Review: Witty, funny....different, but a good read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
Though I rarely read books about vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, etc., I found this book quite enjoyable. Ms. King's take on werewolves were so much different than I anticipated or read about in the past or saw in any movie about werewolves, let alone a wereverine, which Ms. King did a great job of describing him. The main reason I wanted to read this book was because it is set in Alaska where I had been living for the past 10 years and just moved away from. Having worked in an office where I had access to maps of Alaska, Ms. King did a nice job of her descriptions of the interior of Alaska so I felt I was there and wishing I had traveled to more places before I moved away.I liked the fact Ms. King made her main female character, Blaze, much taller than her main male character, Jack. It was a nice change to read, seeing Jack having to look up to her and having to rely on her during some tough times they faced in the Alaskan wilderness.I loved Ms. King's wittiness, her humor -- it is such a wonderful change to most books I have read -- it was so different that I found myself laughing in places, and me laughing while reading a book is also rare.The only problem I had with the book and the reason for the 4* rating is I feel the book needed a few more passes by editors/proofreaders. There were some places words were left out, words added that shouldn't be, some misspelled words, and a couple of places I had to re-read a line or paragraph to understand what she was trying to convey.If you want to read a book about the Alaska interior and like reading about wereverines, werewolves, and a phoenix, you can't go wrong reading this one. I have not read Twilight, nor do I care to just because I don't normally like reading this genre, but after reading the reviews about it, Alaskan Fire is a much better read for your money in my opinion. Nice job, Ms. King.