Review: Great Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2011
This story hit on a lot of my buttons, in a good way of course. There were werewolves, but they were looked at in what I thought was a fresh perspective. I liked how Cal was possessive, even mean some times, yet he really cared for Gabriel.He thought his actions were for Gabriel's benefit and that makes a difference to me.Also, I think many authors have a hard time finding a balance when it comes to BDSM relationships, usually the main couple is only into the lifestyle for fun or I feel like one of the characters isn't honestly enjoying it. However, through Gabriel's thoughts the author keeps a great balance and I liked how Gabriel kind of guided my feelings about things throughout the book. I think he was a strong character, in that you knew how he felt and what he thought about things. Also, super hot sex scenes. I have read so many that usually they don't do much for me, but these were great. Sexy. The dialogue also flowed and I didn't find anything cheesy or cliche, which is a problem in many of the m/m novels you read nowadays.However, there was some room for improvement, which is why I didn't give it a 5/5. The book begins right in the middle of the action. It was so bad that I thought this might be a second book in a series;however, it is not. The pacing smooths out and through some of Gabriel's thoughts you find out what is going on soon enough, but I think it would have been enjoyable to see the couple's first meeting and to see how Gabriel felt at the time firsthand, rather than him just telling us. Also, it didn't bother me, but there was tons of sex. Pretty much the entire book was sex everywhere, so if that really bothers you, like it does me at times, then this is not the book for you. I think it would have been nice to see a little more interaction outside of sex, especially at the end. *Possible Spoiler alert* You hear about Gabriel's dad and how much he loves his son, yet we never get to meet him. We don't even get to hear a conversation between him and Gabriel and I was looking forward to seeing how that went. I also would have liked to see Gabriel's omega status in action. At his best he is supposed to love everyone and keep the pack together and while we saw the beginnings of that, done very well by the way, I wish we got to see it develop and bloom. I like seeing interaction with side characters and I would have liked to get to know the pack members better.Overall, while it's not a perfect novel it is very good and I hope she writes a sequel. I would happily buy it and enjoy finding out more about the surrounding characters and how Cal and Gabriel's relationship has progressed.