time around, andagain for the second, OMG! I'm having a fantastic time revisiting Jin, Logan and all their panther gang! I adore this series every sizzling, dramatic, conflict ridden page of it.
I'm not afraid to say I'm a massive Mary Calmes fan girl and her guys always give me and themselves lt winkgt great pleasure.
I'd forgotten how on the edge of your seat, frustratingly exciting this one gets, My god, how any of these guys survive a whole day is anybody's guess, but they do and they take you on an a real roller coaster ride with them.
Like always I was glued to my Kindle, sometimes wanting to throw it but most of the time holding it in sweaty paws!
Sex scenes to blow the top of your head off, lots of really nasty baddies and a storyline that keeps you on your toes because the panther lore is really indepth.
In fact it can have you scratching your head a bit if you're not careful because there are so many different hierarchies so its a good job there's a glossary to look back on.
The Egyptian feel adds a nice touch to the whole world that Mary has built around her panther communities and gives it an almost fantasy feel at times.
In this particular book, Jins own metamorphosis becomes really exciting, adding even more to his and Logan's volatile yet ultra passionate relationship.
Talking about Jin and Logan, . WOWSER!! Those two drive each other potty sometimes, Jin himself just seems to be one hell of a trouble magnet but personally I love that.
Make him a more logical character and the whole story would just lose its impetus, anyway whenever he puts himself in the path of danger, it just makes the love scenes and make up sex between him and Logan even more squirmy and tingly!
On to bookand even at this stage I'm sort of dreading the moment when I've finally done the rounds again.
I'm having such a fabulous time with the series, Awesome! I moderately enjoyed the first one, with a considerable amount of reservations about several plot holes like how people tried to kill the ohgiftfromheaven Reah, to begin with but I decided, anyway, to read the second book, hoping that some of the points that bothered me from the first one got solved, or at least improved to some degree.
Unfortunately, that did not happen, Rather, all that I did not like from the first book was actually multiplied in the second, and thus I'm done with this series.
Jin is ridiculously perfect, overpower and gets even more powerful at the end of the book!, and in short, unlikeable.
The fact that everybody wants to either kill him or copulate with him makes me think of really bad japanese comic.
And this may be a really minor issue, but I really, REALLY disliked the fact that the idea of a Semel and a Yareah mating because they are in love seems to be unlikely.
Rather, the yareah is pretty much any female, finger picked for a semel who doesn't actually cares for her other than for passing genes, then lives with no other obligation than being comfortable under her man's protection, until a reah comes into scene and the yareah loses her head and gets hysteric, because they're not in love, no, there is no love between a semel and a yareah.
I know we're reading about men being in love but that's no reason to dismiss the possibility of heterosexual partners having feelings as well.
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This was equal parts frustrating and nerve wracking, as I vacillated greatly from being enraged, indignant, and melting into goo.
So yes, this had classic Jory and Sam overtones, However, overlay it with a confounding culture steeped in legends, barbaric rules, and mad power plays, and you get one crazy story.
Are you surprised Surely not,
Here, Jin comes into his own in more ways than one, He goes from annoyingly insecure to seriously strong, as his love for Logan is tested over and over, bringing about a change in him that no one could predict.
The consequences of such make these two a formidable pair which of course, in this wackadoodle werepanther world, can only mean one thing.
Trouble.
And though I'm a lot apprehensive, I've got to say, this is still one enticing carrot dangling in my face.
Thank you Meags for being equally emotionally up in arms throughout this wild ride of a story! We have no choice but to move forward!! .
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Now, the first time I read this I gave this bookstars, But Im so glad my fellow Mary addicts gently nudged me in the direction of this series again, And I couldnt be more thankful! Because I really loved it this time book people can be so weird with their changing tastes.
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Its beenmonths since Jin became Logans mate, but Jin still has trouble believing Logan truly loves him and is not simply overcome by hormones because of their bond.
And thats why Jin doesnt immediately call Logan when Jin gets attacked in his own home while Logan is away.
Jin doesnt know what to do with people who care about him, so he hides how badly he is hurt from everyone.
But instead of Jin keeping Logan happy because of that, it backfires and Logan is very angry with him,
But then Jin gets kidnapped by someone from his past,
I know what bothered me the first time I read this, but for some reason I forgot how small that part actually is.
I remembered this book being all about werepanther politics, but it wasnt so bad this second time around,
This book is filled with hurt/comfort goodness and of course lots of growling and MINE MINE MINE.
Im so happy I tried this series again, Bubbles, this is a toss up, It's really, really good and I think you'll like it but there's some violent parts that you might not like.
So, it's bubblessafe but not, sitelink
This is an awesome book, In fact, it was so good I cant decide which was better, this one or sitelinkChange of Heart, Its a tough decision because I loved CoH soo much, Lol
I liked how we learned more of the world Jin and Logan inhabit, The customs of werepanthers not only in America but in other countries, too, was really fascinating to me, I love when worlds like these are given lots of details because it allows me to get immersed in the story that much easier.
Jin isn't quite the same as he was in CoH but I liked that, He was still the stubborn reah we all loved in the first book but now we got to see more of his feelings and his insecurity with not believing he'll always have a permanent home with Logan and his tribe.
How he struggles to survive when people from his past scramble up his new life and what he's now become.
Logan was just the same alpha cat he was in CoH and I'm glad he didn't change much from that book to this one because although I love Jin, Logan's my favorite.
There's just something to be said about a possessive guy like that,
Be warned, though, this sequel is definitely not a sweet story, Jin is forced to go through a lot of stuff before his life becomes somewhat normal again, Going from being kidnapped to abused to held hostage again, all without his mate, is a slightly brutal process to read about.
But all ends well when Jin's rescued and all his insecurities are brought to the forefront and settled, leaving the story on a definite high note.
However, you'll want to read sitelinkChange of Heart before reading this one because although it is very detailed and there's a glossary, I started off confused because you get bombarded with names in the beginning.
It gets way better once you get past that overload and from there, whenever a weird word pops up, there's a glossary you can look up to help you understand them.
All in all, I was in no way disappointed with this sequel and I'm hoping with the way it's left off, we'll be reading more about Jin and Logan and see what else Jin can do to be a pain in the ass for Logan.
Definitely recommended. sitelink image error still, incredibly, absurdly, bonersummoningly hot,
plus, a great chase scene and a couple of decent reveals,
just like a cadet at a military academy in your typical MMromanze:
dumb, hung, full of cum.
and wayway fun,th reread July ReReadfor the third time, Still love it very dramatic and satisfying! This had a very different feel than the first in the series.
It really is primarily focused on Jin and Logan almost felt like a side character, Since I love dark and deviant I loved the whole Laurent thing, . of course I also like abuse/damaged characters and the one's who heal them so that helped, Overall really this was a,but I'm rounding up because of the way the author added so many universe details, I thought it dragged a bit aboutin and I kept waiting for it to end and it just kept going and I don't know whether I wanted it to end earlier or if I was just so emotionally exhausted from all the drama.
Calmes remains one of my favorite MM authors!,
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