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Jul 18, 2011

The Holy Terror rated it:

I had a really hard time with this book. I went back and forth from really liking it and then hating it numerous times. In the beginning I could sympathize with Faythe; nobody wants their life decided for them. But as you start to learn exactly what she's running from - responsibility and family obligation - the sympathy turns to annoyance.

Faythe is one of the few female werecats in the United States. For some reason females are very rare, although it's never really explained why. F More...

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Jun 01, 2011

Galla rated it:

*cuing guitar riff for musical review*

MARC & JACE:

Well we guess it would be nice
If we could lick your cat fur
'Cause you can make a tom purr
No hotter furry than you.

JACE:

But I've got to think twice
Before Marc beats me 'til I die
That shit hurts; I ain't gonna lie
Maybe a kiss or two...

FAYTHE:

Oh, but I need some time off
To go to grad school
I'll read some books and send my dad the More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Dee rated it:

This book is Bitten but with werecats. (Yes, werecats.)

In fact it has almost exactly the same premise as Kelley Armstrong's book...

Girl flees uber-intense 'were' family to live alone in the 'real' world. Yet, despite her best efforts to lead a normal life she never truly feels like herself. Girl is forced (literally) to return home to a house full of domineering male 'were-creatures'. Were-females are slim pickings so, of course, all the males fight over her. And there i More...

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May 04, 2011

AH rated it:

Before I began reading paranormal and urban fantasy books, I didn’t really know about the variety of “were” worlds out there. I’m glad to have discovered them.

Stray is the story of a Pride of werecats. The werecats are led by Faythe’s father, in a kind of mafia-like arrangement of leadership and enforcers. There are very few female werecats of breeding age; most of the werecats are male. In Stray, someone is kidnapping the tabbies (female werecats) and our heroine Faythe Sanders bec More...

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Mar 19, 2011

Leah, Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Yeah rated it:

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Jan 29, 2011

I ♥ Bookie Nookie rated it:

I really liked this book. I was a little nervous about reading it because it is so long and I have seen such mixed reviews about the series. Well, let me put it to you this way--it is 600+ pages and I read it in 2 nights.

Faythe is the daughter of an Alpha who is also the lead Alpha for all the US werecat territories. She is also one of only 8 unmated tabbies or females in the US. Of course, she is very valuable as there are probably hundreds of unmated males to their one. Fa More...

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Jun 01, 2011

Emily rated it:

There are a good many reasons why this book was lucky to get 4 stars from me, but also equally as many reasons why it could have possibly got more. I'll start at the beginning by explaining the general plot. So... Faythe Sanders is a werecat in a world where female werecats are rarities and also highly protected by the males in an often teeth-grindingly annoying fashion (but more of that in a bit); after 5 years at college, she is summoned back home in a bid to keep her safe from a wild, tabby-k More...

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Dec 08, 2010

Jessica rated it:

This is me being excited about Stray:

I guess you get the picture. Alright, let’s see...what’s to say about this book? For starters: I didn't even finish it. I stopped at page 340 of 618. I think I gave it a fair chance, didn’t I?

Our heroine in this story is a 23-year-old werecat named Faythe. Werecats are basically organized like wolves, they’re living together in packs with an Alpha as its leader and they look like panthers. No wait. They can't look like pant More...

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Sep 26, 2007

Sarai rated it:

Well I have to admit I couldn't finish it. It was so long that I finally gave up. I was tired of hearing about poor me I need my independence and I will do anything to get it including risking the lives of my friends and family. And don't think for a second that I will see the error of my ways or compromise. AND MY GOD this book was long... way longer then it needed to be so this is a no. Maybe next time she could cut it in half.
I did like how she described the shifting but she didn More...

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Jan 01, 2009

Brenda (b) rated it:

For the most part, I liked this book. The world of werecats that the author created was interesting but I don't feel a strong need to read more about them. I wavered back and forth as to whether I felt sympathy or irritation for the main character, Faythe. She complained a lot about wanting to be independent and I didn't completely agree with how she was treated by the males, but I didn't feel a connection with her on a more personal level either. And maybe I missed it, but I never fully underst More...

