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Shadow Wranglers #1
Caleb
Meet three sexy ranchers[ who also happen to be vampires[ in the first of a new series by the national bestselling author of Wild Instinct.Allie always desired mysterious, sexy rancher Caleb Johnson, but he never seemed to notice her. Until the night she's attacked by a vicious animal, and rescued by a shapeshifting vampire that she almost seems to recognize: the baritone growl, the mesmerizing eyes, the inexplicable animal attraction. That's because her savior is Caleb, and now he has no choice but to bring Allie into the shadows with him[ to protect her from a rival werewolf pack, and to finally reveal his true feelings for the woman he's been afraid to love.
392 pages, Paperback
First published August 29, 2009
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Sarah McCarty
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Sarah has traveled extensively throughout her life, living in other cultures, sometimes in areas where electricity was a concept awaiting fruition and a book was an extreme luxury. While she could easily adjust to the lack of electricity, living without the comfort of a good book was intolerable. To fill the void, she bought pencil and paper and sketched out her own story. In the process, Sarah discovered the joy of writing.
Sarah writes what she loves to read; fast paced stories with vivid dialogue, intense emotion and well developed characters. Her attention to detail in her stories has earned her multiple awards and a reserved spot on Keeper shelves everywhere.
Sarah writes for Ellora's Cave, Harlequin HQN, Harlequin SPICE, Berkley HEAT and Berkley SENSATION.
(1)romance author
Sarah has traveled extensively throughout her life, living in other cultures, sometimes in areas where electricity was a concept awaiting fruition and a book was an extreme luxury. While she could easily adjust to the lack of electricity, living without the comfort of a good book was intolerable. To fill the void, she bought pencil and paper and sketched out her own story. In the process, Sarah discovered the joy of writing.
Sarah writes what she loves to read; fast paced stories with vivid dialogue, intense emotion and well developed characters. Her attention to detail in her stories has earned her multiple awards and a reserved spot on Keeper shelves everywhere.
Sarah writes for Ellora's Cave, Harlequin HQN, Harlequin SPICE, Berkley HEAT and Berkley SENSATION.
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October 12, 2009
Oh, how I wanted to love this one. I had recently read and enjoyed the author's from her Hell's Eight series, and I'm a big fan of her Promises series, so I was hoping that this would be another winner. But after a very promising and exciting start, it just fell...flat. Too many unanswered questions, too much background detail left out, a lot of conversations going nowhere, a lot of terribly unexciting dialogue, and I swear if the hero 'brushes the heroine's bangs off her face' one more time (I should have kept count how many times that phrase was used)--I wanted to leap into the story with a pair of scissors and cut the darn bangs off!
The story had a promising start. Allie runs a bakery and has the hots for a sexy cowboy who comes in early every day for some bear claws and coffee. She's dying for him to notice her or make a move. While walking home one evening, she's descended on by a bloodthirsty wolf. Another wolf comes to her rescue, fighting the nasty wolf off while she runs home. She feels a strange connection to the hero wolf and doesn't want to leave him, so she heads back to the scene in her car to rescue him. He's lying on the ground near death, and she drags him to her car with the intentions of taking him to a vet. Suddenly she hears voices in her head--the wolf is communicating with her--and it's Caleb (her sexy cowboy) who's talking to her! Caleb's a wolf? He directs her to his ranch while a pack of hungry wolves chase them. It's a harrowing trip and they barely make it.
While at the ranch, Allie discovers that Caleb is a shapeshifting vampire, and has lived on the ranch with his vampire brothers for 250 years. He was turned into a vampire in 1860 (here's where I could have used a lot more details), so it now must be the year 2110? Turns out Caleb also has the hots for Allie, but has been trying to resist her. He doesn't want to 'turn' her, but neither can deny the attraction to each other. So 'turn' her he does. And then they have some awesome sex (or was it that they had some awesome sex and then he turns her?). Anyway, Allie's now a vamp with her own set of problems and worries that comes with it: the excruciating pain that comes with her need to feed, the mental telepathy tricks, the fact that Caleb's brothers get turned on when she needs to feed, and the fact that she needs to know more about this whole vampire lifestyle (I did too). And even though Caleb refers to his 'Allie girl' as his 'wife', is it just lust that he feels for her or is it love? Way too many details were left out--I wanted to know what the brothers were doing for the past 250 years, I wanted to know what they did before they were vamps, I wanted to know why they had no dealings with others vampires, I wanted to know about what special abilities they had as vamps--other than a few little facts about Caleb and the brothers we don't get anything. How do they live? Do they eat or do they just need blood? Who do they feed from? What do they do all day? They have a running feud with the pack of weres who were after Allie and Caleb (the D'Nallys) that apparently the author is going to get into later in the series--it has something to do with Caleb's brother Jared, but that's all we're told.
I also needed to know more about Allie. Aside from knowing that she's feisty, stubborn, impulsive, stubborn, owns a bakery and has six older brothers (I think?), stubborn, and has bangs that are constantly in her face...give me something more. Where did she come from, does she have any friends who are going to miss her when she disappears...what about her bakery? And how did she get all those clothes (jeans) that Caleb constantly rips open with his six inch talons--where did they come from? Did she go back to her house and pack a bag? Does she need to eat anymore or does she just survive on blood? If these little details that help flesh out a character and make me connect with them were in the book, I must have missed them while my mind was wandering. I really had a hard time focusing on the middle of this book when it seemed like everything ground to a halt and nothing was happening except Allie getting excruciating cramps when she needed to feed.
Finally, things picked up a bit when Allie (in all her curiousity) wanted to know if there were other vamps, and she proceeded to head out and find this 'Sanctuary' of vamps that Caleb reluctantly told her about. Caleb goes with her, all kind of evil happens there when they meet up with an old acquaintence of Allie's who has some grand plans for her and a future master race of vampires that he hopes to create. Big bloody fights ensue, with Caleb's former enemies providing some surprising help, but it looks like this fight between Caleb and his brothers and the bad vamps who want Allie and her special 'abilities' for their own will continue on throughout the series. They may have won one battle but they haven't won the war--yet.
I'm hoping that the sluggishness of this book is due to the fact that it's the first book of a new series, and has the burden of establishing the premise and introducing all the characters. I felt the same way about the first books of the Hell's Eight series and the Promises series--neither of those books were my favorites of the series. I'm hoping with the next book, about brother , McCarty delivers a faster-paced, more detailed account and gives me a reason to connect and fall in love with the characters. This one, despite having a few outstanding moments, just didn't live up to its potential for me. I'll give the series another try--I'm not ready to give up on it just yet. 3 stars.
