She kept hitting us over the head with the fact that he is more wolf than human (aka, violent, aggressive, rash, etc), but then he did some selfless thing, only to be followed by the proclamation that he is still a selfish idiot. Clay got better as the book went along, but we got all these mixed signals from Armstrong about his character. I liked them in the TV show, but they came across as annoying in the book. On that same note, I didn’t really like Elena or Clay. Like, why was Nick always trying to make out with Elena? And why was she mostly ok with it? Everyone knew she and Clay were supposed to be together, but everyone was weirdly fine with Nick hitting on her all the time. The Elena-Nick-Clay thing got old REALLY fast. Maybe that’s the point: Elena THOUGHT they didn’t, but she learned by the end that they did?

Armstrong continually said how the pack didn’t really have the human emotions of like, caring about people, but that wasn’t the vibe I got from them. The relationship dynamics were really weird too. Pack interesting, but it did drag at times. I had already seen the TV show when I read this book, so I already knew some of the story (although it does diverge quite a bit starting around the middle of the book). The dynamic of trust between them was really interesting. I also liked seeing Clay and Elena work together (surprisingly well), even though they didn’t want to. There were a lot of good active scenes, chasing and hunting the mutts, which certainly kept me interested. Vice versa, it was interesting to see the way Elena thought and acted when she was human, and how it compared to when she was in wolf form. I enjoyed the scenes that were written from the werewolves point of view they were still human thoughts, but the behavior was distinctly animal. I definitely think that is one of the books strengths, and what has made it such a popular series. There’s lots of little details describing the way the pack works and the hierarchy and such that makes it feel very real. Kelley Armstrong does a very good job setting up the world in this first book. Once this is over, she’ll be squared with the Pack and free to live life as a human. When the Pack leader calls asking for her help fighting a sudden uprising, she only agrees because she owes him. So she left the Pack and returned to Toronto where she’s trying to live as a human.

Worst of all, she realizes she’s growing content with that life, with being that person. Tired of a world that not only accepts the worst in her–her temper, her violence–but requires it. Tired of a life spent hiding and protecting, a life where her most important job is hunting down rogue werewolves. Published by Plume Books on September 7th 2004Įlena Michaels is the world’s only female werewolf. Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Kelley Armstrong This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.

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