Title: Garrett’s Home
Series: Haven’s Wolves 01
Author: Shelby Lynn
Genre: Paranormal, Shifter
Length: Novella (128pgs)
Publisher: JK Publishing (19th July 2012)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥2Hearts
Reviewer: Pixie
Blurb: Garrett longed to get away from the abusive Pack he belonged to. The problem was he had nowhere to go. With his Alpha getting crazier and crazier, he has no choice but to run when he is beaten within an inch of his life.
Haven is on his way to the Cedarhill Pack; his friend’s sister has not contacted her family in weeks. His Beta asks him to go and find his sister as a favor, since he was driving by in the first place. However, Haven finds a lot more than the answers he is seeking. His badly beaten mate. Now with the help of a neighboring Pack they have to help the rest of the wolves in the Cedarhill Pack, before they are all destroyed.
Purchase Link: http://shop.jkpublishingbooks.com/Garretts-Home_c38.htm
Review: Garrett’s Alpha is completely insane. the abuse that he has heaped on the pack is getting worse and Garrett has finally managed to escape, barely making it out alive. Haven is asked to investigate the disappearance of his friends’ sister and almost hits his mate as he runs out into the road, and discovers more about what is going on in the Cedarhill Pack. With the help of a neighboring pack and his mate Garrett, the Weir council and Haven set about to bring ruin on the Cedarhill pack Alpha.
This book is, erm, okay, well it’s urm… *sigh* okay, this book is poorly written and poorly edited. *sigh* it gave me a headache trying to keep track of whose POV was what and it would suddenly change with no warning, sometimes just for a few sentences. The storyline was a good one, but very poorly executed. Surprises would suddenly jump out with no warning and with no explanation afterwards or the characters wouldn’t know anything and then later they suddenly did. There is also an abundance of characters who’s POV we flit through, which made it confusing at times and there is no background building for the paranormal world.
I will be honest and say that this book would have worked better in the ‘less is more’ attitude. There was just too much being thrown in for an inexperienced writer. The writing should have been left concentrating on the main characters Haven and Garrett, and with better explanations as to the new paranormal aspects that were being introduced. And, the slower introductions of those paranormal aspects. The writing could be sometimes confusing in the way that the characters spoke to each other. It was difficult to follow at times.
Okay, now that I have said all that, let me tell you this, this author has huge potential because she has all the bare bones there to make a great story. The characters were great and quite loveable, the storyline was interesting and unique with a great many twists and turns and the sex was hot and sexy. Haven and Garrett make a great couple and their friends are interesting and their stories also begin in this book, we also get a good hint of what will happen in the next book (Tyler’s Dreams).
So, I will recommend this to those who love the paranormal, surprises and twists, hot sex, a multitude of sexy men, an interesting storyline and some great characters. I will be keeping an eye on this author’s work as she has some great ideas.