The story had a promising start. Allie runs a bakery and has the hots for a sexy cowboy who comes in early every day for some bear claws and coffee. She's dying for him to notice her or make a move. While walking home one evening, she's descended on by a bloodthirsty wolf. Another wolf comes to her rescue, fighting the nasty wolf off while she runs home. She feels a strange connection to the hero wolf and doesn't want to leave him, so she heads back to the scene in her car to rescue him. He's lying on the ground near death, and she drags him to her car with the intentions of taking him to a vet. Suddenly she hears voices in her head--the wolf is communicating with her--and it's Caleb (her sexy cowboy) who's talking to her! Caleb's a wolf? He directs her to his ranch while a pack of hungry wolves chase them. It's a harrowing trip and they barely make it.
While at the ranch, Allie discovers that Caleb is a shapeshifting vampire, and has lived on the ranch with his vampire brothers for 250 years. He was turned into a vampire in 1860 (here's where I could have used a lot more details), so it now must be the year 2110? Turns out Caleb also has the hots for Allie, but has been trying to resist her. He doesn't want to 'turn' her, but neither can deny the attraction to each other. So 'turn' her he does. And then they have some awesome sex (or was it that they had some awesome sex and then he turns her?). Anyway, Allie's now a vamp with her own set of problems and worries that comes with it: the excruciating pain that comes with her need to feed, the mental telepathy tricks, the fact that Caleb's brothers get turned on when she needs to feed, and the fact that she needs to know more about this whole vampire lifestyle (I did too). And even though Caleb refers to his 'Allie girl' as his 'wife', is it just lust that he feels for her or is it love? Way too many details were left out--I wanted to know what the brothers were doing for the past 250 years, I wanted to know what they did before they were vamps, I wanted to know why they had no dealings with others vampires, I wanted to know about what special abilities they had as vamps--other than a few little facts about Caleb and the brothers we don't get anything. How do they live? Do they eat or do they just need blood? Who do they feed from? What do they do all day? They have a running feud with the pack of weres who were after Allie and Caleb (the D'Nallys) that apparently the author is going to get into later in the series--it has something to do with Caleb's brother Jared, but that's all we're told.
I also needed to know more about Allie. Aside from knowing that she's feisty, stubborn, impulsive, stubborn, owns a bakery and has six older brothers (I think?), stubborn, and has bangs that are constantly in her face...give me something more. Where did she come from, does she have any friends who are going to miss her when she disappears...what about her bakery? And how did she get all those clothes (jeans) that Caleb constantly rips open with his six inch talons--where did they come from? Did she go back to her house and pack a bag? Does she need to eat anymore or does she just survive on blood? If these little details that help flesh out a character and make me connect with them were in the book, I must have missed them while my mind was wandering. I really had a hard time focusing on the middle of this book when it seemed like everything ground to a halt and nothing was happening except Allie getting excruciating cramps when she needed to feed.
Finally, things picked up a bit when Allie (in all her curiousity) wanted to know if there were other vamps, and she proceeded to head out and find this 'Sanctuary' of vamps that Caleb reluctantly told her about. Caleb goes with her, all kind of evil happens there when they meet up with an old acquaintence of Allie's who has some grand plans for her and a future master race of vampires that he hopes to create. Big bloody fights ensue, with Caleb's former enemies providing some surprising help, but it looks like this fight between Caleb and his brothers and the bad vamps who want Allie and her special 'abilities' for their own will continue on throughout the series. They may have won one battle but they haven't won the war--yet.
I'm hoping that the sluggishness of this book is due to the fact that it's the first book of a new series, and has the burden of establishing the premise and introducing all the characters. I felt the same way about the first books of the Hell's Eight series and the Promises series--neither of those books were my favorites of the series. I'm hoping with the next book, about brother , McCarty delivers a faster-paced, more detailed account and gives me a reason to connect and fall in love with the characters. This one, despite having a few outstanding moments, just didn't live up to its potential for me. I'll give the series another try--I'm not ready to give up on it just yet. 3 stars.
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October 16, 2011
I’ve read another book by this writer
Filled with cowboys and prose that seemed tighter
“Pretty good� was my thought
“With a decent enough plot�
“I’ll try again if I want something lighter�
Since audio is surely my bent
And I had credits that languished unspent
I thought "try something new!"
I should have checked a review
I’m disgruntled and now need to vent
The cowboys in this one are all vampire
And the heroine is set to expire
Killed by the hero
When his willpower hit zero
And his brothers to save him did conspire
The brothers have the last name of Johnson
(If that’s meant to be a pun it’s a bad one)
With the quantity of sex
And all this biting of pecs
I keep looking for a plot but there is none
Allie only drinks life’s blood from Caleb
“I’m a damn vegetarian� � there’s the rub
So she drinks then they screw
And finally when they’re through
I start rethinking my rating of “Jacob�
Here I pause in plot summary by prose
Every scene has him slicing her clothes!
She never gets nicked
It’s just threads that get picked
She’ll run out and what if it snows!?
I take issue with a lack of continuity
And am finding a lot of incongruity
In the kitchen! Now the bed!
But perhaps I misread
‘Cause it happened with total ambiguity
Then there’s part where the words were unclear
His cock seemed to speak (made me sneer)
He’s quite jealous, growls of “mine�
“It gets old� (yes, I whine)
Must PNR to this line all adhere?
But the part that made me frown in disgust?
He chided her for not restraining her bust
His brothers were riled
So he acted like a child
And accused her of rousing their lust
I can say I liked the narration
With pauses of just right duration
It couldn’t save the prose
But hey that’s how it goes
Some books just can’t buy salvation
In closing I’m forced to admit
To this audio I couldn’t commit
I got half-way through
But that horse threw a shoe
It and I as a match were unfit
Filled with cowboys and prose that seemed tighter
“Pretty good� was my thought
“With a decent enough plot�
“I’ll try again if I want something lighter�
Since audio is surely my bent
And I had credits that languished unspent
I thought "try something new!"
I should have checked a review
I’m disgruntled and now need to vent
The cowboys in this one are all vampire
And the heroine is set to expire
Killed by the hero
When his willpower hit zero
And his brothers to save him did conspire
The brothers have the last name of Johnson
(If that’s meant to be a pun it’s a bad one)
With the quantity of sex
And all this biting of pecs
I keep looking for a plot but there is none
Allie only drinks life’s blood from Caleb
“I’m a damn vegetarian� � there’s the rub
So she drinks then they screw
And finally when they’re through
I start rethinking my rating of “Jacob�
Here I pause in plot summary by prose
Every scene has him slicing her clothes!
