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Shifters #2
Secret Energy
Sequel to Secret Chemistry
Shifters: Book Two
When wolf shifter Robin agreed to cover for his older brother Tim and Tim’s lover Jay, he never imagined feeling so stifled. Tim's overprotective attitude suffocates him. Pressure from within—the urge to find his own mate—mounts daily. With a little help from Jay, Robin finally convinces Tim to let him go for a run alone, but he has no inkling that his life will change forever as a result.
Unexpectedly, he finds his mate Peter Brannigan, an old and special soul, and the one shifter who can bring balance to Robin’s life. The new couple spend days together, developing their bond as mates. Yet even as they explore and cement their relationship, crisis looms just ahead when an old enemy of the pack shows up and kills someone Robin loves.
Shifters: Book Two
When wolf shifter Robin agreed to cover for his older brother Tim and Tim’s lover Jay, he never imagined feeling so stifled. Tim's overprotective attitude suffocates him. Pressure from within—the urge to find his own mate—mounts daily. With a little help from Jay, Robin finally convinces Tim to let him go for a run alone, but he has no inkling that his life will change forever as a result.
Unexpectedly, he finds his mate Peter Brannigan, an old and special soul, and the one shifter who can bring balance to Robin’s life. The new couple spend days together, developing their bond as mates. Yet even as they explore and cement their relationship, crisis looms just ahead when an old enemy of the pack shows up and kills someone Robin loves.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 29, 2014
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Chris T. Kat
26 books208 followersChris T. Kat lives in the middle of Europe, together with her husband of many years and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal, and romance. If there's any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to audiobooks, or crafts.
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September 4, 2014
This book pales in comparison to book one in this series. I really liked book one, and I think I was one of the few people to rate it as five stars. This book demonstrates that I may have been completely wrong with my generous initial review since this book is not good; in fact, it is just plain bad. It annoyed me from beginning to end. There are almost no redeeming qualities about the book, the prose used in the book, the character development, or the story.
This book picks up two weeks after the end of the first novel in the series. In the first book we meet Tim, Jay, and their families. About 18 years before this book, there was an attempted coup to take over the alpha role of Tim's wolf pack by a man named Thompson. The coup failed, but Thompson's crew severely injured Tim's mother, Paula. In this book, Thompson reappears as the bad guy.
Tim, Jay, Jay's dad Walter, and Tim's brother Robin are all put on notice that they should not travel alone because of the possibility of Thompson being in the area. Despite this, Robin convinces his brother that he can an go for a solo run through the forest in his wolf form. In the solo run, Robin picks up a scent on the air that is intoxicating, so he decides to follow it. It turns out that the scent belongs to his mate -- a huge bear-wolf-like hybrid, who ends up transforming back into a hot and beefy human named Peter. Here's the rub -- Peter is a total ass hole as a character -- very out of the ordinary for this author. She has gone out of her way to create this disagreeable character.
Forty pages into the book, I had a violent/angry reaction to the direction this book was taking. But, I continued to trudge through what appeared to be a setup for a bad rape scene. Let me say this . . . The initial sex scene between Robin and Peter had to be one of the worst sex scenes that I have ever read. It is disturbingly bad, and bordered on rape. The author tries to make it seem all sci-fi because there are electric lines of passion between predator and prey in the cave where they have sex. No matter what sci-fi aspects are shown in the book, the first sex scene between Robin and Peter is nothing better than a rape scene, and that is not sexy at all.
After the fourth night stuck in the cave with Peter, Robin has a feeling that something is wrong with Jay, Tim, and Jay's father. He walks to the cave entrance because he is agitated, but Peter grabs him and forces him back to his side to try and sleep. Finally, Robin convinces Peter that they gave to go where his family is.
When they return to the family house, Robin receives a telepathic signal that Jay's father is dead and Tim is injured all at the hands of the former bad guy, Thompson. Thompson makes the mistake of attacking Robin while he is underneath Peter's strong body. Although it is touch and go for a while, Peter make short work of the rogue wolves that form a part of Thompson's pack and kills them easily (or so we think.) Oh, such contrived and ridiculous drama!
After the fight with Thompson and his rogue pack, Jay's father is dead, and Tim is hanging on by a thread. Through the combined healing powers of Jay, Robin, and Peter, Tim pulls through. After surviving, it is discovered that only three of the rogue werewolves that attacked them are dead: three of them survived. (What a surprise -- the feigned drama between good and evil continues for another 100+ pages in this train wreck of a sequel.).
Suffice it to say that at some point, the rogue werewolves return to finish the job of killing any werewolf that is not a purebred and their supporters There is a very long, drawn out, and "preachy" conversation involving the rogue wolf, Thompson. It was actually a pretty dopey and transparent attempt by the author to inject her political philosophy into this flimsy piece of sci-fi writing. By the end of it, Thompson was dead and life goes on. Blah, Blah, Blah.
I did my best to summarize this 270+ page story into this one page review. But, I think I could do it in one sentence -- bad guy injures good guy, bad guy disappears for 20 years, bag guy reappears, bad guy kills and hurts other good guys for alleged ethic cleansing purposes, bad guy gets killed. That is the entire story in a nutshell. There is a lot of crap thrown around the story that needed to be edited out of this book.
What to say . . . If you liked book one, sit down and reread it. DO NOT READ THIS BOOK if you liked the first book. If you did not like book one, then you have a reason to avoid this sequel like it was kryptonite. One star from me, and that is generous because I liked the first book so much.
This book picks up two weeks after the end of the first novel in the series. In the first book we meet Tim, Jay, and their families. About 18 years before this book, there was an attempted coup to take over the alpha role of Tim's wolf pack by a man named Thompson. The coup failed, but Thompson's crew severely injured Tim's mother, Paula. In this book, Thompson reappears as the bad guy.
Tim, Jay, Jay's dad Walter, and Tim's brother Robin are all put on notice that they should not travel alone because of the possibility of Thompson being in the area. Despite this, Robin convinces his brother that he can an go for a solo run through the forest in his wolf form. In the solo run, Robin picks up a scent on the air that is intoxicating, so he decides to follow it. It turns out that the scent belongs to his mate -- a huge bear-wolf-like hybrid, who ends up transforming back into a hot and beefy human named Peter. Here's the rub -- Peter is a total ass hole as a character -- very out of the ordinary for this author. She has gone out of her way to create this disagreeable character.
Forty pages into the book, I had a violent/angry reaction to the direction this book was taking. But, I continued to trudge through what appeared to be a setup for a bad rape scene. Let me say this . . . The initial sex scene between Robin and Peter had to be one of the worst sex scenes that I have ever read. It is disturbingly bad, and bordered on rape. The author tries to make it seem all sci-fi because there are electric lines of passion between predator and prey in the cave where they have sex. No matter what sci-fi aspects are shown in the book, the first sex scene between Robin and Peter is nothing better than a rape scene, and that is not sexy at all.
After the fourth night stuck in the cave with Peter, Robin has a feeling that something is wrong with Jay, Tim, and Jay's father. He walks to the cave entrance because he is agitated, but Peter grabs him and forces him back to his side to try and sleep. Finally, Robin convinces Peter that they gave to go where his family is.
When they return to the family house, Robin receives a telepathic signal that Jay's father is dead and Tim is injured all at the hands of the former bad guy, Thompson. Thompson makes the mistake of attacking Robin while he is underneath Peter's strong body. Although it is touch and go for a while, Peter make short work of the rogue wolves that form a part of Thompson's pack and kills them easily (or so we think.) Oh, such contrived and ridiculous drama!
After the fight with Thompson and his rogue pack, Jay's father is dead, and Tim is hanging on by a thread. Through the combined healing powers of Jay, Robin, and Peter, Tim pulls through. After surviving, it is discovered that only three of the rogue werewolves that attacked them are dead: three of them survived. (What a surprise -- the feigned drama between good and evil continues for another 100+ pages in this train wreck of a sequel.).
Suffice it to say that at some point, the rogue werewolves return to finish the job of killing any werewolf that is not a purebred and their supporters There is a very long, drawn out, and "preachy" conversation involving the rogue wolf, Thompson. It was actually a pretty dopey and transparent attempt by the author to inject her political philosophy into this flimsy piece of sci-fi writing. By the end of it, Thompson was dead and life goes on. Blah, Blah, Blah.
I did my best to summarize this 270+ page story into this one page review. But, I think I could do it in one sentence -- bad guy injures good guy, bad guy disappears for 20 years, bag guy reappears, bad guy kills and hurts other good guys for alleged ethic cleansing purposes, bad guy gets killed. That is the entire story in a nutshell. There is a lot of crap thrown around the story that needed to be edited out of this book.
What to say . . . If you liked book one, sit down and reread it. DO NOT READ THIS BOOK if you liked the first book. If you did not like book one, then you have a reason to avoid this sequel like it was kryptonite. One star from me, and that is generous because I liked the first book so much.
October 20, 2014
I feel bad, horrible. Why? Because I cannot give this book a good review. It was very disappointing. I was looking forward to this sequel since I finished reading the first book(which was left on somewhat of a cliffhanger). I really... really LOVED the first book, Secret Chemistry. I am not sure what happened. It is as if a whole different person decided to pick up and continue the series. That is how drastically different this book is to the first one. I am very sorry. Sorry, for this review and sorry that I had to waste my time and money on this book. Hopefully, I will be able to save others. I wished I had just stopped at the first if I had known what was coming.
First, let's try to focus on the good points. Then I won't feel as bad when I get to the bad parts, which was pretty much ALL OF IT! We see Jay and Tim again! Yay. Love those two. Confused because at the end of the first book, it was all about them being the 'alpha pairing' which was rare, but in this book it seems that only Tim is an alpha and Jay is not at all. Okay, another good point... The rogue wolves who had killed Jay's parents/sister and , are found and are killed. Another good point, Tim and Robin's pack really aren't that against hybrids as they feared.
Okay... onward to the bad. Robin meets his mate, Peter. I feel the author wanted Peter to come across as a strong, wise alpha partner for the more submissive, bratty Robin. It did not. Peter is an asshole. It is pretty much all sex and Robin is just a 'kid' who needs to learn how to grow up. So, let's throw in pedophile in there too. It is a horrible match up. Robin really wants to have the same love match/mate as Jay and Tim have. Tim and Jay really equal one another out. A good balance. This is not the case with Robin and Peter.
Peter, who is a were-bear(wolf/bear hybrid), has been roaming in his bear form for over a hundred years. Yes, he is old. Over two hundred. He assumed he will never find his mate, though his mate is just down the street. He finds Robin. Robin is fearful, but his hormones are pulling him towards the were-bear. Robin should have just ran and ignored what his hormones wanted. Bad hormones. Bad. Peter gets off on the wrong foot with Tim and Jay, also. But hey, it's his mate, so let's forgive. Because mates mean all will be A-okay. No.
Peter 'drags' Robin off to his cave, his secret cave, where he mates with Robin. Not that it really matters what Robin has to say. Just a few twist of words and get Robin sexually aroused and all is okay. No. It is more like rape. Peter knows no wrong. Robin is his slave, oh no, I meant his mate. No, I meant slave(and not in a good sense). Robin is a bratty slave that Peter needs to 'protect' and order around for Robin's own good. This is not a D/S relationship(in my opinion).
Let's throw in some things Robin finds out AFTER Peter mates with him.
First, let's try to focus on the good points. Then I won't feel as bad when I get to the bad parts, which was pretty much ALL OF IT! We see Jay and Tim again! Yay. Love those two. Confused because at the end of the first book, it was all about them being the 'alpha pairing' which was rare, but in this book it seems that only Tim is an alpha and Jay is not at all. Okay, another good point... The rogue wolves who had killed Jay's parents/sister and , are found and are killed. Another good point, Tim and Robin's pack really aren't that against hybrids as they feared.
Okay... onward to the bad. Robin meets his mate, Peter. I feel the author wanted Peter to come across as a strong, wise alpha partner for the more submissive, bratty Robin. It did not. Peter is an asshole. It is pretty much all sex and Robin is just a 'kid' who needs to learn how to grow up. So, let's throw in pedophile in there too. It is a horrible match up. Robin really wants to have the same love match/mate as Jay and Tim have. Tim and Jay really equal one another out. A good balance. This is not the case with Robin and Peter.
Peter, who is a were-bear(wolf/bear hybrid), has been roaming in his bear form for over a hundred years. Yes, he is old. Over two hundred. He assumed he will never find his mate, though his mate is just down the street. He finds Robin. Robin is fearful, but his hormones are pulling him towards the were-bear. Robin should have just ran and ignored what his hormones wanted. Bad hormones. Bad. Peter gets off on the wrong foot with Tim and Jay, also. But hey, it's his mate, so let's forgive. Because mates mean all will be A-okay. No.
Peter 'drags' Robin off to his cave, his secret cave, where he mates with Robin. Not that it really matters what Robin has to say. Just a few twist of words and get Robin sexually aroused and all is okay. No. It is more like rape. Peter knows no wrong. Robin is his slave, oh no, I meant his mate. No, I meant slave(and not in a good sense). Robin is a bratty slave that Peter needs to 'protect' and order around for Robin's own good. This is not a D/S relationship(in my opinion).
Let's throw in some things Robin finds out AFTER Peter mates with him.
June 19, 2015
I didn't like this one as much as the first one, but I can't put my finger on why. Maybe I just feel like mocking people for the way they talk is unnecessarily cruel. Some parts were inconsistent, and then other parts went on for way too long. The beginning was great, but it then floundered, for me. I still hope there's more to this series, and I'll keep reading if there is.
August 28, 2017
2.7 stars. Like a lot of readers I loved the first book and had high hopes for this one. While not a bad story, it doesn't come up to the same level of the first one. The new characters do not seem to be fully developed, the relationship between Robin and Peter felt forced, and the story has some pacing issues, but the plot does build on from the first book and it introduces some neat concepts with the wear-bears/hybrid abilities and the energy lines.
September 5, 2014
The review can be found at The Blogger Girls review site.
For weeks now, Robin has lived with his brother, Tim, and his brother’s mate, envying and yearning for the connection they’ve developed so quickly. But fed up with Tim’s over-protectiveness, Robin needs to go for a run and be alone. Unfortunately, with the pack’s old enemy still out there, Robin can’t go anywhere without Tim shadowing him. With the help of Tim’s mate, Robin can finally roam the woods himself and, in doing so, stumbles across his mate – his big bear/wolf hybrid mate. Ecstatic for the bond he’s always yearned for, Robin’s life is about to change in more ways than one, especially when their old enemy comes back and strikes Robin and Jay right where it hurts.
Awww, this book just about broke my heart! I hated, hated, hated who got killed (no, I’m not spoiling that!) because I adored this character to pieces. Even so, I loved both Robin and Peter. The two are so different. Robin is chatty and a bit wild while Peter is very serious and always calm. I loved that they were so different, though, because it made for a lot of funny moments. Considering that Peter is about two hundred years older, he has a different type of speech dialect and doesn’t really understand more modern phrases. So, whenever Robin would say something silly, Peter always thought he were being literal, which then resulted in a question of why he’d want to do this and how it didn’t make sense. That was a lot of fun and definitely had me smiling in a book that had a foundation of grief.
Moreover, I liked that this one explored over avenues of hybrids. Since Peter is predominately a bear hybrid, there’s a lot of Peter’s clan in this book and even getting to experience how Peter’s clan lives and see other hybrids. I also really liked that this one dealt with different types of magical gifts. Jay and Robin are already able to heal injuries but, by nature, hybrids can see energies around living creatures and I liked that with Robin’s mating, he developed that power too. It was interesting to say the least.
I really enjoyed this one but I had a few minor issues with it. Mostly, there was a tad too much sex for my liking but also, I didn’t really understand Robin’s outbursts sometimes and his quick impulses to lash out. It was hard for me to understand exactly why Robin had freaked out but also, sometimes I felt like the way Peter treated Robin was like he was a bratty kid, which considering that was his mate, was a little uncomfortable.
In the end, though, I really liked this book. I loved that Robin got his own mate, and a mate that was so strong and protective and with an endless patience! But I also liked that this book dealt so much with Tim and Jay. It was horrible what happened but being able to experience all that was a treat because it showed not just Tim and Jay but also Robin in a whole new light than how they were in Secret Chemistry. If you’re looking for something sweet, with a bit of angst and some wayward shifters, definitely give this one a go!
For weeks now, Robin has lived with his brother, Tim, and his brother’s mate, envying and yearning for the connection they’ve developed so quickly. But fed up with Tim’s over-protectiveness, Robin needs to go for a run and be alone. Unfortunately, with the pack’s old enemy still out there, Robin can’t go anywhere without Tim shadowing him. With the help of Tim’s mate, Robin can finally roam the woods himself and, in doing so, stumbles across his mate – his big bear/wolf hybrid mate. Ecstatic for the bond he’s always yearned for, Robin’s life is about to change in more ways than one, especially when their old enemy comes back and strikes Robin and Jay right where it hurts.
Awww, this book just about broke my heart! I hated, hated, hated who got killed (no, I’m not spoiling that!) because I adored this character to pieces. Even so, I loved both Robin and Peter. The two are so different. Robin is chatty and a bit wild while Peter is very serious and always calm. I loved that they were so different, though, because it made for a lot of funny moments. Considering that Peter is about two hundred years older, he has a different type of speech dialect and doesn’t really understand more modern phrases. So, whenever Robin would say something silly, Peter always thought he were being literal, which then resulted in a question of why he’d want to do this and how it didn’t make sense. That was a lot of fun and definitely had me smiling in a book that had a foundation of grief.
