Review: Powerful characters!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2012
I was on the fence between four and five stars but decided the quality of the character development made this sweet story worthy of five. I'm more of a mystery than romance reader, but I'm a sucker for cowboys (in literature; in person, not always) and Chase is my all time favorite kind of hero. Emotionally deep but he's not really a talker; powerful and controlled, but he can lose control when the situation merits it.I had some of the same minor complaints mentioned in other reviews. I'm a fairly visual person so I wanted a bit more description of the settings and the characters. I don't recall orcs ever being described. This made it hard to visualize the fight scenes, which made them less powerful than they would have been. Also the ending was a tad drawn out and a little bit contrived. But I also agree with the positive comments. Chase's pack mates were delightful, the romance was very sweet and quite believeable, and I personally prefer that the paranormal elements not take precedence over the story. Ms. Drummond handled that balancing act superbly.I walked around for days, after I finished the book, thinking about Chase and Amethyst and wondering what they were doing, like I would real friends who were not around at the moment. One reason I prefer mysteries to romances is that the latter don't lend themselves to series so you can revisit the characters. But in this case, we have three more Werens to marry off, so I definitely want more Werens, Ms. Drummond.