Review: Had a lot of potential, but was just ok
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2010
This story had tremendous potential.  The story of a woman raped and turned into a werewolf, then finding her place in true werewolf society is an extremely interesting premise.  The characters of Hillary and Zach were also interesting, and the supporting cast was strong.  The society that is portrayed was very nicely conceived.  All the basic elements were there.  But the writing left a lot to be desired.  The plot drags.  The sex scenes, while hot, get repetitive and I found myself skipping through them to see if anything would happen next (not a good thing for an erotic paranormal romance).  The dialogue felt forced.  It was wordy and felt more like something that would come out of psychology book on how to deal with rape victims instead of what a real person would say, especially Zach's dialogue.  No matter how nice and good, no one can go that long without making a mistake, and always having the perfect thing to say.  It felt like he was given practiced speeches, and not speaking from his heart.  Hillary doesn't act much as if the horrendous experience she went through affected her much in her real life or in her new encounter with wolf society.  I understand she is strong amd intent on not showing weakness, but there was hardly any struggle for her internally which is not very believable.  The sad thing about this is that the story does have a lot of potential still.  If the author ever decides to take a second look at this and re-tool it, this could turn into an extremely good series.  As it is, the book is ok, but not memorable.  Nothing special.