Review: Too Beastly
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
As one other customer said, the book had the potential, but it just didn't live up to it. I was disappointed.The story is about Lady Ashanti and Blasien, a beastman, from Shadowmere. Ashanti has been cursed by an old witch. She will die of a blood disease unless a beastman is sacrificed. Although cruel Lord Conrad has held her prisoner for over 10 years, he cannot possess her body until she is freed of her curse. So, he captures Blasien to sacrifice for her. Ashanti is moved to compassion and frees him.In return, Blasien takes Ashanti prisoner and flees with her to his homeland, Shadowmere. Unable to resist her beauty, Blasien gives her the mark of the beast.Okay. Good plot, but no substance. There were too many questions left unanswered. Why was she cursed in the first place? What really happened to her parents? What was the purpose of marking her with his scent to keep her safe if he was then going to have to mark her and perform a "blood ceremony"? What about the other women in Shadowmere? There was no mention of another female character throughout this whole story. Who were the hunters? Had other mortal women entered Shadowmere and survived?I didn't really get a feel for Shadowmere. The author did not full explain this strange world of man-beasts or their rituals.This is an okay read, but it could have been better with more detail and more developed characters.