Review: Awe, Bear Cub <3
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
*Warning-May contain spoilers*This picks up right where book 1 ends so you do need to read them in order. This was an awesome read that brings the characters along nicely, and introduces a few new ones. Prestley is now aware of her ursithrope lineage and has adjusted rather nicely. She's bonded with Lorcan and they're released from their prison from the enemy wolf pack by the same woman who initially betrayed Prestley's father: her aunt. She only does so because she hears Prestley's baby's heartbeat, and she informs Prestley of this upon her escape with Lorcan. It's a difficult secret for her to keep, but there's a lot going on.Rutley is a wolf hunter and is called home by his father to investigate missing persons. Upon returning he's conflicted with taking his father's side or the side of the wolf Dimitri who he's falling in love with-who also happens to be the mate of his deceased best friend and Lorcan's brother Liam. Dimitri is also having feelings for Rutley, and feeling guilty since his mate is not long gone from the world.Let me say that I love that there's a m/m relationship in these books. It's so well written you don't even pick up on anything "homosexual"; you just get the feeling that love is love is love. Hey, how about that! Kudos to Ridener for thinking along those lines.The enemy wolf pack alpha, Breslin isn't in this one so much, but he's such a threat that he's still feared. He's done so much damage over the years to the ursithropes that they've come in to help the town of Kadenburg from literally all over the world. Two Asian Panda ursithropes are staying with Lorcan's family, and let me tell you how I don't trust either of them. Even though the guy has medical training, he seems to be sneaky. As soon as they showed up things started taking a downward turn and I'm sure the female has designs on Lorcan...don't try anything you little pain in the rear end-I'll reach in the book and smack you! Oh but they're not the only ones I don't trust...Colin, the selfish jerk (there's always one, right?) wants Prestley for himself. He'll do anything to get her, including setting Lorcan up to violate a law of Urseth that states thou shall not betray ursithropes to a human. But he has done so to Rutley, thus condemning him to death. Pretley's sure she's found a loop hole, though, and the book ends on a major cliffhanger! Wow, it's really been an emotional roller coaster ride reading this one. Not only can I not wait until book 3, but I also can't wait to see Prestley's and Lorcan's "cub"!