Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Because of the negative reviews, I was leery of taking the time to download and read this novel despite the fact that it was free. Especially because of its length - I feel compel to try and finish any book I download or least give it my best effort. I'M GLAD THAT I TOOK THE CHANCE! I will not recap the novel as others have already done so but I will state why I think this novel is a great beginning to a new series that I am now interested in. World building is fantastic and descriptive - so much so that a reader can easily imagine the environment and surroundings. Characters are belivable - not made so perfect that you want to gag and cannot relate to them. Alpha males - I want the male characters to be Alphas - strong, protective, caring - not wimps. Smooth reading - no glaring editing mistakes, sentences or paragraphs that you have to read over and over to understand Plot line - original with twists and a smooth flow to it with NO GAPS Heat factor - I want "Heat" between the hero & heroine Stong Female character - not in strength so much but mentally - able to stand up for herself A book that grips my attention and does not let go. THIS NOVEL HAD ALL THE ABOVE AND MORE! Warning: Despite what one reviewer stated, there is NO WAY THAT THIS NOVEL CAN BE READ IN AN HOUR not unless the reader is skipping whole chapters at a time! I am a speed reader and usually can and do read a book a night, this is a full length intense novel - not a light read. It is not a "feel good", "fluffy" read either - there are fights to survive, heart rending scenes, Heros that do have flaws. If you are not into paranormal - no, you will not like this book. If you are into "sweet" - no, you will not like this book. I recommend that while readers need to be leery of 4 or 5 star reviews because there are too many "paid" reviewers out there (in books or money) that seem to have NEVER EVER gotten a hold of a bad book - before writing off a book with negative reviews - take the time to investigate all the rating and reviews for that particular reviewer whether 1 star or 5 star. Just as I did in this case - I found out that most of the negative reviewers gave low ratings to books that I already knew I liked and high ratings to books that I would NEVER be interested in.