Book: Bitten
Shifter
Author: Brogan
Thomas
Pages: 326
Date(s)
Read: March 20th, 2025 to May 23rd, 2025
Date
Published: February 27th, 2025
Rating: 3/5
Genre: Urban
Fantasy, Werewolves
Characters: 3/5
Writing style: 3/5
Story: 2/5
Ending: 3/5
Cover: 5/5
Format: Kindle
Date Bought: February 27th, 2025
Book Cost: 4.99
Bitten
Shifter by Brogan Thomas is far from a bad book by any means, but it's also not
a great book. I found a lot of this book to be very underwhelming. I didn't
know before I read this that this would be a fated mates trope book, and I have
to be honest, as a 35-year-old woman, that trope comes off as childish. It's
love without the most important factors, such as finding someone whose values
align with yours, someone you have sexual and intellectual chemistry with, and
someone you slowly get to know over time, someone you build a real bond with
that's rooted in deep love, passion, understanding, and compassion. To me, it's
just not interesting; I find it to be kind of unimaginative.
Lark is a
47 year old divorcee who is attacked while working for shifters and finds
herself permanently transfigured. I was hoping with a character who is older
than typical that she would have a breadth of character, history, and emotions.
She is introduced to a wide cast of characters who are somewhat likable but
never quite feel authentic or real. They are just supporting characters that
can't stand on their own.
I found the
basic plot interesting but it lacked any sort of depth and nuance. I was hoping
for an in-depth character analysis of a 47 year old who goes from sad
middle-aged woman to a hot, much younger woman with shapeshifter abilities as
well as new strengths as she learns to adjust to her new body and
circumstances. If you were looking for the same, you will not find that here.
If you're looking for a vivid and compelling werewolf novel with a female main
character I suggest Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. It also has a fated mates sort
of trope but the relationship dynamics are a much more interesting. Aside from
the boring romance and the lack of effusive characters or interesting world
building, I also found the final battle to be completely rushed and underwhelming.
The best I
can say is that it's entertaining and a real page turner, I'll admit I was
compelled to read more most of the time but I ultimately found it lacking
everywhere that counts. The best part of this book is the cover which is never
what a writer wants to hear.
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