Navigating Solutions and Darkness

Written on September 29, 2015; published at Feminist Quill Title:  Alpha Author:  Rachel Vincent Year of Publication:  2010 Series:  6 Goodreads Rating (Avg.):  4.33 Goodreads Rating (Mine):  3 Plot Description:  After the death of a couple of family members and the loss of their father’s position as Chair of the Werecat Council (or whatever it is they’re calling themselves these days), Faythe Sanders’ Pride finds themselves about to be turned out of their own home – all because the current Werecat Council refuses to recognize the new Alpha. SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE  SHIFTERS  SERIES: BEWARE Faythe is Alpha now. At least, her father named her Alpha before he passed away in  Shift . The new Council mandates, however, that every new Alpha is to be recognized by them, and they’re not about to recognize the first female Alpha in North America. This means war. Right? Nope. This actually means Faythe once again forgets to l...

Crossposted from Feminist Quill; written on September 14, 2015 Title:  Pride Author:  Rachel Vincent Year of Publication:  2009 Series:   Shifters #:   3 Goodreads Rating (Avg.):  4.16 Goodreads Rating (Mine):  3 Warning: Spoilers for Books 1 and 2 Plot Description:  Faythe is now on trial by the Pride for intentionally infecting her ex boyfriend Andrew, and then for killing him to cover up the crime. The trial quickly devolves into a sham front for Pride political machinations, Faythe and her family make a LOT of new enemies, and a new young tabby, Kaci, is introduced. After discovering that she had accidentally infected her ex with a bite while she had been Partially Shifted during sex, Faythe has a showdown with Andrew at the end of  Rogue.  The easy going and amiable guy she used to know is gone, leaving a stray cat turned crazy by scratch fever. Andrew tries to kill her, and she ends up killing him in self defense. Now s...