Review: Good, but has a rough start
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2012
Cons:Prologue completely detrimental to the story. By itself, it is confusing and made me wonder if I was reading the first in the series or not. I think the author would do much better to eliminate it.After consulting a dictionary to verify my hunch, it would appear the author mistakenly used sinuous instead of sensuous, and conceded instead of conceited. These are some of the poor word choices that distracted from the story. I don't think I've ever consulted a dictionary while reading a book before!There were occasions where little words, (such as: it, at, in) were omitted but you could follow along easily.Seems like everyone was "foot tapping" and "quivering" out of excitement, impatience, fear, etc. They were was a go-to descriptive move for the author.The most distracting part was not knowing who was talking because the author switches from the female character to the male and not always evenly during the story.Then there are times the wrong person is named as speaking.  For example at 73%, "I doubt they'd notice," Cole said, "but I am hungry. Wait here so I can grab some food and then we can go back to my cabin."Well, Cole didn't have a cabin, (Daniel did) so I assume it's another mistake.Now, getting past all those, I still give it 3 starsPros:The actual story line is interesting. It's different, has good action, there are a lot of human elements (family drama, financial stress, traditions, love) that draw you in and help you connect with the characters. There is also mystery as you travel through the book figuring out how the pieces fit together. Without giving anything away, I especially loved the animal part. I also appreciate that this was a whole book, not cut off in an awkward spot just because there is another one to be read.