Okay, so I only read the first three stories surrounding Jeremy's birth and Clay's childhood. I started on the fourth which was Jeremy WITH A WOMAN! But since I never read past StolenI couldn't deal with a) the spoilers and b) the fact that Jeremy was getting it on... with anybody...ever.

As with most anything Armstrong writes, these stories were well written and intriguing with great characters and complicated relationships. The story provided greater insight into Clay and Jeremy's relationship and the emergence of the latter day pack. Clay's narration was also incredibly hilarious in a dry, witty way that I adored.

Okay, so spoiler: Clay is a bit of a psychopath. I know. Big spoiler, eh? But I think he REALLY shows it this time and any pretenses of normality that we may imagine when reading about Clay from Elena's perspective in Bitten and Stolen quickly disolve while reading Clay talk about himself. Maybe she humanizes him - not in her narration but their relationship might give him a link to humananity and emotions that he wouldn't otherwise have, or maybe it just affects his behaviour. All I can say is that I found myself strangely not bothered by Clay's actions in this book. Maybe because he wasn't, or maybe because I, too, am a psychopath.

Only my collection of severed and dry skulls could tell me but we're not currently on speaking terms since I stopped brushing their teeth with colgate and switched to another brand. Picky bastards.