Review: Unique take on werewolves...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2013
I enjoyed this book though it was a little slow starting off. I suppose, because I am a southerner some of the small town politics and the generally relaxed pace of the book getting off the ground wasn't too off putting. Unfortunately, you don't fully understand that this is, in fact, a werewolf story until about 75% of he book is done. I had to remind myself.I did enjoy the fact that this story wasn't overrun with romance or sexual innuendo. That was a nice change of pace from the norm.The book itself was well written however there were a number of grammatical errors in the book but not enough to ruin the story. I did question it at the beginning when the author spelled Aubrey differently on the same page.I liked that Aubrey wasn't overly plucky and sarcastic. She was easy to relate to, especially since I have had a similar past.I would have liked to have seen some better explanation on the time period the events in the story were told over. Sometimes, from one chapter to the next it would seem like a few days had passed, sometimes a few hours and some times a few months. I would have also liked to have seen a little more tie in throughout the story of how Terri fit in. She was the highlight of the beginning and the end but not mentioned in the center. When they ****spoiler alert**** identified the body toward the end of the story, I actually had to flip back to the beginning and confirm the name was Terri. Incidentally, I read the story over the course of a few hours so it was all fresh in my mind. I had all but forgotten about her until she was thrust in at the end, it did leave me feeling as if the beginning of the story was trivial then as the story ended on them locating her daughter, Emma, it left the impression the story was based around them. For this, I feel the novel is not at a 5 star rating. I'd actually like to give it about 3.5 but since that isn't an option, I rounded up and gave it a 4.At this time I don't know if this is a series or a stand alone novel and feel it would work fine as either.  I have no regrets about reading it, mostly because it was so cheap. I don't foresee myself seeking out other works by this author unless I am in serious need of a new book.