Review: Another winner for Kia Zi Shiru
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
Wow, that blurb was spot on. What COULD go wrong? Well, unfortunately Chris and Alec are about to find out.Chris has been hiding from his clan for the last couple of months and thanks to his friend Travis has found a new place to hide - a vampire house. Although he know who Alec is, Chris has ever met him personally. He only knows what Travis has told him and he is still intrigued. So when Alec makes a friendly approach to welcome him into the house, he is not surprised at the sudden connection that sparks between them.Alec has crushed on Travis for a long time. Always loyal and supportive of Travis, he can't help but be sad and disappointed that Travis is moving-in with his boyfriend. However, he still believes that if he were to stick it out, Travis will one day be his. So when he suddenly finds himself unequivocally drawn to Chris, Alec is more than a little surprised and a lot confused.Forging an immediate friendship, both men spend time together talking, reading and just being with each other. But it isn't until Chris' first full moon in the house, that their connection develops into something more - something more powerful, more undeniable.I have to say that after reading Disturbed Fate I thought I knew what I was getting myself into, but I was utterly mistaken. If in the previous book, I wanted to smack Marc and Galen for taking it slow, this time around I was just about ready to kick some serious booty if Chris and Alec didn't get their mojo going. Good God, the sexual tension between those two was unbearable at times!Alrighty, moving on.Once again, Kia Zi Shiru delivered a fantastic read with some thrills, a bit of the sweet and a lot of the sensual. I enjoyed how she brought the character's struggles and desires to the page. I understood perfectly where each one was coming from, why they hesitated and how much they desired the other.Chris was a treat to read. He was both sweet and passionate with a caring and vulnerable side that endeared him to me. But Alec was so much more. Poor guy, my heart went out to him from the moment he admitted his attraction to Travis was one-sided, but he burrowed in deeper each time he had to hold back his feelings for Chris.The author did a great job in bringing forth the depth of Chris and Alec's connection. Every shared moment and every emotion felt by Chris and Alec were aimed to impact the reader and enable them to connect to these characters fully. At least that's how it felt to me. With every moment spent with these characters my desire to take them away from it all increased.I didn't find this story to be paranormal in nature. Except for having a vampire and a werewolf as main characters, that was about it. However, I don't think that it made a difference. The concept behind the story was well-executed and the romance, the conflict and its resolution all worked together to make this story a very enjoyable read for me.Although Disturbed Connections is the second book in the Otherkin Spirits series it can certainly be read as a stand alone. This story focuses on a different set of characters and their story is the main focus of the book.I received this title from the author in exchange of my honest opinion.