Dex Solomon is a feared and strong leader who lets no one and nothing touch his heart. Lycanthropes are seen as a disease, a horrible mutation of humanity yet humans and Earth’s government continually rely on men like Dex Solomon to do their dirty work. Solomon is hard-bitten and tough but little Eva is starting to crack through his shell. Little does he know how very dangerous she is to him, the mission, his crew members, and of course, his heart. Will Eva decide against betraying Solomon, or will she follow through with the mission, regardless of her new feelings for Solomon?

Feral is an interesting look at what happens when humans turn their backs on certain members of society. And it’s not pretty. There is lots of fighting, violence, and betrayal. It’s hard to build a trusting relationship on those kinds of foundations and add in the fact that one of the partners who should be helping to fight for love is really a spy… well, it gets tricky. This book deals with a lot of tough issues, such as just who do you give your allegiance to: government or lover? Eva faces some tough choices as does Solomon. I can’t say I always agreed with the choices they made, but structure-wise, it worked for the story. The main problem, for me, was that their relationship seemed to feel only sexually based. I didn’t feel, even at the end, that there was a strong and truly trustworthy connection between them, something they can build on in the future. I suppose that fits with the lack of trust that was shown throughout the entire story, but I guess I expected the emotional connection to finally be felt in the story by its end. Solomon and Eva are an interesting couple and for that alone, Feral is worth reading, though there is a sexual scene involved where Solomon is in his lycanthrope form that may be too touchy for some readers. I felt it was actually one of the few signs of their trust in each other, however.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Sarah W
May 10, 2007