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avid_reader_sf_and_f's review against another edition
2.0
Kita, the main character so frustrating and I nearly turned the book off a number of times. If I was her vampire master, I would have probably offed the two of us to end the misery. She excels at ignoring everything told her or running away from any conversation that conveys information she doesn't want to hear. She makes bad decisions. She is upset about being a vampire, fairly I would say, but she needs to snap out of it! Seriously.
Keeping in mind all of the above, Nathaniel, her vampire master, is no winner either. He never explains anything to her and really, a lot of her bad decisions could have been avoided with a conversation.
I don't know if I will continue listening to the later books or not. I found the premise interesting and I really enjoyed the Alex Craft books. I just kept hoping the story would get better and that the character would start to grow. None of that happened in the first book and review don't give me much hope for the rest of the series.
Keeping in mind all of the above, Nathaniel, her vampire master, is no winner either. He never explains anything to her and really, a lot of her bad decisions could have been avoided with a conversation.
I don't know if I will continue listening to the later books or not. I found the premise interesting and I really enjoyed the Alex Craft books. I just kept hoping the story would get better and that the character would start to grow. None of that happened in the first book and review don't give me much hope for the rest of the series.
karinajean's review against another edition
2.0
this book has a neat premise, but it could have narinated for a while longer. not sure if I'm willing to read the 2nd one to see if its improved.
blood_rose_books's review against another edition
3.0
In her debut novel Price introduces to new the reader to a new urban paranormal world centered in a city called Haven. Let’s just say the city does not live up to it`s name.
Kita, is a werecat, but not the normal lion, tiger or panther, Kita’s other form is a calico cat. Kita is also the heir to her pride, but as a calico cat, she believes that she would not survive any challenges to leadership, so she has run away. She has been on the run for five years, living on the streets or in stranger`s home as a stray cat. But her time on the run is about to change, her clan) has decided that they want her back and has sent the Hunters after her. She is now on the run from the hunter of both the cat clan and wolf clan and the train to the town called Haven, sounded like a good idea at the time. However, the town is overrun with Hunters looking for Kita, with some who want to return her to the Firth (her home land) and others who believe she is responsible for creating a Rogue were. A demon judge has determined that Kita will die if she is unable to prove her innocence within three days times, but this does not mean that the hunters will stop looking for her or help her. While eluding the Hunters, Kita runs into a Clanless were who attacks her with silver to try to kill her, thinking that she is the rogue. Nathaniel, a vampire, who while trying to save her from the Clanless, is forced to turn her. Kita wakes up in a strange room, with a strange woman, and cannot find the cat inside her anywhere. Nathaniel has taken away Kita’s ability to be a cat, and turned her into a vampire but can that save her, from not only the hunters but also the rogue were and the judge too, good thing she has nine lives of a cat (well at least she hope she still does).
I enjoyed Price’s debut novel, granted there are some slow spots within the book that did not hold my attention too well but I was able to get past them, so overall this is a really good debut.
I enjoyed Kita as a character, though at times I wanted to strangle her for just wanting to run away from her problems but someone cannot always be a hero. The emotional process Kita goes through within the book was very well written, and supportive. Price did a good job of showing Kita`s emotional and in a sense growing up process from turning from a possible coward and living for herself, to finding out that maybe she is worthy of something better and maybe can be worth something to someone other than just a heir or stray cat. Additionally, I liked how her cat personalities came out in her human form and her hair. It was a nice twist to have a Were that did not turn into a hunter animal but something as small as a calico cat.
I was also very entertained by Gil, the scholar and I believe witch who has been sent to the Human Domain to study Kita and her methods to prove her innocence. Gil, is the comic relief in the book with her naivety of how things are done in the Human World. There is also some good tension between Nathanial and Kita, which will appeal to those who like some romance in the books that they read. I also liked Price`s ideas of having the Human world, the Were world and the magical world separate yet the vampires live hidden among the humans (I guess due to the need to feed on humans) and the worlds do not interact very often. I believe that Price was purposely ambiguous on some of the aspects within the book such as the Firth and Vampire council in order to pique a reader’s interest for the next books; I know that it worked for me.
This book is an urban paranormal book, there is some action, dark aspect, humour, mystery and a hint of romance, but they all just weave together well to form a good urban paranormal book that, I believe, will have you asking for more.
Enjoy!!!!
