Nightshade

3.8

calla is stupid at times and shay annoying

Meh. I listened to this one over three weeks on many, many car trips. The story was interesting enough. I had some issues, but nothing that made me want to stop reading/listening. Problem one: Calla is this big, bad alpha, but we rarely see her in action and when we do a male jumps in to save her butt. My fave character was her brother, Ansel, who was completely honest about his feelings through the entire book. It was refreshing to see a male character who really cared about family and his girl.
This book also contained the one thing that drives me nuts in ANY kind of thriller-the old we are running for our lives, about to die, but we have time to stop and make out crap. Sheesh, the horomones are pumping through this entire story, and I was not convinced Shay was worth giving up a free car and a house (just kidding).
I will stroll, not run to the bookstore for the second book, but I really hope it features a Calla coming into her own because I left this book unsure that she believed in anything or was doing anything except following Shay.