Review: Good Read, Great Hero
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2011
This is fourth in the Northern Shifter series.The female lead had a unique paranormal ability, and in a PNR-saturated market, that's fairly amazing. Even better, Spencer integrates it smoothly into the storyline, neither overwhelming nor underplaying it. We have the rich family dynamics that I have quickly come to expect from this author. I had fun guessing which characters were bound for their own stories. The villain is pure pro forma, no motivation offered for his actions; he's just the spur to move the story along. There are only two love scenes: one three quarters of the way through, and a small one at the end. The first one is jarring, almost as if she wrote the book without it, then the publisher said Insert Sex Scene Here. The ending was a little abrupt.More importantly, the reason I enjoyed this book so much was the hero: I LOVE ANGUS! In Spencer-world, the Alpha is not about Dominance, but about Caretaking - and Angus takes care of everybody. I SO want a series on just this guy.Try this one.