Review: Another really good chapter in a fantastic series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2011
Kat and Andrew had not so secret feelings for one another and before they could be together, they're attacked and forever changed. Kat was forced to use her empathy as a weapon to kill her attackers but not before they had the chance to turn Andrew into a wolf. Even though it hurt him, Andrew pushed Kat away until the time came where he had his wolf under control and was strong enough to protect and not harm her. Now over a year later, Kat is looking into her mother's troubled past. Andrew is an alpha wolf and when he learns of what Kat is doing, he'll be by her side whether she wants him there or not. The deeper Kat's investigation takes them, the more dangerous it becomes and they'll need to trust each other if they hope to make it out alive.You see some of the geeky, sweet Kat that you first meet in Crux but fourteen months after the attack on her and Andrew, there are noticeable changes. Her psychic abilities are stronger and there's an edge to her. Even when she's scared, she wanted to confront things head on. I wouldn't say she's a new Kat but rather the Kat you've come to love with a few improvements. As much as I want to hate Andrew for pushing Kat away and hurting her the way he did, I see why he did it. His feelings for her never wane and he's hurting just as much as she is but he keeps his distance so he can become not only a better man, but a better and more in control wolf. There's no hesitation to help Kat when she needs him during her search to find answers about her mother. Now that I've read his book, I see the good man Kat does and know he's right for her.Kat and Andrew each place blame on themselves for what happened fourteen months ago and whenever the other gets hurt. I understand why each may think that something is their fault because they want to protect the other but I started to get a little tired of the blame game towards the end. Another problem I had was with the lack of any real heat between Kat and Andrew in the bedroom. There's no question of their love for one another but when they're finally intimate, there wasn't any real spark to it. I was expecting more from a series with some real scorching sex scenes.The story went in a direction that I didn't expect it to. I thought we'd be finding all about what Kat's mom was into before she died but that was just the start of things. We're taken into the world of powerful psychics and a deadly cult with a terrifying agenda. The last two books in this series focused on werewolf politics and while that's still present, it's second to what's happening with Kat and Andrew. I was a little worried it would overshadow what was going on with Kat but thankfully it never did.Like many Moira Rogers fans I've been waiting for Kat and Andrew's book. Despite the couple problems I had and, I felt they delivered a really good book. Cipher plays with all your emotions and takes readers on a suspenseful, paranormal journey that I'm sure fans of this series will enjoy. If you're new to the series, I say go back and start with book one. You could jump into the series at this point but you'd be missing a lot of great moments and characters.