lbrick363's review against another edition
2.0
I truly did not like this book. The beginning was just okay, but nothing really grabbed me. I really did not like the characters either. Very doubtful that I'll finish the series.
beckylej's review against another edition
3.0
In the first of this new urban fantasy series, Pelgrimas presents yet another original spin on the popular vampire/werewolf tale. Cole Warnecki is a mild mannered video game producer out for a little adventure in the wilderness. But when he signed up for an extreme vacation in Canada, werewolf attack was not on the agenda. Cole survives the attack and promises a dying man that he will contact a woman named Paige and tell his tale. Paige immediately flies Cole to her location where she reveals to him that she, and the man that Cole spoke with, are part of a small group of people called Skinners, people who hunt vamps, werewolves, and shapeshifters that pose a threat to the public. Cole is given the chance to return to his normal everyday life, or train to become a Skinner himself. From there, he is catapulted into a dark underworld that he never imagined existed. It always amazes me how many different stories you can get out of a common theme. Pelegrimas’s series has so many different elements that it really does stand out from the rest. I hope the MEG (ghost hunters) guys play more of a part in subsequent books, though.
milinkalap's review against another edition
3.0
This book had a lot of detail, to a point where at times it seemed a little overbearing.
ainwena's review
4.0
While this book certainly needed more character development, the overall plot is interesting and did read like an action movie.
carol26388's review
3.0
An interesting book. For me, it read like the plot to an action movie where our naive and inexperienced hero comes face to face with things that go 'bump' in the night and is given a choice. It is very action oriented, and feels very masculine; I felt a little like I was watching "Blade III," actually. Slightly different take on vampires and werewolves. Actually, it took me a while to figure out the shapeshifting mythology of the story, as his teacher is prone to the typical 'I'll tell you what you need to know... two minutes before you need to know it." I could have passed on Pelegrimas' effort to give us multiple points of view, and thankfully, it didn't happen too often. For the most part, it interrupted the flow of the story more than building tension or providing explanation. Did it really matter how the shifter was corrupted? Not really, unless you wanted to humanize him; an odd choice given that so much of the story has very clean lines against 'good' and 'evil.' While this vampire and shifter world is normally hidden, is seems to be taking a turn of events at the end. I might pick up the next installment just to see where the storyline goes.
aoutrance's review
2.0
Not really impressed. This is like Monster Hunter International's poor relation - a less competent and much more disgusting main character. Cole is pretty much lead around by his dick for half the book.
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