Review: A fun tale that furthers the series nicely
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2011
Stephani Hecht has made an interesting and compelling world centered on a coalition of feline shifters (like werewolves, but they shift into various feline forms) who are at war with raven shifters. When the Ravens decimated the shifter population, many of the young children were supposed to have been executed by the Hawks, but the Hawks were only acting under pressure from the Ravens and instead hid the feline children as human foster children. Mitchell, the eldest of his brothers, heads the feline coalition and has been working tirelessly to find all of his siblings and the other lost children. The whole genre and fun and well-written, and each book focuses upon a single shifter. This I rate four stars because I really liked it.Noah was raised alongside two other shifters (a leopard shifter and a lion shifter) by an exceptionally evil man. He taught Noah and his two "brothers" all of the skills to be successful criminals. They were eventually rescued by Mitchell, and live in the compound, but Noah is still under restrictions since he actively worked against the coalition and hacked into their computers, wreaking all kinds of havoc. In this tale, Noah is trying to find his place in the coalition. He's well-versed with pharmaceuticals and poisons and is trying to solve a problem that's been occurring of felines shifting too early in their lives. Normally, shifters don't shift until they're around 25. But lately, more have been shifting earlier (like in their teens), and their bodies aren't ready. It's not only painful, but has been fatal at times, with some dying.Due to a misunderstanding, Noah is punished by his brothers. Even though he has found new love in Seth, he believes he's causing more problems for the coalition and leaves, attempting to resurrect old shady acquaintances to earn some cash to live. This doesn't turn out well, and his life is now in danger.There's action, romance, erotica, and strong emotions running through this story. Stephani Hecht deftly weaves them all together in a very fun and addicting story. I recommend researching the series and starting with the first one, as each individual story builds on knowledge previously learned. If you've already discovered the series and worked up to this one, don't worry. It's just as good as the rest.