Review: Dark, Dangerous and Sexy!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
I received a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.To be honest, I was a bit apprehensive about reading Tamed by Rebecca Zanetti. I adore her Sin Brothers series but was very disappointed with her Maverick Montana series so I truly didn’t know what to expect from Tamed.I was pleasantly surprised though. It was obvious from the very first pages that Zanetti took the time to built a plausible world for her characters to live and fight in yet didn’t bore me with endless descriptions of said places and characters. As book 6.5 in the Dark Protectors series, it was a little difficult for me to catch up with the different races and their histories and to learn and remember the connections between previous characters and the current ones. However that didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the story.While Tamed is a novella, it still gave me that whole novel feel and showed me why Caleb Donovan is called the Realm Rebel. He may have a Prophet mark on him but at heart he’s all warrior. Brash and most of the time, hot headed, Caleb could easily overwhelm any other character who has scenes with him. He’s an alpha male yet he isn’t overbearing or manipulative to the point where he becomes unlikable. He has a soft spot for those who can’t protect themselves.I really liked the heroine, Lily being in a position of power among the races in the story, but what made me like Lily even more was the fact that even though certain obligations came with being a Prophet, she had a difficult time acting like a Prophet. Sometimes she just wanted to punch someone in the nose, usually the same someone but still, it was nice to see a heroine who wasn’t always graceful, poised with an endless supply of patience.Tamed is a fast paced novella with an interesting premise. Rebecca Zanetti did a great job creating a paranormal world that is quite different to what I’ve read before and she managed to get me excited about past books as well as the next book in the series. If the previous books are as good as Tamed then I’m going to have to buy them as soon as I can.