Barbara S. (barbsis) - , reviewed on 5/28/2010 + 1076 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I was grabbed from the first chapter. I just had to see Jake survive the abuse and with 443 pages, I just knew his was going to be an amazing story. Boy was I wrong. I felt that the story dragged on and on, never seeming to get to the conflict. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it tremendously but it just seemed stalled in their hum-drum existence. All Christine Feehan's other shifter novels had a "quest" of some sort so the characters are working towards something. This one didn't. Jake and Emma, who are attracted to each other but denying it, are just waiting for disaster to strike and 300 pages (or so) in, it finally does and boy did the story heat up then.

The erotic elements seemed to go further than Ms. Feehan has taken her characters before. It felt more like a Lora Leigh Breed's novel than anything written by Christine Feehan. In my opinion, the first sex scene bordered on rape not romance. Jake was absolutely brutal to Emma. I found this extended scene to be rather disturbing. I don't find forced sex to be romantic or an enjoyable storyline. They jumped from no relationship right into very kinky sex.

I kept reading this (even though it did take me an unheard of 6 days to complete) because I really felt for Jake as a child and wanted to see him get his revenge/vengeance on his parents. What they did to him was criminal and I guess it somewhat explains his behavior. Definitely not my favorite Christine Feehan story. I hope [book:Wild Fire|6696843] is written in a different vein or I'll have to pass on this series.

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