Ash’s review of Tiger Magic (Shifters Unbound Series, Book 5) by Jennifer Ashley
Paranormal Romance released by Berkley 04 Jun 13
I am sad to say I was a bit disappointed in this book. I really loved the previous one in the series, so I had high hopes.
I am not sure exactly why it was I don’t like this story. I have been trying to figure it out and I think the biggest thing is Carly. I just don’t care for her. Nothing about her stands out to me and I don’t feel like I really know who she is. I couldn’t even describe her now if I was asked to, not physically and certainly not personality-wise. I never got the connection between them.
I love Tiger and I really wanted him to have an amazing heroine. Tiger knows she is his mate as soon as he sees her, but that is as far as it gets. I don’t get why he ends up loving her. I never felt them building a relationship with each other. Mate bonds have always bothered me a bit, but a really great author can make me forget that. I know Jennifer Ashley can do that, but she didn’t here, not for me.
Another thing is I feel the book is too short. So many things could have been…just more. I want to know more about Tiger’s past, and I definitely want to know more about Walker. The small scenes between Walker and Rebecca are more interesting to me than the rest of the book. I feel like it just goes from one thing to another with little detail in between.
I just don’t care as much as I wanted to, and I actually put the book down for a few days and read something else. It won’t stop me from reading the next book, however. I am actually looking forward to it and I still consider this a favorite series of mine.
Grade: C+
Summary:
He was once a captive, but his urges were never caged. Now he’ll release them on a beautiful stranger whose own secret desires are longing to be sated…
He doesn’t have a name. He doesn’t have a clan. The humans who held him prisoner for forty years have taken them away. He knew nothing but captivity until nearly a year ago, when he was released into the light. Now Tiger lives in the Austin Shiftertown, where he struggles to belong and searches for an identity.
Carly Randal thinks her fabulous life is complete—until her car breaks down on the side of the road, and a wild-looking Shifter is the only one to help her. Tiger takes one look at Carly and knows instantly—she will be his mate. As Carly is drawn into his Shifter world, she risks everything she has for that forbidden something she still wants: passionate love.
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