Review: AN ENJOYABLE READ! BRITTON'S BOOK IS GOING TO BE AMAZIN!!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
The Awakening: Liam by Abby Niles is the second in her exciting Awakening series.  If her first book (Aidan) was a great look at the interesting phenomenon of shifter mating, this was the book that told us all how utterly awful it could really be.  Liam is introduced in Aidan's book as a shifter who has been rejected by his mate before the bond is fully in place.  His issues with this rejection continue here in his own book.Liam is a fairly typical shifter, with the requisite looks, beast, protective instincts, etc.  Unfortunately for Liam, his mate Ava isn't exactly the best person in the world.  Oh, she's not evil, not really, she's just stupid - very, very stupid.  For Liam, Ava's stupidity leads to torture, heartbreak, and a whole lot of shifter police action that was utterly unnecessary.  Ava isn't painted in a good light in Aidan's book and nothing she does here makes her look any better.  Even her own internal monologues make Ava less and less of a sympathetic character.Other than Ava, there are a couple of issues with the book.  First, Jaylin actually commits a grave faux pas as a counselor by revealing details of Liam's issues to Ava.  Second, the villain was pretty obvious from the moment a list was made of people who might be suspects.The plot; however, was strong with more information about the shifters coming out.  The return of Aidan, Jaylin, and Britton was good to see and they fit seamlessly into this story.  The new characters and their interactions made for some zingers, especially involving Britton.  There was a lot of foreshadowing of Britton's book.  This actually helped to save Liam's book, because if this book is anything to go by, Britton's book is going to be amazing.RATING: 3Heat Rating:  HotREVIEWED BY: Monique NeavesCourtesy of My Book Addiction and More