Review: Entertaining Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2012
Genre: YA Fantasy (definitely older YA)My Review:I received a complementary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.So... my thoughts.... Pack of Lies is an entertaining read that I gobbled up in two days. Yup, nose in kindle big time. I really appreciate the "voice of the book." It's descriptive, helping the reader feel the mc's experiences, yet doesn't get bogged down with extraneous details (I especially loved Allison's first change). And there's great humor (the way Allison is told that she is a werewolf is priceless)!The story line is pretty solid, quick-paced and interesting, but the suspense and mystery could have been built up quite a bit more (the blurb gives too much away, telling you pretty much everything). It's a good story, but had the potential to be a great one.I liked both Allison and Cade. But I didn't love either of them, which hurt the book for me. I had a hard time with them not being more bothered by the sneaking around. I get the whole irresistible pull of the bond, but the situation showed Allison to have little self-respect and Cade to be cowardly. I'm a big fan of significant character growth in the books I read, but not enough attention was given to the change of heart our mcs would have to have had in order for this to feel right for me.I like Kendall as an antagonist. I appreciate an antagonist with a good back story. Her actions made sense for the most part. I was, however, confused by our mystery bad-guy wolf. One moment he's getting his kicks by frightening Allison, but then when he has her captured, he doesn't pay her a lick of attention. He's totally alpha one minute and then totally at ease with Kendall's leadership the next, not a well written character.So bottom line, this is totally worth the read. I enjoyed my time with the Red Ridge Pack and look forward to reading more of this series.Cover Art:I like the fog and the wolf in the background and monochromatic with red is always a good color choice. Outside of that I'm not a huge fan of the cover. This cover does not help the book as it is, but with some minor adjustments and a change of font, there's great potential here.Favorite Quotes:"I had only thought I had a heightened sense of smell before. The scents in the air were comforting, like earth, nature, life ... like home. It was as if I belonged; as if I had finally discovered where I was meant to be.""I didn't know where I was going, but I didn't care. The freedom of dashing through the woods was all I needed. I finally felt comfortable in my own skin, which didn't make a lick of sense being that it was all so new to me."See more of my reviews on my blog, Known to Read at [...]