Saturday, 28 December 2024

A SHIFTER'S SIN


A Shifter's Sin by Debbie Cassidy
Book 1 in the Wolves of Hawthorne Cove series
Narrated by Keira Stevens and Troy Duran
Genre: urban fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobookAudiobook


A Lycan that can’t shift is no use to anyone.

I’ve made it my mission to be useful to my pack. As pack enforcer, I’m fast and strong, but when the time comes to bond with my mate, it isn’t enough.

Rejection means lone wolf status and isolation from the pack. But when a package arrives with an unexpected inheritance, the pack that wants to shun me, suddenly has a new use for me.

Turns out, I’m the proud owner of a house in mysterious territory, rumoured to be home to a pack of beautifully twisted shifters. Hawthorne Cove is Impregnable to Lycans, but not to a half human like me.

Now I have a second chance to be accepted by my pack.

All I have to do is infiltrate the Hawthorne pack, find the source of their power and steal it.

Easier said than done.

Because once I pass the mystical boundaries surrounding the town, I’ll be absolutely, and totally at the mercy of the wolves of Hawthorne Cove.
Source: Info in the "About A Shifter's Sin" was taken from amazon on 03/11/2024.


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My Thoughts:
This is my first Debbie Cassidy read and am I glad to stumble upon this author!

About half-way through the book it made me think of the Innkeeper series by Ilona Andrews with magic houses and sentient magic...

The book ended in a huge cliffhanger though it ended the current dilemma in the book. I hate cliffhangers and that is one of the big reasons why this book will never get a 5 out of 5 with me.

There wasn't much of a plot. But then again, this is an urban fantasy, not a crime fiction. I was not expecting anything twisty.

The story telling quality was good enough that kept me reading through the end.

This is also my first Keira Stevens and Troy Duran listen. For both narrators. They make a good duo.


Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 3.5
Character development = 4
Story itself = 3
Writing Style = 4
Ending = 1.5
World building = 5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (7 hrs and 19 mins listening time)
Plot = 2.5
Narration = 5


Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 cherries


Books In The Wolves of Hawthorne Cove Series:
Book 1: A SHIFTER'S SIN Book 2: A SHIFTER'S TRIAL Book 3: A SHIFTER'S HEART Book 4: A SHIFTER'S CURSE Book 5: A SHIFTER'S CHOICE


 
Meet The Author

About Debbie Cassidy:
Debbie Cassidy lives in England, Bedfordshire, with her three kids and very supportive husband. Coffee and chocolate biscuits are her writing fuels of choice, and she is still working on getting that perfect tower of solitude built in her back garden. Obsessed with building new worlds and reading about them, she spends her spare time daydreaming and conversing with the characters in her head – in a totally non psychotic way of course. She writes Urban Fantasy, Fantasy and Reverse Harem Fantasy. All her books contain plenty of action, romance and twisty plots.


The Narrators

Keira Stevens:
Audiobook narrator / voice-over artist


About Troy Duran:
Troy Duran is a passionate voice for audiobooks, and you'll hear this in each of over 250 titles featuring his warm, smoky, sometimes gritty baritone in romance, drama, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Fans have described Troy's voice as "one click," "sex-on-a-stick," "instant-O," and "fire."



FTC Disclosure:
The ebook and audiobook were purchased with private funds.
No money received for this review.

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