Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong
Bitten introduces Elena-the only female werewolf in the world- having been bitten by her fiance-Clay-years back. She's fled that life and is trying to live as a human in Toronto, complete with a new live in boyfriend who has no idea who she truly is. The weight of that, of being closeted begins to wear on her - she has to eat secretly, run secretly.
In the midst of this, her old Pack leader Jeremy, a man who has been like a father to her, calls her back home and she relents, albeit reluctantly.
From here, we watch as Elena struggles with her anger over who she really is and also over who she'll never be again. Her anger and love for Clay. Clay-having been bitten and changed as a very young child and then abandoned to live or die on his own-has none of the hesitancy and reluctance that Elena feels and this often causes tension between them.
Elena is incredibly strong, first just to have survived the bite and transformation and also the betrayal by the man she loved when he bit her without permission. Secondly, she's an enforcer for her Pack, she hunts down the mutts who are rogue wolves and kills them, she's universally feared by those who operate outside of Pack structure. The internal struggle she faces in choosing between her life at Stonehaven as a werewolf and her life in Toronto as a closeted wolf.
Elena is a phenomenal character. She is strong, has depth and is easy to relate to. Elena was orphaned at a very young age. She grew up in a series of foster homes, with no family and few friends. As a young adult in college all she wants is real family and to be stable, loved and normal. She hopes she will have all of these things when she meets, falls in love with and becomes engaged to Clay-a professor of anthropology at her university. Yet, when Clay brings her home to meet his "family" her life changes forver. Unable to forgive Clay for destroying her dream of ever being anything remotely normal, Elena at first finds a place and life in her new "pack" family. Then she runs away and moves to Toronto to live a normal life with a normal boyfirend whom she hides what she really is from. When she is called home by her pack leader and father figure she reluctantly goes and finds that the only for her to truly be happy with herself and her life is to accept that she will never be normal and learn to love her life anyway.
Stolen introduces other mystical characters. Elena is still the main character accompanied by her boyfriend Clay and her pack leader Jeremy. Drawn in by an aritcle that is very close to the truth-far too close for comfort-about Werewolves Elena meets a true witch-Paige. Elena is eventually captured by an eccentric billionaire who is collecting mystical creatures. She is locked in a secret underground lair with a witch, half-demon, voodoo priest and shaman. This book was not as enjoyable to me as Bitten. I was looking for more Stonehaven and werewolf politics and pack lives, but I did like to introduction of other mystical races.
Dime Store Magic begins a year after Stolen. Paige, a coven witch, has custody of Savannah, a 13-year-old angry witch. Paige has her hands full trying to guide and protect Savannah, who is experiencing teen-angst with an unhealthy dose of rage.Leah, the half-demon Volo has decided to join forces with a Cabal, a high ranking sorcerer who is also CEO of a large corporation. This particular Cabal, Nast, is very powerful and also Savannah's father. The fight for custody is more then a legal matter. Nast wants Savannah for her power and will do anything to acquire her.
Paige finds herself fighting not only Nast, but also everyone else in her life to protect Savannah. Paige's once uncomplicated life becomes a living hell that seems to have no end in sight. To make matters worse, Savannah, at 13, is very immature and full of rage. She is angry about everything and is prone to using her powers in a reckless manner. Consequences are something Savannah does not understand.
Dime Store Magic is a wonderful, fun book to read. The Paige who was introduced in Stolen gains a great deal more depth and is a great heroine. She deals with these betrayals and attacks with a strong moral outrage and strength of character. She is not about to back down and shows her true feisty nature.
I gotta admit that Paige really got on my last nerve in Stolen but I kind of like her in this book. She is trying to take over for her mother-who passed away in Stolen. She is raising a pre-teen who is precocious and difficult, trying to take over her mothers seat in the local coven and balance her business with all these aspects of her life. I like the demons and hald-demons. I also like Paiges break with the coven who only wants to do protective magic-even while under attack. paige realizes that witches have given up a significant portion of their power in the deal made in the dark ages with the sorcerers-men-who promised to protect them. Paige is a good witch and was raised to be good witch but sees the need for balance in all things magickal. I also like her demon lawyer boyfriends. Hilraious, I can not wait for the next book.
Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic
Industrial Magic- Way better than Dime Store Magic. First of all, Paige comes into her own. She has purpose, drive and confidence-she is no longer following blindly in her mothers foot steps. Also, she has Lucas-who I really liked in this novel. This novel primarily takes place in Miami with the Cortez Cabal-it explores more of this fascinating world of the "Otherworld" series and re-introduces my favorite pack of werewolves!!!!!!! Jeremy, Elena and Clayton as well as the vampiress from Stolen-Cassandra. The old band gets together to research a killer who is killingh half-witch adolescent children of Cabals. The murder could be anyone from a displaced Cabal member to a pissed off mythical monster-either way Paige, Lucas and the gang will surely figure it out-and they do! This is a murder, mystery, magic and politics....a heady mixture to be sure. I can not WAIT!!!!! for the next book-Haunted!The book is fast paced with lots of unexpected turns. Like the other books in the Otherworld series, I wanted more after finishing Industrial Magic. Kelley Armstrong is the Canadian author of four books in the Otherworld series; Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, and Industrial Magic. The fifth book in the series, Haunted is to be published in the Spring of 2005. Available on her website, http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com , are three online novellas that further the werewolves' storyline.
