Review: Lycan Lovers...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
I liked the concept of when the wolves change, males after their 18th birthday, females after they are bonded.  I don't recall ever reading a similar shift premise, before this book.  Other readers complained the alpha, Kaden, never apologized for his part in their (Kaden and Marala's) misunderstanding/separation and acted like an a** for the entire book, and he did for a good portion... I believe the writer was trying to imply Kaden's changes were internal; unfortunately, she didn't really show us these changes, nor tell us. They just sort of "happened" by the end of the book.Wolves mate for life; I found the concept that Kaden's mate ran away, and out of anger and pride, he didn't look for her for a full two years simply not typical wolfy behavior!  Once found, even had he decided to leave her be until she was willing to come back to him, I believe wolf behavior would dictate that Kaden be looking out for and protecting Marala, even if behind the scenes, so to speak.  Wolves are not only pack animals, but they are also highly family oriented, and Kaden's behavior was atypical, to put it lightly.  When these Lycan's shift, they turn into full wolves - not the distorted half-man-half-beast Hollywood has represented in many movies, nor aberrant, skeletal wolf-type creatures, also represented via Hollywood.  As full wolves, their behavior should be represented accurately and with research on this animal, could have been shown correctly.  The errors in wolf behavior were quite jarring to me as a reader, even more so than the grammar/spelling errors found within the book, and really distracted from my enjoyment as well as the believability of the book - even fiction, as fantastic as a writer chooses to make it, simply must be believable.I definitely give Ms. Strider kudos for her creativity, and saw promise in this story, but the wolves not showing typical wolf behavior forced me to give a lower rating than I would have liked.  I will consider reading her Vampire stories....