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lisa_me's review
4.0
Loved Angus and his blushes. Tamsin and Ciarnan were both fun and funny. It was revealed that Tamsin was a unique shifter.
trudyd's review
4.0
Great addition to the series. Lots of excitement, suspense and a great love story.
lonelyplanetfiles's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
who knew Angus was such a sweetheart?
arasjial's review against another edition
5.0
This one was one of the better ones since a long time. I Hope the next one will be as good or better as this one 😄😆
amym84's review
3.0
3.5
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club
When Shifter Bureau approaches Angus Murray about tracking down a shifter causing them problems, he’s ready to tell them to shove off. But when it comes out that they’ve taken his young cub as collateral, he’ll do anything to ensure the safety of his son. Being an experienced tracker, Angus figures it’ll be a quick job.
Angus is in for a rude awakening when he actually comes upon Tamsin Calloway. The Shifter leads Angus on a pretty good chase, but when he manages to catch her, he begins to wonder what about her has caught Shifter Bureau’s eye. When Non-Collared Shifters also take an interest in Tamsin, Angus must make the ultimate decision to protect her or let her fend for herself.
This is the first book in the Shifters Unbound series that I’ve read. Beyond missing some of the nuances of the world-building, I think it stands on its own quite nicely. Jennifer Ashley doesn’t inundate with recaps so it’s kinda up to the reader to piece things together regarding the state of Shifter affairs in this world, which I didn’t find too difficult a task. I enjoyed many of the secondary characters and most were quite clearly main characters in their own book(s) once upon a time, and I’m very interested in going back and catching up.
I thought that the pairing of Angus and Tamsin was quite interesting. It didn’t go how normal shifter pairings/matings go. It lacks the intensity of the insta-love/lust in regular shifter pairings. Instead they come together, at first, more out of necessity and things build between them from there. I rather enjoyed this approach with their relationship.
The story itself is bookended by a really strong beginning and a strong ending. With that said, however, I felt like Midnight Wolf, suffered from a lack of momentum in the middle part of the story. Everything just kind of lagged and I started to wonder what the endgame was actually supposed to be. Our characters were in a stasis where even they don’t have any immediate plans. It took a little too long to discover the reason why Tamsin is garnering so much attention from both Shifters and Shifter Bureau. Once we learn the reason, things pick up again and give a pretty satisfying ending, but when I was in the middle of the story, oftentimes it was a chore to pick up the book again and trudge forward.
While tough to get through at times, I thought all the details surrounding the world within Midnight Wolf speaks well for the series itself. I’m definitely going to make reading earlier books a priority and look forward to getting the full stories on some of my favorite secondary characters.
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club
When Shifter Bureau approaches Angus Murray about tracking down a shifter causing them problems, he’s ready to tell them to shove off. But when it comes out that they’ve taken his young cub as collateral, he’ll do anything to ensure the safety of his son. Being an experienced tracker, Angus figures it’ll be a quick job.
Angus is in for a rude awakening when he actually comes upon Tamsin Calloway. The Shifter leads Angus on a pretty good chase, but when he manages to catch her, he begins to wonder what about her has caught Shifter Bureau’s eye. When Non-Collared Shifters also take an interest in Tamsin, Angus must make the ultimate decision to protect her or let her fend for herself.
This is the first book in the Shifters Unbound series that I’ve read. Beyond missing some of the nuances of the world-building, I think it stands on its own quite nicely. Jennifer Ashley doesn’t inundate with recaps so it’s kinda up to the reader to piece things together regarding the state of Shifter affairs in this world, which I didn’t find too difficult a task. I enjoyed many of the secondary characters and most were quite clearly main characters in their own book(s) once upon a time, and I’m very interested in going back and catching up.
I thought that the pairing of Angus and Tamsin was quite interesting. It didn’t go how normal shifter pairings/matings go. It lacks the intensity of the insta-love/lust in regular shifter pairings. Instead they come together, at first, more out of necessity and things build between them from there. I rather enjoyed this approach with their relationship.
