Review: Loved it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2013
I absolutely loved the premise of this story. Getting bitten by a toddler and becoming the alpha for a slightly offbeat werewolf pack. Bwahahaha! Yep. I laughed, a lot. However, after I got done giggling, I settled in for a very good shifter story which marks a new series by Poppy Dennison.When Lex was severely injured on the job, and the doctors determined it could be years before he could physically be a police officer again, and the shrinks weren't sure if he ever could, Lex left the force and bought a home on seven acres with only one neighbor. Of course his one neighbor, Spencer, seems to have a really big family that's always there, but so far Lex hasn't needed to complain. Until he walks out onto his deck and runs knee to face into the devil spawn, Aiden, a very young boy who must've come from someone at Spencer's house. Picking him up and taking him back, Lex is unprepared for the bite Aiden gives him on his neck. Waking up in Spencer's house with strange people staring at him, all his injuries completely healed with no more pain, being told he's a werewolf, and hearing people's heartbeats, is rather shocking. So, Lex does what any normal person would do. He goes home and denies it all.Spencer shows up after a bit to see how Lex is doing, and one incredible smell, a potentially amorous moment turning fearful, and an almost-killing later, has Lex believing this might not be a rabbit hole, after all. Turns out Aiden's dad was the alpha and when he was killed a month before, the alpha powers transferred to Aiden. Since he's a toddler and incapable of being the alpha, at the moment, his wolf instincts had him picking the best candidate and passing the powers on. Such a cool world the author has created! The excitement continued when Lex joined the pack for his first full moon run and they ran into another pack of wolves in their territory. This is all so new to Lex that he's muddling his way through while trying to understand his constant need to be near Spencer. It doesn't help that Spencer is still wary of Lex and trying to give Spencer time is killing Lex.I loved, loved, loved this story! It's tough to impress me with shifter tales because I read them a lot since they're my favorite. Everything about this story pulled me in. Lex as the big, thinks he's so tough "I am an island", macho ex-cop who doesn't want anything to do with people anymore, and look what he got - an entire pack. The best part? Lex is perfect as their alpha. He totally responds to his role as the protector and caretaker. I thought he was fantastic. I didn't get as good of a handle on Spencer, but since this is book one, I'm really hoping to see more of him. Their love story was slow in coming around, but by the end they were on the right track to being mates. The secondary characters were all wonderful and I'm really looking forward to more of all of them. Great job, Poppy Dennison, and thank you!NOTE: This book was provided by Wilde City Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews