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A review by rebeccazh
Stray by Rachel Vincent
Reread this and the second book because I've been reading [b:Menagerie|18350798|Menagerie (Menagerie, #1)|Rachel Vincent|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1443366093s/18350798.jpg|25947391] and liked it, so I thought I'd like this too. Well. Hate to say it, but Kelley Armstrong's [b:Bitten|11918|Bitten (Otherworld #1)|Kelley Armstrong|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1306101770s/11918.jpg|2606334] does it a lot better. I don't like giving negative reviews but here it is:
[b:Stray|793399|Stray (Shifters, #1)|Rachel Vincent|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388374399s/793399.jpg|779381] has some 'feminist' undertones - Faythe fights to be taken seriously, to be given the same rights and treatment that the guys have, etc. - but there's some unexamined sexism here. The way her mother is written really bugs me. Women who are more feminine, or are softer/more emotional are disdained, seen as lesser. The mom seems so stupid and annoying through Faythe's eyes. Kind of a double standard for the 'feminist' Faythe who keeps insisting on equal treatment between her and her brothers.
Also, why does she keep noticing how good-looking and hot and chiseled her brothers are. Why. I know the author is trying to tell the reader that all the guys are hot, etc., but having the younger sis do it feels kinda pervy.
So tbh [b:Bitten|11918|Bitten (Otherworld #1)|Kelley Armstrong|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1306101770s/11918.jpg|2606334] was better. Boyfriend who's dumped but still carries a torch for the main character, check (Clay is hotter and also less creepy than Marc if you ask me......); father figure alpha, check; strong-willed, physically powerful heroine, check. Stray just has too much gender stereotypes, testosterone, etc. Also, I can't believe in a house this big everyone is straight. This book's just not for me.
[b:Stray|793399|Stray (Shifters, #1)|Rachel Vincent|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388374399s/793399.jpg|779381] has some 'feminist' undertones - Faythe fights to be taken seriously, to be given the same rights and treatment that the guys have, etc. - but there's some unexamined sexism here. The way her mother is written really bugs me. Women who are more feminine, or are softer/more emotional are disdained, seen as lesser. The mom seems so stupid and annoying through Faythe's eyes. Kind of a double standard for the 'feminist' Faythe who keeps insisting on equal treatment between her and her brothers.
Also, why does she keep noticing how good-looking and hot and chiseled her brothers are. Why. I know the author is trying to tell the reader that all the guys are hot, etc., but having the younger sis do it feels kinda pervy.
So tbh [b:Bitten|11918|Bitten (Otherworld #1)|Kelley Armstrong|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1306101770s/11918.jpg|2606334] was better. Boyfriend who's dumped but still carries a torch for the main character, check (Clay is hotter and also less creepy than Marc if you ask me......); father figure alpha, check; strong-willed, physically powerful heroine, check. Stray just has too much gender stereotypes, testosterone, etc. Also, I can't believe in a house this big everyone is straight. This book's just not for me.