Review: The New Wold (Building the Pack #1) – R.J. Scott

After a hate crime leaves one of them near dead, Veterinarian, Josh Nolan and Cop, Connor Vincent are starting a new life in Black Creek, a remote town on the edge of the Adirondack State Park, Vermont.

Josh is taking over his grandfather’s practice and Connor settles into working as one of only four of the sheriff’s office covering the area.

When Connor pieces together a whole list of unsolved crimes going back fifty years he puts his life, and that of his partners, in danger.

An attack, a bite, and suddenly everything becomes frighteningly clear. Black Creek is where a new wolf has to find a whole new way to look at his life.

Series: Building the Pack #1
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Publisher: Extasy Books
Source: Manic Readers
Reviewer: Iris
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

Although I wasn’t sure at first if maybe I had missed something when I began reading, it became apparent that as far as the author was concerned, the story for Josh and Connor began when they moved to Black Creek. That would be all well and good, except that it seems that what led to their move and was important enough that it’s mentioned several times. However, that is neither here nor there. The story as it stands was a remarkably decent read.

Why four cocktail glasses for just a decent read, you ask? Well that is a simple enough question to answer. One looks for certain benchmarks to be met when reading a book. This one just happened to meet most of those requirements for me. The New Wolf was an entertaining short read with engaging characters that kept me flipping the pages. That being said, I don’t think I have ever encountered characters so prone to getting themselves in to dangerous situations. Although this wasn’t much of what I would call a romance novel as the characters were already together and firmly in love, I found their relationship very sweet and endearing. What wouldn’t you do for the one you love?

What kept the story going for me was the mystery. Who is this mysterious lone wolf determined to decimate the fledgling pack? Why is he so determined to do so? These questions kept me going page after page, even when it seemed that there were more questions than answers. Now here we are, book 1 is over and I still have unanswered questions. However, I find myself anxious to read book 2 and find out what happens next. This to me is the mark of a good series. So, although I have not yet read books 2 and 3 of the series, I would recommend picking up The New Wolf, but only if you have the next books on standby. Otherwise the frustration of all the unanswered questions may kill you.

Cocktail Recipe

1 part Gin

1 part Rum

1 part Tabasco

1 part Tequila

1 part Vodka

Add all liquids, stir, top with Marachino cherry and shoot it.