Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6015 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 624 pages

Customer Reviews

Stray .. well wroth buying
Stray may actually be the best book I have ever read! You have the already messed up heroin being dragged through a frustrating family life that makes you want to scream, but at the same time sometimes wanting to bash some sense into her. Rachel's writing is beyond amazing is intensive, felt, raw and yet real, you are there with Faythe feeling her struggle in every living thing which she feels no edits no cuts and yet at the same time its not real its supernatural ... and of course there are the yummy boys! A book every twenty something girl must read!

(Some **spoilers** Kelley Armstrong's story line and Rachel Vincent's story line below)

I do admit there are some similarities in areas Kelley's books but the underlying message/audience is different
Kelley's; Elena 32 (the only living female werewolf know) not fighting against her family (she has none) but her pack and mainly love interest Clay who turned her into a werewolf in the first place hence her complete and utter angst towards him and her feelings towards him. Elena had any problems with independence it was more being connected to it alone is was more Clay and her Father Figure issues and being accepted. Stolen wise; yes there is the being captured/imprisoned factor for Elena, it was supernatural's in general and for no reason other than study.

Faythe 23 on the other hand feels as if she is being pushing into the same life as her mother, of which she is terrified as her own life and independence are very important to her, Marc was turned into a werecat within pride territory not by Faythe. Tabbys are being taken from all over showing that there is more than one female werecat although rare in this story there are also more than one pride/pack and alpha. Therefore although similar the differences make the story.

Worth it for just over £3
I got into the genre after reading the twilgiht series and have never looked back. Alot of people have said it is similar to kelley Armstrong's book bitten but i find the character of Faythe in Stray alot easier to relate to as she is from my age group - late teens and she is alot like me in her attitude to the world. I found the characters were well written althoug at times i had trouble keeping up with which character was which, Micheal and Mark are too similar for my liking lol. I would agree with another reviewer that there isnt that much description of the charcters but i didnt really mind that fact as it let me make up my own decissions about what they all looked like. I would recommend this book for people in their late teens as it can be slightly graphic at points and does have a mature plot. I will be buying rogue in the future and it will be a welcome addition to my bookshelf.

Really Good!
There are a lot of similarities between this book and those of Kelley Armstrong's'Bitten' and 'Stolen', the two in question I had read immediately before reading 'Stray' and hence highlighting the differences and similarities between the two even greater.
But, I found the book really enjoyable and although the characters and worlds are very similar, both books fit perfectly in the genre and one does not better the other.
I do like the main character of Faythe in 'Stray', as opposed to many opinions expressed by other reviewers. I found her very headstrong and determined, whilst being real and true also. Yes, she does appear selfish and a bit whiny at times, but the book enables the reader to see through her eyes and in my opinion, she reacts as any teenage/20-something would in her situation. The sexual references are fewer than in 'Bitten' and 'Stolen', making it a little more available to a slightly younger audience - but even then I would be cautious about giving it to minors.
The book is easily re-readable, the characters and storyline easy to follow and gripping at times and there were very few(if any) grammer and spelling mistakes (as opposed to those in armstrongs series that did bug me slightly).

Overall, A really good read. If you like books by K. Armstrong or the Black Dagger Brotherhood books by J. R. Ward, then check out Stray and the following books in the series.