Kita, is a werecat, but not the normal lion, tiger or panther, Kita’s other form is a calico cat. Kita is also the heir to her pride, but as a calico cat, she believes that she would not survive any challenges to leadership, so she has run away. She has been on the run for five years, living on the streets or in stranger`s home as a stray cat. But her time on the run is about to change, her clan) has decided that they want her back and has sent the Hunters after her. She is now on the run from the hunter of both the cat clan and wolf clan and the train to the town called Haven, sounded like a good idea at the time. However, the town is overrun with Hunters looking for Kita, with some who want to return her to the Firth (her home land) and others who believe she is responsible for creating a Rogue were. A demon judge has determined that Kita will die if she is unable to prove her innocence within three days times, but this does not mean that the hunters will stop looking for her or help her. While eluding the Hunters, Kita runs into a Clanless were who attacks her with silver to try to kill her, thinking that she is the rogue. Nathaniel, a vampire, who while trying to save her from the Clanless, is forced to turn her. Kita wakes up in a strange room, with a strange woman, and cannot find the cat inside her anywhere. Nathaniel has taken away Kita’s ability to be a cat, and turned her into a vampire but can that save her, from not only the hunters but also the rogue were and the judge too, good thing she has nine lives of a cat (well at least she hope she still does).
I enjoyed Price’s debut novel, granted there are some slow spots within the book that did not hold my attention too well but I was able to get past them, so overall this is a really good debut.
I enjoyed Kita as a character, though at times I wanted to strangle her for just wanting to run away from her problems but someone cannot always be a hero. The emotional process Kita goes through within the book was very well written, and supportive. Price did a good job of showing Kita`s emotional and in a sense growing up process from turning from a possible coward and living for herself, to finding out that maybe she is worthy of something better and maybe can be worth something to someone other than just a heir or stray cat. Additionally, I liked how her cat personalities came out in her human form and her hair. It was a nice twist to have a Were that did not turn into a hunter animal but something as small as a calico cat.
I was also very entertained by Gil, the scholar and I believe witch who has been sent to the Human Domain to study Kita and her methods to prove her innocence. Gil, is the comic relief in the book with her naivety of how things are done in the Human World. There is also some good tension between Nathanial and Kita, which will appeal to those who like some romance in the books that they read. I also liked Price`s ideas of having the Human world, the Were world and the magical world separate yet the vampires live hidden among the humans (I guess due to the need to feed on humans) and the worlds do not interact very often. I believe that Price was purposely ambiguous on some of the aspects within the book such as the Firth and Vampire council in order to pique a reader’s interest for the next books; I know that it worked for me.
This book is an urban paranormal book, there is some action, dark aspect, humour, mystery and a hint of romance, but they all just weave together well to form a good urban paranormal book that, I believe, will have you asking for more.
Enjoy!!!!
slc333's review against another edition
2.0
I love the Alex Craft series and fully expected to enjoy this one. Sadly I struggled to get through it and ended up skimming a good portion. The world building was haphazard with nothing clearly explained. What/ where is Firth? How does it relate to earth? Why do the big cat shifters who seem not to be overly accepting on equality for females want a female house cat to lead them? Why have they sent hunters to force Kita back? What happened between Bobby & Kita in the past? And why does the judge have the right to condemn Kita to death without evidence or a trial? I was so frustrated by the lack of answers to these and other questions that I just couldn't get into the story.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic book, loved the world, the characters, the mystery, and of course, the writing! Awesome book and I can't wait to read more about Kita and the rest!
straylights's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 Liked it, but sort of really disliked it at the same time.
Kita was a frustrating character for me. And what was the point of Gil? The world building was pretty much nonexistent and I am still confused at what exactly Firth is. Bleh
Kita was a frustrating character for me. And what was the point of Gil? The world building was pretty much nonexistent and I am still confused at what exactly Firth is. Bleh
anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition
4.0
When I was approached about reviewing this book I was very cautious, because it's written as an adult book, though it's a YA crossover. I enjoyed it, though, and I can't wait for the second book in this series to come out.
Once Bitten doesn't have a slow start, you get right into the action, which I liked. Kita has a really good voice, and everything was written really nice. I understood the setting, and the Nekai clan's behaviors and habits were written so that people can understand them. I don't really have too many complaints about this book. I really enjoyed it, which, honestly, surprised me.
Like I said earlier, I'm anxiously awaiting the second book in this series. I can't wait to see what kind of trouble Kita will end up in next....
Once Bitten doesn't have a slow start, you get right into the action, which I liked. Kita has a really good voice, and everything was written really nice. I understood the setting, and the Nekai clan's behaviors and habits were written so that people can understand them. I don't really have too many complaints about this book. I really enjoyed it, which, honestly, surprised me.
Like I said earlier, I'm anxiously awaiting the second book in this series. I can't wait to see what kind of trouble Kita will end up in next....
nomad_scry's review against another edition
3.0
Despite some initial suspicions because the story felt like a second book, not a first, I was pleasantly surprised by just how nicely the end ended.
A fast and pleasant read with lots of room to allow for future stories, though I'm not certain I will make the effort to find those stories when they come.
A fast and pleasant read with lots of room to allow for future stories, though I'm not certain I will make the effort to find those stories when they come.
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