Review: Serials are the new black - and Dakota does it right!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
Claire Montgomery has really done it now. Killing the Alpha - and her unwanted intended mate - of her were pack is going to get her into really hot water. The sexy librarian is facing death if she gets caught.Irish McConnell is a vampire. A very sexy, biker vampire. He is the lust of Claire's life, and a stubborn accomplice to covering up the crime.  He seems determined to protect her, even though he could face the same punishment.He'd refused her advances once before, despite the mind and body attraction they had for each other.  Claire's actions might bring them together but their crime might end up separating them from each other and get them killed."So you did this to avoid the mate? You couldn't have just run off? Gone shopping out of town forever? Skipped over to one of the other paranormal territories? Hidden away?""Oh no. Make no mistake Irish McConnell. I did this because Gannon's a deplorable pig.  But now that you mention shopping, a new pair of shoes might be in order."Fangs of Anarchy - Killing the Alpha (Part 1) is the beginning of a new serial by Dakota Cassidy.  Cassidy has been quite prolific this year, having released the first of 3 contemporary romances(Plum Orchard Series) , the first of a new paranormal series (Wolf Mates), another Accidental title to be released later this year, and currently, this new series.  With all of that work, one would expect there to be a decline in quality. Impressively, the opposite is true.Fangs of Anarchy starts out with no foreplay. It grabs the reader by the hair and introduces both main characters immediately - in the middle of a bloody situation. In true Cassidy style, the dialogue is witty, and there is immediate heat between Claire and Irish.The characters are not quite as deeply written as some of her other stories.  However, allowances must be made for the length of the story and development as the serial unfolds.  Despite this, they are both firmly established. Claire and Irish coming together seemed natural even though it occurs rather expediently.For such a short installment, there is a great deal of condensed but necessary exposition.  The world-building was efficient but detailed.  I really liked that a few of the paranormal "norms" were tweaked.Reader be warned: in the true nature of the serial, there is a cliffhanger, but luckily the wait won't be long - a few weeks at the most. It will hook the reader without leaving the feeling of being cheated.I am very much looking forward to reading all of the installments!