Helpful Score: 2
Good read, good enough that I plan to keep both books in the series and hope for more...
I read Jared first and although it is a direct sequel to this one order doesn't seem wildly important. Because I'd already read Jared some 'secrets' and 'questions' were already revealed but not enough to impact the reader's enjoyment.
Characters are a bit sketchy, especially the support ones. The heroine has more issues than a magazine rack, complains that our hero keeps trying to run her life and then does stupid things that prove she is not [at least not yet] capable of running her life in her new world.
Plot is a little jumpy, mostly fueled by the heroine's doing something stupid and landing herself in [more] trouble.
This book [like most McCarty's] also has a strong sense of honor, protection of women, family commitment, and integrity. Like Jared the feel of the setting is ambiguous - feels like a historical western but they have contemporary cars etc.
My biggest complaint? It is mentioned repeatedly he was an 1860's cowboy BUT it also mentioned that he is 250 years old AND vehicles are referred to as SUV's and things like iPods are mentioned - sorry folks, the math just doesn't add up! Sorry, it's the nitpicker in me.
Shadow Wranglers
1. Caleb (2009)
2. Jared (2010
I read Jared first and although it is a direct sequel to this one order doesn't seem wildly important. Because I'd already read Jared some 'secrets' and 'questions' were already revealed but not enough to impact the reader's enjoyment.
Characters are a bit sketchy, especially the support ones. The heroine has more issues than a magazine rack, complains that our hero keeps trying to run her life and then does stupid things that prove she is not [at least not yet] capable of running her life in her new world.
Plot is a little jumpy, mostly fueled by the heroine's doing something stupid and landing herself in [more] trouble.
This book [like most McCarty's] also has a strong sense of honor, protection of women, family commitment, and integrity. Like Jared the feel of the setting is ambiguous - feels like a historical western but they have contemporary cars etc.
My biggest complaint? It is mentioned repeatedly he was an 1860's cowboy BUT it also mentioned that he is 250 years old AND vehicles are referred to as SUV's and things like iPods are mentioned - sorry folks, the math just doesn't add up! Sorry, it's the nitpicker in me.
Shadow Wranglers
1. Caleb (2009)
2. Jared (2010
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