Review: Enjoyable, no real drama
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2012
Marrick is a young man who wants to live his life at the fullest after being very ill as a child. He wants to experience pain, fear, he wants to overcome those emotions and be stronger for it. He is thrown to the lions and he catches the attention of Blaine and Luther, who soon sees him as a potential mate. They want to protect him, but they end up mothering in, making him unhappy. The story is about finding the only way to be happy together.The setting is interesting, but not sufficiently sketched. There's nothing making the world unclear, but I wish I knew more about the way lion shifters are perceived and interact in the world. Arslan, their leader, seems the only one to have a good experience with humans. Both Blaine and Luther depend on his teachings and follow what he says to the letter. The conversation between the lions and Marrick's family was funny and it gave an idea of the distance between the world of the lions and that of the humans.Marrick seemed more grown-up than the lions. I think it depends on his childhood. The lions are adorable and perceptive, but it was like watching two guys who are not used to thinking for themselves, they seemed more overgrown puppies than the kings of the animal world, if you get what I mean. I couldn't take them too seriously, even if their devotion was endearing.A very enjoyable read, with no real drama.