Review: Okay but short
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
his is a new author to me, and a new series to me. Although it states this is #1 in the Damaged Hearts series by this author, she has other Shadow Shifters books. I'm guessing that although this is the first of it's series, it is closely related to the others and should not be read first. That is just a guess though.With that background, I give this one 3 stars. It was okay, but it was super short. Grace and Aidan are college students. They meet when Grace is being hassled at a bar, and Aidan steps in to save her. There are hints that he is drawn to her and later states she is his mate. Having read other shifter novels, I get that concept readily in this work, but he also seems to fight it and state throughout that he is leaving her alone since she is human. That doesn't fit with the one true mate concept. On top of that, we have past trauma to our heroine and completely unbelievable family issues/friend issues, then her current roommate flips out besides, also not believable. It is over the top in all those instances, but we are talking a paranormal romance here. Given my lack of prior knowledge with this author though, I was probably less likely to be invested in this series than others will be who have read others in her series. Perhaps there is more background and attachment to be had to this hero.From what I got from this short novel, there is going to be a branch of the shifters opening in the east coast of the United States, and our hero will somehow be a part of that branch, finding his calling there fighting rogues (??). I honestly will probably not read more of this series unless I come across older ones and they grab my attention somehow. This snippet did not make me want to continue. It was just short and confusing, and I did not feel any bond or attachment between our hero and heroine. I give it 3 stars as written decently but just "okay" really. Again, my standpoint is that of a brand new reader to this author. Having read other paranormal series, that could in fact impact my rating quite a bit compared to fans of the series.I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley for an honest review.