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Publisher: Plume (penguin Group)
Release Date: October 2004
ISBN: 0452285933
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Format Reviewed: Paperback
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Genre:   Supernatural [Contemporary, Maine]
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Rachel A Hyde,
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Women of the Otherworld Book II  
By Kelley Armstrong


    This is the follow-up to Bitten, which introduced the feisty Elena Michaels, who has the distinction of being the only female werewolf around. Now she is part of a rather special pack, but is soon in trouble following an advert for a website selling knowledge about werewolves. This is all part of a so-called “scientific investigation” of non-human beings dreamed up by unscrupulous billionaire Tyrone Winsloe - but why does he want the information and what is he going to do with it?

    Following in the wake of the success of Buffy and Laurell K Hamilton, sassy ass-kicking women with super powers are selling books, and here is another to add to the collection. One of the better ones in my opinion, told in the first person by the spirited Elena, and full of werewolf culture that brings the tale to life. There is nothing new about prison break stories (or werewolves either) but combine the two, crank up the pace, stir in some humor, and you have yourself a good lively novel. It could stand some editing and gets a bit repetitive at times, but at the conclusion there are loose ends that beg to be tied up in a third novel. If this type of thing is your taste, then this book ought to rate fairly high.