Review: Entertaining Paranormal/Murder Mystery Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2014
I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.3.5 StarsBright City Lights is a paranormal/murder mystery story.  Rabb is an alpha shifter who owns a bar in Bright City.  He does not follow typical traditions, preferring living in the city rather than open spaces.  Brant has been the mayor of Bright City for a decade.  He is determined to remove shifters from the city in order to protect his secret.  These two have a scorching history and are forced to work together to solve a sting of shifter murders.  Will their history prevent them from solving the murders, will it cause Brant’s secret to be discovered or will these two come together burning hotter than before?This book was a fun read.  It kept my attention and the mystery behind the murders was intriguing.  The characters were interesting.  Rabb is a total alpha, but he has a warm heart especially when it comes to Brant.  He wants nothing more than for Brant to be happy.  Brant is a torture soul.  He makes hard choices to protect the ones he loves, but at a huge cost to himself.  The side characters are nicely developed.  I am eager to hear more about their stories.  For fans of paranormal romances, this is a sweet story involving shifters and vampires.I wish Ms. Sands would have spent some time with the world building.  I got the impression humans didn’t know about paranormals at one point, then it appeared humans did know about them.  Also, I wish the book was a little longer.  The story felt a little rushed and underdeveloped.  This is the first book in the series, so these issues might be corrected with the other books come out.  The only other issue I had was the ending.  It was very abrupt.  I actually looked at my kindle in disbelief that it was over.  You do get some closure, but the ending definitely leaves you wanting to read the next book.Overall a fun and entertaining read.  I would absolutely read other books in this series.