Review: Who Is the Pack's Rat?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2013
Nicky Charles has crafted a facinating look at a werewold pack. The Alpha male, Kane, and his new mate Elise have just been bonded, but not blood-bonded. Meanwhile her coming to his pack is not welcomed by all the pack members. At least one is unhappy, and is scheming to get rid of Elise. Who this wolf is, how s/he reacts to Elise's arrival, and how this antipathy plays out are the skeleton of the story.The flesh comes from insights into pack politics, the way a pack lives within its territory, and the struggles of Kane and Elise to establish themselves as the true leaders of the pack are told in a way that might make a sociologist drool, if said sociologists had real a real werewolf pack to study. And therein lies the craft behind Nicky Charles' story telling.This book also has a prequelBonded (Prequel to The Mating)as well as a sequelThe Keeping (Sequel to The Mating). I am looking forward to reading both novels. Look for my reviews by the end of next week. Meanwhile, if you haven't readThe Mating (Law of the Lycans)I absolutely urge you to do so.