This was a good book with lots of potential to expand into a series. My only disappointment was that it seems to come to...not a cliffhanger...an abrupt ending. I think it could have been wrapped up better.

Sorry Stephen, but this book can be described in one word; juvenile. I had to stop reading.

In the beginning I made notes of misspellings and grammar mistakes but then I got to thinking of the material I was actually reading. Don't get me wrong, I finished other books that went 'wrong', but the pose was far more artful with those books. Character development was very cliche, and not very believable.

So where do I start. I know that the book is about were-animals. I got that, but federal agents don't sit and wait in the home of a person they want to interview. They don't strip that person and fondle her breasts. They talk and act like idiots. As I continued reading, I had to ask myself if the book was worth reading or a waste of time. It was a waste of time.

Mind you now, I don't write and I don't think I could do better.

I have to agree with Janet Newport that this book is for an "immature, pubescent boy", who "would enjoy the sex, the violence, the gore, the silly supernatural elements". I used to be a immature pubescent boy, and I read books like this all the time back then. I had no use for pose or plot, just get me to the next time panties are removed (without qualms), or a teenage girl is felt up. The fact is, despite what my wife would say, I am no longer a "immature, pubescent boy".

I propose a new category; Young Adult BOY or YAB.

I only made it through 50% of the book before I had to quit. Most of the action was just not believable. Olivia is indestructible and undefeatable and always comes out on top in every situation. Thwarting an attack on the president, stopping a hijacking, becoming a stripper, bringing down human traffickers, none of this is a problem for Olivia. No one is that infallible. The villains were all so despicable and there were just too many of them. The kids were bullied in vicious ways in almost every scene where they appeared and it seemed like everyone was evil except Olivia and her kids. The other characters just weren't very likeable either. I just didn't like it. I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publishers for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Azure Spider Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. First time reading this author. I am not sure what to say or how to date this book. I sort of enjoyed the first half. This is a dark story overall, and as a woman not subjects that I enjoy reading about- human trafficking, and rape.. I found Olivia relationship with Cary to be odd. The way she accepted his marriage proposal. Just odd and cold. I skimmed a lot as I just wanted to be done. I rate this a 2.5.