Stray (Shifters, Book 1)
by Rachel Vincent
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Author: Rachel VincentEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-01
ISBN: 0778324214
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Mira
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Book Review: A Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I initially grabbed this book because it sounded a lot like Kelley Armstrong's Bitten, which is one of my favorite books. I really like the aspect of having a family among weres, so I thought this might be another great story that I could enjoy. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a near carbon copy of Armstrong's book, but with writing that was far worse, unbelievable characters, and a plot line that couldn't keep my interest.
Faythe seems at first to be a typical rebellious teen, headed off to college to escape her family with seemingly understandable motives. She doesn't like that eventually she'll be expected to marry and have a lot of kids in order to further her family, so instead she makes a deal with her father and heads off to school. While there, she begins a typical college life complete with roommate and boyfriend and seems quite content and reluctant to leave. When trouble arises in the form of several kidnapped were females she is forced to return home.
Until this point, the story still had potential. Faythe seemed like a real person, forced to make a decision she didn't want for the good of the greater, and you almost feel you can empathize with her. I lost all connection to the character, however, when she neglects to call her school boyfriend at all once she gets home and almost immediately starts toying with the hearts of her friends, with seemingly complete disregard for anyone but herself. The characters are rather flat, and Faythe herself is a character you grow to dislike.
This book was a real disappointment. If you're looking for a quasi-family oriented book with strong, interesting characters, I highly recommend you try Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Underworld series instead and leave Rachel Vincent's on the shelf.
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