Review: Gripping Continuation
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
So, somehow I seem to have just run through the first three books in The Madison Wolves series in as many days and am only just now coming up for air.  oh I'll get to the rest, no doubt, but after the third it was time to take a short break, and not only that, I thought I'd drop by and post my thoughts on each one so far...which is already a triumph for the author right there because, I don't write reviews.  Check my history, I just am not normally motivated to write reviews, and yet, here I am.Fox Mate.  Well, if you've read the first two books you knew this had to happen soon or later.  The plot is very simple.  it's time for Michaela and Lara's wedding and all the things that need to get done before hand.  Maybe to some that might sound like a boring story.  Under other circumstances it would sound boring to me too...but these are weres...and werewolves in particular seem to have some very interesting customs to be carried out before the big day.  The story continues with Michaela continuing to tell her story, and I continue to sit quietly, smile, nod, and listen.  if she's going to be in love with an alpha she's going to have to accept the responsibilities that go along with it, but does she have to strength to stand up to them?  Does she even want to?  her freedoms as an independent fox have always been what she relied on, but to be part of a pack...that's something different.I should address "the scene".  Other reviews here mention it as well so if you've read them you know what I mean.  I won't give anything away, but I will say this.  As I began to read it the whole thing sounded very strange and bizarre and served to re-enforce for me that indeed we're not dealing with humans in any definition of the word.  Maybe they have human forms, but their another beast altogether.  It was mildly uncomfortable at first I won't deny.  Like Michaela, it was hard for me to understand what the point of it was, but I pushed through it with her.  It really helped that she didn't understand why it was happening any more than I did.  Still, after making it through (it only lasts about two chapters if you're curious), explanations were made and perhaps it did make more sense.  And, as it turned out, it became a very important scene, because it would lead to the unlocking of some of Michaela's darkest secrets...secrets she didn't even know she knew...secrets that would reveal a new depth to her character we didn't even know was there.I see "the scene" as the uphill ramp of a roller coaster to it's tallest peak...once there, you pause for such a brief moment...before spilling downwards into a gripping, wild, intensely emotional ride that simply does not stop until you come crashing into the end of the book and have to catch your breath.  Which is were I stop for now.  Oh, I'll dive into the 4th and 5th book within a few days I have no doubt.  It's been a great series with great characters.  I look forward to seeing where it goes from here.