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audiobookmel's review
3.0
***Spoilers for Thirteen***
This is a short story of Nick as he searches for Malcolm with the help of a half fire demon. The werewolves have hired supernatural mercs to help with the search. The mercs don't realize exactly how dangerous Malcolm really is. He may be old, but he is as ruthless as ever. It also seems that experiments that the Nast Cabal tried on Malcolm to make him young longer worked. He might be in his eights, but he can still kick some ass.
The story of Nick is a little weak. It starts off with Nick as the womanizer that he has always been, like most werewolves have always been. He even wakes up in bed with two women. You can tell that he is not overly happy with this existence.
He goes to meet the head of the team tracking Malcolm only to find out it is a female. Vanessa is a workaholic, half fire demon who hasn't done really well in field but is better at managing a team. Vanessa is having a little bit of a mid-life crisis and tries very hard to get into bed with Nick.
I find their love interest to be a little weak and a little forced. I think that they work well as a team, once Vanessa learns that the werewolves were not over exaggerating Malcolm.
I wish the story had more of Clay and Elena and even Malcolm, really. Nick is a great secondary character, but I just don't think he is strong enough as a main character. I also feel that there wasn't much of a great ending to the story. We know that Nick and Vanessa are going to see each other again, but that doesn't mean much long term or just another fling.
This probably my least favorite of the Otherwold Novellas. Usually, I like the look into the other characters, but this one just didn't do much for me.
This is a short story of Nick as he searches for Malcolm with the help of a half fire demon. The werewolves have hired supernatural mercs to help with the search. The mercs don't realize exactly how dangerous Malcolm really is. He may be old, but he is as ruthless as ever. It also seems that experiments that the Nast Cabal tried on Malcolm to make him young longer worked. He might be in his eights, but he can still kick some ass.
The story of Nick is a little weak. It starts off with Nick as the womanizer that he has always been, like most werewolves have always been. He even wakes up in bed with two women. You can tell that he is not overly happy with this existence.
He goes to meet the head of the team tracking Malcolm only to find out it is a female. Vanessa is a workaholic, half fire demon who hasn't done really well in field but is better at managing a team. Vanessa is having a little bit of a mid-life crisis and tries very hard to get into bed with Nick.
I find their love interest to be a little weak and a little forced. I think that they work well as a team, once Vanessa learns that the werewolves were not over exaggerating Malcolm.
I wish the story had more of Clay and Elena and even Malcolm, really. Nick is a great secondary character, but I just don't think he is strong enough as a main character. I also feel that there wasn't much of a great ending to the story. We know that Nick and Vanessa are going to see each other again, but that doesn't mean much long term or just another fling.
This probably my least favorite of the Otherwold Novellas. Usually, I like the look into the other characters, but this one just didn't do much for me.
bookfessional's review
4.0
***May contain spoilers if you haven't read WotO through Thirteen***
Brazen is another Nick POV, and I'm really glad Armstrong decided to do a couple of these. I've always liked Nick well enough, but there was no substance. He was just another werewolf. A rich and devilishly attractive werewolf, but that . . . was all.
Not only do we get some depth, but finally, FINALLY, Nick meets a woman he'd liked to pursue a real relationship with. That they got off on the completely wrong foot, only makes me happier (b/c not nice, LOL).
If you're like me, when the Malcolm bombshell got dropped in Thirteen, you nearly lost your mind. Ever since, I've been wondering what devious plan Armstrong had for dealing with the bomb she'd dropped, and in Brazen, we start getting some answers.
Nick has been put on track-him-down duty, and he's hired Rhys and his band of merry mercenaries to help--the deal being that Rhys and co. locate Malcolm, and the Pack take it from there. BUT there's a bit of a dispute over what locating Malcolm entails, and despite Nick's warnings, Vanessa (the agent in charge of the job) refuses to budge on the point of photographic verification, resulting in the abduction of her agent by Malcolm.
