The Fugitive (Werecat 3)

[Ulysses]

Werecat: the Fugitive (Werecat 3)
By Andrew J. Peters
Vagabondage Press, 2014
Four stars

Gotta say, these books have sucked me in. The werecat premise, with its complex backstory and (as of this third book, front story) and the character of Jacks, has intrigued me from the start. Peters’ writing has gotten stronger and his narrative voice clearer with each volume.

Having been forced into a life he didn’t want, Jacks now finds himself in Barbados, facing the truth of his heritage as a werecat, and the implications of Benoit’s safe deposit box. Shocked and disoriented by what he learns and who he meets, Jacks also has to think long and hard about his relationship with his all-too-human medical student, Farzan.

But the book’s nicely wrought plot arc, which veers into dark and violent territory once more, also allows Jacks to become a more fully realized character. He’s not just a college student reacting to events, but someone with responsibility for something much bigger than he is. Like, possibly, the fate of the world.

I’ve already bought the fourth and final book in the series, because I have to know how this all turns out.