Review: Magical beasts, supernaturals, zoos.....oh my!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2013
How could you?  Just when I was getting wrapped up into the drama, I saw the words "to be continued" but I just had to turn the page because I could not believe an author would do this to me but yes, she did.  Jay was a zookeeper at the Bayou Zoo which is no ordinary zoo. It looks like a regular zoo to most people but for the zookeepers it also contains magical creatures.  It is staffed by supernatural beings, with Jay being one such supernatural. I, myself, would love to catch a glimpse of these magical creatures as the thought of keeping such creatures behind closed doors, yet within close proximity with humans, is exhilarating and compelling.  At the zoo, the magical creatures have to be confined securely for fear of what their rampage on the human population would do.  Large-sized beasts, wings, talons, and captivating voices are just a few of the different beast's characteristics that are locked behind the metal bars. For the Bayou Zoo and its supernatural keepers, they do their job 7 days a week tending to the animals the best of their abilities until someone starts to let the creatures out.  Getting into Area 5, where the magical creatures is restricted so who could be behind such violence and why?  Letting these creatures out among the humans is disastrous and catastrophic.  Jay has other issues as well.  Besides being a supernatural, he is dealing with his sexuality and he longs to have his true-self emerge.  This struggle is something that Jay constantly battles and his attention is constantly diverted to. When can he be himself?The author takes off immediately and lets you get to know the characters and the drama from the beginning of the book till the cliff-hanger which was totally enjoyable. I did not enjoy the cliff-hanger but I knew when I went into the book that it was not the full book but I thought at least I would get some closer.  I loved the adventure part of the book and the characters.  They were people you could get to know and not forced into the novel.  Good book and I would now like to read the rest of it. LOL