Review: A new twist on bear shifters!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
I absolutely love shifter books so I was completely on board with trying this story out. This isn’t your average shifter read. I loved the unique twists on the shifter lineage as well as mate selection and I found the originality of the plot very refreshing. I want to be an ursithrope (bear shifter) and claim Lorcan for my own :)There’s a lot of backstory that needed to be covered and that slowed down the story for me in some places, but it added much more depth to the plot line. I thought it was interesting that the bear halves of the ursithropes had voices, thoughts, cognition and arguments with their human halves(which are all done internally, of course).I really loved the subtle Goldilox and the Three Bears references when Presley stumbled onto a stranger’s house. It was oddly ironic and completely necessary! We are also treated to a list of characters with small descriptions at the end of the book, which is pretty helpful!There is an M/M pairing in the book, but one half of the mated couple was deceased so there was no interactions between the couple save for a few flashbacks that were completely respectful. Readers who are uncomfortable with that troupe won’t have an issue with the storyline. There is also a HUGE cliffhanger at the end of the book though so I suggest you have Book Two at the ready so you can dive right back into the action. And boy oh BOY was there action!T.E. Ridener is a new-to-me author and I will definitely be checking out the rest of the series! This is a perfect read for any seasoned paranormal romance reader or someone who’s new to the genre.