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mischievous_monkey's review against another edition
2.0
I listened to the audiobook this time around because I was doing a buddy listen with my wife. Neither of us enjoyed it much. The narrator has a bad habit of overacting the dialogue. This is my least favorite book in this series in spite of it having one of the sexiest menage scenes I've ever read. The build up to that scene and the story afterwards are marred by the anxiety Kassandra feels about her attraction for Eris and her need for mental self flagellation over it. There is a lot of weirdness between Kassandra and Roslyn this go around as well. Overall, I think I will skip this one next time I read the ebooks and I definitely don't see myself listening to the audiobook again.
Though this is not my favorite book in the series, I definitely enjoy the characters and hope some day the series is continued.
Though this is not my favorite book in the series, I definitely enjoy the characters and hope some day the series is continued.
mesy_mark's review against another edition
3.0
I'll start with this, it ends too abruptly and as of so far, there is no fourth book. Published in 2012 and now it 2018 {as of me posting this} and there no next in the series so is this the end of the series and that we no longer get to the part everything (as so it seems) Kassandra? I loved the first two books in the series and that made me seek out the third Heck, I was about to buy all three but with this, I have changed my mind.
Another thing to note is that the sex scenes jump up a notch. Romance book I expected this but it doesn't fit in completely with the other two books. Have some scenes but don't make it the whole book when the formula for crime and supernatural seem to influence the book on a greater edge. And I will say I am not against sex scenes in romance- it's something to expect but the way it is used in his book changes the flow of the book to not fit in with the first two.
Onto the rest of the content. When we get past the sex scenes, we come to some crime time solving, an inclusion of more than just and main characters, and something that really drew me into this book: werewolves. There was more on pack life an finally a come at what Kassandra will do against Sheila. but then nothing else happens with the standoff. It ends at a standoff and now if there is no new book how will we get the end of this battle that was supposed to be?
The detective work works with two main things. Hunter and the potential infidelity with her girlfriend and the witch hunt (literally). The witch hunt run is more fleshed out and explored than the first case that Kassdrana is apart of.
The majory pros of this book are that it reads well. It does keep you engaged and that probably why it is not rated lower than I would have if it lost this aspect.
Cons: total change up of book that does not reflect the power the first two books had and the concluding of this book is incomplete as compared to the first two books. Even though there was more going on in those two books that carried onto the third you felt a sense of a wrap up in this book, unlike this third installment.
Now all I do is hope that a fourth book breaks out in the mind of this author and then I will most likely read it because I really did enjoy this series it is that the third book faltered a little bit.
Another thing to note is that the sex scenes jump up a notch. Romance book I expected this but it doesn't fit in completely with the other two books. Have some scenes but don't make it the whole book when the formula for crime and supernatural seem to influence the book on a greater edge. And I will say I am not against sex scenes in romance- it's something to expect but the way it is used in his book changes the flow of the book to not fit in with the first two.
Onto the rest of the content. When we get past the sex scenes, we come to some crime time solving, an inclusion of more than just and main characters, and something that really drew me into this book: werewolves. There was more on pack life an finally a come at what Kassandra will do against Sheila. but then nothing else happens with the standoff. It ends at a standoff and now if there is no new book how will we get the end of this battle that was supposed to be?
The detective work works with two main things. Hunter and the potential infidelity with her girlfriend
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no cheating and that thing are solved in just a couple of pages! I mean come on!The majory pros of this book are that it reads well. It does keep you engaged and that probably why it is not rated lower than I would have if it lost this aspect.
Cons: total change up of book that does not reflect the power the first two books had and the concluding of this book is incomplete as compared to the first two books. Even though there was more going on in those two books that carried onto the third you felt a sense of a wrap up in this book, unlike this third installment.
Now all I do is hope that a fourth book breaks out in the mind of this author and then I will most likely read it because I really did enjoy this series it is that the third book faltered a little bit.
jesster642's review against another edition
4.0
Another good continuation in the Kassandra Lyall series
Contiuing to deepen and expand upon established relationships of the characters
Contiuing to deepen and expand upon established relationships of the characters
raven9949's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this one, I just wish it was longer, though I will grudgingly admit that this one was longer than the others. I was really wishing the issue with Sheila would be dealt with in this novel.... Can't wait for the next instalment.
lasiepedimore's review against another edition
3.0
Sono lieta di poter affermare che Winter Pennington sta proprio migliorando: l'approfondimento psicologico dei suoi personaggi è stato davvero buono in Bloody Claws e la trama strutturata in modo più sapiente.
Il rapporto tra Kassadra e Lenorre va avanti, si consolida sempre di più e riserva anche delle sorprese... confesso che “l'intromissione” di Eris mi ha meravigliata. Non tanto per il modo, quanto per i gusti sessuali di Kassandra, che la Pennington ci aveva presentato come convenzionali. Vedi, vedi, le acque chete sono sempre le più pericolose!
Abbiamo anche diverse scenette con il detective Arthur Kingfisher, ex-collega di Kassadra – nonché grande spasso per il lettore. Leggere interagire Arthur e Kassandra è un vero spasso, ma non c'è solo questo: quando sarà il momento, Arthur si confermerà un ottimo amico.
Certo il personaggio che in Bloody Claws mi ha colpito di più è stata Rosalin. Lo spessore che raggiunge è spezzacuore, con il suo bisogno non solo di una donna al suo fianco, ma proprio di mostrare interesse verso qualcuno, di innamorarsi, di uscire dalla sua apatia sentimentale. Mi veniva davvero voglia di abbracciarla mentre leggevo...
Rupert è al momento disperso. Un vero peccato. Il suo testosterone mi è mancato e spero si decida presto a ricomparire nella vita di Kassandra (magari facendosi trovare a sorpresa nel suo appartamento, come solo lui sa fare).
Il rapporto tra Kassadra e Lenorre va avanti, si consolida sempre di più e riserva anche delle sorprese... confesso che “l'intromissione” di Eris mi ha meravigliata. Non tanto per il modo, quanto per i gusti sessuali di Kassandra, che la Pennington ci aveva presentato come convenzionali. Vedi, vedi, le acque chete sono sempre le più pericolose!
Abbiamo anche diverse scenette con il detective Arthur Kingfisher, ex-collega di Kassadra – nonché grande spasso per il lettore. Leggere interagire Arthur e Kassandra è un vero spasso, ma non c'è solo questo: quando sarà il momento, Arthur si confermerà un ottimo amico.
Certo il personaggio che in Bloody Claws mi ha colpito di più è stata Rosalin. Lo spessore che raggiunge è spezzacuore, con il suo bisogno non solo di una donna al suo fianco, ma proprio di mostrare interesse verso qualcuno, di innamorarsi, di uscire dalla sua apatia sentimentale. Mi veniva davvero voglia di abbracciarla mentre leggevo...
Rupert è al momento disperso. Un vero peccato. Il suo testosterone mi è mancato e spero si decida presto a ricomparire nella vita di Kassandra (magari facendosi trovare a sorpresa nel suo appartamento, come solo lui sa fare).
lenabrary's review
I gave up after 17 chapters. The two precious books were brilliant, had a great balance of cases and Kass' personal life. This one? Definitely not so: too many sex scenes, not to mention Kassandra's refusal to be Alpha was really, really vexing, her reasons for that and her refusal to let Lenorre feed from her were flimsy and really annoying. I'd say this book went back on all the character development the previous two books provided. Not even the case could make up for that.
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