Willy W. reviewed on 3/30/2012 + 503 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

A sexy continuation of the saga of Konstantine Wilder (nee Varinski) and his four children who try to break a 1000 year old pact with the devil to save their family and their father's life.

In this chapter we get to know Rurik, second eldest son, and Tasya the woman he loves. Both have secrets and pasts that are major obstacles to their relationship. As with the first book in the series, Scent of Darkness, Rurik and Tasya spend most of the story on the run. Rurik spends most of his time trying to convince Tasya to trust him, and this is mostly done by them having sex.

The biggest challenge for me in this book is that Rurik's alter ego is a hawk. I struggle with the sexiness of feathers. Dodd gives us proud, predatory changelings, but at the end of the day, warm and fuzzy trumps feathers and beaks. I know the human women don't really interact with the animals in a sexual way but I just had a hard time wrapping my mind around man/bird being as powerful or predatory or as alpha male as a man/wolf or man/panther. That said, it did work for the story and for Rurik's character.

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details