Review: BEST BOOK I'VE READ IN A WHILE!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2013
Nancy Gideon's Betrayed by Shadows was a consuming read, fascinating! I'll admit, I'm not sure why I even picked this one, because normally shape shifters are not my thing. In fact, I'm pretty sure I can safely say that I've never read a shape shifter book before. But I'm telling you, I'm signed up for all of Nancy Gideon's series.  Shape shifter sex aside, (and that was phenomenal, by the way), when you're dealing with such lethal creatures, the stakes are always high, and you, as the reader, actively worry about the characters involved.This book was like The Godfather meets Alien. There is warfare between shape shifter clans across the U.S.-- from Tahoe, to Memphis, to New Orleans, and in between. There are so many characters, with ties from previous books in the series, each uniquely interesting, each with fascinating motivations. And even the locales are fabulous, the backwoods swamps, to the mobster mansion, to the seedy side of New Orleans and a shape shifter bar. It was great to see this myriad of characters interact with each other, whether it be the main characters, or any of the side characters. There are twists I never saw coming laced throughout, and, even though I didn't predict them, they still made complete sense. The hero and heroine were so Sam and Diane (Cheers), always misreading each other, coming together, and splitting apart. Their dilemma was so real I had tears running down my face as I flipped pages, heartbroken for them! The dialogue was great, I mean, I could go on and on about this book, but I'll save you the time and tell you that you just have to read it, even if it doesn't seem to appeal to you.Best I've read in a while! Can't wait for the next (the first chapter was at the end of this one!)This review posted at[...] as a host site for Buy the Book Tours. Reviewer was given a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This is my true evaluation of that book.