Pride Mates (Shifters Unbound, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 06, 2010 Literary Ames rated it liked it

Shelves: weres-shifters, read-in-2011, dtb, 1st-in-series, paranormal-romance

"No Shifters Allowed!" - That's exactly what fascinated me in this book, this racist mentality both in law and society in general. Legally shifters aren't able to get high paid jobs or buy luxury items. Proprietors are allowed to ban shifters from their premises and racism against them is tolerated because they're "animals".

They're an oppressed people forced to wear collars that suppress their more aggressive animal personality traits and when they think about or are about to act out violence, ...more

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Mar 30, 2011 chanceofbooks rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2011-read

3.5 stars. I need to learn my lesson where Shifters are concerned--I barely tolerate them, even from my favorite authors. I ADORE Jennifer Ashley's historical McKenzie series, but her paranormal alter-egos are a huge part of her backlist. Overdrive had the e-book for this, and I jumped at the chance to see if perhaps the series would work for me. Alas, it does not. However, I have to say that this is tremendously well-done and unusual. This isn't the usual "Oh, Shifter, you so sexy, you blow my ...more

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Feb 07, 2012 AmandaG rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, series, 2012, challenges

He is an Irish Fae-Cat shifter. She is a human lawyer from Texas. Humans and shifters do not usually mix in a world where shifters have been "out" for 20 years. They are feared, but thought to be tamed by fae Collars worn around their necks. While attempting to get information to help her defend a shifter client, Kim meets Liam, and as you can imagine, sparks ignite. I thought the world building was good since it was different. This was the first book in the series and I plan to read the next on ...more

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Oct 26, 2013 Katyana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: shapeshifters, fantasy

***3.5***

It wasn't a bad start to the series, but not really emotionally engaging... I'll probably see how the next one is. ...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Caroline rated it really liked it

Really enjoyed this introduction to Ashley's pride world. Loved all the relationships in the book: between Liam and Kim, Liam and his family and Dylan and Glory. Good plot. Looking forward to reading more about these characters.
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Sep 11, 2011 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: jennifer-ashley, read-september-2011

Re-read for a challenge.

Still really liked this book :)

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Apr 12, 2011 Lisa M rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, shifter, e-book, nook-color

A world in which shifters are collared citizens without rights. The H/h fall in love a little too quickly and things are probably resolved a little too easily with a plot device, but I still liked the book.

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