A review by mommasaystoread
Shift by Heather MacKinnon

3.0

Shift is an entertaining read, and I have to hand it to the author - the world of the Southern Werewolves is very well thought out and the characters have great depth. The story is a mix of romance between Abraham and Elizabeth and suspense with a murderer on the loose. The focus is on Elizabeth as she navigates both the physical changes of becoming a wolf and accepting the family oriented pack mentality. It is a bit drawn out and there are some lags along the way that could've done with some tightening up. This is the beginning of the series, so there are several unanswered questions that I assume will be addressed as the series progresses. I would've liked to have seen more about the killer in this one. We get a tidbit here and there, but there's so much in between that it's almost forgotten about until almost the end. Then we have some action and just when it seems the suspense angle is going to ramp up, it's back to El and her upcoming shift. In the end, there were things I liked and things I didn't, but I found more positives than negatives, and it's certainly worth the read.