Allison Moon

This has the distinction of being the first e-book I've ever bought. (Yes, despite the fact that I've had a kindle for over a year---Project Gutenberg, miscellaneous free ebooks, fanfic, and internet articles for the win!) The moment I saw "lesbian separatist werewolf hunters," I knew I HAD to have it.

The characters and writing were clunky in places, but not too bad. The best part is Moon's particular version of werewolf mythology, though! Much as I like Bitten and Stolen (which are my other go-to werewolf novels), their premise---that women are inherently unsuited to being werewolves---still pisses me off whenever I think about it. That's the dumbest damn thing I have ever heard; the only reason I can imagine Kelly Armstrong did it that way is that tired old stereotype about men being 'natural' and 'tough' and 'wild' and women being 'artificial' and 'weak' and 'civilizing.'

Well, Moon's book (and may it be the first of many) makes up for that disappointment. She uses the "drinking from a wolf's paw" myth! And her explanation of why women are better at being werewolves than men doesn't stop at biology. It's glorious. It's perfect. I won't spoil it for you. Just go read about lesbian separatist werewolf hunters, ok? You know you want to.… (mere)

The rating is for my enjoyment of the book. It has issues, sure, the plot can be a bit squishy in some places where I wasn't sure what was going on, but this was a good book. I feel like maybe spacing some things out a little more might have helped? Or maybe someone had the author edit out some interactions she shouldn't have? Either way I'd definitely read a sequel or another book by the author. Uh, if you are taking my recommendation and sex scenes aren't your thing just know you might have to skip around in a few places. I don't mind erotica, but uh, this one had some intense scenes that I'm betting won't be everyone's cup of tea.
P.s. I'd love to make a wrap or something themed from this book cover. That green, teal, blue, and rich yellow mix is really nice to look at.… (mere)