Reviews

Skinwalker by Faith Hunter

breadstycks's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

eclecticbookreviewer's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

4.0

court_stiehl's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

spellboundbybooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mellhay's review

4.0

I've always wondered what this series was like after hearing all the love for it. In just one book, I can see what all the praise is about. It lives up to the hype.

I loved meeting Jane and learning about what she can do. And what she is and how she became this way. I know there's more to her story, but what I learned in this first book was great. I love that I got some of that history in book one, and it hints to so much more with her.

The writing had me glued to the story. I enjoyed the investigation as Jane does it, in cat form. Jane is a strong character and I enjoy seeing her strong and ready to go on her own. But there's a soft side to her as well and we see that with her friend and her friends kid.

Great paranormal world here as we get a glimpse to what all is present. I will be continuing with this series!

samrushingbooks's review

4.0

This was a good book, and when I got into reading it, I could read quite a bit at a time, but then I inevitably found myself being drawn towards other books and so I would abandon Skinwalker for several weeks at a time and only occasionally think about what might happen next. The chapters from Beast's POV were interesting and while I liked that it was very clearly a different style of voice, I found the simple sentence structure to be a bit grating. I enjoyed Jane and I felt that the book had a lot of good descriptions in it. I especially liked that Faith Hunter went into great detail about Jane's motorcycle Bitsa. I read another urban fantasy book recently and the author glossed over the motorcycle so quickly that it annoyed me. As a motorcyclist myself, I know a bit about certain details, and as a neophyte writer, I know that it isn't all that difficult to research a topic enough to make it sound as if the character is knowledgeable, so I appreciate Faith's personal knowledge and/or research ability. I know I'll eventually get around to reading the rest of the series, but for now my TBR stack is way too high.

rvmama's review

5.0

Very interesting and enjoyable characters & plot. Loved it.

jackiehorne's review

4.0

Unusual urban fantasy with a strong female lead: an orphaned Cherokee skinwalker, a rare supernatural who can change from human to animal. New Orleans-set, with a tension-filled mystery to keep the plot moving, and lots of sexual tension between our heroine and multiple possible partners (in future books?). Will definitely want to read further into the series, and to find out what Native critics have written about the books.

stefwithanf's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

sandyfleener's review

3.0

I'm just getting to know Jane Yellowrock & as I continue the rest of the series I think I will come to love Jane and her Beast, she is so interesting.