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Jul 30, 2011

Christen a.k.a. Goldilox rated it:

So I finally read this book. I put it off for a while because I had heard so many mixed reviews about the series, most often that the main character, Faythe, is annoying. While I can see why some would say that, I in no way found her to be as obnoxious as some others have. She is a flawed character who grows even just in this first book. Even though she is supposed to be twenty-three, I see her as a little bit younger because her behavior and lack of want for responsibility makes her seem that w More...

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Apr 29, 2011

Misty rated it:

Honestly, I was disappointed in this one. First of all, it's SO EFFING LONG. It doesn't look like it because the pages are super thin (damn you, marketing ploys! *shakes fist*), but it tops 600 pages. Very few authors can sustain a book that long well enough to keep me fully invested. In fact, only 1 comes readily to mind, where I didn't feel anything should have been cut, it was perfect as it was. Stray needed some serious trimming with a sharp pair of editing shears. For real. There was More...

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Jul 04, 2011

Liliana ღ's Mythology rated it:

I think I want to start off by saying that werecats are way awesomer (yes, I said awesomer :P) than werewolves! I would choose a werecat over a werewolf any day!! The idea of werecats is so unique that I love it! Maybe there’s more books out there about werecats, but this is the only book I’ve heard about them. I really liked how Rachel said in this book how Hollywood got the transformation right but got the species completely wrong!! I was LMAO! Ha ha werewolves, ha ha :)

Okay, so t More...

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Feb 18, 2011

Bianca rated it:

I loved this book, right from the very beginning. At first I thought hmm not sure but by chapter two I knew I wasn't going to be able to put it down.

Vampires, Werewolves? Pffftt.. Go the Werecats! This concept was completely new to me, I had never thought of big 'cats' or I rather think of them like tigers. It was bizarre to think about at first but I soon became used to the idea and felt myself loving the storyline more and more.

Faythe... she is kickass, awesome, flawed, More...

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Oct 04, 2010

Jen ~ GinnyBee rated it:

Faythe is one of only eight Tabbies in the country and now they have started to go missing. After she is attacked on campus she returns to the Pride but in characteristic fashion refuses to just do as she is told. Once returned she is also confronted with dealing with her ex-boyfriend Marc, more unfinished business.

Faythe can be a challenging character to like at times, she is strong, determined and can seem a little immature at times but comes to take on her responsibilities and m More...

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Aug 16, 2011

Natasha rated it:

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Nov 02, 2011

Krista (One Love) (Critical) rated it:

Okay, so PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one who HATES Marc!! ANYONE!?

Warning: This is more of a rant than a review and may contain minor spoilers...

I simply could not enjoy this book, because I was too busy hating Marc's guts. I mean, really. What is the attraction? Marc is the biggest A-hole of all time. Call me crazy, but if cold-blooded murder has become the new "sexy," then I really have to wonder what the world is coming to. I just found it creepy how Mar More...

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Apr 23, 2010

Lady Vale rated it:

3.5 stars.It would be a 4 stars rating if it wasn't for the slow beginning.

This book is so good that I must recommend it. I loved it. And if this book is supposed to be the worst of all the books in the series, I can't wait to get my hands on the nexts.The first half of the book wasn't as good as the second, but what an ending!

I loved the fact that the book was written in first person, and also that all the books in the series are about Fayth, at least I Hope they are.
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Oct 03, 2010

FlibBityFLooB rated it:

Re-read in 2010: Still loved the book. If anything, re-reading made me like the character of Jace even more...
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I stayed up all night reading this book. It got to be too exciting and I had to know how the main character would get out of the situation she was in.

I will say that I liked the secondary love interest better than the main one. I don't know if the next book in the series features the same characters, but if it does, I will cheer him on. Go Jace!