Moreover, I liked that this one explored over avenues of hybrids. Since Peter is predominately a bear hybrid, there’s a lot of Peter’s clan in this book and even getting to experience how Peter’s clan lives and see other hybrids. I also really liked that this one dealt with different types of magical gifts. Jay and Robin are already able to heal injuries but, by nature, hybrids can see energies around living creatures and I liked that with Robin’s mating, he developed that power too. It was interesting to say the least.
I really enjoyed this one but I had a few minor issues with it. Mostly, there was a tad too much sex for my liking but also, I didn’t really understand Robin’s outbursts sometimes and his quick impulses to lash out. It was hard for me to understand exactly why Robin had freaked out but also, sometimes I felt like the way Peter treated Robin was like he was a bratty kid, which considering that was his mate, was a little uncomfortable.
In the end, though, I really liked this book. I loved that Robin got his own mate, and a mate that was so strong and protective and with an endless patience! But I also liked that this book dealt so much with Tim and Jay. It was horrible what happened but being able to experience all that was a treat because it showed not just Tim and Jay but also Robin in a whole new light than how they were in Secret Chemistry. If you’re looking for something sweet, with a bit of angst and some wayward shifters, definitely give this one a go!
October 16, 2014
Immediately following the events of Secret Chemistry, Tim's younger brother, Robin, finds himself sequestered from the world due to the fact that members of his pack are hunting hybrids. Robin is pure-blood, but he also possesses powers others in the pack would like to extinguish. Tim struggles with trying to protect his hybrid mate, Jay, and keep his feisty little brother in line.
While on a rare run through the forest without his protective brother by his side, Robin discovers his mate. The only problem is that his mate isn't a wolf, but a hybrid wolf/bear.
Peter has been searching for his mate for literally hundreds of years. Just when he thought all hope was lost, a sarcastic, rebellious young man crashes into his life and changes it forever. However, the joy of mating is short-lived when Tim, Jay and Jay's father are viciously attacked.
I enjoyed Secret Chemistry when I originally read it a couple of years ago and hoped Chris T. Kat would write Robin's story. He was adorable and made me want to know more about him, so you can imagine my excitement when I learned of this book. The writing is engaging and kept me on the edge of my seat much of the time, and it was nice to see Tim and Jay again, who play quite a large role in this book. The emotional roller coaster many of the characters experience is heartbreaking and their pain is palpable.
The only thing I didn't really understand was Robin's attitude, especially towards Peter. He seemed extra snarky, sarcastic and at times downright mean to his mate just because Peter didn't react the way Robin preferred. So often I wanted to reach into the book and tell Robin, "just because Peter isn't reacting, speaking or acting the way you want doesn't make it wrong." His reactions seemed childish and petulant, even for a 19-year-old, so Peter often treated him like a child.
Seeing the ebbs and flows of the two main relationships (Tim & Jay and Robin & Peter) was very interesting because the readers saw so clearly that even the most love-filled and fated relationships have issues. The introduction of Peter's pack was a nice addition, and I would thoroughly enjoy more about the relationship dynamic between Will and Shawn. Also, the social commentary applied to the intolerance a few wolves had for hybrids is so applicable to what's going on in today's society concerning racial, marriage and gender inequality.
All in all, I enjoyed this emotional and fascinating story; however, the attitudes of Robin, especially towards Peter, and occasionally Jay (even though I gave him a pass much of the time due to his situation) rubbed me the wrong way.
The author provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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While on a rare run through the forest without his protective brother by his side, Robin discovers his mate. The only problem is that his mate isn't a wolf, but a hybrid wolf/bear.
Peter has been searching for his mate for literally hundreds of years. Just when he thought all hope was lost, a sarcastic, rebellious young man crashes into his life and changes it forever. However, the joy of mating is short-lived when Tim, Jay and Jay's father are viciously attacked.
I enjoyed Secret Chemistry when I originally read it a couple of years ago and hoped Chris T. Kat would write Robin's story. He was adorable and made me want to know more about him, so you can imagine my excitement when I learned of this book. The writing is engaging and kept me on the edge of my seat much of the time, and it was nice to see Tim and Jay again, who play quite a large role in this book. The emotional roller coaster many of the characters experience is heartbreaking and their pain is palpable.
