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Elena Michaels slips out of bed, careful not to wake her boyfriend. He hates it when she disappears in the middle of the night, and can't understand why any normal woman would crave the small hours of the morning, the dark unsafe downtown streets. But Elena's skin is tingling, the pent-up energy feels like it's about to blow her muscles apart - she can't put it off any longer. She loves to run at the edge of the city, but she doesn't have time to get there. She has to slink into an alley, take off her clothes and hide them carefully, and make the Change.
Elena's trying hard to be normal. She hates her strength, and her wildness, and her hunger for food, for sex, for running in the night, for the chase and the kill. She wants a husband, children...even a mother-in-law. Or at least that's what she tells herself.
And then the inevitable happens. The Pack needs her. The Pack she loves and hates is under siege from a bunch of disreputable and ruthless mutts who are threatening to expose them all, breaking all the rules that have kept them safe. The loyalty of her nature calls her home, and into the fight, which tests just who Elena is: the wild woman or the wistful would-be human.
Elena's trying hard to be normal. She hates her strength, and her wildness, and her hunger for food, for sex, for running in the night, for the chase and the kill. She wants a husband, children...even a mother-in-law. Or at least that's what she tells herself.
And then the inevitable happens. The Pack needs her. The Pack she loves and hates is under siege from a bunch of disreputable and ruthless mutts who are threatening to expose them all, breaking all the rules that have kept them safe. The loyalty of her nature calls her home, and into the fight, which tests just who Elena is: the wild woman or the wistful would-be human.
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Alexis T. (
8 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved, loved, LOVED this book!
It would be so easy to babble on and gush about this story, but I'll try to keep myself from writing too much and giving things away. The beginning seemed to have a little bit of a flat quality (not much, since I never wanted to put the book down!), but looking back at it now it seems perfectly appropriate. But once the story takes off there's a lot of action! This is very well plotted! I especially loved how the other characters seemed to grow and evolve as Elena's perception of them changed. Ah, the things we want to see, and the things we refuse to see -- very well done!
I may have to go buy a copy of this for my personal collection, and copies to hand out to others. I may have to go back to upstate New York, and look for wolves... :)
Jamie Lynn M. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the best werewolf book I've ever read. I picked it up on a whim from the library and read it in one day. Then went back and read it again. I loved it so much I had to buy it as soon as I spotted it in my local Borders. It's my favorite book with rich descriptions of the change from human to werewolf and all the senses. If you love the paranormal genre, you must read this book!
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was an incredible book - I loved every moment of it. It caught my attention right in the beginning with the description of Elena's run. It got even better when Elena went back to the Pack. The tension between her and Clay was absolutely intense. But the descriptions are really what caught my attention. Armstrong seems to really know how it feels to be a wolf - or at least how to describe it so it seems that way!
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
An exciting, nonstop, novel that I couldn't put down. This author really gets into people's minds, motivations, emotions... It's a different take on werewolf stories. As the Houston Chronicle says: "Will both thrill and absorb you."
Bobbie H. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
The first book in Armstrong's debut series. This book introduces us to Elena, the only female werewolf in existance. A wonderful series beginner, and the series as a whole is turning out to be far superior to LKH's Blake series (my opinion only). Well written, with a clever take on the often over-used supernatural genre.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Elena seems like the typically strong and sexy modern woman. she just happens to be a werewolf. Bitten by her lover. Great story with a wonderful world of the wolves!!..
Judy B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I picked this book up because I wanted to read somthing that was different from my norm. Bitten turned out to be so good that I can't wait to read the rest of the series. It's about a female warewolf (the only female warewolf) who is strugeling to find her place in the world. She wants to make it in the human world but her pack needs her help. This story has a little of everything. A little love story, A little mystery, alot of excitement and plenty of twist and turns. The charicters are great and the story is even better. I would highly recommend this book.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I had a busy week and could not just sit down and read this book - but I found that even reading a few chapters here and there, I was thinking about the characters - really thinking about them. I think that is the key to a great story.
Once I was able to devote the time to reading, I could not put it down. I love the way she describes being a werewolf - it almost made me feel like I was one. The story was great and it just grabbed you - I love how you see both Elena and Clay grow as characters - and I feel like I really got to know them in the story - I also felt like I had a chance to get to know the secondary characters as well - that is a feat - because sometimes you only get to know the main characters and the rest of them are just in the periphery - but with this book, you feel like you get to know them a little too.
I can't wait to read more from this author - in looking at her website, not all the books are narrated by Elena - that is exciting - to be able to get into this world from different perspectives. If you couldn't already tell - I recommend this book!
Keri (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book, I usually don't like books about werewolves, but the all the characters were totally engaging the whole story and I loved how fast paced it was. I couldn't put it down and I read it in about 4 days. Wonderful and looking forward to the next one!
Sary H. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Enter the world of werewolves with Elena Michaels, the only known female werewolf. This book is such an amazing read. You really feel like you fall into her world easily. If you love the underworld of the supernatural, don't miss this series.
Please Rate these Book Reviews
Katie S. (I adored this book. I am forever wishing for stronger female leads, and I love paranormal romance. Elena was self-sufficient, strong, smart, and TALL! At 5'10" I was excited to finally see a heroine taller than a petite 5'2".
Kelley Armstrong writes with humor, it flows well, and I enjoyed the story. Just enough romance to satisfy without overdoing it.
Tracey A. (This is the first book in a series about Elena who was bitten by her fiance 10 years prior. She's never forgiven him for turning her into a werewolf. She spends most of the book angry, bitching and complaining about her plight and never thinking of anyone but herself. I found this to be very annoying and almost didn't finish the book.
I had the second book in this series, Stolen, on my wishlist but removed it after finishing this one. Don't think I can stand anymore of her whining.
Christina T. (The first book in the women of the otherworld and a fabulous addition to the ever growing Paranormal genre. Being the only female werewolf in exhistance makes Elena's life extremely hard. Fighting for independence from her pack and trying to fit in with the human world are only some of Elena's challenges.
Kelley Armstrong's writing is what Laurell K Hamilton fans miss about the more recent Anita Blake books. Armstong does a wonderful job of introducing Elena's life and world to the readers without making the background dull and uninteresting. She is a strong and independent woman who struggles with who she is. You never question who this book is about even with the introduction of several key players in Elena's werewolf world.
I don't know if it's just me but I couldn't get into this book. I like werewolves and such, but it just didn't grab me after 90 pages so I gave up.
I loved the writer's prose and I'm going to try other books by her. However, I found the main character (Elena) annoyed me so I found it hard to warm up to the rest of the book. I hope someone else enjoys this more than I did.
This one is a keeper. I found myself rooting for the wrong guy! Had I read the others first that might have been different. But it was a good enough read to get me interested in the sequels, all of which I loved. Perhaps it's not the best of the bunch but it's worth reading for background if nothing else.
Lauri E. (Great Book- Great Author- Great Series. Highly recommended if you enjoy this genre.
Elena Michaels seems like the typically strong and sexy modern woman. She lives with her boyfriend, writes for a popular newspaper, and works out at the gym. She's also a werewolf.
Elena has done all she can to assimilate to the human world, but the man whose bite changed her existence forever, and his legacy, continue to haunt her. Thrown into a desparate war for survival that tests her allegiance to a secret clan of werewolves, Elena must reckon with who, and what, she is.
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