daedelys - reviewed on 9/24/2008 + 1218 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This was another page-turner in the series. I couldn't put it down and really enjoyed that a new character, Micah, has been thrown into the plot. Truthfully, I've gotten sick of Richard and his whining and really don't understand how someone like him is in charge of the wolves--if he were to be written out, I don't think I'd be too heart-broken. We don't usually learn a lot about the guys (in-depth), but considering the story is in first person narrative, that's totally understandable. We get enough by Anita's perception of the people around her. (It's not like the guys are suddenly going to confess their deepest-darkest secrets to her... how many of us actually know guys who voice their feelings like what goes on in Anita's head when she talks about hers anyway?)

A couple of plot-hole(like?) complaints with the series that I've noticed are that Anita keeps calling herself a "Sociopath", yet is constantly worried that she is one or is becoming one. Well, I have good news for her. A true sociopath wouldn't have those kind of questions, so she's in the clear. Yay for her?

Also, most of the lycanthropes tend to follow some sort of trend in developing the instincts of their particular "breed". Ummm, last I checked, lions are the only "pack" cats, so why are the leopards doing this? Sure, cats can all be social, but the don't have the "need" to be like these seem to.

I've seen reviews on this book and others further on in the series as becoming something like soft-core porn. Well, in my opinion, it just wouldn't fit with Hamilton's writing style to make short-work of of how Anita feels and what she experiences during the core of a story and what has happened to her. This descriptiveness is what allows the reader to understand her character, whether we can relate or not. If a person wants to find read a story about a monogamous relationship they should find a nice, safe romance novel. You know, the kind where the guy was a player (which seems to be okay with our society) until he meets the "girl of his dreams"--even though we're not sure if those stories didn't hit the 50% divorce rate once we've read how they professed their undying love for one another. (After all, there are a plethora of romances out there with storybook endings that we should figure at least half of those characters love lives probably failed--if they were really real of course ;P)

I also continue to be impressed by Hamilton's creativity and bringing so many different types of mythical and fantasy creatures into her stories. I've always been a fan of Dungeons and Dragons-like things and it's rare to see an author use the different creatures I've like that particular game/stories have used but for a different fan-base. This explains why there can be so many different lycanthropes--authors like Hamilton are only limited to their imagination, and if they want to create new creatures I say go for it. It gets boring having to read the same old thing all the time about the same old critters.

Overall, I'm enjoying this series. It's different yet maintains a quality that a lot of other paranormal stories don't. Hamilton is a great writer who has easily become one of my favorites.

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