Review: Focus Shifts To a Secondary Couple That Finally Get Front and Center- Enjoyable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2013
This little squeeze between novella took a slight detour from the main story arc to tie up the loose end of a secondary plot line involving Maggie and Terrent.  It clears up the mystery of Maggie's past and takes on that hot and crackling attraction between her and the big Bane Council wolf Terrent.  I loved getting the backstory filled in and it was a delicious treat to see these two come together.  The plot wasn't as intense as the others have been and in ways that had its own brand of enjoyment, but I did miss the tension of the longer novels before it.Let me just say that if you thought the vampires were dominant males in this series well they take a back seat to Terrent- well maybe Talen would give him a run for his money.  Though under the circumstances which I'm choosing not to disclose, I can see why his patience and hormones might be wearing a little thin.  Sometimes the when heroes go all alpha, it gets my back up and this one did tend to insist on his way, but in this instance I wasn't that upset.Until this book, I really didn't get a feel for Maggie's personality.  She's been through so much and I was both charmed and impressed by her plucky, playful nature in the other books.  In this one, she develops a stubborn and willful streak along with some serious klutziness.  Gal can't walk a straight line without tripping over herself, she has panic attacks and she's had a few hand-to-hand courses, but suddenly she has the idea that she can take on the big dark world.  I understand wanting to be of use and being a true partner, but sometimes that translates differently for some people.  I found her parts cute and parts annoying for this.Fortunately, Terrent helped her with her stubborness.  Now just so you know for those who might not be into this, his methods are some mild Domestic Discipline.  And in the end, Maggie did play a part in things and completed the mission that Dage sent her to the wolves to solve just maybe not with the ending anyone saw coming.  I know I was pretty surprised at who the saboteurs and terrorists were.So, this was a decent and enjoyable read, but compared to other stories in the series let's just say that it won't be my favorite.