Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3078 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 624 pages

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Amazing!!!!!!
When I first bought the book I wasn't expecting it to be too fantastic because the idea of werecats seemed a bit ridiculous! But boy was I wrong! Stray is no doubt one of the best books I've ever read, it's action packed and got plenty of romance in it (which for me is an essential for any book!), but most importantly you have to use your imagination when reading it, I can't bear simple books!! Stray had me on the edge of my seat and every so often I had to close it just so I could take a deep breath and try stop my heart from leaping out of my chest!! I would recommend this book to anyone who loves action, romance and has a decent imagination!

3 Stars - Not bad
Stray is the first instalment of The Werecat Series.

Faythe Sanders is not just a normal college student. For one, she is not human, but a female werecat, who has a pride desperately wanting her to come home and do her tabby duties, which is getting married to a strong tom and the like. She, however, does not want to be a typical tabby, but wants to be free and live her own life.
But, when a tabby is kidnapped, Faythe is dragged back home for her safety, leaving her college life and human boyfriend behind. Faythe's life is then turned upside down.

When I first picked up this book I was excited about reading about werecats, instead of the typical vampires and werewolves that have took over the urban fantasy genre. I was disappointed to find that the start of the book was indeed like Kelley Armstrong's popular 'Bitten'. I was also disappointed to see that the main character, Faythe, was quite annoying at times. But that didn't make me stop reading; I wanted to see if it improved.

I liked the whole idea of the werecat prides and I think the author writes about them well. The description of the cat forms and shifting are great.

I have to say, though, I was bored with the first half of the book. Nothing really happened at all. The second half, however, is where I beleived it improved. It was exciting and you didn't know what was going to happen next.

I hope this is a promising new series and that, 'Rouge', the second book of the series is more eventful and exciting, especially through the whole book.

I liked it (some minor spoilers)
Hmmm, lots of other reviewers compared this one to Kelley Armstrongs 'Bitten'- have to disagree with that one. Subject matter is similar but Stray isn't as good as Kelleys offerings. I would compare more to the much maligned Anita Blake though without the sex and Charlaine Harris without the subplots- that makes it sound like a poor imitation I suppose, but I didn't actually read it that way. Faythe is not terribly likable but she comes across as real. For those that don't know she is a Werecat, born into a pride. For biological reasons more male cats are born than female so there is a great deal of protection and competition surrounding the women of the species. I thought that the structure of the pride and the detail offered about the dynamics of the group was good and in places really quite original. No other author gives us much to work with when a shfter is in animal form, so I enjoyed that aspect of the story. I thought that the scenes written when the heroine is captive (sorry if that is a spoiler)were sensitively written with appropriate menace & conflict and no shock tactics deployed in terms of the violance or suffering. I thought the story pretty good, the standard of writing pretty good and the heroine irritating but not so much that you have to stop reading and overall it was a winner. I ordered, read and enjoyed the sequel and it has been a while since I have done that. 4 deserved stars for me on this one