Review: Loved this shifter story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2011
I read quite a few shifter stories because they are my favorite type of paranormal. I had previously read Kinsey's novella Kiss and Kin, checked out her website, and saw that she was writing a full-length novel (although this is called "Book 2", none of the characters from the novella carry over so it is not at all necessary to read it first). She also was posting short "prequels" on her website that tied into her upcoming novel that were just hilarious. It seems that prior to this book's start, Cade, the alpha werewolf hero of the book, was having quite a time trying to hire a good nanny to take care of his young daughter that would be willing to live out in the boonies in the middle of a pack of werewolves. After reading one or two of those, I knew I was going to be buying this book as soon as it came out. I'm happy to say that this book exceeded my already high expectations.I'm not good at plot recaps. Suffice it to say that the plot included werewolves, fae, the somewhat mysterious death of Cade's parents many years before, and another alpha who was out to get Cade. The plot was strong enough that it kept me going right through it and the pacing was good. There was always something going on, no slow spots. The characters were delightful to read. Cade was a good, strong, growly, bearded alpha with a heart of gold who loved his daughter and his whole pack dearly and Ally was someone who had a pretty awful time of it growing up, but still managed to turn into a strong, determined woman who was a perfect mate for him. The supporting characters were great also - all of the characterizations were vivid and strong. I especially liked that the conversations seemed real. The guys tended to talk a bit rough and curse a lot, but after all, they are single male werewolves living out on a ranch in the middle of Colorado. I also loved that Kinsey was able to do her world-building so unobtrusively that you got the gist of what was going on without having to read any info dumps until the very end of the book when lots of plot details were explained both to the reader and to the main characters after the action was over.I strongly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good shifter or paranormal story and/or anyone looking for a good romance. I'll definitely be looking out for Kinsey's next book.