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Burning Bright (Chicagoland Shifters #1)
by
Rachel Wilder,
A. Catherine Noon (Goodreads Author)
"Curiosity never killed this cat, but love could have deadly consequences. "
Sasha Soskoff has two reasons for moving to Chicago: secure a tenured position in veterinary research medicine, and widen his horizons. After a night at the city s hottest new club, though, a wrong turn down a dark alley narrows his focus to surviving three muggers. As consciousness fades, he catch...more
Sasha Soskoff has two reasons for moving to Chicago: secure a tenured position in veterinary research medicine, and widen his horizons. After a night at the city s hottest new club, though, a wrong turn down a dark alley narrows his focus to surviving three muggers. As consciousness fades, he catch...more
ebook, 266 pages
Published
September 13th 2011
by Samhain Publishing
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Somehow I missed any indicators that this is a m-m-m-m-m-m, not just m-m. Sasha totally grooves on becoming the pack sex toy, to be "tasted"/passed around, though Neal is the alpha so he's the main squeeze, but still...not my thing. Great writing, so if you dig on that set-up, this is the book for you. If I'd know ahead of time, I wouldn't have bought the book.
Magical Guardian & veterinarian Sasha Soskoff moves from his Coven in Madison to downtown Chicago to try for a prestigious new research job at Northwestern University. A brutal mugging by Russian mobsters—and having no health insurance—puts him at the mercy of the outrageously sexy Dom Neal Harrison, the owner of the Factory, one of the hottest gay clubs in town. Neal and his men are former Marines with a big secret—they’re shape-shifters. Sasha’s got enough to worry about with making ends m...more
I am currently reading this book on my eReader. I almost didnt read it because of all the negative reviews. But I wanted to give it a chance. I'm glad I decided to read it for myself. I went into it with a negative idea of what it was going to be. I can honestly say I am happy that I got this one. I will definitely be back to finish this review once I am completely done with the book. :)
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alrighty i finished the book. Despite my preconceived notions I enjoyed the book. My favorite charact...more
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alrighty i finished the book. Despite my preconceived notions I enjoyed the book. My favorite charact...more
DNF
I wasn't going to bother saying why I couldn't finish the book but a few people have asked so I'll set out my main reasons. Let me first say that these are probably just my personal problems and that other readers may not find them as annoying as me.
1. I found elements of the writing a little sloppy. For example the authors used the word 'immaculate' 3 times in 5 pages and one of those times was in reference to a car park (or parking lot to you US people). I can understand a car park being un...more
I wasn't going to bother saying why I couldn't finish the book but a few people have asked so I'll set out my main reasons. Let me first say that these are probably just my personal problems and that other readers may not find them as annoying as me.
1. I found elements of the writing a little sloppy. For example the authors used the word 'immaculate' 3 times in 5 pages and one of those times was in reference to a car park (or parking lot to you US people). I can understand a car park being un...more
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I've been eyeballing this one for a few weeks, ever since I read an excerpt posted online. I love shifter stories, especially non-wolf shifters, and you don't see a lot to do with the Russian mob. Especially when the mob (minor spoiler!) turns out to be a bunch of shifters, too.
I think my favorite aspect of the book was the family unit created by Neal and his soldiers. I love seeing groups of tough alpha men who are tender with each other.
I had a few minor niggles with some aspects of Sasha's r...more
I think my favorite aspect of the book was the family unit created by Neal and his soldiers. I love seeing groups of tough alpha men who are tender with each other.
I had a few minor niggles with some aspects of Sasha's r...more
Ok I never review books but felt this book was so much better then the reviews it was getting. Sasha as a character is not your stereotypical twink waiting for the stronger Dom to defend him, he sticks up for himself. In many ways he is really realistic he fights but doesn't always win. One of the reviews really takes issue with broken ribs healing so quickly but as this book had sifters and magic in it I would think that the healing rate of a magic user would be the last thing someone was quest...more
I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. There was just too much going on in such a short story for me to get overly attached to any of the characters. Between the shifters (why I initially bought the book), the magic (that was not well explained), the BDSM (kind of), the Russian mafia, the polyamory, and the MC trying to find a job, it just gets confusing. Then the author throws in all these side characters as well. I believe I read somewhere this is the start to a series but I don't have e...more
This book just didn't do it for me. It felt very disjointed - it would start to pick up a thread of storyline but then drop it almost immediately. Maybe they were hints at sequels? But they just weren't done right and made it very muddled and a bit chaotic.
There were also so many characters just thrown in with the assumption that the reader would know who they were it got a bit confusing to follow at times.
Overall - the story premise was cool and I was pretty excited, but there was SO much goi...more
There were also so many characters just thrown in with the assumption that the reader would know who they were it got a bit confusing to follow at times.
