because of her own history with child sexual assault. This hit me really hard and sent me into a bit of a spiral so take care.
nwhyte's review
2.0
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urban fantasy about international werewolves in today's world. Did not finish.
urban fantasy about international werewolves in today's world. Did not finish.
papi's review
2.0
Meh. OK, but not great installment in the series. I guess that is why the author herself placed it as 13.5, rather than as a full novel.
rayy's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
nancyotoole's review
3.0
The Otherworld series may have ended with Thirteen back in 2012, but Kelley Armstrong has chosen to continue to tell these characters' stories through short fiction. This includes an annual novella from Subterranean Press. Now, with the exception of Hidden, which was really something special, I have found all of these novellas, including Forsaken, to be solid, but not must reads. They're nice for fans of the series who want to see what happens next, but unnecessary (and likely confusing) for people not famillair with the story thus far.
Forsaken focuses on Elena, who is struggling to be taken seriously as a female alpha in a world of misogynistic werewolves. Then, every parent's worse nightmare happens when one of her kids goes missing. The result is a book that starts and ends really interesting, even if there are times in the middle where it seems like there's a lot of running around, without too much happening. Elena's family goes through some big changes this novella, and I'm quite interested to see what this means for the future.
Forsaken is an all around enjoyable read for die-hard fans of the Otherworld series.
Forsaken focuses on Elena, who is struggling to be taken seriously as a female alpha in a world of misogynistic werewolves. Then, every parent's worse nightmare happens when one of her kids goes missing. The result is a book that starts and ends really interesting, even if there are times in the middle where it seems like there's a lot of running around, without too much happening. Elena's family goes through some big changes this novella, and I'm quite interested to see what this means for the future.
Forsaken is an all around enjoyable read for die-hard fans of the Otherworld series.