Review: Short, but I really liked it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
I make no excuse for being a Ms West fan, I love her books and this one as a "stand alone" was no exception.  I read the very, very mixed reviews and was amazed and horrified at the same time.  I don't know what the problem was -  readers of this author know exactly what they are going to get - a dominant and submissive scenario, where the "sub" lives a 24/7 submissive lifestyle (literally).  This is the basis of Ms West story lines and she delivers this every time with a certain flamboyance and great style.  Now to the story line - Donovan crashes on a alien planet, who they are at war with.  He is captured and as a prisoner, put into the "gladiator ring" to compete.  What he doesn't know, is that Ragan has been watching him very closely and wants him for his mate!  But in this alien world, nothing is simple.  Mates must become total submissive's to their "master" and oh, there is the little matter of "proving their love" by competing in the "hunt".  This is where their masters are in there "animal form" and will hunt them down to death, unless they can prove that what they have is "a true love bond".  Now I have to say that this was a very short story, only about 130 pages, and the author packed a lot in but in doing so, didn't go into any real depth about this alien world and the shifter race that lived there, she only gave us very basic facts.  For me, that worked fine, but if the author ever decided to make this into a series, I would definitely buy.  There was enough "missed opportunities" in this book to develop into full length series , where she could explore in-depth this different alien world.  Bring it on!