She never gets nicked
It’s just threads that get picked
She’ll run out and what if it snows!?
I take issue with a lack of continuity
And am finding a lot of incongruity
In the kitchen! Now the bed!
But perhaps I misread
‘Cause it happened with total ambiguity
Then there’s part where the words were unclear
His cock seemed to speak (made me sneer)
He’s quite jealous, growls of “mine�
“It gets old� (yes, I whine)
Must PNR to this line all adhere?
But the part that made me frown in disgust?
He chided her for not restraining her bust
His brothers were riled
So he acted like a child
And accused her of rousing their lust
I can say I liked the narration
With pauses of just right duration
It couldn’t save the prose
But hey that’s how it goes
Some books just can’t buy salvation
In closing I’m forced to admit
To this audio I couldn’t commit
I got half-way through
But that horse threw a shoe
It and I as a match were unfit
November 1, 2022
DNF @ 25%
I had to stop after 100 pages. And to think this stinker was taking up good real estate space on my bookcase for yearrrrs. Hmmph. I knew I was in trouble when the heroine shared how she once almost joined a cult because they promised to teach her about natural healing practices. Or the time she chained herself to a tree for 3 days to save baby raccoons. Look, I'm not here looking for perfect but honestly you want to give me a story about 4 brothers who are rogue Cowboy vampires who also happen to be telepathic shapeshifters(?) then you better do a better job of selling it to me and give me a couple who aren't insufferable cliches who don't act like they are missing brain cells. Caleb's brothers trick the heroine into giving her blood to an injured unconscious Caleb by using mind warp and then Caleb turns her into a vampire without her consent. Um yikes. The heroine Allie is dumb as a doornail but thinks she's the smartest one in the room. Yes she's the type who goes out of her way and puts herself in danger and doesn't like to listen. For an "independent" woman who doesn't like labels or being referred to as a "mate", she sure loved to use the word slut a lot. The mysterious broody cowboy Caleb who she has the hots for triggers her "inner slut" but yeah let's talk about labels. RME. How she goes from embracing her inner slut to being shamed and embarrassed over her attraction after Chapter 1 gives you serious whiplash. It felt like I was reading about 2 different women. Both stupid as hell, but different. Also the writing is just not good. I'm not sure what Sarah McCarty was trying to do here but it was too much. I'm not entirely sure if Caleb and his brothers are shapeshifters or werewolves but I'm assuming they are shapeshifters. It's not explained clearly and for some reason he has a hard time explaining things to the heroine which got annoying fast. The world building is near nonexistent, the dialogue is awful and how do you turn a human into a vampire by just drinking blood without being bitten? That's a first. The details to her world rules are near to nonexistent and not explained well.
And with that I leave you with this nugget cause Caleb has such a way with words during sex:
"You just grab on to the good feelings I'm about to give you with the same gusto, and you'll have that screaming orgasm faster than you can say Jack Shit."
I had to stop after 100 pages. And to think this stinker was taking up good real estate space on my bookcase for yearrrrs. Hmmph. I knew I was in trouble when the heroine shared how she once almost joined a cult because they promised to teach her about natural healing practices. Or the time she chained herself to a tree for 3 days to save baby raccoons. Look, I'm not here looking for perfect but honestly you want to give me a story about 4 brothers who are rogue Cowboy vampires who also happen to be telepathic shapeshifters(?) then you better do a better job of selling it to me and give me a couple who aren't insufferable cliches who don't act like they are missing brain cells. Caleb's brothers trick the heroine into giving her blood to an injured unconscious Caleb by using mind warp and then Caleb turns her into a vampire without her consent. Um yikes. The heroine Allie is dumb as a doornail but thinks she's the smartest one in the room. Yes she's the type who goes out of her way and puts herself in danger and doesn't like to listen. For an "independent" woman who doesn't like labels or being referred to as a "mate", she sure loved to use the word slut a lot. The mysterious broody cowboy Caleb who she has the hots for triggers her "inner slut" but yeah let's talk about labels. RME. How she goes from embracing her inner slut to being shamed and embarrassed over her attraction after Chapter 1 gives you serious whiplash. It felt like I was reading about 2 different women. Both stupid as hell, but different. Also the writing is just not good. I'm not sure what Sarah McCarty was trying to do here but it was too much. I'm not entirely sure if Caleb and his brothers are shapeshifters or werewolves but I'm assuming they are shapeshifters. It's not explained clearly and for some reason he has a hard time explaining things to the heroine which got annoying fast. The world building is near nonexistent, the dialogue is awful and how do you turn a human into a vampire by just drinking blood without being bitten? That's a first. The details to her world rules are near to nonexistent and not explained well.
And with that I leave you with this nugget cause Caleb has such a way with words during sex:
"You just grab on to the good feelings I'm about to give you with the same gusto, and you'll have that screaming orgasm faster than you can say Jack Shit."
June 7, 2013
Oh my. I really wanted to like this book. I had such high expectations seeing as how it combines cowboy with vampires. I mean, come on! That should be fantastic, right? It should have been, but this book just fell flat to me.
It started off great. It was cute with the "heroine", Allie, trying to attract the attention of the "hero", Caleb. (Note: I put those words in quotations because I can't call them heroes, even though they are supposed to be.) Then it has good action with a wolf attack and Allie rushing in to help her savior wolf. But then the book seemed to get stuck. Allie gets converted into a vampire, then refuses to feed from anyone but Caleb because she is a vegetarian and is grossed out by blood. Really? There are several pages of inconsistencies. Things are thrown into the story at random but never elaborated on. Like the fact that Caleb and his brothers were converted in 1860 and it's now 250 years later. So that would make this story set in the year 2110, right? Not that you know it because it's never mentioned. And the brothers have no information on vampirism. Really? In 250 years you couldn't find out something?
Also, it's mentioned that the brother, Slade, wants to "run tests" on Allie in his lab because they have no idea what's going on with her, but she refuses. Then later when she actually wants to have a blood test run she says there is no lab to send it to. She thinks she might be pregnant, but says there's no way for her to get a pregnancy test from the store? There's a ton of other people milling about that ranch. One of them couldn't go get you one? Allie is constantly asking questions and no one gives her (or the reader) any answers. Instead Caleb just distracts her by slitting the crotch out of her jeans and having sex. A lot. Everywhere. But they were apparently magical jeans because afterward she would pull them up her hips and button them before someone could walk in the room. Maybe they were all fine with her crotchless state (which was all the time). Seriously, it would have been nice to have one scene without him cutting her clothes up. By this point the sex scenes just felt forced, and while explicit, were lacking any real heat that comes with two characters really connecting.
