Review: McQuade
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
My Thoughts:McQuade: The Lone Wolf Takes A Mate was a quick and enjoyable read. Based on the description I thought this would just be a meet-and-mate shifter story. True, it was that, but the story contained a depth that I wasn't expecting. It was a pleasant surprise. Rose and McQuade were well suited for one another even though they were seemingly worlds apart. The secondary story about the lion shifters and Rose's sister Alice--hated her--provided some grit to the story and kept it from being syrupy sweet. I love how big, strong, gorgeous McQuade was felled by little, sweet Rose. There were two tiny elements that kept this story from being a solid four stars. The first was Rose's constant belittlement of herself. It was bad enough when Alice did it. The second element is that the character development was minimal. I would have enjoyed knowing more about the situation with his parents and former pack and how he arrived where he was. BUT, these were small things and definitely did not fracture my enjoyment of this steamy tale.Ratings Detail:Rating for female protagonist: 3★Rating for male protagonist: 3★Rating for secondary characters: 4★Steam Level: 4★Plot Viability: 3★General Storyline: 3★Story Ending: 3★Ease of Reading: 3★Overall rating: 3★