Betrayed

I waited patiently for the release of the latest book in Nicky Charles' Lycan series. It was well worth the wait! Once I picked it up, I didn't want to put it down. There are just so many things about this book and all of the Law of the Lycan series that I love. The female characters are smart, strong and independent. Male characters are just as likely to make a potentially disastrous error as their female counterparts. In short, male and female characters are equals.

I'm not a big fan of straight up romances, so the fact that there is also a strong storyline to go along with the romance is a big plus for me. The tensions between the shifters and fae, and the threat of the purists are just as important to the story as the relationship evolving between Eve and Rafe.

Yet another pleasant surprise was the reappearance of Reno and Brandi from The Bonding. It's always nice to revisit my old favorite characters.

I would definitely recommend this book to any fan of paranormal stories.

Vampires and Werewolves and Ghosts and Yawns....

I usually enjoy vampire fiction, so I was intrigued when I discovered this collection of eight novellas by Amy Cross. I began reading these tales of Sophie Hart and her role in the prophecy of the last vampire, Patrick, with great enthusiasm. By the time that I reached the last novella, I was praying for Patrick to fulfill the prophecy and have done with it. Each story began with great promise, but just fell flat as it progressed. The characters never developed, and when they did, it was too little, too late. Another great disappointment for me was the fact that this vampire seemed to be more of a flesh eater than a blood drinker. I suppose that I should be happy that he didn't sparkle...

Please, don't make Patrick the Last Vampire angry! He will tear your head off, literally. That got tiresome really quickly. Everything about this book got tiresome rather quickly. It reads like a fan fiction written by a teenaged girl. At one point the author calls one of the chatacters by the wrong name. Perhaps with more experience Ms. Cross's writing will get better. I won't be reading to find out.