Review: Good But Could Be Better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2013
First off I am not a fan of teen books.  I have no idea why the shifter teen theme is so big right now.  With so many books out there it wasn't hard to find a lot of similarities from this book to another I read.Prince of Wolves: Book 1, Grey Wolves Series (Volume 1)Yes, compare. . . Of all things both were free downloads.  Both have a conflicted teen girl who doesn't know who she is or what she can be:  A shifter that hasn't shifted.  A divorced working mom that is never home.  A deadbeat dad that had remarried someone younger who is also a shifter like him.  No contact between dad and his transforming daughter.  Step into the picture is a wonderful boy and potential love interest.  Both mothers of these daughters do find out about shifters and that their daughter is one even though they aren't one themselves.  While one book had two best friends,Markingshad one.So yeah, the content of both books, side by side, was awfully similar.  So I read a few chapters of Markings and get the basics of the story then started skipping.  The last couple of chapters held my interest and so I'm writing my review.Again, I hate teen books and if I see it's a teen book in any review, I avoid them.  With that said, I hope if this book is continued into a series that the more mature Celina, who is now an adult and a leader, will come across in an adult book.Back to that book comparison. One of the teens in that book becomes a leader of her husband's pack.  I kept questioning how any respectable shifter would follow an 18 year old.  To trust their lives and their children in the care of an immature 18 year old.  Anyway. . .The author would do her readers a disservice if she didn't continue this book.  Another review wrote about those loose ends that weren't tied.  I'll add to that.  Aaron is in a coma and while I understood why Lina needs to lead and give strength in her new role, she's leaving him behind in that last scene.  There needs closure on this relationship.  If he is moved, while he is in a coma. .. Well, his chances don't look good despite his shifter abilities.  And for that matter, who knows if her healing will be complete.  She was not healed when she walked off.Then there's the situation she'll be walking into, confronting her people and dealing with so many dead.  Grieving parents, brothers, and sisters.  Celina is up against a tough road and she has to prove she's a mature 18 year old that can handle the load.Anyway, my thoughts.  -- Dan's Wife