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Stray (Shifters, #1)

Rachel Vincent

Start date: July 2, 2011

Finish date: July 31, 2011

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Jul 19, 2009 Natasha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Stray is the first installment in the Shifters series by Rachel Vincent.Stray is an urban fantasy/shape-shifter romance, which are two of my favorite genres. It’s told in the first person. With a first person narrative that is wonderfully written and make us really feel for the characters.

Vincent's debut is fast paced and highly addictive. Faythe is you typical graduate student in many ways, except one...she's a werecat. Faythe is a kick-ass heroine. Her father(the Alpha of the Southwest terri Stray is the first installment in the Shifters series by Rachel Vincent.Stray is an urban fantasy/shape-shifter romance, which are two of my favorite genres. It’s told in the first person. With a first person narrative that is wonderfully written and make us really feel for the characters.

Vincent's debut is fast paced and highly addictive. Faythe is you typical graduate student in many ways, except one...she's a werecat. Faythe is a kick-ass heroine. Her father(the Alpha of the Southwest territory) taught her how to fight when she was a child and being one of so few female were-cats, she is used to being surrounded by too much testosterone from tomcats, so knowing the ropes helps. But that doesn't put her down, she can handle them and she can keep her own. Fathye is trying to grow up and be in control of her own life, but even though she has been away from home for five years at university, she is never left to total freedom. Greg(The alpha male and her father) has constant watch on Faythe to protect her, but Faythe feels she doesn't need any protection, and has proved that a time or two.

But now she must return. Someone is hunting tabbies and someone close to her was taken. And not all reunions are a blessing with Faythe's history. There's lots of tension along with her loving welcome and she finally realizes she has to deal with her past and not hide from it. With everything that's happening with Faythe you'd think she'd have her plate full, but the men in her life don't make it that easy for her. Faythe is stuck with life alternating decisions and finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time..now everything else is the least of her problems when she's kidnapped by the same ones who kidnapped her cousin and now she might have finally found something she cannot kick her way out of.

If your a fan of Paranormal romance/Urban fantasy and lots of action, this is the book for you. I enjoyed every bit of it and found myself sitting on the edge of my seat most the time. I love Vincent's writing and how she adds twists and secrets that end up with a bang! I don't know why I took so long to read this series, but I'm really glad I finally started! I'm off to read Rogue(book 2 in the Shifters series). :) ...more

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Dec 11, 2009 Caitlin Wyatt rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Faythe is an incredibly human character despite the fact she is a werecat. I laughed out loud on several occasions. Faythe is struggling desperately for independence. She however understands the people who will be in jeopardy if she runs. She makes plenty of mistakes, and has her share of flaws you except her anyway. This book spends a lot of time introducing you the residents of the Lazy S Ranch. The character development is spaced out nicely, and you in my opinion can see the ranch when you cl ...more

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Jul 24, 2009 Alexia561 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

This is the first book in Rachel's werecat series, and a bookseller recommended that I read them in order when I was picking up Prey. I can understand her reasoning, as this book introduces Faythe's history and the main players, while still standing alone as a good story.

Faythe is the only girl in her family, which is normal for werecats, but it puts a lot of pressure on her to conform to the expected role of tabbies. She is expected to get married to the future Alpha and start having babies, en ...more

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Jul 22, 2009 Donna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-100-plus-books-read

A great start to a series. Its cool to read about shifters that are cats instead of wolves for a chance. And how they function in a pride over a pack. I really fell in love with the characters - Faythe, Marc, Jace and all the others. Cant wait to see how the whole story plays out. A well developed world with well developed characters. Hard to put down.

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Jun 23, 2008 Jai rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is the start of what looks to be a series about a female werecat named Faythe. A college student trying to assert her independence from an overprotective Alpha father, Faythe is called home when female werecats (rare in that only 8 unmarried werecat women exist in the U.S) start to go missing. At 600 pages, it can feel like the book is a little too long, but I still enjoyed it. One major gripe with the main character can be that she is sometimes Too STUBBORN To Live, something I was worried ...more

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Aug 21, 2009 Melissa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Stray by Rachel Vincent is a novel about werecats. At first, the book starts out a bit slow. I wasn't too happy at first at Faythe', the main character, story. She came across as very whiny. As the story progressed, I did realize that this was actually perfect characterization. She was so obsessed with not being heard, not taken seriously, she didn't do the same to those around her. That is perfect. How many people, including ourselves, do exactly that? How many of us become so blinded by our ow ...more

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Apr 30, 2010 Julie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Yes! I have finally done it. Actually, I have finally done two things! One, I have finally read a Rachel Vincent book. And two, I have finally read the first book in her ‘crazy popular among my friends’ Shifters series. At last I have met Faythe and company and I must say I really enjoyed them.

Faythe is currently attending school and to her, that is the most important thing in the world. She is a feline shifter and one of the last remaining females. If th ...more

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Jul 10, 2009 Amber rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

awesome shapeshifter book. its a kick ass series too!

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Sep 05, 2009 Arcadia Barrile rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020

Okay, I must have been PMSing the first time I tried this book, because I stopped on page 54 and then gave it one star. I don't know what I was thinking since I liked it so much this time :o I'm kind of an idiot every once-in-a-while. ...more

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