The story itself is bookended by a really strong beginning and a strong ending. With that said, however, I felt like Midnight Wolf, suffered from a lack of momentum in the middle part of the story. Everything just kind of lagged and I started to wonder what the endgame was actually supposed to be. Our characters were in a stasis where even they don’t have any immediate plans. It took a little too long to discover the reason why Tamsin is garnering so much attention from both Shifters and Shifter Bureau. Once we learn the reason, things pick up again and give a pretty satisfying ending, but when I was in the middle of the story, oftentimes it was a chore to pick up the book again and trudge forward.
While tough to get through at times, I thought all the details surrounding the world within Midnight Wolf speaks well for the series itself. I’m definitely going to make reading earlier books a priority and look forward to getting the full stories on some of my favorite secondary characters.
angels_gp17's review against another edition
4.0
Midnight Wolf is book eleven in the Shifters Unbound series by Jennifer Ashley.
Ashley never fails to deliver. I had a delightful time with Midnight Wolf.
The Gist is that Angus has been ordered - forced by the shifter bureau to hunt down a female shifter. The bureau stole his cub, to force his hand. Not cool, but the shifter bureau isn’t nice.
Angus and Tamsin are night and day. He’s grumpy and growly with a kind heart. She’s full of life and energy. He plans and she jumps right in. They were perfect and charming together. I enjoyed watching them battle and then fall into the romance. We also learn some fun things about Tamsin. She’s not like any of the previous shifters introduced and I love that Ashley has added this new element.
I always adore when we get cubs in the story. Ashley writes the best cubs! They are just so adorable, fun, and precious. I cherished seeing Angus and Tamsin with Angus’s cub. It warmed my heart.
I also loved that we are in New Orleans so, we get to see and visit the sentient house. If you’ve been reading the series, we first meet the house in Wild Things and it pops back up again in Red Wolf. I love this house.
Then their are all the characters. I just love seeing previous characters pop back up and getting new characters to fall in love with.
As always the action is exhilarating. We get to visit a traveling carnival, have some edge of your seat moments, and get some interesting revelations. It’s an fun ride.
Midnight Wolf is a fabulous edition to the Shifters Unbound series. It’s a good time and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Rated: 4 Stars
Ashley never fails to deliver. I had a delightful time with Midnight Wolf.
The Gist is that Angus has been ordered - forced by the shifter bureau to hunt down a female shifter. The bureau stole his cub, to force his hand. Not cool, but the shifter bureau isn’t nice.
Angus and Tamsin are night and day. He’s grumpy and growly with a kind heart. She’s full of life and energy. He plans and she jumps right in. They were perfect and charming together. I enjoyed watching them battle and then fall into the romance. We also learn some fun things about Tamsin. She’s not like any of the previous shifters introduced and I love that Ashley has added this new element.
I always adore when we get cubs in the story. Ashley writes the best cubs! They are just so adorable, fun, and precious. I cherished seeing Angus and Tamsin with Angus’s cub. It warmed my heart.
I also loved that we are in New Orleans so, we get to see and visit the sentient house. If you’ve been reading the series, we first meet the house in Wild Things and it pops back up again in Red Wolf. I love this house.
Then their are all the characters. I just love seeing previous characters pop back up and getting new characters to fall in love with.
As always the action is exhilarating. We get to visit a traveling carnival, have some edge of your seat moments, and get some interesting revelations. It’s an fun ride.
Midnight Wolf is a fabulous edition to the Shifters Unbound series. It’s a good time and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Rated: 4 Stars
inmyhumbleopinion's review
5.0
I loved single dad and wolf shifter Angus Murray but fox shifter Tamsin Calloway made this story sing for me. She is chipper even when the world is going to hell in a handbasket she creates her own happiness. You can’t help but love her and neither can Angus.
A fantastic addition to this terrific series.
