Review: A Unique Paranormal Twist on the Old Style Arranged Marriages
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2012
I have read many paranormal stories particularly those featuring shifters that involve the 'destined mate' concept.  I chose this book because of the unique take the author took on this.In Susan Laine's paranormal world, all the other than humans are outed by a mysterious way of energy that tears down the veil between the worlds.  Now humans and supes alike must learn to make something of this new combined world together.  One of the transition pieces is an agency that helps the paranormals match up with the humans who are destined as their mates and then help transition the humans into the idea.For Kris, the knock on the door 3 weeks before he graduates from college is the beginning of a nightmare.  The stuffy government man smuggly tells him that he is the mated match for  a werewolf.  Kris slams the door in the man's face and refuses to discuss it further though the man contacts him daily.This goes on until one night Kris picks up a call on his cell phone thinking it one of his friends and it turns out to be the werewolf who is his mate, Rafe.  The conversation goes from hostile, to tentative, to enjoyable, and then to anxiety filled before Kris begs for the three weeks to his graduation to think things through.  Not only is he expected to mate with Rafe, but he is expected to leave behind his family and his future goals to live with Rafe and his pack.The three weeks are up and Kris agrees to a meeting and the story just gets even better from there.As I said before, I loved the world-building.  The plot itself is fairly even paced with just a few spikes of excitement.  But the best part was the characters of Rafe and Kris.  I just loved them and was so eager for that moment when they met.  It was amusing when Kris' over-protective brother Isaiah entered the scene because he sure was a scene stealer.I would have loved to have had more with Rafe and Kris because I really liked them together.  All in all, it was a very satisfying read.