Review: Quick Installment In the Series That Needed More Development, But Still Pleasant to Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2013
This one takes up with events part way through 'A Bite of Fulfillment' so should definitely be read after it. Hmm, now what to say...Both Owen and Xavier, particularly Xavier, were introduced and known from the previous story and the knowledge that Owen is in the closet and Xavier's beloved is also already known so I guess I did have some knowledge of them beforehand. That being said, the leap from attraction to mating moved along fast even by fated mate standards. Normally I'm okay with it and if I'm truthful I liked this little story, but all the while my mind kept chewing on the fact that they really don't know each other and Owen went from disbelief to acceptance in a flash both with the mate thing and the idea of paranormals. There wasn't a huge outside conflict or conflict between the two protagonists either. The barrier was just Xavier getting Owen to accept him as beloved mate.Okay, got that out of the way. Now I can move on and say I really like Xavier and it was neat to see that his mate is a middle-aged human. Its so much more believable to see an aged vampire with a mature man than a young man of his twenties. Even though the life spans are different, they are both in similar places in their lives so I was delighted with this pairing.I also enjoyed getting to see a little more Catlin and Gallo action with Gallo jumping in front of his mate and shifting to his appaloosa to warn off the big bad Aldaric who is upset by Seth's disappearance. Love revisiting the previously mated characters.So it ended up averaging out to a good read by a loved author who I can't thank enough for not making me wait too long between stories. I guess it helps that I love pretty much anything she writes and not just a specific series. ;D