A fantastic addition to this terrific series.
sandrareilly513's review
3.0
Paranormal romance is one of my favorite genres. The action-packed storylines and burning passion are unrealistic enough that readers won't be disappointed when they return to their own lives, yet believable enough that the suspension of disbelief is easy to be absorbed into. I've read a few of Jennifer Ashley's prior works and she never failed to disappoint. Well, that is, until now. While I liked Angus, his son Ciaran, and the female heroine Tamsin, I did not feel the chemistry throughout most of the book. There were a few passionate moments where I absolutely fell in love with Angus and Tamsin as a couple, and I adored the relationship between Tamsin and Ciaran, but I did not feel the pull between Angus and Tamsin until much later in the book, well after they actually get together. Also, Tamsin takes quite a few liberties with Ciaran than Angus (for the most part) completely ignores, such as Ciaran calling her mom so early on and Tamsin agreeing Ciaran can do something that Angus has already said no to. I felt like the three of them coming together as a family should have been more of a conversation or had a bigger "come to" moment between Tamsin and Angus. That said, I enjoyed the friendship between the shifters and how powerful Tamsin was as an individual character. A good read, just not as passionate as I would have expected.
tattooofsun's review
4.0
I was lucky enough to win this book via a goodreads giveaway and am SO happy I did! I've been a fan of this entire series and have been putting off reading it because every time I finish a book in this series, I'm left anticipating and waiting for the next one.
This story brings together Angus, a scowling wolf from the New Orleans shiftertown, who is tasked with tracking and bringing in Tamsin, a feisty collar-less fox, to the shifter bureau for 'questioning'. In order to get Angus to agree to this task, they abduct his (adorable) cub Cieran. What ensues is a heartwarming and action packed adventure where Tamsin and Angus work together (and fall in love of course) while trying to evade an evil shifter bureau agent by hitching a ride with a traveling carnival (shout out to the Zipper ride that I've seen people throw up in and have forever since avoided). With the help of old and new friends they are able to resolve the majority of the issues of why the shifter bureau is hunting for Tamsin while also learning more about the fox shifters, which the majority of the other shifter species didn't believe or know existed.
I definitely teared up a few times while reading this. Any time cubs are involved in these books, especially like Cieran was in this one, it hits me right in the feels. My favorite parts of the book involve re-visiting a lot of my favorite characters (Tiger, Xander, Rae, Ben/Gil, Dimitri, Jaycee, Dylan, Sean, etc.) and places (the magic/sentient haunted house!) from past stories. I truly love reading about how past characters are getting on. We also meet a new collar-less shifter and his half-fae mate (and their cub) who I hope we'll get to hear more from in the future. I also appreciated the fact that it seems like Ben is finally going to get a chance at a mate.
This story brings together Angus, a scowling wolf from the New Orleans shiftertown, who is tasked with tracking and bringing in Tamsin, a feisty collar-less fox, to the shifter bureau for 'questioning'. In order to get Angus to agree to this task, they abduct his (adorable) cub Cieran. What ensues is a heartwarming and action packed adventure where Tamsin and Angus work together (and fall in love of course) while trying to evade an evil shifter bureau agent by hitching a ride with a traveling carnival (shout out to the Zipper ride that I've seen people throw up in and have forever since avoided). With the help of old and new friends they are able to resolve the majority of the issues of why the shifter bureau is hunting for Tamsin while also learning more about the fox shifters, which the majority of the other shifter species didn't believe or know existed.
I definitely teared up a few times while reading this. Any time cubs are involved in these books, especially like Cieran was in this one, it hits me right in the feels. My favorite parts of the book involve re-visiting a lot of my favorite characters (Tiger, Xander, Rae, Ben/Gil, Dimitri, Jaycee, Dylan, Sean, etc.) and places (the magic/sentient haunted house!) from past stories. I truly love reading about how past characters are getting on. We also meet a new collar-less shifter and his half-fae mate (and their cub) who I hope we'll get to hear more from in the future. I also appreciated the fact that it seems like Ben is finally going to get a chance at a mate.