The only thing I didn't really understand was Robin's attitude, especially towards Peter. He seemed extra snarky, sarcastic and at times downright mean to his mate just because Peter didn't react the way Robin preferred. So often I wanted to reach into the book and tell Robin, "just because Peter isn't reacting, speaking or acting the way you want doesn't make it wrong." His reactions seemed childish and petulant, even for a 19-year-old, so Peter often treated him like a child.
Seeing the ebbs and flows of the two main relationships (Tim & Jay and Robin & Peter) was very interesting because the readers saw so clearly that even the most love-filled and fated relationships have issues. The introduction of Peter's pack was a nice addition, and I would thoroughly enjoy more about the relationship dynamic between Will and Shawn. Also, the social commentary applied to the intolerance a few wolves had for hybrids is so applicable to what's going on in today's society concerning racial, marriage and gender inequality.
All in all, I enjoyed this emotional and fascinating story; however, the attitudes of Robin, especially towards Peter, and occasionally Jay (even though I gave him a pass much of the time due to his situation) rubbed me the wrong way.
The author provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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September 13, 2014
3.75 star review by Marieke
This was the second book in this series, and I absolutely loved the first one. That’s why I really wanted to read this one. I was hoping for another tear jerking story, because the first one did give me wet eyes.
There were, however, not as many tear-inducing scenes. There was a lot more action in this one, though. There were moments that had me really scared and afraid to read on.
Robin is a bit of a brat, acting immature at times, even if he means well. But then again, he IS very young. Tim, from the previous book, is a very overprotective brother. Of course, that is very understandable, but so not the way to handle a nineteen year old. If you tell them they can’t do something, you can be sure that is exactly what they will do. And so, Robin does everything Tim, Jay, and later his mate, tell him not to.
Peter is old, very very old. He doesn’t look old of course, but he’s more than a century older than Robin. It makes him talk old fashioned and act it too. It is a part of his charm, and I love that about him. What I do not like is, his cold and a bit demeaning. He acts as if he knows best, even if he’s turned quite cold and aloof from other people.
When Jay’s father dies, the story turns dark. It’s the one moment I did have trouble keeping my eyes dry. The way Jay reacts though, kind of feels wrong for me. They say a true mate is forever, yet Jay almost breaks the bond. It also feels as if he doesn’t feel consoled or comforted by his mate.
Jay’s can’t deal with the grief and lashes out at everyone. Not just once, but a whole lot. That turned me off a bit, even if it was very understandable; it made the story less enjoyable for me. Took away the focus from Peter and Robin. When they stay at the safe place with the bear-shifter’s clan, he really made angry.
This book felt completely different than the first one, which isn’t bad, yet it took me a while to come to terms with it. It did make me feel a whole lot of emotions, and I guess that’s a good thing in a book––even if they were not all pleasant. I do hope there will be a next story in this series, there were more bear-shifters I want to get to know.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews!
This was the second book in this series, and I absolutely loved the first one. That’s why I really wanted to read this one. I was hoping for another tear jerking story, because the first one did give me wet eyes.
There were, however, not as many tear-inducing scenes. There was a lot more action in this one, though. There were moments that had me really scared and afraid to read on.
Robin is a bit of a brat, acting immature at times, even if he means well. But then again, he IS very young. Tim, from the previous book, is a very overprotective brother. Of course, that is very understandable, but so not the way to handle a nineteen year old. If you tell them they can’t do something, you can be sure that is exactly what they will do. And so, Robin does everything Tim, Jay, and later his mate, tell him not to.
Peter is old, very very old. He doesn’t look old of course, but he’s more than a century older than Robin. It makes him talk old fashioned and act it too. It is a part of his charm, and I love that about him. What I do not like is, his cold and a bit demeaning. He acts as if he knows best, even if he’s turned quite cold and aloof from other people.
When Jay’s father dies, the story turns dark. It’s the one moment I did have trouble keeping my eyes dry. The way Jay reacts though, kind of feels wrong for me. They say a true mate is forever, yet Jay almost breaks the bond. It also feels as if he doesn’t feel consoled or comforted by his mate.
Jay’s can’t deal with the grief and lashes out at everyone. Not just once, but a whole lot. That turned me off a bit, even if it was very understandable; it made the story less enjoyable for me. Took away the focus from Peter and Robin. When they stay at the safe place with the bear-shifter’s clan, he really made angry.
This book felt completely different than the first one, which isn’t bad, yet it took me a while to come to terms with it. It did make me feel a whole lot of emotions, and I guess that’s a good thing in a book––even if they were not all pleasant. I do hope there will be a next story in this series, there were more bear-shifters I want to get to know.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews!
