Thirteen Things about Rachel Vincent’s Stray
Faythe Sanders likes to pretend she’s a normal college co-ed, but that’s only half the truth. It’s the other half that matters when her former lover appears on campus, sent to pull her back into a life her classmates could never understand, or even imagine. He has come to take her home, to where hunting doesn’t involve guns, the night isn’t for sleeping, and fur is much more than just a fashion statement.
Female werecats are disappearing from all over the south, and the Pride is helpless to find its missing members and stop the stray responsible. Confined to home for her own protection, Faythe must face everything she went to school to escape: the family she left behind, the love she turned her back on, and the destiny tradition says she’s bound to fulfill. And when it all becomes too much to handle, an emotionally charged error in judgment leads her into the unsheathed claws of the stray himself. Now, armed with nothing but animal instinct and a serious attitude, Faythe must free herself and stop the kidnappers before their horrific plot robs her Pride of its most valuable asset: its own continued existence.
1. I got an ARC from a super-secret source (and no it wasn’t eBay, lolol, but someone sent an ARC knew I wanted to read it more than they did so they sent it to me instead, and boy, did they miss out!)
2. I decided to crack it open at 10pm Monday night.
3. I didn’t go to bed until I was finished with it.
4. It’s 512 pages long if that tells you anything
5. Yes, I loved it.
6. I’d like the next book now, please, do you think Rachel would send it to me, even though she doesn’t know me from Adam?
7. If you’re a fan of Kelley Armstrong’s Bitten
8. There were times when I wanted to kick the heroine in the head for making seemingly stupid decisions, but it worked within her character and in the book. And at the end of the book, I liked it enough to forgive the heroine for her semi-stupidity.
9. A few scenes are gory and had they been on TV, I’d have closed my eyes. No, I’m not a fan of Quentin Tarantino’s films.
10. The book is genre labeled as paranormal, so not a romance, but there are definite romantic elements and I would recommend it to romance fans.
11. Did I mention I want the second book NOW?
12. Stray is incredibly fast-paced, a page turner, taking you from one scene to the next and not wanting to breathe. At one point, I was reading so fast because I just wasn’t sure if the author was going to take me places I didn’t want to go. My heart was pounding and I had to get to the next page!
13. I flipped to the end halfway through the book, because dammit, I HAD to know.
14. It doesn’t release until June so you’ll have to wait, but go to Amazon, preorder it
15. This book gave me that “good book feeling” where I’m afraid to start reading anything else because of the let-down factor.
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That’s quite a recommendation – impressive. #15 hits home. Know what ya mean.
I just read a book yesterday like that. A ‘could not put down’ kind of book. Love when that happens. :giggle:
Sounds great! I’ve been looking forward to this one too…
I don’t know… Maybe I was the only one who picked up on it, but I… Well, I think Angie may have liked that book a bit.
:doglick:
I just read a book yesterday like that. A ‘could not put down’ kind of book. Love when that happens.
stop coming here to taunt me. I know you’re talking about some damn ARC that I don’t have but want. Taunt taunt taunt.
stop coming here to taunt me. I know you’re talking about some damn ARC that I don’t have but want. Taunt taunt taunt.
Actually I was talking about a book YOU edited, that’s releasing next week.
:dumbass:
Oh. Right. I knew that. Hee.
Well, people can win a copy of that very same book here tomorrow for Free Book Friday
Wow, this sounds like a “must read.” I just finished Moon Called and Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs, enjoyed both. I’ll add Bitten to my list, too! Thanks for the recs.
Oh….I’ve been wanting this one.
I’m still giggling at the “Share your wisdom”. Moi?
You sold me on this book. I’m with Sunny. One day I hope someone says #15 for one of my books.
Purely out of curiosity, dearest Angie, did you come by my blog bright and early this morning to make sure that I see this review?
Forgive me, if this is not the case. :hide:
Agh! I’ve been wanting this book ever since I saw the cover. And now I find out it’s beyond awesome? Aggggh!
Er, no. I came by because I was hitting the TT’s on my blog feed before I started working for the day. I’d say you seeing this is an added bonus, but I think you read my blog anyway
I would feel sorry for you, Meljean, but I keep hearing about ARCs of Demon Moon making the rounds, so the well here is dry. Dry I say. Dry as the desert. No sympathy for you. Move along.
But before you go…it’s awesome and you have to wait until June. Maybe I’ll re-read it this weekend :neenerghost:
Number 8 did it for me! Bitten is the best Armstrong book…even though I buy them, they languish in my TBR pile. To me, her voice and focus changed after this one.
Demon Moon was FAB. :neenerghost:
LOL! It’s on its way. Just don’t read it now when you’ve got the STRAY afterglow *g*
I’m right there with you, Tilly. I loved Bitten and Stolen, somewhat, but I guess I really loved Clay and Elena. I didn’t care about all the other characters as much. I wanted more books about them!
Poor May. Now I have Demon Moon. :fire:
I really am not jealous. It’s kinda hard to be jealous when having it would only mean it gets dumped on the TBR pile–reading slump here.
I was just checking to see whether your MQ (Meanness Quotient) was still at Evil Genius level. But it’s not. It’s fallen to Average Mortal. :sigh:
Sounds like a good book. I’ll have to add it to the ever-growing TBB pile.
Oh, man that sounds good. 512 pages??? And so you slept the whole next day?
