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turned out to be a very good story, I really thought for awhile that I was going to have to mark it as astar because the chemistry between Ethan and Bram was lacking and I really wondered if they were going to be the MC's or if someone else was going to be introduced.


Ethan, a cougar shifter, is captured and held by werewolves and held in their compound apparently to study feral cat shifters, Ethan had been feral foryears before capture and Bram, the pack's omega, finally caused Ethan's shift by constantly providing him with human touch, Ultimately Bram helps him escape and Bram himself leaves the compound to run as a feral wolf, fearing he'd be killed if found, Once this part of the story ended, and Ethan started to live as a human, the story began to get more interesting and the relationship began to develop,

Without going into detailed spoilers, the crux of the story is the developing relationship and the threat that hangs over their heads from the former pack alpha Doug.
Bram had overpowered Doug to get Ethan out and knew that somehow Doug would find a way to get even, It was a good story overall and I'll definitely read it again in the future, Enjoyed the original take on shifters: the way their human forms make them vulnerable, not just physically, but by craving emotional contact with other humans, Ethan has been hiding for eight years from a pack of werewolves, and he has forced himself to stay in his cougar form for that time, Finally captured at the start of the book, he fears shifting to human because it will make him susceptible to manipulation,

The nature of shifters both wolf and cougar, pack dynamics, and the relationship between Bram and Ethan were all interesting, The plot had a dull stretch for the middle third where very little happened and questions remained unanswered, After the climax and epilog, there were still things Ethan's childhood, the motives of the villainous group unexplained.
Given the length of the book, I felt more could have been resolved for the reader,

The book kept my interest and was in general wellwritten,.stars. Seduction is his only chance for freedomand love is a death sentence,

Even among shifters, Ethan is a rare breed, So rare, he's spent the last eight years in hiding from the werewolves who once captured and tortured him, Now a tranq dart has cut short his feral existence, Waking in human form in a locked room is more than a living nightmareit's reliving his worst one,

Yet in the troubled eyes of one of his captors, he senses a weak link, One he can use to escapeby seducing his jailer,

Bram's life as pack omega isn't easy, As long as he obeys his alpha he is protected, However, there are some things he just can't bring himself to do, Keeping a precious cougar shifter prisoner is one of them, especially one who has somehow managed to capture his heart,

Setting Ethan free could be a death sentence for both of them, for Bram's pack doesn't take betrayal lightly, And the alpha is set on revenge,

Warning: Explicit m/m sex and violence, This book is interesting/weird, It's actually quite deep, which I find to be rather unusual for a shifter m/m book, but also a pleasant surprise,
The dynamics of the book are surprisingly wellwritten, The author actually takes to time to explore the implications of the whole "feral" business and such,
I can definitely see some parallels between the whole pack dynamics thing and how that might be a sort of allegory for certain reallife situations, which adds a whole new layer of depth.


And also, these characters actually appear to have real personalities beyond the superficial basics, which is, again, quite unusual at least for me to find in a shifter book.

Actually, I think this book is on par with Blacque/Bleu, although I rather like this one better because it's not as relatively sexcentric that's not to say that Blacque/Bleu was only bookporn.
I only mean that this one developed a fascinating set of worldcreationbasedcircumstances/dynamics that were generally explored more, while Blacque/Bleu focused more on the character dynamics,

I have problems with the speaking subvocally thing because yeah, while there's artistic license, that's something that's just not physiologically possible for humans, Or cougars. I fail to see how cougars would be able to read neurological impulses and/or minute movements in the larynx and tongue,

It was weird because I kept feeling like there was this whole entire serial backstory that I'd missed and/or skipped over, I mean, enough is revealed that I had an idea of what had happened Before, but still weird, I mean, there are parts that are still really weirdly incongruous and parts that seem neglected, but, . . I dunno.

Sometimes it can get a little too much angstinundation, though,
Actually, I think it's fairly clear I'm a little confused as to what to think about this book, It seems good, but I still feel like I'm missing something quite major,

Oh, yeah. And before I forget again, Just sayin', but I really wanted Ethan to bottom, . . Or is it that I wanted Bram to top Either way, different intentions, same result, . . ish But it didn't happen This series just keeps getting better and better, Feral, book two in the Shifters series continues in its excellent werewolf/shifter stories, In this installment we meet Ethan, a cougar shifter, who is just having a tough time with a pack of werewolves, This is an action packed story that moves along at a fast pace and keep the reader on the edge of their seat, In addition to the action there is plenty of manonman romance and some very steamy sex, This book has it all, I look forward to reading the next book, sitelinkLynx, I give Feral four, For some reason I didn't really care for this story, I can't put my finger on what in particular, I liked Ethan at the beginning, but then as the book went on, he was just okay, I never really cared for Bram, I didn't understand his relationship with Doug,

