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Mar 24, 2012 Judith (Judith'sChoiceReads) rated it did not like it

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Nineteen year old Sophie Matthews is a line-walker between two worlds - human and werewolf. She lives around humans but is never truly part of their world. That is, until she is spotted by a hiker.

What should have been a passing glance becomes so much more as Sophie falls for the one thing she is forbidden from

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May 09, 2012 Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ rated it really liked it

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Sophie Matthews walks the line of two vastly different worlds one is human and one is werewolf. She accidently shows herself to a human while out hunting. Sophie is stunned when she meets Jaimie Robertson at the Wildlife Conservation Ceenter where her brother Thomas works as vet. All Sophie can think about is how good Jaimie smells to her. The Code of Creation means no wolf can mate with a human but Sophie doesn't understand why its this way. Jaimie is just as attracted to Sophie as she is to hi ...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Lucie Paris rated it liked it

While reading, I had flashes of the Matthews family as close to the Ingalls family in the series "Little House on the Prairie." A tribe with a powerful patriarch, although in this novel it's rather an older brother who plays the alpha male.
A family with deep connections, sometimes a little out as refractory to the use of technologies, but very respectful of the rules and dynamics of the clan.

A little retro or Amish in a way of living rather refreshing. For once, we see a novel wherer family ties While reading, I had flashes of the Matthews family as close to the Ingalls family in the series "Little House on the Prairie." A tribe with a powerful patriarch, although in this novel it's rather an older brother who plays the alpha male.
A family with deep connections, sometimes a little out as refractory to the use of technologies, but very respectful of the rules and dynamics of the clan.

A little retro or Amish in a way of living rather refreshing. For once, we see a novel wherer family ties are important and where you take the time to do constructive things rather than to zone watching television.

So, no rebels disrespectful teenagers who do their own things but young people used to working for the good of the family and who are not part of the generation of compulsive consumers. Sophie is the only one who dares to defy the rules and taboos but for a noble cause: love …

The downside of this unusual and supernatural life being the lack of freedom and the reducing roles to which women are subject into the family. They are confined to keeping the house and procreation. I struggled not to react negatively to the vision of the woman who was proposed by this fiction. Fortunately the story takes a 180 degree turn in the final pages.

As for the supernatural part of the tale, it is portrayed in a pleasant and original way. Nothing to do with the werewolves of "Twilight," or those of « Wolves of Mercy Falls » series by Maggie Stiefvater. The author has found her own place with a story with the right amount of twists.

If the start is a lovely enough with a special attention given to the relationship between Sophie and Jamie, the end becomes much more nuanced. The reader witnesses the awakening of the animal that sleeps within the characters with scenes more dramatic. I admit I preferred the story from the arrival of Daniel and then when the secrets come to light.

The universe described has carried me in a pleasant world during my reading, I was part of the clan so I'd say this story made me have a good time ... I would read the next opus when it will be released...

Lucie
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Apr 05, 2012 Maryann rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, romance, paranormal

This book is a great read! Sophie is 19 and a werewolf. Her pack family has been living in secret from the humans, but what happens when she falls in love with one? Why are there suddenly humans being murdered near their home in the national forest? There is also a male werewolf who is vying for Sophie’s attention and perhaps more suitable for her, according to her family and their laws.
Will the family remain intact, or be torn apart? Can she follow her heart or her family’s wishes? Will the hum ...more

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Apr 16, 2012 Jacqui rated it really liked it

I loved this book I love all thing paranormal. The fact that this was a family that functioned as a wolf pack would, is great it is so different from some of the other warewolf stories out there. The story line is really good too, I wish there were more wolf scenes in there and that Sophie had more depth, we don't really know her as a person/wolf we know things about her but we don't have those little details that maker her seem like Sophie and not just a character in a book. I really enjoyed th ...more

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Apr 04, 2012 Judith Leger rated it it was amazing

It's the story of a young shifter, Sophie, finding her way in life. I loved how Ms. Grey created her world around this family so that they fit into the modern world. Still the dangers are real should they be discovered. From the very beginning you're caught in Sophie's POV and you remain there through the story. You feel her excitement with the hunt, her worries for her family and her desires for a human.

It's a great story and I highly recommend it!

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