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Sexy Beast Ii

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Having read Wolf Tales up to issue five, I appeared to be missing parts of the overall story here and there that were referred to in later storylines, so it was an absolute must for me to catch up on the short ¡¥in-between¡' stories to get the full picture. It is not always the case that short stories in a series are as fulfilling as the full book version ¡V with the Chanku saga it does. Nice!
This time round Kate Douglas takes us to Arizona in search of Baylor¡'s sister number one. Two members of the Pack Dynamic team have been sent to find her even though we never quite find out how they know where to start looking since Baylor has not had any contact with either sister in years. However, the setup and simple assumption that they do know and are on the right track makes the reader accept the fact without too many questions and it works.
Noelle Mack¡'s story Fantaisie wasn¡'t quite so convincing. The idea was intriguing ¡V although, on some level, the premise rang familiar as if I had heard or read about it before. Nonetheless, it essentially worked and the storyline appeared plausible, interesting and original as well as easy to read ¡K until we get to the end which rather sudden and abrupt, leaving a somewhat sour taste so to speak. Shame ¡V this could have been quite a story, had it been carried through to the end and it usually does not even take that much.
Story number three by Kathleen Dante proves just that. Call of the Wild, again, deals with shapeshifters ¡V this time round they are described as werewolves rather than Chanku although the general idea is the same. Did you know that ¡¥were¡' actually translates to human? Hence the description of werewolf or werecat that I have come across as well are pretty accurate. Again, the story unfolds nicely and keeps the reader on its toes and not wanting to put the book down right up to the ending. At first, I was almost worried that the story would be left hanging again ¡V but a simple short monologue resolved this worry in the end. Nicely Done!