Review: enjoyable
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2012
I snagged Taming the Wolf from the free list because I wanted a bit of titillating fluff and that is just what I got. Anna Avery is exceedingly strong-willed and having trouble adjusting to her subservient position as a low-ranking werewolf. However, the males of the pack seem to enjoy the challenge she presents.I thought that the book felt very much like a lighter JR Ward. The use of the aggressive alpha male (in this case also the alpha wolf), the strong bonding, the incorporation of the characters' scent into their attraction (though that's to be expected from a werewolf), the fact that the characters mentally stated "mine" in much the same manner, and the use of odd punctuation, such as She.is.mine., to make a point explicit. Despite the similarities the story does stand on its own two...uh 4 feet...er paws.There were a few editorial issues, most common in the sex scenes (or sexually tense scenes). I could almost imagine some poor editor blushing through them without enough attention to detail due to their own innocent embarrassment. I can often overlook such things, but in the middle of the most pivotal points in the book makes it difficult.I read it in an evening and despite not generally enjoying first person or present tense narratives I don't consider my time wasted.