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Rogue (Shifters, #2)

Rachel Vincent

Start date: August 1, 2011

Finish date: August 31, 2011

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Nov 26, 2009 Natasha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Rogue is the second installment in the Urban Fantasy Shifters series by Rachel Vincent. Once I read the first one in this series I immediately went out and bought the rest. I read the first three in 2 and a half days and loved each one more and more. I found the characters fun and exciting and always refreshing. And being a werewolf fan I was open to new suggestions and found werecats exciting and refreshing. I find in some series you can get a bit bored by some of the constant characters but i
Rogue is the second installment in the Urban Fantasy Shifters series by Rachel Vincent. Once I read the first one in this series I immediately went out and bought the rest. I read the first three in 2 and a half days and loved each one more and more. I found the characters fun and exciting and always refreshing. And being a werewolf fan I was open to new suggestions and found werecats exciting and refreshing. I find in some series you can get a bit bored by some of the constant characters but in this series I found it never lacking in character development and personality. As much and I liked book one(Stray), I loved book 2(Rogue). I find each book out does the next, and I am hoping it stays that way!

In ROUGE, which is a follow up to STRAY(book 1) Faythe has finally settled into her new job as an enforcer for her pack. And since things don't always come easy for Faythe she has murdered toms turning up in her territory.. Faythe is new at her new position and feels she has to prove herself to her fellow pack. Only, she feels like her training hasn't prepared her for what she is now facing and knows she has to step up her game. As if a murderer on her conscience isn't enough, Faythe gets a confusing call from her college buddy which may put the blame on her and makes her rethink her actions. Faythe isn't going to let herself be pushed around and she may be in deep trouble but she always goes in kicking and screaming.

ROGUE is fast paced, engaging, and full of the action that her debut novel started off with. There is more romance in this book than the first, but I think it was necessary because it shows how Faythe feels about Marc, and being with the family/pride. If your a fan of Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Shape shifters and action this is the series for you! I highly recommend it.

Synopsis:
Okay, so cats don't always land on their feet

I know that better than most. Since rejoining the Pride, I've made big decisions and even bigger mistakes: the kind paid for with innocent lives. As the first and only female enforcer, I have plenty to prove to my father, the Pride, and myself. And with murdered toms turning up in our territory, I'm working harder than ever, though I always find the energy for a little after-hours recreation with Marc, my partner both on and off duty.

But not all my mistakes are behind me. We're beginning to suspect that the dead are connected to a rash of missing human women, and that they can all be laid at my feet--two or four, take your pick. And one horrible indiscretion may yet cost me more than I can bear....
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Aug 07, 2011 Stella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Wow! Book #2 was just as fantastic and addictive as the first one! I'm dying to start reading Book#3 immediately. The ingredients are all here to make thi series amazing: wonderful and interesting characters, breakneck action, heartclutching romance, chuckle out loud humour and brilliant writing. Loving it! Will ahve to tell you in more details why Rogue and the Shifter series is so mindblowing, so will try to post my detailed review soon. ...more

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Apr 11, 2011 Parajunkee rated it liked it · review of another edition

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The Shifter series is not one of the best Urban Fantasy / Paranormal romance series on the market, but the main character Faythe is a likeable sort and the plot lines are entertaining, so I definitely recommend them for fans of the genre. Just, with these power-house series and larger-than life characters such as Sookie, Bones, Anita, Mac, Barrons...Faythe and Marc are eclipsed, literally. These just don’t have as much depth as some of my favorite series and while I had fun listening to it on au The Shifter series is not one of the best Urban Fantasy / Paranormal romance series on the market, but the main character Faythe is a likeable sort and the plot lines are entertaining, so I definitely recommend them for fans of the genre. Just, with these power-house series and larger-than life characters such as Sookie, Bones, Anita, Mac, Barrons...Faythe and Marc are eclipsed, literally. These just don’t have as much depth as some of my favorite series and while I had fun listening to it on audio book, this won’t be one of those series that I like revisit and I’ll only move on if the third book falls in my lap.

Faythe has rejoined her Pride in the hopes of one day attaining freedom from her father’s oppressive ruling. She’s been put in the position of enforcer and it might be fun slapping around a few strays -- but having to wrestle dead bodies into trunks and question lecherous strip club bartenders is a bit out of her comfort zone. But, it is what she has to do to prove to her father and the rest of the Pride that she has what it takes.

Unfortunately something odd is occurring in her father’s territory. Murdered strays keep on popping up and the similarities are too great to dismiss as random violent acts. There is someone out there killing cats and now it’s up to Faythe and Marc to find out who it is and take care of the problem.

Like I stated earlier, while entertaining and well-written these books are a shallow comparison to other shifter series. Faythe does a lot of internalizing which can drive you off the plot track, which I find distracting and her behavior is sometimes ridiculous and immature, which I find annoying. I personally don’t “feel” the love between Faythe and Marc. I’m really convinced Faythe is with him because it is convenient and Marc because he is scared to death of becoming a stray. It’s a rather complicated relationship where I feel they are co-dependent on one another, so nothing really to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. My final thoughts on this series, something to while away the time...but nothing to write mother about.

Recommended for fans of lighter urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels, such as the Sookie Stackhouse series. This is an adult novel, there is plenty of explicit violence, sex and compromising situations. ...more

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