Review: Run-of-the-mill story that left me mostly unsatisfied
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2012
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 5/10PROS:- The idea that Scott is a "Minder" intrigued me because I wanted to know what that meant about him, especially when Rory starts mentally distinguishing between Minders and werewolves.- Scott's had a rough life, and Rory instinctively moves into protective mode when they're together. As a result, the romance is sweet, and I even believed (mostly) that a connection could form as quickly as it does between them.- There are some dark moments in the story that are also quite funny, like when Rory puts a call in to his superior and the first thing he says when the man answers is, "Dead body."CONS:- Scott lays out a couple of ground rules ("I don't want that" and "I do want this") before the two guys sleep together the first time, and Rory ignores both of them. The thing that bothered me the most about that was that Scott doesn't make any sort of fuss over it.- Much of the action happens too quickly and is over with just as it's starting to get interesting.- At times, the writing is a bit jumpy and disjointed. Sentences don't always seem to flow logically from what came before.Overall comments: I enjoy werewolf stories, but there's honestly not much in this story to indicate that one of the characters is a werewolf. I didn't think the story was terrible, but I didn't particularly like it either. The background information is scarce, and the ending is abrupt, with almost nothing resolved. Some of these issues are probably resolved in the sequel, but I didn't find this first installment engaging enough to want to pay for the story in pieces.