Nightshade (Nightshade, #1; Nightshade World, #4) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jul 06, 2010 Brandi ;) rated it liked it

Shelves: i-dont-wanna-grow-up-ya-read-as-ad, fairies-witches-vampires-and-were, 2010, paranormal-romance

Don't tell my 'dog' but I think I am just a cat person. Independent, aloof, carefree with no desire to dominate over every little thing. My 'dog' is like my child anyways, I consider her my first born, she considers herself a human. It works for us. But still, I am one with the cats, as long as they stay out of my house with their light as air clingy hair. This book helped me realize this about myself.
I did like the story and I found it hard to put down, especially the last 1/4th. It had me hoo Don't tell my 'dog' but I think I am just a cat person. Independent, aloof, carefree with no desire to dominate over every little thing. My 'dog' is like my child anyways, I consider her my first born, she considers herself a human. It works for us. But still, I am one with the cats, as long as they stay out of my house with their light as air clingy hair. This book helped me realize this about myself.
I did like the story and I found it hard to put down, especially the last 1/4th. It had me hooked in and I just couldn't stop reading till finished. I would give it 4 stars but I just couldn't get over all the snarling, teeth flashing and dominance every other line - all in human form. Wolf form, sure whatever, snarl away. But as a human? Ever tried snarling or growling at someone? I was curious so I tried it out on the hubby, didn't work. Tried it on my kids, too. They just laughed, didn't work. Well, if I was going for crazy or wanting my teeth checked for food, then it worked fine, but menacing or scary - nope, just crazy. If those kids had been in my school they would have been labeled crazy w/a touch of psycho.
I love reading about the paranormal but after reading several wolf books, I just don't think they are my cup of tea. I don't care for all the submission and dominance, the snarling, teeth baring aggression or the pack rules. Yep, cat person.
I did not get Calla and Shay's love. I felt the passion and build up of emotion and attraction between Calla and Ren, but I never felt it with her and Shay. It just wasn't there. One minute she saves his life and then all of a sudden she is unexplainably in love with him. Why? Don't know, she didn't know, it just was. Don't care for that. Now her relationship with Ren was exactly what I wanted and I felt it.
I will be reading the next book. I am hooked in enough to want to know what else happens, I hope for less snarling and teeth flashing and I hope for more Ren and Calla. Will I get my wishes, I hope.
So if wolf books are your thing, you will prob enjoy this *flahes teeth* Did it work? ;) ...more

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