Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
Hardcover, 352 Pages
2009, Bantam
ISBN: 0553806629
Series: Book 10 of Women of the Otherworld
Synopsis
Smart, sexy, supernatural—the men and women of the Otherworld live and love, fight and die, among us. Unseen and unsuspected, this realm of witches, ghosts, and werewolves is now threatened with exposure by a brutal series of bizarre murders that has left even the supernatural world baffled—and cold with terror….
Being the world’s only female werewolf has its advantages, such as having her pick of the Otherworld’s most desirable males. And Elena Michaels couldn’t have picked a more dangerously sexy and undyingly loyal mate than Clayton Danvers. Now their bond will be put to the ultimate test as they follow a bloody trail of gruesome slayings deep into Alaska’s frozen wilderness.
There’s nothing the werewolf community dislikes more than calling attention to itself. So when a pair of rogue man-eaters begins hunting humans, it’s up to Elena and Clayton to track down the predators. But any illusions their task would be simple are quickly dispelled. For even in werewolf terms, there’s something very disturbing taking place in the dark Alaskan forests. A werewolf more wolf than human and more unnatural than supernatural is on the hunt—a creature whose origins seem to spring from ancient legends of the shape-shifting Wendigo.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, Clayton and Elena find themselves confronting painful ghosts from their pasts—and an issue neither of them is eager to discuss. For one of them has been chosen to become the new Pack leader, and as every wolf knows, there can be only one Alpha. They’ve always been equals in everything. Now, when their survival depends more than ever on perfect teamwork, will instinct allow one of them to lead…and the other to follow?
Review
Elena and Clay head off to Alaska in Frostbitten to track and aid a young mutt in danger. While there they find something far beyond the supernatural they're accustomed to. Frostbitten takes the reader deep into shapeshifter mythology, while also providing a look at both Elena and Clay's pasts.
Frostbitten offers much in the way of action and passion. Elena and Clay away from the twins and their day-to-day lives allows for room to explore their relationship as well as how they've both changed from the beginning of the series. With more change on the horizon for Elena, it's a pleasure to see her hardening somewhat - not freaking out over the things Clay has to do to protect the pack and even becoming more pragmatic when it comes to what she herself will do to protect the ones she loves.
We don't see much of the others - pack nor supernatural friends. Frostbitten is truly Elena's book. We spend a lot of time in her mind as she considers her life, past, present and future. I enjoyed Elena's thoughts, but at certain times it felt like one rehashing too many. We know Elena loves Clay and has gotten over their rocky past, so we don't need to be reminded again and again of what she went through to finally realize she was happy.
Steamy scenes, life or death situations and a couple of surprising twists kept me entertained throughout. Frostbitten isn't destined to be my favorite Women of the Otherworld book, but moves Elena and the pack's story along nicely.
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