Review: A Great Start And Anxious For The Next
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
Why the five stars? I've thought long and hard about how to give books ratings and have come up with a three-point system. I look for quality of storytelling, genre expectations met or missed, and time/price value. This book hits a home run on all three points, with a bit of sparkle added for some great creative twists.The storytelling here is excellent. Not a glitch in sight, which made it compulsively readable. The author has constructed a world with great craft, and then invites the reader to enter, sit down, and enjoy a story about the making of a Werewolf detective. I loved it! OK, I liked the sexy parts, too, but they weren't gratuitous and kept moving the plot along nicely. She has pulled Detective Jack Hardy into the story without artifice, and has made him...No, don't want to give away too much. I'll just say that his personal and professional relationships with Katrina, the protagonist, were satisfying and entertaining as they moved from one step of the story to another. The paranormal world of werewolfs was believable, chilling, had nice tension along the way, and zapped the past into the present in an unexpected way. Messing around with history is always a risk, but this author has done it quite well. On the points of storytelling and genre expectations, this book hits both with equal skill and creativity. Score two for the reader!Unlike far too many books, both indie and traditionally published, this one didn't tick me off for having spent the time and cash reading it. Cash is secondary; time once gone can never be regained. My time spent with the characters and the story were a good investment, and I'm glad I spent my time wisely. The polish put on everything from formatting to story structure and entertainment exceed the price of the book. I want to see where this goes and look forward to the next one. No hesitation here in jumping into this series with both my time and money.If you enjoy stories of the paranormal (I think there's more to the paranormal genre than meets the eye -- it hits a cultural nerve we can't quite articulate), like romance with a little steam, and appreciate getting hooked and reeled in by a good story and well-placed surprises, this is a book for you. I'd highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy a series they can look forward to and enjoy for a long time to come.