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Aug 10, 2011

Ariana Deralte rated it:

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Feb 06, 2011

Shannon rated it:

I feel like I have been missing out! I am surprised at the reviews of this book on Amazon. Though more good than not, they are pretty mixed. I have read a lot of books in this genre and this has added the series to my new favorites. Some reviewers didn’t warm to Faythe, one even called her a B**** ! Well, I disagree!

I LIKE Faythe and kinda want her to be my friend. I don't expect my heroines to be perfect, if they were it would be an awfully short book now wouldn’t it? I need a More...

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Dec 04, 2011

Celine rated it:

Stray really was one big meh for me. There was nothing that really stood out. Yes, I know, I haven't read about werecats before. Yet, these cats live together in a system that reminds a lot of the werewolf hierarchy like in Bitten. Main character Faythe was a little bit too ignorant for my taste. She has one hell of a strange view on the world. She constantly boasts around that she's so tough, she's not weak, she can handle anything! Yet when anyone tells her bad news (yes, it was horrible news, More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Chichipio rated it:

Terrible book. In the first two chapters, Faythe goes on and on about how she wants to be independent. Then she introduces Marc, her love interest, in a way that you can't help but dislike the guy. They had a history and, apparently, not a terribly good one. Anyway, if her words don't convince you, then his actions do. He's a complete Neanderthal that doesn't understand that no means no. Of course, this wouldn't be a problem, except that he likes to make this point by getting physical about it. More...

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Oct 06, 2009

Summer rated it:

So in Stray a young woman named Faythe is in college as a grad student. She's an English major with a roommate, a boyfriend, and the usual college problems. Or at least she likes to think so. In reality that's only half her story. Faythe is also a werecat. She can Shift and turn into a solid black cat similar in size to a panther. Most of her life has been spent with her Pride, which is the equivalent of a wolf's 'pack'. Her father is the Alpha of the Pride and has certain ideas about her future More...

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Oct 11, 2008

Cheryl rated it:

Fathe Sanders is definitely not your typical college student. She is a werecat. Fathe has resisted joining her father, Greg’s pride in exchange for her independence. But not to worry as Fathe’s father would not leave his precious daughter unattended. One night Fathe gets attacked by a Stray. Strays are rogue werecats that do not belong to any pride. After that its game on as Fathe is ready to fight and the claws are coming out. Greg wants Fathe to come home where he can protect her. Now Fathe is More...

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Apr 14, 2008

Sarah rated it:

I did not care for this book at all. First off, it was very long but the storyline was far from intricate. The characters were flat and underdeveloped, including the main character. I honestly have no idea how the book got so long.

I didn't care for the world-building in the book. Too much unexplained and nonsensical just for the convienence of the storyline. It seems like the author was trying to introduce a "regency-like" element where the women in the pride have no real More...

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Mar 14, 2009

The Listmaker rated it:

This is a good book, a solid story. My only complaint is that the first half seemed to plod along; mostly because of the redundancy of explaining the intricacies and politics of Werecat society and the division of Pride lands. I don't know about the average reader, but if you tell me once I pretty much get it. I don't need to be told of those intricacies and politics two, three or even four times.

That particular redundancy served to make an already long book that much longer. At ov More...

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Feb 13, 2009

Nytetyger rated it:

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Jan 04, 2012

Felicia rated it:

Bought for myself
BBA Series Read Challenge
Overall Rating 3.25
Story Rating 3.75
Lead Character Rating 2.75
(will explain in review)
Audio Only Rating 4.00

NOTE: I really wish I could review this book in 2 parts because I think the 2nd half of the book was very strong and made me look forward to the rest of the series. However, I do highly recommend the audio version of Stray. I think Jennifer Van Dyck did an excellent job with the narration.

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Jan 03, 2012

April rated it:

Rachel Vincent is the type of writer I enjoy - she has a very natural and conversational writing style that is not so filled up with meaningless details that it loses my interest. It's not something a lot of authors do well. I put her up there with Patricia Briggs in terms of pure writing. Where she lost me was the main character who just came across as a brat to me. That single complaint kept me from enjoying the book. I didn't even finish, but gave up a little over 1/2-way through. The s More...

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