~~~~Where ever you go, There you are!
In the midst of this, her old Pack leader Jeremy, a man who has been like a father to her, calls her back home and she relents, albeit reluctantly.
From here, we watch as Elena struggles with her anger over who she really is and also over who she'll never be again. Her anger and love for Clay. Clay-having been bitten and changed as a very young child and then abandoned to live or die on his own-has none of the hesitancy and reluctance that Elena feels and this often causes tension between them.
Elena is incredibly strong, first just to have survived the bite and transformation and also the betrayal by the man she loved when he bit her without permission. Secondly, she's an enforcer for her Pack, she hunts down the mutts who are rogue wolves and kills them, she's universally feared by those who operate outside of Pack structure. The internal struggle she faces in choosing between her life at Stonehaven as a werewolf and her life in Toronto as a closeted wolf.
Elena is a phenomenal character. She is strong, has depth and is easy to relate to. Elena was orphaned at a very young age. She grew up in a series of foster homes, with no family and few friends. As a young adult in college all she wants is real family and to be stable, loved and normal. She hopes she will have all of these things when she meets, falls in love with and becomes engaged to Clay-a professor of anthropology at her university. Yet, when Clay brings her home to meet his "family" her life changes forver. Unable to forgive Clay for destroying her dream of ever being anything remotely normal, Elena at first finds a place and life in her new "pack" family. Then she runs away and moves to Toronto to live a normal life with a normal boyfirend whom she hides what she really is from. When she is called home by her pack leader and father figure she reluctantly goes and finds that the only for her to truly be happy with herself and her life is to accept that she will never be normal and learn to love her life anyway.
Stolen introduces other mystical characters. Elena is still the main character accompanied by her boyfriend Clay and her pack leader Jeremy. Drawn in by an aritcle that is very close to the truth-far too close for comfort-about Werewolves Elena meets a true witch-Paige. Elena is eventually captured by an eccentric billionaire who is collecting mystical creatures. She is locked in a secret underground lair with a witch, half-demon, voodoo priest and shaman. This book was not as enjoyable to me as Bitten. I was looking for more Stonehaven and werewolf politics and pack lives, but I did like to introduction of other mystical races.
Dime Store Magic begins a year after Stolen. Paige, a coven witch, has custody of Savannah, a 13-year-old angry witch. Paige has her hands full trying to guide and protect Savannah, who is experiencing teen-angst with an unhealthy dose of rage.Leah, the half-demon Volo has decided to join forces with a Cabal, a high ranking sorcerer who is also CEO of a large corporation. This particular Cabal, Nast, is very powerful and also Savannah's father. The fight for custody is more then a legal matter. Nast wants Savannah for her power and will do anything to acquire her.
Paige finds herself fighting not only Nast, but also everyone else in her life to protect Savannah. Paige's once uncomplicated life becomes a living hell that seems to have no end in sight. To make matters worse, Savannah, at 13, is very immature and full of rage. She is angry about everything and is prone to using her powers in a reckless manner. Consequences are something Savannah does not understand.
Dime Store Magic is a wonderful, fun book to read. The Paige who was introduced in Stolen gains a great deal more depth and is a great heroine. She deals with these betrayals and attacks with a strong moral outrage and strength of character. She is not about to back down and shows her true feisty nature.
I gotta admit that Paige really got on my last nerve in Stolen but I kind of like her in this book. She is trying to take over for her mother-who passed away in Stolen. She is raising a pre-teen who is precocious and difficult, trying to take over her mothers seat in the local coven and balance her business with all these aspects of her life. I like the demons and hald-demons. I also like Paiges break with the coven who only wants to do protective magic-even while under attack. paige realizes that witches have given up a significant portion of their power in the deal made in the dark ages with the sorcerers-men-who promised to protect them. Paige is a good witch and was raised to be good witch but sees the need for balance in all things magickal. I also like her demon lawyer boyfriends. Hilraious, I can not wait for the next book.
Bitten
Stolen
Dime Store Magic
Industrial Magic- Way better than Dime Store Magic. First of all, Paige comes into her own. She has purpose, drive and confidence-she is no longer following blindly in her mothers foot steps. Also, she has Lucas-who I really liked in this novel. This novel primarily takes place in Miami with the Cortez Cabal-it explores more of this fascinating world of the "Otherworld" series and re-introduces my favorite pack of werewolves!!!!!!! Jeremy, Elena and Clayton as well as the vampiress from Stolen-Cassandra. The old band gets together to research a killer who is killingh half-witch adolescent children of Cabals. The murder could be anyone from a displaced Cabal member to a pissed off mythical monster-either way Paige, Lucas and the gang will surely figure it out-and they do! This is a murder, mystery, magic and politics....a heady mixture to be sure. I can not WAIT!!!!! for the next book-Haunted!The book is fast paced with lots of unexpected turns. Like the other books in the Otherworld series, I wanted more after finishing Industrial Magic. Kelley Armstrong is the Canadian author of four books in the Otherworld series; Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, and Industrial Magic. The fifth book in the series, Haunted is to be published in the Spring of 2005. Available on her website, http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com , are three online novellas that further the werewolves' storyline.
~~~~Where ever you go, There you are!
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