The men were supposed to be cowboys, but other than wearing a cowboy hat you wouldn't have known it. Calling her "Allie girl" in a drawl doesn't make it any better. I think the author was going for alpha males, but they came off as more caveman and annoying. Not sexy. Caleb was just as whiny as Allie in his "you are my wife and mate because I say so". But then he says he knew the day would come where she wanted to leave and was going to try to respect her decision. ??? That comment came out of nowhere and I had to reread it to make sure it really came from him. Allie behaved more like a teenager than an adult in that she had to argue constantly! She refused to listen to anyone who disagreed with her and wanted to "listen to her gut". The same gut that sent her rushing towards the bad guys thinking that she could have a reasonable chat with them. *heavy sigh*
I know there are people who loved this book. I know there are other books in the series and maybe they have more answers to all of the problems that plagued this book. But frankly I was not intrigued enough to carry on with the series to find out.
Would I reread this book? No
Would I recommend this book to a friend? No
It started off great. It was cute with the "heroine", Allie, trying to attract the attention of the "hero", Caleb. (Note: I put those words in quotations because I can't call them heroes, even though they are supposed to be.) Then it has good action with a wolf attack and Allie rushing in to help her savior wolf. But then the book seemed to get stuck. Allie gets converted into a vampire, then refuses to feed from anyone but Caleb because she is a vegetarian and is grossed out by blood. Really? There are several pages of inconsistencies. Things are thrown into the story at random but never elaborated on. Like the fact that Caleb and his brothers were converted in 1860 and it's now 250 years later. So that would make this story set in the year 2110, right? Not that you know it because it's never mentioned. And the brothers have no information on vampirism. Really? In 250 years you couldn't find out something?
Also, it's mentioned that the brother, Slade, wants to "run tests" on Allie in his lab because they have no idea what's going on with her, but she refuses. Then later when she actually wants to have a blood test run she says there is no lab to send it to. She thinks she might be pregnant, but says there's no way for her to get a pregnancy test from the store? There's a ton of other people milling about that ranch. One of them couldn't go get you one? Allie is constantly asking questions and no one gives her (or the reader) any answers. Instead Caleb just distracts her by slitting the crotch out of her jeans and having sex. A lot. Everywhere. But they were apparently magical jeans because afterward she would pull them up her hips and button them before someone could walk in the room. Maybe they were all fine with her crotchless state (which was all the time). Seriously, it would have been nice to have one scene without him cutting her clothes up. By this point the sex scenes just felt forced, and while explicit, were lacking any real heat that comes with two characters really connecting.
The men were supposed to be cowboys, but other than wearing a cowboy hat you wouldn't have known it. Calling her "Allie girl" in a drawl doesn't make it any better. I think the author was going for alpha males, but they came off as more caveman and annoying. Not sexy. Caleb was just as whiny as Allie in his "you are my wife and mate because I say so". But then he says he knew the day would come where she wanted to leave and was going to try to respect her decision. ??? That comment came out of nowhere and I had to reread it to make sure it really came from him. Allie behaved more like a teenager than an adult in that she had to argue constantly! She refused to listen to anyone who disagreed with her and wanted to "listen to her gut". The same gut that sent her rushing towards the bad guys thinking that she could have a reasonable chat with them. *heavy sigh*
I know there are people who loved this book. I know there are other books in the series and maybe they have more answers to all of the problems that plagued this book. But frankly I was not intrigued enough to carry on with the series to find out.
Would I reread this book? No
Would I recommend this book to a friend? No
dnf
April 23, 2017DNFed at 33%
I've been wanting to read some sexy PNR and this was the only audio available at my library - it seems nobody is writing new PNR these days! That's the only reason I picked it up, even though the premise is eye-rolling - vampire shifter cowboys?? - and it had tons of 1-stars from my friends. I should have paid attention to those reviews. It was just as bad as promised. A newly turned heroine refusing to drink blood, the whole vampire cowboy premise, the bad writing.
Just couldn't take it.
I've been wanting to read some sexy PNR and this was the only audio available at my library - it seems nobody is writing new PNR these days! That's the only reason I picked it up, even though the premise is eye-rolling - vampire shifter cowboys?? - and it had tons of 1-stars from my friends. I should have paid attention to those reviews. It was just as bad as promised. A newly turned heroine refusing to drink blood, the whole vampire cowboy premise, the bad writing.
Just couldn't take it.
October 11, 2009
This was sooooooooo.....not good. Big disappointment. I can just see the publishers coming up with this concept. "Hmmm...weres are popular. Cowboys are popular. Vampires are popular. Let's mush them altogether in a contemporary, paranormal romance. Brilliant!" Not.
March 24, 2010
Ummmm, yeah, wow. Not good. In fact bad, really bad. I'm a big McCarty fangirl. I own everything she's written (well the published stuff) and this book reads like bad fan fic. It's McCarty's style, but terrible.
Think of it like this, you go to the store to buy some toothpaste. When you get home your realize that instead of Colgate, you've purchased Cogate the Chinese knock off with anti-freeze in it. That's how I feel about this book.
Think of it like this, you go to the store to buy some toothpaste. When you get home your realize that instead of Colgate, you've purchased Cogate the Chinese knock off with anti-freeze in it. That's how I feel about this book.
March 10, 2018
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I grabbed up Caleb on a whim, to be honest, just browsing on Audible and saw this and realized that I hadn't read this author but she has been on my watchlist for quite a long while now and I decided that it would be best to listen to this one and I am actually glad that I did because the world building in this book was stellar, it is what kept my interest and I honestly can't wait to read the other books because I just want to know what happens with the teaser that this author leaves us. NOT a cliffhanger, but the plot as a whole, kinda left it feeling "happy for now" because there are some bad villains and not all of them got their"justice".
So what is Caleb about? And what made this a great read despite my reservations??!! Well, let me tell ya folks, that this book was so different from what I was expecting. It starts out with our heroine who works in a small town in a bakery. There is this cowboy, that she definitely "WANTS" but every time she tries to flirt, he acts like everything is normal. While out walking home, she is stalked and attacked by a wolf, and then is rescued by another wolf who ends up injured and so in her attempt to save her rescuer, she is put in more danger by a whole pack of wolves and with Caleb's voice in her head, which she didn't even know was possible. But she knows that his directions may just save her life and leads her back to the ranch where he and his brothers live. And once arriving, she is NOT welcome by his family at all and they are so furious that they lock her up in the barn and before she knows it she learns that they are vampires and she is turned a vampire in trying to save Caleb's life. Caleb has known since meeting Allie, that she is his mate, but he didn't want to draw her into his dangerous world but not its too late and he couldn't protect her from his brother's actions or the danger that is stalking her and only he and his brothers can protect her...
