BOOKS ‘n COZY SPOTS BOOK REVIEWS – Burden by Lila Felix

BOOKS ‘n COZY SPOTS BOOK REVIEWS – Burden by Lila Felix

  

3 ~ Stars!
Review of ~ BURDEN (BAYOU BEARS CHRONICLES BOOK 1) by Lila Felix

MF Romance / Paranormal Shifters /Young Adult / Fantasy / Fiction

 (copy provided by author for honest review)

Reviewed by Terry ~ for Books ‘N Cozy Spots Book Reviews, www.Talon-ps.com

In the depths of the Louisiana swamps, clans of bear shifters roam freely. Hawke Turnclaw, the Alpha over all of his kind, is drowning in the legacy left to him by the Alpha before him, his own father. When he goes on a rescue mission to save a rogue Black bear from the clutches of a Grizzly clan, he finds more than just a Black bear, he finds his mate.

Echo has always been told she’s an anomaly, a fluke. She’s the only bear of her kind and that makes her a hindrance to her clan. She’s tried to run away, but they keep her tethered through guilt and a shock collar around her neck.

And then someone shows up claiming he’s her mate.

Now belonging to a new clan, will she ever be able to understand that she’s so much more than just a burden?

First off I should say Burden by Lila Felix was the first story I have read from this author. It was also not the story I imagined it would be. I was thinking hot sexy shifter Bears, lots of growling and well you know. I think we readers have all found ourselves in this position at least once. Fortunately I have a wide variety of reading hats and just put on my Young Adult hat and took to turning pages.

If you are like me you belong to a lot of reader group pages on FaceBook. I know more than once someone has asked about books for their young readers, even I have. So if you or your future word devourer is interested in a romantic Bear Shifter story this is one I would recommend. It is not an explicit romance; it has a wholesome depiction of romance. Yes the hero Hawke Turnclaw and the heroine Echo do not go all in and wait for the big night, which we do not get a birds eye view of.

I enjoyed the world Lila Felix built for our Bear Shifters. The Bayou is a beautiful place for a love story and the characters were a treat. This story is told from Hawke and Echo’s point of view. I was not expecting this so it took a bit to get used to it but Lila did a good job with it. There were a couple times I lost track of who was talking but it was quickly remedied. It also helped me become invested in these two. I did have fun being in both of their heads and hearts while life was taking a toll on them. It also made it very satisfying as they discovered they did have more control than they thought.

So the next time you are looking for a bit of fun, danger and adventure with your Shifter romance or want to share your love of shifters with your cubs this is one you may want to pick up.

BURDEN also received the following ratings:

ROMANCE FACTOR ~ 3 Hearts

HEAT FACTOR ~ 1 Flames

TWIST FACTOR ~ 3 Great escape, Unexpected visitor

 

BONUS FACTOR ~ Don’t mess with a Bear