Review: Wolf at the Door

Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



3.5 Stars! I know it's marked 4 stars but I really had a hard time getting into the book...I hope it doesn't last as I ran across the entire series in a used book store & that's lots of money to invest into a series of books. Of course, it's not as much as if I had to pay full price for the disks.

There were many things that drew me to "The Others Series". First, I love a good werewolf book. Then I saw that Kate Redding was the narrator. That makes it a good book immediately. She is one of the top narrators in my book. The third thing that made me go out on a limb and get the series was that I've never read a Christine Warren book and had heard so many good things about the author.

The book opens with Quinn Sullivan being sent from Ireland on a diplomatic mission to the United States to feel out "the others" in America about coming out to the humans. He is the Irish were-pack's historian/bard/storyteller. That designation is so important in the were community that it places him as 2nd in command to the leader. While discussing with his colleagues (representatives from The Others European community) the initial way to approach the American delegates, he smells honeysuckle and loses his mind and reason for being to the scent of honeysuckle. He is so fixated on the smell that he can't think of anything but finding the owner of the scent....
The story continues.

There are some very good scenes in the book but nothing that makes me scream...this is wonderful. Of course, I will be the first to admit that I have very high standards and maybe my expectations were too high. Don't misunderstand, it is a good book and worth buying but not the 5 star book I had anticipated.

I really wish this were a 10 star system...it would be easier to rate a book. I almost feel like I'm doing a disservice to the author with a 3.5. However, 3 means I liked it and the .5 is for Kate Reading. She brings any book up at least a half point and sometimes more. This book is worth the read and I feel the others will just get better. Or I hope so.

I see I've already made a mistake in my reading order. Oh well, I'll try to correct myself...it might make a big difference to me. After listing the author's chronological order...I have grave doubts about my initial review of the book...I thought this was book #1 and I also thought I had the series...WRONG...I WAS WRONG. I will try to find the other books and start from the chronological beginning...and if I need to change or update this review I will.

Series order in author’s note for her readers in FAQ on her website)
Going by the chronology of the events in the books, the order is:

1.   One Bite With A Stranger (The Others #6)(aka Fantasy Fix)
2.   Big Bad Wolf (The Others, #8) (aka Fur Factor)
3.   Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here (The Others #10)(aka Faer Fetched)
4.   Black Magic Woman (The Others, #11)
5.   Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale (The Others, #12)(aka Fighting Faer)
6.   On the Prowl
7.   Fur For All (Fixed, #5) (to be rewritten/retitled)
8.   Fur Play (Fixed, #6)(aka Hungry Like a Wolf)
9.   Wolf at the Door (The Others, #1)
10. She's No Faerie Princess (The Others, #2)
11. The Demon You Know (The Others, #3)
12. No Rest for the Witches (Nightcreature, #7.5) (Magic, #3.5) (The Others, 3.5)
13. Howl at the Moon (The Others, #4)
14. Walk on the Wild Side (The Others, #5)
15. You're So Vein (The Others, #7)
16. Born To Be Wild (The Others, #9)



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