I really had a blast with the plot in this story, I found these type of vampires so intriguing. And yes I really didn't like the brothers especially in how they treat Allie in the beginning, but you see how close they are as a family and that they would do anything to protect each other and they eventually grew on me. I really felt that Allie was the perfect fit for Caleb. Caleb is from the 1800's and is definitely all alpha male and overprotective. And Allie is feisty and willful and stubborn but she also is understanding of Caleb's character and I liked seeing that balance in their relationship. They both equal each other in the end.
My biggest drawback to the story is the SEX SCENES. And yes I felt like they were too much and SO long, I mean a scene would last a chapter or two and I felt like that was way too much. But thankfully once the plot picked up pace, then those scenes slowed down and that is where the story really gets interesting and their romance really develops more on an emotional level.
I will say that the villains in this book were SCARY and really kinda cocoo crazy. Some cult-like vamps that want to destroy anyone that doesn't fall in line with their way of thinking and so yes we get some great action scenes and battle moments that really intensify the story line and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and I really liked seeing this development and seeing that there is more to come in future books with this plot that I felt so intrigued over.
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I grabbed up Caleb on a whim, to be honest, just browsing on Audible and saw this and realized that I hadn't read this author but she has been on my watchlist for quite a long while now and I decided that it would be best to listen to this one and I am actually glad that I did because the world building in this book was stellar, it is what kept my interest and I honestly can't wait to read the other books because I just want to know what happens with the teaser that this author leaves us. NOT a cliffhanger, but the plot as a whole, kinda left it feeling "happy for now" because there are some bad villains and not all of them got their"justice".
So what is Caleb about? And what made this a great read despite my reservations??!! Well, let me tell ya folks, that this book was so different from what I was expecting. It starts out with our heroine who works in a small town in a bakery. There is this cowboy, that she definitely "WANTS" but every time she tries to flirt, he acts like everything is normal. While out walking home, she is stalked and attacked by a wolf, and then is rescued by another wolf who ends up injured and so in her attempt to save her rescuer, she is put in more danger by a whole pack of wolves and with Caleb's voice in her head, which she didn't even know was possible. But she knows that his directions may just save her life and leads her back to the ranch where he and his brothers live. And once arriving, she is NOT welcome by his family at all and they are so furious that they lock her up in the barn and before she knows it she learns that they are vampires and she is turned a vampire in trying to save Caleb's life. Caleb has known since meeting Allie, that she is his mate, but he didn't want to draw her into his dangerous world but not its too late and he couldn't protect her from his brother's actions or the danger that is stalking her and only he and his brothers can protect her...
I really had a blast with the plot in this story, I found these type of vampires so intriguing. And yes I really didn't like the brothers especially in how they treat Allie in the beginning, but you see how close they are as a family and that they would do anything to protect each other and they eventually grew on me. I really felt that Allie was the perfect fit for Caleb. Caleb is from the 1800's and is definitely all alpha male and overprotective. And Allie is feisty and willful and stubborn but she also is understanding of Caleb's character and I liked seeing that balance in their relationship. They both equal each other in the end.
My biggest drawback to the story is the SEX SCENES. And yes I felt like they were too much and SO long, I mean a scene would last a chapter or two and I felt like that was way too much. But thankfully once the plot picked up pace, then those scenes slowed down and that is where the story really gets interesting and their romance really develops more on an emotional level.
I will say that the villains in this book were SCARY and really kinda cocoo crazy. Some cult-like vamps that want to destroy anyone that doesn't fall in line with their way of thinking and so yes we get some great action scenes and battle moments that really intensify the story line and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and I really liked seeing this development and seeing that there is more to come in future books with this plot that I felt so intrigued over.
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September 17, 2010
This is one of those romances where there is a lot of unneeded angst because the hero and heroine don't communicate well enough. I liked the protagonists, the villain, the secondary characters, the plot, and the worldbuilding. I'm just sad the parts didn't add up to a better whole.
The hero is overprotective and has an outdated attitude towards women. Even though his love proves to be able to defeat an enemy, he is later grievously wounded defending her rather than allowing her to fight for herself.
The heroine spends too much time worrying about how he feels about her and not enought time prying answers out of him. She is intelligent enough to know that when she gets too inquisitive he distracts her with sex. She tells him that she is on to his tactics. She is smart enough to do the same to him. Then why can't she get the answers out of him?
The setting is a western ranch inhabited by vampires and werewolves. Need I say more?
The frequent steaming hot sex scenes are raunchy as all get out without veering into menage, anal play, blow jobs, or other sensitive topics.
I'll probably read more of this series, but I did not love this book enough to run right out and spend good money on the sequel unless they carry it at the secondhand shop.
The hero is overprotective and has an outdated attitude towards women. Even though his love proves to be able to defeat an enemy, he is later grievously wounded defending her rather than allowing her to fight for herself.
The heroine spends too much time worrying about how he feels about her and not enought time prying answers out of him. She is intelligent enough to know that when she gets too inquisitive he distracts her with sex. She tells him that she is on to his tactics. She is smart enough to do the same to him. Then why can't she get the answers out of him?
The setting is a western ranch inhabited by vampires and werewolves. Need I say more?
The frequent steaming hot sex scenes are raunchy as all get out without veering into menage, anal play, blow jobs, or other sensitive topics.
I'll probably read more of this series, but I did not love this book enough to run right out and spend good money on the sequel unless they carry it at the secondhand shop.
August 2, 2011
Pretty confusing book! I really had a hard time following the story. I kept thinking I skipped pages or something.
June 17, 2011
This book left far too many questions unanswered and me wondering in the end what was the book about. There is a conflict that the hero and heroine must fight. The Sanctuary (vampires with a God complex) wants Allie (heroine) in their possession. That was the largest unanswered (one of many) question for me. I get that she is different and special and every man in this book wants her, but why. As a character Allie is not impressive. She’s whiney, clueless, and constantly contradicting herself. There is also a feud between the Johnson brother’s and the D’Nally werewolf pack. The hate and animosity is brought up many times but the whys, not so much. The Johnson brothers are also considered vastly different from all other vampires. This is one of the many things that is mentioned and never elaborated on. I know that some questions need to remain unanswered so that the reader is left with a desire to move on to the next book, I was not left with the curiosity to move me to the next in the series.
