Review: Damn good writing! No apologies.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
This book needs to be a series, because there is no way I'll get enough of this story with just this one book. The cover had me thinking...okay...another werewolf story...I've read a few of those this year already. Then I read the blurb and my intrigue shot up by 10. Werewolf love triangle...okay where is this going. Five pages in and I'm grabbing my seat belt, holding on tight because you are immediately on a roller coaster ride that rips right through the final pages and leaves you screaming with glee for MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!What Ms. Butler has done with her main characters, not to mention her sub characters is nothing short of amazing. This isn't your mediocre, girl meets boy, girl falls in love and they live happily every after. No! his is danger, deceit, coming of age, power, drama, twist and turns and much much more.Jess, the female lead is a bad ass wolf, who doesn't quiet know she's as bad ass as her unique situation has allowed her to be. She's got a temper that will made you smile, pump your fist because FINALLY here is a girl that isn't going to let anyone walk all over her, not even the guy she is falling hard for. Her best fried Ashley is a riot, and their camaraderie is a testament that this author knows how to lay it on thick and just right when it comes to getting a point across. Shadows of the Ancients, immediately throws you into a 'behind the scenes' look of the werewolf world. I was completely not expecting to be immersed in the werewolf way of life, their rules, pack laws, and complications as in depth as I was. Human interaction had little place in the book and this story got seriously down and dirty in the fantasy world. Just when you think your question was answered, another bombshell was thrown and my fingers couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Nearing the end of the book, I had to force myself to read slowly because I was afraid it was going to end and it did, but with me begging for more! Not only does this story need to be a series, it needs to be a HBO tv series or something because it translated right off the pages like that. I am sitting here on pins and needles, itching to know what will happen with the white wolf, and how she will deal with the dilemma the end of the book left her in. I don't want to give spoilers, but let me just say that if you pass on this book, you are seriously missing out! Shadows of the Ancients, in my opinion is the best book this author has ever written. If I could have given it 10 stars I would, and I don't give stars lightly. I normally finish reading a book with a favorite character in mind, but Jess, Ashley, Evan, Mikael, and even Antoine, all had my heart racing to the point that I couldn't pick just one. You will love the villian, you will love the good guy, you will love it all! This book is a MUST READ. Well done Ms. Butler, and Please turn this into a multi book series. I am a fan.