Sexy Beast Iii [Paperback]

 

 

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As a general rule, I am not very fond of stories that seem to jump from one person and/or place to another but somehow Kate Douglas seems to manage capturing my interest throughout her short story despite it all. Chanku Journey covers the various packs living different areas of the States all converting towards San Francisco to attend Tia's and Luc's wedding. Naturally, things never quite go as smoothly as hoped for, particularly with two very heavily pregnant females on board a plane that does not appear to exactly follow the flight route anticipated ...
Sadly, I have to admit that I have finally found a story (Kiss of the Dragon by Lacy Danes) in one of these books that I did not like one little bit - in fact that was not well constructed on sub-plots simply appeared to disappear into thin air. To start with, the plot was set up nicely with interesting characters ... only to then suddenly all fall to pieces and simply concentrate on the `juicy bits' rather than the overall storyline. There was a device that was supposed to be recovered ... and suddenly was and there was this mysterious cat and staring man that simply disappear while the heroine of the story appears to simply fall apart when `her hero' appears and literally go from computer genius and psychicly gifted to brain-dead. She does anything and everything to please her man - reminding me very much of television ads of the fifties when the woman was solely portrayed as existing to look after and do anything and everything the man in her life says. Great shame as the setup and plot initially looked very promising indeed.
Story number three on the other hand - Winter's Kiss by Morgan Hawke - turned out to be a very modern story ... based on old beliefs and a country holding on tight to old traditions as well. However, while the hero appears to hold on to the old ways and belief that he has every right to demand a young woman's hand in marriage whether she agrees with him or not, said young woman grew up in the States developing a strong sense of independence which she intends to continue living by. A well-written story indeed from beginning to end making me want to hang on to the book after all.
The sneak peek at yet another novel - Lord of the Deep by Dawn Thompson - in the series at the end of this book caught my attention sufficiently to warrant a mention and may well be one that I buy in the future. It is set up nicely and mysteriously, again covering the sealskin shapeshifters though this time not hunted for their skins but seemingly responding to a cry for help from a maiden having been exiled on an isolated island after being accused of being a witch. Intriguing setup, good writing and ending on a high note which definitely warrants further investigation ...

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