Review: WiP/Serial a hot if uneventful read ( on the high side of three stars going into four)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
Desired by the Pack: Part One is a PWP WiP. if you're unfamiliar with fanfic lingo, that would be a Porn Without Plot (aka Plot What Plot) Work in Progress. That's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact Emma Storm does a solid job of writing some really tasty smut. However, considering the abbreviated length of this particular piece and its position as the intro segment to what will be an ongoing series, Desired by the Pack: Part One needs a lot more something for me to sink my teeth into. As it stands, and in light of the reviews for the other published parts, I will happily wait until the series is complete before I finish what will ultimately be a complete novel.January Cabot is an apparently wolf-less shifter who runs into a pack of hot Alpha werewolves while smack dab in the middle of her monthly Heat ... and that's kind of it. Like I mentioned before, plot is super thin on the ground here. Part One gives a brief introduction to our characters and a lose description of the universe the story is set in. I like stories written in media res, so I don't mind being dumped into the middle of things, and in fact Storm does a great job on integrating what we need to know about the universe as the story unfolds. There are hints of greater things to come (what's up with Anders and being wolf-born, the hunters, January and her wolf, etc), but the meat in Part One has everything to do with sex and a little more sex. The author has a good hand with descriptions and everything flowed very well, but the lack of plot is kind of an issue. For such a short segment, especially it being Part One, I would need this to pack a little more wallop if I were to really consider buying each part as it's released.I actually didn't realize Desired by the Pack was a serial when I downloaded it. I assumed the Part One business was more like the first book in a connected series. Like each book has its own complete plot, but is then tied to another book. Possibly, also, because I failed to note how short the thing was. I'm really, really, really not big into WiP's. I like series and kdramas just fine, love 'em even, but transferring that love over to print media has never worked for me. That said, I was interested enough to finish this segment, but I will have to wait until the series is complete to read the rest. A large reason for that, after the dislike of WiP's, is the price point. Each part is ringing in at $3.00 for 65-75 pages. Not gonna lie, got a bit of an issue with that. Now once the entire thing is finished, hopefully, I can pick up all the parts for something like $7.00. That, I wouldn't mind, but we'll see.