From there Nick and Vanessa travel to Detroit, and . . . the rest you'll have to read for yourself. *wink*
MUCH better than the last Nick POV (IMO), and like I said, infinitely gratifying in regards to Nick and his eternal bachelor status. Highly recommended.
Brazen is another Nick POV, and I'm really glad Armstrong decided to do a couple of these. I've always liked Nick well enough, but there was no substance. He was just another werewolf. A rich and devilishly attractive werewolf, but that . . . was all.
Not only do we get some depth, but finally, FINALLY, Nick meets a woman he'd liked to pursue a real relationship with. That they got off on the completely wrong foot, only makes me happier (b/c not nice, LOL).
If you're like me, when the Malcolm bombshell got dropped in Thirteen, you nearly lost your mind. Ever since, I've been wondering what devious plan Armstrong had for dealing with the bomb she'd dropped, and in Brazen, we start getting some answers.
Nick has been put on track-him-down duty, and he's hired Rhys and his band of merry mercenaries to help--the deal being that Rhys and co. locate Malcolm, and the Pack take it from there. BUT there's a bit of a dispute over what locating Malcolm entails, and despite Nick's warnings, Vanessa (the agent in charge of the job) refuses to budge on the point of photographic verification, resulting in the abduction of her agent by Malcolm.
From there Nick and Vanessa travel to Detroit, and . . . the rest you'll have to read for yourself. *wink*
MUCH better than the last Nick POV (IMO), and like I said, infinitely gratifying in regards to Nick and his eternal bachelor status. Highly recommended.
bananatricky's review
4.0
This was a great novella about Nick showing the pack that he is more than a playboy hiding behind his father and Clay.
He has engaged Rhys' paranormal agency to track Malcolm Danvers but when he meets his contact Ness things aren't what they seem.
Soon Ness and Nick are playing cat and mouse with Malcolm in the mean streets of Chicago whilst the body count rises.
I liked Nick - Kelley Armstrong always makes her heroes (and heroines) more nuanced than other (for want of a better label) paranormal writers. Even in this short story we get an understanding that Nick is a mature man, bringing up three lone wolves and running a business whilst being an "omega" wolf. But he's not stupid and he's a genuinely nice guy. Honestly, that's two new book boyfriends in two weeks.
My only ripe is the cover price. I would have bought this novella on the day it came out but it is priced at £3.49 - that is full novel price for a novella.
Luckily Dear Author alerted me to a fantastic Kobo 90% off offer (which sadly ended very quickly) so I snapped up about 10 books for each of which I balked at paying full price - including this one.
So, I didn't LOVE the novella, but I did like it. If I had paid full price I would have liked it less
He has engaged Rhys' paranormal agency to track Malcolm Danvers but when he meets his contact Ness things aren't what they seem.
Soon Ness and Nick are playing cat and mouse with Malcolm in the mean streets of Chicago whilst the body count rises.
I liked Nick - Kelley Armstrong always makes her heroes (and heroines) more nuanced than other (for want of a better label) paranormal writers. Even in this short story we get an understanding that Nick is a mature man, bringing up three lone wolves and running a business whilst being an "omega" wolf. But he's not stupid and he's a genuinely nice guy. Honestly, that's two new book boyfriends in two weeks.
My only ripe is the cover price. I would have bought this novella on the day it came out but it is priced at £3.49 - that is full novel price for a novella.
Luckily Dear Author alerted me to a fantastic Kobo 90% off offer (which sadly ended very quickly) so I snapped up about 10 books for each of which I balked at paying full price - including this one.
So, I didn't LOVE the novella, but I did like it. If I had paid full price I would have liked it less
a_h_haga's review
4.0
REREAD 2020
Nick is a fun character. Do I think he's a good MC? Not really, but for a short like this, it works. I enjoyed Vanessa and how the two interacted, and the story clearly leads to more, but also works as a stand alone. Especially to build Nick into a fuller fleshed character.
