Review: To long, but good
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2011
Olivia is chosen to be the bride of Baird, beast kindred.  Essentially, she doesn't want to be his chosen because she doesn't want to leave her whole life behind on earth, so she fights the attraction she feels for Baird.  Baird can't understand how she can reject him after 6 months of dream walking and getting to know each other.I liked the world building and found some of the characters very intriguing.  My problem with this story is that is was very long, and I think she could have gotten a better result with a shorter version. I can understand Olivia's reluctance to leave her whole life behind, but I think her main concern was leaving her twin behind and only seeing her for sporadic visits.  Baird, for all his sensitivity and willingness to please his mate, didn't seem to be able to grasp that simple concept, and offer solutions that perhaps Oliva, with her ignorance of his culture, didn't think was possible.  As a result, the book sort of dragged on in the middle as they fought over her staying.It was a good book, and I liked all the characters in the story, particularly Kate.  All of the kindred have some unique features and ways of doing things that promises to bring surprises in later books.