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Deceived by the Others
by Jess Haines
When I finished reading Taken By The Others (H&W Investigations #2), I couldn't wait for book 3. And then, the synopsis of this book came out. It seemed like Deceived by The Others was going to be all about building up Shia and Chaz's relationship. I'm not going to lie, I don't like Chaz. Never have. So to say I was kind of disappointed is a bit of understatement. For that reason, I kept pushing it to the bottom of my TBR list. Then, came the reviews. I found out that Chaz was going to do something UNFORGIVEABLE. That settled it. I just had to find out what it was.
Deceived by The Others had a slow start, but was still enjoyable. It showed what Chaz was like when dealing with his pack. To be honest, he never did strike me as alpha-like, so every time he showed a hint of dominance, I felt like laughing. It was like he was pretending to be tough. My views started to change about halfway through the book.
I also enjoyed Shia's growth. I'm sure that had she been the person she was on the first book (Hunted by The Others), she would have cowered when faced with an angry werewolf. I was glad to see her standing up for herself.
I have to comment on the unspeakable thing, of course. THAT was the one thing I could never have thought he'd do. I felt Shiarra pain, of course, but what really set me off, made me as angry as she was, was Chaz reaction. I'm sorry, he does THAT and says it's no big deal? The guy actually thinks he was in the right!
We don't get to see much of Royce on this book, but I loved the one scene he and Shia met face to face. It felt like, in Shia's mind, Royce was, slowly, moving out of the 'people to stay away from' category to the 'people I can rely on' category.
As for the ending... Well, you know when you're watching a movie and suddenly something happen, something that makes you sit up as the screen goes blank for a just second? That's what the ending felt like to me.
Can't wait for book 4, where Jess Haines promised A LOT more Alec Royce *wink*