There are numerous sex scenes in this book. They are even explicitly graphic, but at the same time they seem to lack the heat factor. I think this is partly due to the fact that Allie is portrayed as clueless in the bedroom department. Caleb is all 1860’s cowboy. He wants to provide all for his little woman. I actually found that very sweet about him. So he is more than willing to teach and instruct her. Also liked how the vampires in this world are able to shift to other forms. I thought that was an interesting idea. Caleb is the oldest of the four Johnson brothers. He was also the first to become a vampire and he converted his brothers. There seems to be some disgruntled feeling about the turning even after 250 years. They’re a tight knit group that sticks together. They also have the McClaren werewolf pack on their side. This is another one of the many things the readers are never given the hows and whys of.
Over all I did not care for the book. I’ve read numerous other reviews on goodreads, many enjoyed this book. I think this book just wasn’t for me.
There are numerous sex scenes in this book. They are even explicitly graphic, but at the same time they seem to lack the heat factor. I think this is partly due to the fact that Allie is portrayed as clueless in the bedroom department. Caleb is all 1860’s cowboy. He wants to provide all for his little woman. I actually found that very sweet about him. So he is more than willing to teach and instruct her. Also liked how the vampires in this world are able to shift to other forms. I thought that was an interesting idea. Caleb is the oldest of the four Johnson brothers. He was also the first to become a vampire and he converted his brothers. There seems to be some disgruntled feeling about the turning even after 250 years. They’re a tight knit group that sticks together. They also have the McClaren werewolf pack on their side. This is another one of the many things the readers are never given the hows and whys of.
Over all I did not care for the book. I’ve read numerous other reviews on goodreads, many enjoyed this book. I think this book just wasn’t for me.
January 11, 2012
1/5; 1 star; DNF
Where to begin? Well, the beginning was good. The first little bit where the Allie and Caleb are introduced, the attack by the 'wolf', the 'rescue'. I should have stopped there. I am disappointed because I read other books by this author and really enjoyed them, particularly the Promises series. This book was a lot like a car stuck in a mud hole, lots of noise and muck flying but not much progress. I didn't like the characters and they were poorly developed and seriously, there didn't seem to be a plot.
I know its very small of me but this book had something I HATE and have seen in a few PNR novels; the amazing retracting talons that can come out at will so the big bad alpha guy can cut convenient holes in the clothes of his gal. Then, strangely, the clothes are intact after the hot monkey sex. Really??? This is so ridiculous and distracting, juvenile, and (the thrifty Scot in me says) bloody expensive! argh. I don't know how far I made it page-wise. I turned it off after Caleb gave Allie shit for not wearing a bra and all the men in their kitchen lost control of their libidos.
Where to begin? Well, the beginning was good. The first little bit where the Allie and Caleb are introduced, the attack by the 'wolf', the 'rescue'. I should have stopped there. I am disappointed because I read other books by this author and really enjoyed them, particularly the Promises series. This book was a lot like a car stuck in a mud hole, lots of noise and muck flying but not much progress. I didn't like the characters and they were poorly developed and seriously, there didn't seem to be a plot.
I know its very small of me but this book had something I HATE and have seen in a few PNR novels; the amazing retracting talons that can come out at will so the big bad alpha guy can cut convenient holes in the clothes of his gal. Then, strangely, the clothes are intact after the hot monkey sex. Really??? This is so ridiculous and distracting, juvenile, and (the thrifty Scot in me says) bloody expensive! argh. I don't know how far I made it page-wise. I turned it off after Caleb gave Allie shit for not wearing a bra and all the men in their kitchen lost control of their libidos.
June 23, 2010
Caleb (Shadow Wranglers) - liked the beginning and the idea of vampire cowboys, but the back and forth dialog between the leads (she asserting her stubborness and independence and he attempting to assert his control to keep her safe) was tiring - I put this down half way through not intending to finish but I did end up picking it back up and the rest of the book is action packed - they run afoul of an evil vamp - but I don't even know how to sum up my reaction to the rest of the story, it wasn't sure what it wanted to be. I liked McCarthy's two 'were' anthologies, from those stories and this one it looks like she's good at the setup part of the story but I haven't read any other of her longer books to know if she is normally able to carry through on her ideas better than she managed to do here.
February 28, 2011
Well my high hopes fell short on this one. Don't get me wrong I liked it but did not love it as I wanted to. This book gets off to an exciting start that sucks you in and make you keep reading but then it ends a few chappys in and gets confussing. It is almost as if there is another who took over writing...hmmm...the writing becomes disjointed and I found my self not being able to follow the conversations or what was going on stopping and going back a few paragraphs to reread cause I thought I missed something only I didn't.It was confussing and it drove me Nutz~! It felt as if a lot of the story was missing =(
March 20, 2014
Even tho Allie whined a lot and was very difficult I still loved his book! I listened to the audio and love those Johnson brothers! Caleb and Allie are perfect for each other!
July 17, 2021
The more I try, the less I like. This is the fourth book of hers I’ve read (or tried to), and honestly I wonder how those books got to be published. Even in the erotica camp (and they aren’t exactly that), they are bad.
Except for the beginning of the story, which was intriguing, the book was a chore to read: boring, plotless, flat, with no chemistry or romance worth its name. It’s meandering and going nowhere. At 60% nothing really happened, except the absurd. They kidnapped and killed you and there is no reaction to it. Anything at all. Plus, they don’t know anything about their own life and bring an other person in it.
If there’s a reason to the everyone wants her I’ve didn’t get it.
At 60% I was ready to commit book suicide
Except for the beginning of the story, which was intriguing, the book was a chore to read: boring, plotless, flat, with no chemistry or romance worth its name. It’s meandering and going nowhere. At 60% nothing really happened, except the absurd. They kidnapped and killed you and there is no reaction to it. Anything at all. Plus, they don’t know anything about their own life and bring an other person in it.
If there’s a reason to the everyone wants her I’ve didn’t get it.
At 60% I was ready to commit book suicide
May 4, 2014
5++ STARS!
I don't understand how it's rated so low.
This is my THIRD time reading this book, and I have come to appreciate it even more!
Allie is madly attracted to the cowboy that shows up at her bakery like clockwork. And seducing the man proves hard.
Our herion is sassy, smart, and lovable. And when she is attacked by a rogue Were, she is thrown into the world of the paranormal, and discovers that Caleb, our hero, is a vampire!