October 2, 2014
This is the sequel to Secret Chemistry and pretty much takes place right where that books leaves off. In this book Robin, Tim’s brother, is living with Tim and Jay and jealous of their mating. He lives with them to help protect them and to protect his own secret skill set.
Robin goes wandering one day and finds his mate in the woods, a 200 year old bear/wolf hybrid. Even though Peter (the bear hybrid) acts like an old fuddy duddy and is pretty condescending to Robin, the mating chemistry over-rides all and the pair mate.
Right after that, Jay and Tim’s ranch is attacked by Tim’s old pack members and everyone must go into hiding with Peter’s clan while the bears track and try to kill the attackers.
Robin meets Shawn, another wolf mated to a bear hybrid, and the two form a friendship bonding over their overbearing (pun intended) mates.
Jay and Tim meanwhile get very angry at the bears because of their “non-involvement” in the hybrid wars up until now. This causes a rift between Robin and his brother.
Finally, the attackers are found and stopped. Jay and Robin make up and everyone finds their HEA.
On the one hand I liked this book better than book one because the universe was more coherently laid out and the characters were more complex and better defined. Robin and Peter made a really cute couple (when Peter wasn’t being a condescending a-hole or when Robin wasn’t being a whiny brat.) (I never liked Robin much as a character in book one, but he grew on me in this book. ) Jay and Tim got on my nerves in this book – Jay went from being fairly self-confident to a hot mess and self-absorbed. By the end, however, everyone had definitely found their place and the HEA was very sweet.
I really liked the bear clan and their theories on hybrids and evolution was interesting and again, spoke to racism and the mixing of the races in a biological and political light.
Overall I recommend both this book and the series and give this book a 4.25 of 5 hearts, the bears involvement made this book a little bit better than book one.
Robin goes wandering one day and finds his mate in the woods, a 200 year old bear/wolf hybrid. Even though Peter (the bear hybrid) acts like an old fuddy duddy and is pretty condescending to Robin, the mating chemistry over-rides all and the pair mate.
Right after that, Jay and Tim’s ranch is attacked by Tim’s old pack members and everyone must go into hiding with Peter’s clan while the bears track and try to kill the attackers.
Robin meets Shawn, another wolf mated to a bear hybrid, and the two form a friendship bonding over their overbearing (pun intended) mates.
Jay and Tim meanwhile get very angry at the bears because of their “non-involvement” in the hybrid wars up until now. This causes a rift between Robin and his brother.
Finally, the attackers are found and stopped. Jay and Robin make up and everyone finds their HEA.
On the one hand I liked this book better than book one because the universe was more coherently laid out and the characters were more complex and better defined. Robin and Peter made a really cute couple (when Peter wasn’t being a condescending a-hole or when Robin wasn’t being a whiny brat.) (I never liked Robin much as a character in book one, but he grew on me in this book. ) Jay and Tim got on my nerves in this book – Jay went from being fairly self-confident to a hot mess and self-absorbed. By the end, however, everyone had definitely found their place and the HEA was very sweet.
I really liked the bear clan and their theories on hybrids and evolution was interesting and again, spoke to racism and the mixing of the races in a biological and political light.
Overall I recommend both this book and the series and give this book a 4.25 of 5 hearts, the bears involvement made this book a little bit better than book one.
September 3, 2014
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.5 stars
So lots worked well for me here. First off, I loved Robin in Secret Chemistry and was thrilled to see him get his own story here. Robin is fun and sarcastic and feisty and just a fun character. He is also sweet and sensitive, caring for the feelings of others and very in tune to what others are feeling. At the same time, he is also young and impulsive and acts with his heart first and not always his head. Peter is a great match for him, as a much older bear shifter who is strong and steady. He is immediately a source of strength and confidence for Robin, who is often anxious and skittish in stressful times. Peter is confident and a bit arrogant, mostly because he isn’t used to dealing with people and doesn’t always know how to interact with others. So Peter is kind of adorably odd and awkward, at the same time as he is strong and solid.
I really enjoyed the bear-wolf shifter clan and thought it was a nice addition to the wolves we meet in the first book. Kat really gives the bears a different feel than the wolves. You can tell they are different breed, from the way the walk and talk and behave. As hybrids they have different abilities, and with their longer lifespan they have a different perspective on things. I really enjoyed this new addition to the world Kat has created and loved the contrast between the two shifter varieties. We get to meet many members of Peter’s clan and I will say I am dying for a story between Will and Shawn.