Overall - the story premise was cool and I was pretty excited, but there was SO much goi...more
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3.5 stars. Good kinky paranormal menage romance about an animal empath and veterinary surgeon who moves to Chicago to look for a job. When he's rescued from Russian mobsters outside of a bdsm club by the club's owner and bouncers, he finds himself strangely attracted to them... I would've rated this higher, but there was an extended bdsm scene in which the vet was flogged and had sex while lying on his stomach after his ribs had been broken only a few days before, but his ribs didn't bother him...more
It surprises me this is a Samhain book. Because where was the editor? Halfway through, the scenes began to repeat themselves (word-for-word in most cases). DUDE. And there were points when things would happen one place, and then in the next scene it didn't happen. There was zero continuity.
The world was under-thought as well. There wasn't any world-building. The plot was also thin and not really interesting.
The world was under-thought as well. There wasn't any world-building. The plot was also thin and not really interesting.
Very interesting plot. At first I thought Neal & Sasha are getting into sex to fast but then there was pause and we get to meet and get to know all the guys in Neal team.
Its really good reading material and I hope that story will be continued. I recommend that book to all who want satisfied reading time.
And don't get scared at the end we have Neal & Sasha & Steve coupling.
Great work
Its really good reading material and I hope that story will be continued. I recommend that book to all who want satisfied reading time.
And don't get scared at the end we have Neal & Sasha & Steve coupling.
Great work
Ok. Soskoff is a funny name. It has direct connection to the words "soska" meaning pacifier and "sosok" - nipple. So yeah, funny =) But cute nevertheless.
This book has all kind of popular kinks rolled in one: marines, bdsm, shifters, menage etc to name a few. Oh, and the Russian mafia.
I'm actually suprised that Russian names weren't just meaningless random picks from an online baby names dictionary. The use of names was thoughtfull and in some places even explained. I'm impressed =)
In some place...more
This book has all kind of popular kinks rolled in one: marines, bdsm, shifters, menage etc to name a few. Oh, and the Russian mafia.
I'm actually suprised that Russian names weren't just meaningless random picks from an online baby names dictionary. The use of names was thoughtfull and in some places even explained. I'm impressed =)
In some place...more
(Heavy emphasis on this next sentence) I did not like this read. Not to be mean but this was not good for someone who taught creative writing. The writing was not just simplistic (because simple can sometimes be good), but disjointed and not fleshed out. Sasha was not a character I wanted to get to know.
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Half the story and the writing went something like this. Sasha gets beat up. He's rescued and patched up. Immediately a sexual encounter follows with Neal. Sasha...more
SPOILERS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Half the story and the writing went something like this. Sasha gets beat up. He's rescued and patched up. Immediately a sexual encounter follows with Neal. Sasha...more
I have mixed feelings about this storyline. The main plotted idea was pulling and interesting. I even enjoyed the dialogues and comical banter between the whole Neal's military team of shifters. Every character was interesting. But the main relationship between, Neal and Sasha, and then with others from the team, didn't really play right. In overall it was enjoyable story.
it was interesting at first.
but then,in later parts, too many characters in the story which in the end not sure what is the story all about.
i stopped reading in the middle.
but then,in later parts, too many characters in the story which in the end not sure what is the story all about.
i stopped reading in the middle.
The one with the gay veterinarian who meets the kinky marine weretigers and then there's a lot of growling and group sex.
God, this was so boring.
God, this was so boring.
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The story was okay, but I didn't know that it was going to be a moresomes romance and that is a deal breaker for me.
I really had a hard time slogging through this book. The plot was so slow and portions of it were never explained at all.
Loved this book. Sasha is a cute twink with great potential to be a continuing character. When he gets involved with an ex-marine wolf pack, he finds a whole new meaning to being 'one of the boys'!
A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder nailed it with this one. While I am not a fan of m/m stories, this one really drew me in because of all the action and emotion woven throughout the book. There was just enough of everything to keep me interested in every word. It is engaging on so many levels. Each element of the story is layered in such a way that one does not overshadow the other, leaving you with something that you are thrilled to read.
Oh God, I really want a sequel to this. It was an awesome read, kept me hooked to the very end.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. A group of hot alpha males with a bit of M/M, a smidge of shifter and a side of bdsm. Just the right amount of ingredients to make this an all around enjoyable read. I really hope there are some follow up stories in the works on some of the other guys.
More like 2.5 stars.
There was no mention this was a multiple partner book where the MC character has sex with everyone in the novel. If I had known that beforehand, I wouldn't have bought it.
Oct 20, 2012
Simsala*is getting slow*
marked it as skimmed-through
Story is not readable without getting a headache.
MC can`t decide which man to jump next...confusing and tiresome...
MC can`t decide which man to jump next...confusing and tiresome...
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3.5
May 21, 2013
Shadowalker
marked it as to-read
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