The way Sarah's interpreted the lures is just SOOO interesting! Not only do I love the vampires, but I LOVE the Weres! I expect this series to be longer than its current 4 books. The other books including of course our beloved wolf alphas! (Only I am not sure when she will write there books but I have my suspicions and hopes that she will.) ;)
[To NOT include any spoilers, I will leave the rest of the synapsis unsaid]
JUST GO READ THE BOOK!
Not only does Sarah not disappoint with her writing - fast paced, wonderfully rounded characters, smoking hot sex scenes, great romances and great plot - it opens up to a really amazing series!
She plants so many seeds in this series that I don't quite remember if she ever let blossom in her later books. For example, who is that light at the end of this book?? It was so epic!
I really need to re-read the rest of this series. (And hopping that it is NOT just four books.)
There are mix reviews about this book, but in my personal opinion, this is a worthy read more invested in the characters and their relationship development than a regular romance suspense. Though the suspense doesn't disappoint either. Some reviewers were disappointed with the unanswered questions, but what everyone needs to remember is that this is not a stand alone book, and with a lot of hope, Sarah McCarty will answer them in later books.
Over all, she is one of my absolute favorite author, and this book does not disappoint.
It's one of those books by Sarah McCarty that I can read over and over again!
I don't understand how it's rated so low.
This is my THIRD time reading this book, and I have come to appreciate it even more!
Allie is madly attracted to the cowboy that shows up at her bakery like clockwork. And seducing the man proves hard.
Our herion is sassy, smart, and lovable. And when she is attacked by a rogue Were, she is thrown into the world of the paranormal, and discovers that Caleb, our hero, is a vampire!
The way Sarah's interpreted the lures is just SOOO interesting! Not only do I love the vampires, but I LOVE the Weres! I expect this series to be longer than its current 4 books. The other books including of course our beloved wolf alphas! (Only I am not sure when she will write there books but I have my suspicions and hopes that she will.) ;)
[To NOT include any spoilers, I will leave the rest of the synapsis unsaid]
JUST GO READ THE BOOK!
Not only does Sarah not disappoint with her writing - fast paced, wonderfully rounded characters, smoking hot sex scenes, great romances and great plot - it opens up to a really amazing series!
She plants so many seeds in this series that I don't quite remember if she ever let blossom in her later books. For example, who is that light at the end of this book?? It was so epic!
I really need to re-read the rest of this series. (And hopping that it is NOT just four books.)
There are mix reviews about this book, but in my personal opinion, this is a worthy read more invested in the characters and their relationship development than a regular romance suspense. Though the suspense doesn't disappoint either. Some reviewers were disappointed with the unanswered questions, but what everyone needs to remember is that this is not a stand alone book, and with a lot of hope, Sarah McCarty will answer them in later books.
Over all, she is one of my absolute favorite author, and this book does not disappoint.
It's one of those books by Sarah McCarty that I can read over and over again!
October 11, 2011
I really wanted to like this book. As soon as I came across it I had high hopes for this one changing my opinion since the only other McCarty book I've tried I didn't really like. I've heard the first books in her series are usually the worst and they get better and maybe that is my mistake, but I really have a hard time really liking the characters a lot of the time.
This one started off good. I liked the set up I already liked the subject so I expected things to just get better. But for me that shortly changed. Allie started contradicting herself in word and action. Caleb had a couple of quotes he said so many times I can't even bare to repeat them again. They were whiny and made such idiotic mistakes it gave me that nails on chalkboard feeling. And why oh why are two hundred and fifty year old vampires just starting to research their own kind since the internet came about. As far as I can tell they did not bother to even try and find out a single thing about themselves any other way. Plus two hundred and fifty and made in 1860? So we are in the future? I saw no sign of the future in this book either. I'm feeling lost and the unanswered questions are abundant. Except the intentional mystery of what Jace did to piss of the other shifter clan. That seemed obvious to me from the start. I think by the time I was so annoyed trying to figure out the things even the author doesn't seem to know about these characters it made that one so obvious.
Okay aside from my ranting this book just didn't work for me. It just hit on some of my pet peves to be honest. I can't stand the whining non communicating couples (most books are bound to have some of this, but not this much) I hate overly used phrases as if they can't come up with a single new line. There are some other things that drive me crazy, but some people will like this book. Just go in with an open mind and don't overly think any of it.
This one started off good. I liked the set up I already liked the subject so I expected things to just get better. But for me that shortly changed. Allie started contradicting herself in word and action. Caleb had a couple of quotes he said so many times I can't even bare to repeat them again. They were whiny and made such idiotic mistakes it gave me that nails on chalkboard feeling. And why oh why are two hundred and fifty year old vampires just starting to research their own kind since the internet came about. As far as I can tell they did not bother to even try and find out a single thing about themselves any other way. Plus two hundred and fifty and made in 1860? So we are in the future? I saw no sign of the future in this book either. I'm feeling lost and the unanswered questions are abundant. Except the intentional mystery of what Jace did to piss of the other shifter clan. That seemed obvious to me from the start. I think by the time I was so annoyed trying to figure out the things even the author doesn't seem to know about these characters it made that one so obvious.
Okay aside from my ranting this book just didn't work for me. It just hit on some of my pet peves to be honest. I can't stand the whining non communicating couples (most books are bound to have some of this, but not this much) I hate overly used phrases as if they can't come up with a single new line. There are some other things that drive me crazy, but some people will like this book. Just go in with an open mind and don't overly think any of it.
June 7, 2010
Good read, good enough that I plan to keep both books in the series and hope for more...
I read Jared first and although it is a direct sequel to this one order doesn't seem wildly important. Because I'd already read Jared some 'secrets' and 'questions' were already revealed but not enough to impact the reader's enjoyment.
Characters are a bit sketchy, especially the support ones. The heroine has more issues than a magazine rack, complains that our hero keeps trying to run her life and then does stupid things that prove she is not [at least not yet:] capable of running her life in her new world.
Plot is a little jumpy, mostly fueled by the heroine's doing something stupid and landing herself in [more:] trouble.
This book [like most McCarty's:] also has a strong sense of honor, protection of women, family commitment, and integrity. Like Jared the feel of the setting is ambiguous - feels like a historical western but they have contemporary cars etc.
My biggest complaint? It is mentioned repeatedly he was an 1860's cowboy BUT it also mentioned that he is 250 years old AND vehicles are referred to as SUV's and things like iPods are mentioned - sorry folks, the math just doesn't add up! Sorry, it's the nitpicker in me.
