Review: aargh, I want the nobility of the wolf, not the jerk of a...!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2013
Warning: SpoilersI have to say that I wasn't sure if I would like EP since it wasn't featuring a wolf (the characterization of which I love by the author).  Sadly, my fears were realized.  The H is a shapeshifting cat, but the cat side is not noble.  The animal hurls insults at Lisa and physically hurts her - this is not the stuff of which one wants to read of leading men.  The Jekyll/Hyde personality of Eddie makes me cringe and I wanted Lisa to escape and bond with a wolf instead.  When Taye's Pack is more involved, towards the last 20% of the book, that's when the story was at it's best.  It's the combined heroism/aggressiveness/naiveness that makes Barone's wolf characters so endearing and this is missing in Eddie.  The guy was such a virgin that he had to be instructed in bed - again, not what you want to read about in a hero unless it comes across as cute/boyish behavior like in CL Scholey's New World series.The heroine, Lisa, has good moments as she tries to live in a totally different world and I love that she really stood up for herself.  I felt like she was crying too much, but considering her circumstances, I guess it makes sense, although as a result, she isn't as mentally strong as other Barone heroines.This book is such as a shame as I really enjoyed the others.  I'm a little worried about the upcoming book with Rose as I think the fact that her mate waits so long to claim her goes against the intensity/single minded pursuit by the wolf which again is something I loved about Barone's world.