Review: A fun and interesting look at gay werewolf love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2010
Vadim is the Beta of his father's werewolf pack. His father, being the leader, is the Alpha wolf, and Vadim is the second in command, the Beta, the protector of his father and the pack. One night, in his den, a terrified small young man bursts into the room, slamming the doors behind him, looking to hide from some unseen pursuers. Vadim looks at him, his heart starts racing, he gets sexually aroused, his face flushes with heat, and he realizes he's looking at his mate.That's the thing about werewolves. While everyone has a soulmate, werewolves recognize their mate as soon as they're nearby. A werewolf feels an intense physical, emotional, and mental attraction and yearning, often being overcome and mesmerized by their mate, the second they lay eyes on them. The young man, an Omega werewolf named Sasha, looks at Vadim, and recognizes him as his mate.Protecting his mate from the pursuers, Vadim shelters Sasha. It turns out the pursuers return with their Alpha (and Sasha's Alpha too), and when they attack Sasha, Vadim kills them in a protective rage. Since he's defeated the Alpha, he is now the Alpha for that pack, and it's his responsibility to go to them and lead them. The pack lives on Vourdala island, a nice-sized isolated island off the coast and inhabited solely by werewolves or human friends/companions/family members of werewolves.The problem is that the prior beta of that pack terrorized them. Vadim must now undo the damage caused by their old Alpha, fight against a few relatives left behind who want to see Vadim out of the picture, and get the pack to realize that omegas are no longer scapegoats and pack prostitutes, but important members of the pack almost on par with the Alpha himself. Omegas are the peacekeepers and ambassadors. They're the backbone of the pack. Vadim must get rid of the old prejudices so that Sasha can flourish.The story is interesting and fun and very sexy. Characters are nicely developed. Action and suspense scenes are on the light side, often being resolved so quickly that the reader doesn't get a chance to feel a real sense of danger. Ms. Glenn sort of does "action lite". The focus is on the sexy and romantic stories being told, and the characters. And she's made fun and lovable characters. If you enjoy werewolves and sexy sentimental romantic encounters, this story is for you. Heck, even if you don't enjoy werewolves, they're darn fun and interesting stories, falling fully in to the "romance" genre rather than the "thriller" or "supernatural" ones.