Review: Alpha Werewolf Hotness
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 25, 2013
“You must’ve missed a spot when you pissed around the border. I didn’t realize you owned the whole damned state.”I love this series. It’s so much fun. I feel like a broken record every time I say that, but it’s Leia Shaw and you know that she brings the funnies. So, no surprises there, really. I especially loved this story, because Cristian is an Alpha Werewolf. Notice the capitals – cause he’s not just an alpha werewolf, he’s THE Alpha Werewolf in his territory and that makes him pretty damn ALPHA and Dominant, not just dominant, but Dominant! And we all know I’m a slut for the Dominant males. So, it’s a no brainer – Lina LOVES Cristian. Duh.“Justice is not the same as revenge. Revenge is an expression of anger. It’s purely for the offended. And it won’t heal the wounds of your betrayal.”There’s more to it, though. It isn’t just that Cristian is all Dom, bossy werewolf. He is also very real. Well, no, not real. Don’t worry, I’m not delusional. What I mean is that he is down to earth. He is the voice of reason to Natalia’s impulsiveness. He understands life, love, relationships. He is a true leader. He doesn’t point at his chest and say, “I Alpha,” then point at Natalia and say, “Hence, you obey.” Well, okay, he may have done a little bit of that in some parts of the story. But it fits with his image and personality, so it is okay. Though, he might have annoy Natalia a bit on purpose, which makes their interactions so much more entertaining for me."Even jabbing the air with lethal pointy objects, she looked a dream."Natalia is an eight hundred year old vampire whom we get a glimpse of in Destiny United. Just a glimpse. She’s beautiful, strong, independent. She’s a fierce huntress. There’s actually a bounty on her head. Since she hunts werewolves and kills them ruthlessly, they really dislike her. Shocker, really. So imagine her surprise when Cristian, THE Alpha Werewolf, attaches himself to her hip, wants to work with her, and wants to, generally, get all up in her space in the most annoying, alpha wolfy way. As you can probably imagine, sparks fly. Furious sparks, sexy sparks, grr sparks. It doesn’t disappoint in the hotness department, nor in the sillies department.“A simple touch from a friend is like water to a drying lotus. It quenches its thirst, imparting fortitude to weather the storms.”Her eyes flew open and she looked up at him. “That’s bvllsh1t. Where’d you hear that?”“One of the greatest bearers of wisdom in our day.” He bent down to her ear and after a dramatic pause he whispered, “Chinese fortune cookie.”You will find some philosophical gems here, just as the previous books, that add depth and substance to the story. You’ll find the sillies and the sexies. You’ll find a super possessive, bossy Alpha Werewolf and a really stubborn, set-in-her-ways vampire. An unlikely pair. But that’s part of what works so well about them. And if you like all these things, or even just some of them, cause hello? magic! and wolfy man, then you’ll love this story. I’ll even go so far as to say that, out of all the Shadows of Destiny books, this was my favorite (until I read Destined for Harmony and decided that one is my favorite, though this one is solidly entrenched in second place).