Review: A Fun New Look Into Werewolves--Good Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
I have read a lot of books in my life. I know what I like and what I do not. I only give out 4 or 5 star ratings sparingly. When I rate something 3 stars, the book usually had a solid story that kept me interested. This is an all around good story to read if you just want to forget everyday problems and be entertained for an afternoon.I thought this book was a fresh new take on an old story. The plot was well thought out. Though the information being told in the story was at times repetetive--sometimes it is hard to draw the line between too little and too much. It had certain aspects that you don't usually see in these novels. We got an interesting glimpse into the killers mind and motives. The story also did not have your "typical" werewolf who was all brute strength. The pack dynamics were also different--there were times the pack heirarchy was challenged and right/wrong were severely questioned.Ever since a traumatic episode during a change--Karina has been at odds with her duality. She made the decision to abandon her "wolf self" and live as a human alongside her grandmother. Lexi is the only link to that life that she can't let go of. Though they sometimes don't understand the different lifestyles each choose they remain the best of friends. When Lexi is murdered Karina is positive that it is because she was a werewolf. Though Karina has led a pretty sheltered life she has also worked toward her dream of becoming a PI. She will team up with police detective Jack Hardy to solve Lexi's murder. She will also have to face the part of her that she locked away a decade before.The author did a good job in creating a complex universe with all the good, bad and the ugly that life has to offer.  I do wish that they had spent a little more time showing the development of Karina and Jack's relationship--I am a romantic at heart. I would have loved to have seen them show how they developed such a strong level of trust between them. However, despite some things I could connect with each character and understand why each did what they did. Even the way characters worded things--completely believable that english was their second language. This might explain why certain dialogue seemed disjointed at times.The book kept getting better towards the end--so much that at the end I had a hard time putting it down and I wanted to immediately start the second. So that is what I am going to do now.