My biggest problem with this book was the narrator. She messed up every accent she tried, and her ''voices'' were grating, but she wasn't bad enough to ruin the story for me. Had it been any longer, though, I might have had a problem.
Keeping the original rating.
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Original rating: 4/5 stars
Nick is a fun character. Do I think he's a good MC? Not really, but for a short like this, it works. I enjoyed Vanessa and how the two interacted, and the story clearly leads to more, but also works as a stand alone. Especially to build Nick into a fuller fleshed character.
My biggest problem with this book was the narrator. She messed up every accent she tried, and her ''voices'' were grating, but she wasn't bad enough to ruin the story for me. Had it been any longer, though, I might have had a problem.
Keeping the original rating.
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Original rating: 4/5 stars
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh, what a great story, that starts to tie up some loose ends from 13, enjoyed it, and yeah, just really good.
acf151's review
5.0
This was a great Nick story and it let us see life with the Pack after Thirteen.
I like how Nick was fully aware of the stereotypes people referred to him as and just kept living life as he wanted to, and still stepping up to do what the Pack needed, while allowing his opponents to miss-estimate him.
I'd love to see more from him and from Vanessa.
I like how Nick was fully aware of the stereotypes people referred to him as and just kept living life as he wanted to, and still stepping up to do what the Pack needed, while allowing his opponents to miss-estimate him.
I'd love to see more from him and from Vanessa.
nancyotoole's review
3.0
One of the great thing of the recent popularity of novellas is it can allow a series to stretch beyond its set boundaries. Secondary characters can be given voice, smaller stories can be be told, and, as Armstrong has done with Brazen, the world can continue even after the series is technically over.
Brazen focuses on the character of Nick. In the Women of the Otherworld series, he was better known for his luck with women then his strength as a werewolf, but Brazen shows how much he has grown since the early books. Yes, he continues to have great luck with the ladies, but he's also a bit of a family man now, looking after Reese and Noah, the twenty-one and nineteen year-old newest members of the Pack. He has also taken on a big responsibility in tracking down Malcolm Danvers, the Pack's former psychotic alpha.
Brazen is a solid Otherworld novella that does a great job at getting us a glimpse into the character of Nick. The storyline moves quickly, and there's some great sexual tension between him and a new character named Vanessa. Admittedly, the book does have its weakness. There's a side plot involving werewolf hunters that feels really underdeveloped, and the ending feels a bit anti-climatic. Still, what we have here is an all around good read that should satisfy fans of the Otherworld Series. I hope Armstrong continues to tell more of these post-Thirteen stories with Subterranean Press.
Brazen focuses on the character of Nick. In the Women of the Otherworld series, he was better known for his luck with women then his strength as a werewolf, but Brazen shows how much he has grown since the early books. Yes, he continues to have great luck with the ladies, but he's also a bit of a family man now, looking after Reese and Noah, the twenty-one and nineteen year-old newest members of the Pack. He has also taken on a big responsibility in tracking down Malcolm Danvers, the Pack's former psychotic alpha.
Brazen is a solid Otherworld novella that does a great job at getting us a glimpse into the character of Nick. The storyline moves quickly, and there's some great sexual tension between him and a new character named Vanessa. Admittedly, the book does have its weakness. There's a side plot involving werewolf hunters that feels really underdeveloped, and the ending feels a bit anti-climatic. Still, what we have here is an all around good read that should satisfy fans of the Otherworld Series. I hope Armstrong continues to tell more of these post-Thirteen stories with Subterranean Press.
karja26's review
5.0
love reading about Nick! will like to see where it goes between him and vanessa.
spellingbat's review
2.0
I felt kind of meh about it. It very much seemed like a short story posted on the author's website, and then later published in print format, as it had little in the way of character development or movement forward in the Otherworld storylines. Definitely for fans only or possibly as a quick read to possibly get someone interested in reading more?