Review: I wanted more!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2013
I was intrigued. That is the real reason why I picked up this book, and you know what? I wasn't disappointed. When you read vampire romances, after a while, you know it all. It's hard to tell which author and which character you're reading about.Not with Tara Fox Hall. Originality must be her middle name. I have never seen weres behave like they are in these books, and I have never read a story so free of cliché, in every sense of the word.Ok, so the intensity of emotion is there - I expected that - but the author takes it one step farther. It's not called a romance for nothing, you've been warned! I enjoyed every scene, and wanted to read more. I actually got quite annoyed that the book stopped where it did. The story most clearly goes on, and also very clearly is part of a series. I would advise that you start with book one. By the time you read the first three, book four will be out and then you'll have some continuity.What I liked. So many things. The plot is nice and twisty, storyline is engaging, drama is always just around the corner, and it just keeps going. The characters are good, be them human, vampire, were, or magical. I loved the freedom of allowing the weres to be something other than the classic werewolf. I also liked the love triangle, with its invisible third point, I loved the emotional turmoil that comes from having to redirect a life that barely seems worth living. There are lessons to be learned from every event in one's life, and I love the fact that, here and there, the characters have grown with the books and learned those lessons. I loved the way in which Elle has been treated, the sensitivity of caring for a child who is not a blood relation, as well as the firmness and guidance a loving parent should provide their child.What could be better - very little. Secondary plots were a tad underdeveloped, and a few of the scenes passed too fast - I would have liked the chance to linger in those settings and with those characters a bit longer. The ending felt as if it had been chopped, but I understand the need for that. I just want more; I can't help it.A very enjoyable story, one that I would certainly read more about, and one I would recommend. Not for kids. Over eighteens only. A very solid 4.5 stars.