Okay

There were some highs and some lows with this one.
First I’m going to start by saying I adore science fiction so this should have been a home run for me. I did enjoy the world, the different species and descriptions of shamans and what they see and do, it was all very unique and interesting. On plot and writing alone this would have been a 4-4.5 easily.

The main issues for me at least were the cover and... robot wolf. Yes I try not to judge a book by its cover, but let’s be honest with a TBR pile in the hundreds, the pretty covers are more likely to go first. I did read it so obviously it wasn’t that big a determinant. I think the ‘robot’ wolf was the problem. I just, cringed every time I read it (and it’s a whole lot towards the end of the book) I just feel like there are such better ways to get this across without making it an almost laughable term. And the repetition, I honestly think the word ‘robot’ was used upwards of 5 times on one page. There are other ways to convey the image, shifted, his form, heck I’ll take metal wolf.

I’m on the fence about continuing the series as it seems to follow the same couple and ... I just don’t think I can read more ‘robot’ shifting. So if you can overlook the cringey term, it is a very unique and compelling world, and shifter sci-fi lovers should definitely give it a shot. ( )