It was alright I guess.. I don't know why, but I don't think I was expecting it to be erotica, so take that into account when you look at my rating.What worked for me:
*I love "fated to be mated" stories.
*I also love stories where the hero/heroine was turned against their will.
*I liked that the rest of the pack accepted her so easily
*The secondary romance between Stephen and Alex made me smile.
What didn't work for me:
*Holy cow they jumped straight into the ILY's! I prefer for my FTBM stories to have at least a little more than a 5 minute resistance to the whole "mated for life" thing, kwim?
*I wish there'd been more hesitancy about sex for Hilary -- she lost her virginity in a brutal gang rape (which, sensitive readers should be aware is lived out in mildly explicit detail) that left her so traumatized she hadn't so much as gone to dinner with a guy for four years, and yet, had absolutely no issues with jumping right into the sack with our hero. AND, Zach whispered the exact same words to her that her rapist had whispered, both during the act of sex, and it didn't even phase her? Yeah, that was a little hard for me to swallow (no pun intended *snerk*)
*The confrontation with "the bad guy", even in the words of Hilary, was anticlimactic.
*The kid. There was absolutely NO POINT to having her in the story AT ALL, and then to make her an "empath" was just too much.
Overall? I'd say not a total waste of time, but not something I'd suggest running out and spending money on. Wait until it goes on sale.
2 1/2 Stars.