Read Jay’s review in its entirety here.
4.5 stars
So lots worked well for me here. First off, I loved Robin in Secret Chemistry and was thrilled to see him get his own story here. Robin is fun and sarcastic and feisty and just a fun character. He is also sweet and sensitive, caring for the feelings of others and very in tune to what others are feeling. At the same time, he is also young and impulsive and acts with his heart first and not always his head. Peter is a great match for him, as a much older bear shifter who is strong and steady. He is immediately a source of strength and confidence for Robin, who is often anxious and skittish in stressful times. Peter is confident and a bit arrogant, mostly because he isn’t used to dealing with people and doesn’t always know how to interact with others. So Peter is kind of adorably odd and awkward, at the same time as he is strong and solid.
I really enjoyed the bear-wolf shifter clan and thought it was a nice addition to the wolves we meet in the first book. Kat really gives the bears a different feel than the wolves. You can tell they are different breed, from the way the walk and talk and behave. As hybrids they have different abilities, and with their longer lifespan they have a different perspective on things. I really enjoyed this new addition to the world Kat has created and loved the contrast between the two shifter varieties. We get to meet many members of Peter’s clan and I will say I am dying for a story between Will and Shawn.
Read Jay’s review in its entirety here.
October 24, 2014
I love these characters! Robin and his mate Peter are the main focus of this book but Tim and Jay are still prevalent characters in this novel. It was nice to see Tim and Jay’s relationship mature through this book as they are forced to deal with extreme stress and a tragedy.
I really loved the interaction between Robin and Peter but I would love to have gotten some more information specific to were-bears and the other magical abilities and species mentioned. Robin was a little too immature at the beginning of the book so it was nice to see him grow as the book progressed but I would really like to see these characters in a few years to see how they matured and adapted to each other.
I am hoping that although the main plotline reached a climax and solution there will still be more books in this series. The author introduces several new species of shifters at the end of the book and I hope that there will be more books dedicated to the these new species inside of Tim and Robin’s pack so we can still get to see these fun and loveable characters. Overall a very well written book that is filled with action and emotion and is well deserving of 5 stars.
I really loved the interaction between Robin and Peter but I would love to have gotten some more information specific to were-bears and the other magical abilities and species mentioned. Robin was a little too immature at the beginning of the book so it was nice to see him grow as the book progressed but I would really like to see these characters in a few years to see how they matured and adapted to each other.
I am hoping that although the main plotline reached a climax and solution there will still be more books in this series. The author introduces several new species of shifters at the end of the book and I hope that there will be more books dedicated to the these new species inside of Tim and Robin’s pack so we can still get to see these fun and loveable characters. Overall a very well written book that is filled with action and emotion and is well deserving of 5 stars.
March 28, 2015
******FTC disclaimer: I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads******
I have not read the first book so I cannot comment on whether this one is better or worse. So Robin is living with brother Tim who has a mate who has a father who... Robin finds his mate who is as over bearing as any other love interest in any other typical romance novel. Most of the matings are problematic but I suppose it's OK because there's the whole alpha wolf/bear dominance thing.
I'm sorry but I really hated Peter. I hated the way he talked (I know he's two hundred years old), the way he acted. I hated everything about him. Also everytime he said my angel I cringed.
I'm just so over the arrogant and almost abusive yet loving beau. This is definitely not my cup of tea although others might enjoy it.
I have not read the first book so I cannot comment on whether this one is better or worse. So Robin is living with brother Tim who has a mate who has a father who... Robin finds his mate who is as over bearing as any other love interest in any other typical romance novel. Most of the matings are problematic but I suppose it's OK because there's the whole alpha wolf/bear dominance thing.
I'm sorry but I really hated Peter. I hated the way he talked (I know he's two hundred years old), the way he acted. I hated everything about him. Also everytime he said my angel I cringed.
I'm just so over the arrogant and almost abusive yet loving beau. This is definitely not my cup of tea although others might enjoy it.
August 5, 2015
While I don't like Robin better anymore than the first book (I still think he is a 12 year old in a 19 year old body), at least I am not so confused anymore. Several of the plot points I was left scratching my head about in Secret Chemistry is resolved now (so THAT's why an Alpha can heal). I am not thrilled about this pairing, though. I can only feel sympathy for Peter being mated with that immature little poop.
March 24, 2016
A fun read.
Nice continuation of the series.
Nice continuation of the series.
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