Review: Didn't enjoy these books....
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
This series just left me wanting. BIG TIME.Compared to other less than intense/intriguing writing in this genre, I wouldn't say that it was awful. Cos it's not. But the characters and their plights just weren't interesting or gripping to me.In the beginning of the 1st book our lead Alpha Wolf Hero Damien, gives the tease of mysterious, strong, sexy, alluring & maybe even a little sweet, but this is quickly taken away simply due to under development of his character. And over the course of the 4 books, it doesn't get better.Our heroine Julia seems so out of place it's not even funny. Her character, IMO didn't mesh well at all not only with our hero, but this story/series period. There is nothing remarkable or memorable about her. Plus, she whined way too much for my tastes.Then we have the Alpha Pack of "Misfits" & the "Threat(s)"Which are no more developed or intriguing than their main character counterparts. Now the reveal of Julia's history was a bit interesting, I will say. It was an interesting twist concerning Shifters & the history of Shifters in general concerning this particular story. Sadly it just wasn't expounded upon enough.By the time I reached the 3rd book, I was really just wanting to hurry up & finish. Get through the 4th book and then be done. These books aren't long, but the overall non interest I felt made them feel as though they dragged on forever.You do get Dual POV's in each book between Julia & Damien. And a decent amount of "real time" dialogue/action with all the characters, which is a plus. You're not stuck in anyone's head for long periods of time. And there was a very touching moment between Damien & his best friend, Jordan, toward the end of the final book. The final battle scene was mildly gripping but that's about it. But sadly these are the only Pros that I can give you regarding this series.I think what turned me off to this one is everything seemed so dangerous and intense in the headlines, but once you get in the meat of the story, it's just a flutter of what it should be. Like things are just happening for the sake of happening. And nothing is really poignant in it's reveals. Like you're just going through the motions and that's it. So because of this, it didn't work for me. And I wouldn't recommend this read.But if you are going to read it, I would suggest you get the 4 box set because the books are very brief. It wouldn't be worth buying them separately.