Yeah right. That would mean not answering emails or delivering edits. The world would end!
Oh, no one told me Mr. Linky wasn’t working. I forgot to input the script when I switched to a new theme. It works now
Sounds like a fantastic book. One to definitely add to my To Be Bought list.
And hopefully I’ll be hitting the B&N in Salisbury this weekend to start making a dent in that list.
Happy TT!
I’m DYING to read this! And psst…Meljean…I loved Demon Angel!
Angie, I’ll try to get a Mr. Linky up and running. Without melting my blog or website…
I love Kelley’s books and this sounds awesome! When is it coming out?? I need to look it up and preorder. Thanks for sharing. :cheer:
512 pages…Did you even go to bed? LOL I still have Bitten around here somewhere. Must check that out now that I’ve been reminded.
“Bitten” (and “Dime Store Magic”) were my favorite Kelley Armstrong books. I’m waiting for June to arrive so I can snag this book!!
Oh my gosh! Thank you! You’ve made my entire day. No, my month! I’m seriously grinning so hard my jaws hurt.
Thank you. This is one of the first reviews to come in, and I’ve been really nervous.
Oh, and I’m adding the other books mentioned here (the ones I haven’t read) to my list.
Oooh, I like being one of the first. You’re welcome. I’m excited for you, now, for the release and other people to read it. It really was a fun, fun read.
Sounds wonderful, Angie. I love the cover, reminds me of Shi’s Hunting the Hunter. Who is the pub?
I’m up too. Come visit!
Frankly I think the cover would sell me if your review didn’t. It’s super pretty!
Oh my you must have been up soooo late. But I’ve done that before – once you start it you just can’t stop! It sounds great…
:doglick: Aw that’s a cute smiley.
This one is on my TBB list. I love the cover and the comparison to Bitten is enough to really make me want it.
Wow! Okay now I have to read it. Although I may skip the gory parts.
Wow, that’s a lot of reading! Sounds like a good books.
Hey, I wanna win that Free Book Friday book!
:bdance:
Oh this does look good. I’ll have to put it on my ever growing list. I love good books. I just finished Kiss Me Deadly by Susan Kearney and I really liked it.
13. I flipped to the end halfway through the book, because dammit, I HAD to know.
You naughty naughty girl….
How have I not heard of this book before today? Have I been living under a rock?
Whatever, it’s now at the top of my TBB list. Thanks for the hint, Angie!
512 pages that are page-turning and fast-paced??? I’m sold!
Happy TT!
Thanks for telling me about the Fat Rant video, Angie. It was fabulous.
And thanks for stopping by to visit my first TT!
I hate you and your stupid arcs.
:nocomment:
Who do I have to do to get one of these? Have you read Annette Kurtis Clause’s Blood and Chocolate?
I can’t believe YOU are cussing at ME about ARCs. Aren’t you on the list for a bazillion publishers to just send ARCs to out by the boxload? After the whole Kelley Armstrong/No Humans Involved thing, you can’t even comment.
No, I haven’t read Blood and Chocolate. I’ll have to look it up, is it good?
Oh, Angie, it’s fabulous. I love a good werewolf book (as you may know by my love for kelley armstrong) and Blood and Chocolate does a great job showing the strain between wanting to be normal or at least fitting in and glorying in the wolf. Your synopsis actually reminded me quite a bit of the book. I think you would really enjoy it.
It’s been out for a while but was recently re-released. (I googled it. It’s by Annette Curtis Klause not Kurtis Clause).
As for my boatload of arcs, I don’t know where you get that idea. :sigh: I wish that were true. I’m going to go fondle my Kelley Armstrong book now.
Wow, sounds like a great book, thanks for sharing. I’m always looking for new authors in this genre.
Sounds really good!
Ok, you taunted your readers here about STRAY. I’m going to taunt too. (Rachel’s gonna kill me. hehe)
I read STRAY over a year ago. In its pre-agented/pre-published stages and was blown away. Being Rachel’s buddy, I’ve also read her second book in the series, ROGUE. heh heh heh Its even better.
She’s finishing the 3rd book, which is way cool. And my lips are sealed on what’s she’s got up her sleeve for other ideas.
I’m glad you liked STRAY and you’ll LOVE ROGUE.
Oooh, that was mean. I like it
But c’mon, I wasn’t really taunting. Look how many people hadn’t heard of the book but are going to put it on their TBB lists because of my review. That was pure promotional goodness and surely it deserves a reward *sniff*
It was a good review! She’s so excited and she’s probably floating in her recliner as she finishes WC3 right now.
And as a reward, I’ll tell you this, ROGUE will come out 6 months after STRAY. So you wan’t have to wait tooooo long. (at least I think it’s still 6 months…)
Awww, you guys are making me blush.
Angie, it was a fantastic review (my agent said they don’t get any better!) and I am thrilled with it, and by how much your kind comments spread the word.
Dana, in fact, I am sitting in my recliner finishing up the third installment! About the future release dates, they aren’t set in stone yet, but I’ve been told that both Rogue and the third (still waiting on approval for the title) will come out in ’08.
waves at Rachel
Well, dammit, Rachel, we need dates. That way I can start whining about how far away it is. And while I’m glad to be one of your first reviews, I don’t think I’ll be the last damn good one, so you probably ought to get used to it
I love it when you find a book that just won’t let go! The only bad thing is the lack of sleep
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