Review: OUTRAGEOUSLY FUN & SEXY- for when you are feeling a little more... animalistic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2011
NO SPOILERS or plot summaries. Recommendations included.HIGH LEVEL: Book 1 of a paranormal erotica series with animal-shifters created by science. Fast, fun read. This is NOT a typical werewolf/werecat story. These shifters are pure animals- brawn and brute over sexy military men. This is a fun story with some very hot erotica, but you need to be ready for a "rough ride" to enjoy it. It really shocked me at first, but I adjusted and thoroughly enjoyed myself.SEXUAL CONTENT: Here's where you need to be prepared. Orgy, voyeurism, m/m, anal, oral, and just crazy, wild, animalistic indulgence abound here. If you can get past the sex while in animal-like state, then it is really hot, but I found that a little off putting at first. It isn't all like that, but it happens. The beastliness was completely offset by the characters, however- they were very well written to make it all work.PLOT & CHARACTERS: Plot was a little unclear at first. There's a military experiment gone wrong and it's being continued to some degree by those with no conscience... but it takes you some time to figure it all out. Luckily, the characters you are spending the time with are a TON of fun. It's a "boy's club" set up, which I automatically love so you have the camaraderie of a group of sexy men and then a strong, independent woman shows up who can keep up and give what she gets. Strong, sweet characters.BOTTOM LINE: This is a bit of light-hearted, heavy-lusting fun. It's a little absurd and a lot funny and very sexy. All in all a pretty good start for a series I can't wait to enjoy.RECOMMENDATIONS: (though none of these are quite as sexually... extravagant.)1. Nalini Singh'sSlave to Sensation (Psy-Changelings, Book 1)- romance series which features weres and psychics, but also carries plotlines with some substance2. Christine Feehan'sShadow Game (GhostWalkers, Book 1)- paranormal romance series that focuses on characters who have gained psychic powers through medical experimentation. Fits the "boy's club" set up.3. Alyssa Day'sAtlantis Rising (Warriors of Poseidon, Book 1)- humorous, but intense. Another "boy's club"- the lonely protectors of the lost city begin to find their mates4. R.G. Alexander's steamy vampire/were/witch romance series:Regina in the Sun (Children of the Goddess)5. Jacquelyn Frank'sJacob (The Nightwalkers, Book 1)- demons, were, vamps and other fae finding their better halves in races that should be the enemy6. Kresley Cole's slightly more adventurous  and intricate magical romance series (never mind the ridiculous title):A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1)7. Gena Showalter'sThe Darkest Night (Hqn)- "Boy's club" set up- sexy, demon-possessed immortals looking for true love in a world of hidden magical creatures