Shadow Wranglers
1. Caleb (2009)
2. Jared (2010
I read Jared first and although it is a direct sequel to this one order doesn't seem wildly important. Because I'd already read Jared some 'secrets' and 'questions' were already revealed but not enough to impact the reader's enjoyment.
Characters are a bit sketchy, especially the support ones. The heroine has more issues than a magazine rack, complains that our hero keeps trying to run her life and then does stupid things that prove she is not [at least not yet:] capable of running her life in her new world.
Plot is a little jumpy, mostly fueled by the heroine's doing something stupid and landing herself in [more:] trouble.
This book [like most McCarty's:] also has a strong sense of honor, protection of women, family commitment, and integrity. Like Jared the feel of the setting is ambiguous - feels like a historical western but they have contemporary cars etc.
My biggest complaint? It is mentioned repeatedly he was an 1860's cowboy BUT it also mentioned that he is 250 years old AND vehicles are referred to as SUV's and things like iPods are mentioned - sorry folks, the math just doesn't add up! Sorry, it's the nitpicker in me.
Shadow Wranglers
1. Caleb (2009)
2. Jared (2010
March 29, 2011
This was the author of Wild Instincts. I liked this book much better, although she still uses words I would much rather she would not. About 3 cowboy vampires from the 1860's who are now living in the present. They can shape shift and mainly keep to themselves, until Caleb meets Allie. The story starts out with Allie trying to capture more of Caleb's attention by wearing a wonder bra. When she gets little more response than usual she decides to give up. On her way home, she is attacked by a wolf and in the process of saving a second wolf that saves her from the first she is thrown into a world she never expected and changes her life forever. I have to admit she over does it with the love scenes (too long and too frequent in my opinion), but I liked the main story. Ranking a 4 out of 5, perhaps it should be a 3.5, but anyone who liked Twilight may like this one as well. You get Vampires and Werewolves. There are some similarities to Twilight as well. I don't think I've ever complained about a book's love scenes, but I wanted to hear more of the story and less about their romance.
August 1, 2011
I'm not sure what exactly I want to say other than this book to me felt like twilight for adults. Caleb can walk in the sun and his brother all have certain powers too like super smarts (Slade), reading minds (Jared), and super strength (Jace). I'm pretty sure I got them right though I might be off on Jace and Jared. There is Allie who works a the bakery and is special to Caleb in fact by the middle of the book it seems every man wants her. Though why is apparently only know to the author. Allie is a stubborn, klutz who ends up saving Calebs life only to end up losing her mortal one which gets pretty weird. I hated the way Caleb was so possessive it wore on my nerves and ended up making me hate him. By and all I just don't think the book paced well either some stuff could have been taken out and a little more added to leave a great 250 page story.
October 28, 2009
The beginning was interesting and everything started off ok - then it just got sucky. I was expecting this to be really good because I really liked . I really had to push myself to finish this one; it was like a chore.
The story was all over the place and suddenly things would be happening and there was no lead up or the lead up was totally different. And honestly - vampires can only do SOOOO many things, they can't do everything (shapeshift, be psychic, be fertile, go into the sun, control people's minds, drink blood, eat food, blah, blah, blah) - too much of the super abilities leads to too much going on at once.
The story was all over the place and suddenly things would be happening and there was no lead up or the lead up was totally different. And honestly - vampires can only do SOOOO many things, they can't do everything (shapeshift, be psychic, be fertile, go into the sun, control people's minds, drink blood, eat food, blah, blah, blah) - too much of the super abilities leads to too much going on at once.
December 13, 2011
Allie has been trying to get secretive rancher Caleb Johnson to notice her, but he has always shied away from more than a cup of coffee and bear claws she offers at her bakery. When Allie's life is put in danger, Caleb is there to protect her from death but in return Caleb exposes himself as a vampire. Staying away from Allie now is impossible, pulling her into his life with his brothers and the alliance he has with the McClaren werewolf packs.
One of the best things about goodreads is finding books like this, I saw it on so many friends lists I had to give it a try and hot diggity what a fantastic read. I would read this again in a heartbeat.
One of the best things about goodreads is finding books like this, I saw it on so many friends lists I had to give it a try and hot diggity what a fantastic read. I would read this again in a heartbeat.
July 3, 2015
I barely made it 10% in before I just couldn't make myself keep reading any longer. The main character was very unlikeable. I think the author was going for spunky and strong, but missed the mark. Instead she was contrary, often making poor decisions just because it was the opposite of what she was being told to do. She came across as way too needy at the same time.
The male lead was just a blank. I didn't pick up anything from him. Too stoic. There wasn't really any plot point presented to hold my attention either. Overall, just not a book that I could enjoy.
The male lead was just a blank. I didn't pick up anything from him. Too stoic. There wasn't really any plot point presented to hold my attention either. Overall, just not a book that I could enjoy.
April 6, 2010
Couldn't get myself to finish it, wich really, REALLY should give you an idea of how bad this book is.
Vampire cowboys? oh, how i wanted to love them. But nope. Not at all.
Bad story, bad dialogues, and bad characters, i'm seriously wondering if there's anything to love about this one.
I only made it to page 180, but even that was kind of painfull.
Vampire cowboys? oh, how i wanted to love them. But nope. Not at all.
Bad story, bad dialogues, and bad characters, i'm seriously wondering if there's anything to love about this one.
I only made it to page 180, but even that was kind of painfull.
June 15, 2012
I finished this about a week ago but haven't felt well enough to post anything til today so my memory is kind of shady about the book. I can say that I did enjoy it but wasn't blown away by it. I'm more intrigued by the upcoming stories of the other Johnson brothers.
Sorry this isn't much of a review. :(
Sorry this isn't much of a review. :(
March 3, 2012
This book I struggled a little with but in the end enjoyed it. I really wanted to give the her a hair cut by the end of it. Honestly how easy is it to pull it back so it doesn't have to be "brushed off your forehead" at least 20 times. Ha! I really did fall in love with the brothers and look forward to the next book.
October 31, 2010
Wow! What a great book!
This book was good from beginning to end. The start was funny, then there's bite your nails fighting scenes with a very sweet ending. I'm planning on reading the whole series.
This book was good from beginning to end. The start was funny, then there's bite your nails fighting scenes with a very sweet ending. I'm planning on reading the whole series.
March 18, 2011
I don't even know what to say! I just couldn't finish this one. I got half way through and finally gave up. I really really wanted to like it but it was just plain boring for me. Predictable, nothing new. I was disappointed.
November 12, 2009
Enjoyed this first entry in the new Shadow Wrangler's series!
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