Review: 3 1/2 stars  Marcus, Rachel, and a beast oh my!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
3 1/2 stars, First let me say a huge thank you to Natasha Knight for giving me this book to review she was so kind and I was thrilled to read this book:} I really liked book one, I'm a huge PR fan especially werewolf books and I find that it is harder and harder to find good werewolf romances so I was really happy to read book 1 and see that Ms. Knight wrote a second in the series. In book 1 we meet Rachel and Marcus and I knew I was really interested in reading their story, I loved Rachel and felt bad for all the suffering Marcus endured and the pain that Marcus and Rachel's separation caused them. In Claimed By the Beast Marcus has left not being able to deal with all he has endured and Rachel has struggled to deal with Marcus's departure and deciding if she can move on.Since Marcus has left Rachel hasn't been able to deal with him choosing to leave and has spiraled out of control, when she ends up in a car accident because of drugs and alcohol Elijah and Kayla (the h and H from book one) decide that enough is enough and it is time for Rachel to move on and get her life together. As Rachel finally starts to put her life together she encounters a creature that kidnaps her. Marcus never stopped loving Rachel but he knows that it would be best if she just moves on, and as much as he has tried to move on with the help of any woman he can find he can't forget Rachel and what she means to him.Deciding that it is finally time to come home Marcus is shocked to find that Rachel has been taken. Now Elijah and Marcus must find Rachel but when they do they will get the shock of their lives when they find out what and who took her. After saftly rescuing her Rachel still isn't safe and now Marcus will not only have to prove to Rachel that he still loves her and wants to be with her but he will also have to keep her safe from a creature bent on getting Rachel back.This was a great continuation of the story and I really liked the story line and how Natasha Knight wrote this book, I see huge growth in her and she has a great way of pulling you into the story. I love that we get more Elijah and Kayla and that we get to see how they are doing. I usually don't like when an author writes more than 3 points of view's but I must say that Ms. Knight did this so well that it didn't ever bother me and I loved being in the head of the villain. There were a few things that I didn't like about this book, ** small Spoiler** I really didn't like that Elijah took it upon himself to spak Rachel and I really really didn't like that he pulled her clothing down for that, I thought that was really inappropriate and I really really didn't like it.The other part that bugged the crap out of me was Marcus, not as a whole but that he just walked back into Rachel's life, said he was sorry and that was it. With all he put this poor girl through I really needed to see his repentance and him making it up to Rachel and he didn't at all. I felt like he got away way way way to easily and because of that I didn't really like him. Yes I am very unforgiving and yes when my h or H is wronged I am out for blood:} Now with that all said I still liked the book. I love that this is a series with different main characters each book, and it kept me hooked, I was easily drawn into the book, and I will defiantly be reading more of Ms, Knight in the future.