Review: A good continuation to the series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
This review can be found at The Blogger Girls review site.Getting off work one night, Tristan stumbles upon the scent of strange shifters. To cover their tracks, these shifters (who are part of Cale’s pack) kidnap Tristan so that they aren’t discovered. Taken to a compound miles away, Tristan is confident his pack will save him but when he meets the meek shifter Colby, he might have just found an unexpected ally who can set him free. There’s just one problem, Tristan won’t leave unless Colby comes with him. Escaping seems easy but the danger isn’t over yet especially when Colby’s ex has a possessive streak that could prove fatal.Since I read An Impossible Mate, I’ve been eager to read Tristan’s story. The young shifter who’s curious and excited and loves to talk everyone’s ears off. He’s cute, sweet and has a soft heart but he’s not a kid anymore and this book is ultimately about how he’s grown up. Colby, on the other hand, is way more seasoned than Tristan in life, although he’s only six years older. He’s been beaten and broken to the point that he doesn’t believe he is worth anything, doesn’t believe that he is anything but stupid who just happens to have a pretty face. He’s damaged to put it bluntly and has lived so long in a savage pack that he doesn’t really understand Tristan’s at all.In this book, we get to explore more of the motives behind Cale and his pack but it’s also about Tristan maturing and his pack members understanding that. It’s about Colby finding himself and realizing that he’s not just the stupid, good for nothing shifter he’s been beaten into and doesn’t have to live a life as the beta’s bitch. No, instead he’s strong and finally given the option to discover himself and his mate. It’s sweet and I loved that we got to see both characters grow so much.As with the others in this series, this one had a little too much sex for my liking, although it seemed less than in previous books. Still, I would have liked to see a little more of Tristan and Colby getting to know each other to justify the love they have for one another. Plus, this book ended up leaving me with a boat load of questions that I’m really hoping will get answered in the next book, Shifting Sands.In the end, this was a good continuation to the Strength of the Pack series. If you’ve liked An Impossible Mate and A Liar's Moon then you’ll enjoy this one just as much :)