Review: Dire Wants by Stephanie Tyler

 

“Ms. Tyler knows how to write a sinfully hot hero!” ~Under the Covers

When I first heard about this series, I was captivated by this concept.  I think I’ve had a thing for werewolf bikers since I read Shelly Laurenston’s Magnus Pack.  I found that the first book in this series had a lot of world building and background information about who the dires were and all that, so I was looking forward to this one so we could get to the really good stuff.

Except I’m not sure this book got quite to that level.  It was a bit of a rollercoaster for me, of liking and stalling and getting excited about it and stalling.  Maybe it was the pace of the story, or maybe the fact that I felt in a way Kate was using Stray (she even makes him her familiar…accidentally).

Stray, in and of himself, is delicious.  He’s a wonderful hero with a tortured past and a lot of heartache.  He’s just been reunited with his long lost brother. His true family, the Dires, are under attack and the only choice they now have lies in the hands of a witch who doesn’t know she’s a witch, doesn’t want her powers and ohh…happens to be his mate.  You can’t help but love him.

Kate on the other hand I wasn’t completely sold on.  She’s an okay heroine, a little feisty and at least she had a little common sense.  I get that she’s lived her life not knowing how to deal with the things she does and the powers she has.  I just wasn’t sold on HER connection with Stray.

There’s quite a bit of action thrown in this book and less world building, which suited me just fine.  But like I said before, it felt that the pace wasn’t exactly what I wanted and after I was very into to the book (either because of smexy things happening or action of the other kind) then it would take a slope down.

This is still a great series, I just find that the concept is not quite developed to its full potential yet.  But what can I say, Ms. Tyler knows how to write a sinfully hot hero!  All the guys in the Dire pack are very interesting and I have to confess that I was very into the parts about Jinx.  He’s really opened up a can of worms, huh?  I love that he now has a vampire roommate and their interactions are hilarious.  I have to read more about them.

I also enjoyed that we get some insight into Rifter and Gwen.  They’re not the alpha couple that after their book, they go into hiding, coming out only to bark orders.  They were involved in the story and we got to peak back into their relationship.  I like how that keeps the story connected.

I can’t wait to read more about the bad boys in this series and seeing them fall.

Favorite quote:

“I want to fuck you. Mark you. Lick you until you scream, clutch the sheets, until your body is worn out from my loving you. God, I dream about tasting you, Kate. Want to spend hours between your thighs. I want to make you mine the way you’ve made me yours.”

*ARC provided by publisher

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