Something about the read seemed predictable yet the author tried to make it complex and didn't explain things well enough, Plus I didn't buy Trey not killing Doug when he took over as alpha, At the very least I think he would have banished him far far away,

Sad to say, but I doubt I will read any more books in the series, Junest to Juneth

This is another one of those books I found late, In fact it's bookin the Northern Shifters, I loved bookin this series but this book just never took off, I don't know what happened, the characters weren't that bad it's just like the book never had a hook, It just never really caught my interest, I almost didn't finish it, I have a rule if I start to read it I have to finish it, I almost broke my own rule, This was the hardest book I ever had to finish, I hope bookis better, . . I love Joely Skye. She just hits the right mixture of danger, mystery, love, insecurity, angst, and hurt/comfort, This is another typical shifter story but it's done so well that I have to force myself to not buy everything in the series and read it all right away.
I want to savor them,

I love the cougar, I love how broken both MCs are, how and why, There was way too much sex but at least it had the purpose of showing them coming out of their shells, And it was hot.

I was disappointed that one thing never happened: At one point one of the MCs says he sees the other has his mate but he hasn't found the right time.
He never does. That's a huge omission for me,

She does have POV changes midscene which drives me crazy,

Because of these last two things, I only gave it,stars. But I rounded it up because I loved it anyway, Having read several of the authors books, I can say Feral is one of the better offerings, The engaging and sympathetic characters are the focus while the action taking place is a distant second to the growing relationship and emotional connection, This is definitely a character driven story and allows easy resolution to the various problems that come up, keeping the focus on Ethan and Bram, The writing is thankfully concise without much exaggeration or embellishment keeping the

drama and angst to a very relatable and believable level, even considering the paranormal setting,

The plot is interesting in that the capture and eventual escape of Ethan takes the first third of the book, even though the escape is actually simple and very easy.
The story focuses on Bram and Ethans connection and interaction, creating a strong dynamic between the men which survives their time apart after Ethans escape with Brams help, The next part of the story focuses on Ethans new life and finding Bram then as the two adjusts to each other, while worrying about outside forces, The actual time Bram and Ethan are together is very minimal one week while Ethan is captive and one week when Ethan finds Bram after being apart for several months.
Yet the story focuses on those short times making them seem longer than they actually are,

Ethan is an appealing character with his yearning for companionship yet knowledge of betrayal every time he gives in, Ethans mind refers to himself in two unique and distinct parts talking about “his human self” and “his cat”, Its not until the second half of the book when Ethan is readjusting to being a human again that he blends to two parts of himself and simply is Ethan again.
Ethan struggles not only with awkward interaction with other people but also with the knowledge he has very few skills and is illiterate, Combined with eight years living as a cougar, Ethan has some adjustment issues, He attaches to Bram perhaps as the first kind human and perhaps due to the common ground of feeling lost and betrayed,

Bram is a similar figure with his struggles within his pack and need for companionship, Bram is the pack omega, which in this particular world is an appointed position of weakness rather than an inherent personality type, Bram has a lot of anger that he suppresses and accepts abuse and negligence as his due, Brams actions in helping Ethan escape are a rare show of strength from the usually obedient man, even knowing it means he must live without the pack he needs and wants no matter how badly he is treated.
Brams slow acceptance of Ethan once they are reunited is lovely as any fans of angst driven characters will sympathize with Brams internal conflicts,

Their relationship is an interesting one without either man really emerging as dominant, Both men have fears, problems, unexpected strengths and weaknesses, Each had subtly and complexity to their characters which kept either man from becoming a stereotype or typical, Their connection was sweet, slightly dramatic and angst filled but never too outrageous or over the top, The action scenes were thrown in to keep the conflict from being solely between the men but each external problem was handled very simply from the escape to Ethans new life and even the end resolution was over in a blink.


There are some secondary characters, some that appear from other books in this same world and some that are supposed to be a main influence, such as Trey and Doug.
However, no character eclipses Bram and Ethan and the other characters are not given any weight except to progress the external drama, Due to the ease and simplicity of the conflict, this story could have been better by focusing on what the author really wanted the main characters and their relationship, The writing was tight and although the pace was not even with several jarring moments such as the first penetration scene which came out of nowhere the book was an easy and quick read.
Not the best book ever but certainly not the worst,
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