Review: Book Review: From Author Unpublished
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of a box set in exchange for an honest review.I really enjoyed this book. On the technical side of things, the story was fairly well written. There were a few misspellings and odd word order choices that threw me here and there, but they were few and far between. The narrative was engaging, and written in a voice (the voice of Lily) which was very personal and entertaining. It had a tendency to swim around in Lily’s head throughout the story, really showing off her thought processes and inner feelings – which I think helped to really draw me into the story.The world building in this story was somewhat confusing to grasp—mostly because the main characters were kept in the dark for the majority of the story and didn’t know what was going on either. Subsequently, it was a little hard to grasp the intricacies of the two clans of werewolves, why they were fighting, and the rules of hierarchy and ascension into become a shifter. In the end, it really didn’t matter though. The core of this story was about Lily and how her world got turned upside down by the power struggle between Damon and Devin.I will say, one of the few aspects of the story that I think really could have been improved, was the pace. It moved along quite slowly (though steadily). The romance and the plotline took what seemed like forever to develop, and so at times, I found myself skimming over some aspects of the story (as with the sex scenes which were easily 4-6 pages long) and the confusing discussions between Lily, Poko, and Damon. Though the pace was slow, for the most part, I still found the book engaging. I had a hard time peeling myself away from the story, and I was genuinely concerned for the characters.I wish more time had been spent on the supernatural aspect of the story as far as the world building went, but I was happy to see that the author went into detail about the transformations of the shifters. I could imagine the sequences quite well, and it brought an aspect of believability to what was going on.Overall, I really liked the story. I wish it had moved a little faster and more time had been spent on developing the world building, but I think the characterization and narrative were strong. I’d certainly read it again, and I’d recommend it to anyone who likes shifter-romances.