Review: Walk on the Wild Side

Lion sex.

If that isn’t reason enough to get you to read this book, then it’s highly unlikely my review will sway you otherwise. :p

Walk on the Wild Side is the fifth in The Others books by Christine Warren. Like its predecessors, the story is independent to the rest of the books in the series.

I actually liked this one – mostly because of its originality. While the whole idea of shapeshifters isn’t a novel concept, the idea of a lion shapeshifter pride in the heart of Vegas is. The story focuses on Kitty Sugarman, a half-human, half-shapeshifter intent on travelling to Vegas to find her long-lost father, who happens to be the leader of the pride. Yep. Leader of the Pride. Except he’s dying, and his scheming family’s trying to push Kitty out of his inheritance.

Kitty ends up taking lessons on shifting into her lioness form from Max Stuart, the pride baas and next in line for the title of Felix (the pride leader). Naturally, things heat up between them – who else is surprised at this, really – and lots of sexxors takes place. There’s even an unforgettable scene in the forest where they do it. As lions.

The story isn’t half-bad, actually. There’s loads of action throughout, and the pride dynamic was well-established. The villains were a tad one-sided, though, and I’m pretty skeptical about people/lions being able to get pregnant in a day – doesn’t the sperm need more time to travel? Other than that, Walk on the Wild Side was an entertaining read.

See also: Wolf at the Door, She’s No Faerie Princess, The Demon You Know, Howl at the Moon, One Bite with a Stranger, You’re so Vein

Plot/originality: 4/5

Characters: 3.5/5

Writing style: 3/5

Total score: 10.5/15