Review: needs work
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
I received a free copy of this book via the Goodreads Don't buy My Love program in exchange for an honest review.This is a difficult review to write. I really liked the story. Both MCs are likeable, and the secondary characters are somewhat fleshed out.The background: Kane left his pack under duress when his parents disapproved of him being gay. Shawn left his pack under duress because not only is he gay, but he is also something else. Shawn’s father wanted to kill him, so Shawn had to stay on the run until he meets his mate, Kane. The story is a little different and I really liked Shawn. Kane too, but mostly Shawn. Griff, Kane’s best friend, is pretty cool. The other members of Kane’s little pack are introduced and have the occasional impact. We also meet, for the briefest of times, Kane’s family. I liked Shawn’s otherness, although it does make him pretty powerful and I’m not sure why he kept running. Well, I guess since he’s a good guy he couldn’t just keep killing all the people trying to kill him. That’s not what good guys do. This story has the mates are fated line and then there is the insta-love. Not my favorite, but not that big of an irritant for me.My problem with the book is the language. The author uses a strange mix of British/Australian (Sorry! I can’t tell the difference.) slang and American slang. Arse was the worst. This is set in the US, but we don’t say arse. You might occasionally find someone saying bloody, but not arse. Then there are times the wrong word is used. I’m not sure if it was a typo or just a wrong choice. I didn’t write those examples down, and now that I’m writing my review I can’t think of any. Finally, there is the over the top mushy things. All the “my love” and “hon” and “my friend” just about sent me into a diabetic coma. For two men, they talked a lot.So, what do I rate it? Plot gets 3.5 stars for the otherness. Writing, well that’s 2 stars at best. So, if I average those I have 3 stars. I liked it, so that’s fair. What’s really funny is I want to read Griff’s story. Griff deserves his HEA.