Bitten

A decent werewolf book that became a Canadian tv show; more romance novel than I expected and 2d characters make for tougher reading.

This was on my to-read pile, but I don't remember why or who recommended. The friends I expect to have read it haven't. I didn't read any blurbs, just dove right in on a transatlantic flight.

I really liked the werewolf aspects - the changing, the healing, the pack vs outsider mutts, and scent tracking. I get the idea that there are two forms - dog like and big powerful monsters. Emotions play a strong part in controlling the abilities. A partial change is mentioned, but not in great detail. This is a series, so maybe more is revealed later. That goes also for some of the aspects that seem a little goofy - pancakes and ham steaks?

Of course the series could go away from the werewolf aspect and towards the romance. Not a regular reader, I find it hard to judge this form, but the characters irritated me. They say each others name frequently and they seem fairly flat. Elena professes her love for her human boyfriend in Canada, but her ex- in New York is too tempting. Maybe this is all trope.

For a series book, this one does come to a definitive end. Unfortunately, that ending is very quick. Head and shoulders over the last werewolf book I read (Rage of Lions), this far more adult novel is likeable, but not loveable (or amazing). 3½ stars.