Review: Sexy paranormal romance, worth the read...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Good Law, this read was hot and steamy. Yes, got seriously turned off by some group wolf pack physical stuff early on, which gave whole new meaning to the term, "brotherly love." It's generally a male fantasy that women want to be bedded by multiple partners (I'm not saying that a certain percentage of women don't desire/fantasize about such, but generally the female fantasy is about one true love). Still, that sensual Southern bayou boy Rafer Breaux made me long for life in the arms of a passionate Louisiana Bayou lifetime love. Whenever he said, "Sha," the equivalent of the French "cher," my heart and other parts melted a bit. He was a beautifully drawn, very yummy character. Sadly, the POV changes in the book meant main character Lark Andrews didn't fare as well. She went from somewhat intriguing to juvenile and increasingly less believable as a person, much less an empowered woman. We didn't spend the time I would have liked (even a single chapter more) in her head towards the latter third of the book. It didn't matter though, I kept reading for Rafer. This book is, for the most part, nicely written. Yes, the ending was truncated, felt hurried, and a bit slapped on, someone should have tossed her editor into the bayou. There are some nifty twists on the vampire genre. The writing reveals quite a writerly talent; writing a distinctive ensemble character piece is a tough trick. The book wasn't so mesmerizing that I have to run out and get the next in the series though, it was a bit too short and the pack group love make me too squeamish (sick, too reminiscent of forced group relations, not sacred and sexy in the way a single Soul-to-Soul relationship is or can be). Check this book out. It's worth the read. Happy reading~*