So this time around Elena is not only the only female werewolf but she is also pregnant! This is significant for the simple reason that no one knows how this pregnancy will turn out. Will the baby be a werewolf since both of his/her parents are? If she has a girl will it go by the same rules and only be human? What are they having? Will this child has special abilities? Will this be a normal pregnancy that lasts for 9 months or will the gestation period be closer to that of a wolf? Endless possibilities along with endless questions.
Because of the pregnancy Elena is bored out of her gourd. Jeremy and Clay are keeping a tight rein on her. They are fearful of what another supernatural might do if they find out she is with child. Since this is a new concept and has never been dealt with before they are taking all of the precautions. So pretty much Elena is stuck at Stonehaven until she has her baby.
That is until Xavier offers The Pack and offer they cannot refuse. He offers to lead them to a rouge werewolf who has been killing humans in return for a favor. He know the location of the From Hell letter Jack the Ripper supposedly wrote and he wants them to steal it so he can collect compensation from his buyer. The Pack agrees to collect his merchandise so long as his tip on the rouge is valid, which it is.
So, long story short they get the letter and examine it.... which causes a big bunch of shit! They open a portal from hell which releases a crazed killer and two zombie type things and for reasons unknown they are ALL after Elena! No matter how many times they kill the zombies they just keep coming back and until The Pack figures out who their leader is there is no way to actually Kill Them Dead.
So for more information on zombies and control lords Jeremy calls in some favors. One favor being Jaime Vegas, T.V. Spiritualist and Supernatural Necromancer. Good call Jeremy because she comes in handy. =)In this book Jaime is and essential character and without her know-how The Pack would have been left of center.
Throughout the book Elena's baby's life is compromised and Clay is hurt. They are lied to, tricked, and manipulated as well is tormented. The Pack and Jaime must work together to find the Zombie Controller and end his life so they can kill off the zombies and close the portal. If this is not accomplished not only will Elena's life be in jeopardy but so will the child's life she is carrying inside her.
Can the team complete the task at hand? Will Clay survive the attack? And will Jaime put herself in a sticky situation yet again? Also... WILL JEREMY EVER REALIZE THAT JAIME IS 100% IN FREAKIN' LOVE WITH HIM???????
It's hard for me to say this but I do believe I will have to give this book a 9 out of 10. Its a fantastic read, but I did unfortunately find it lacking in some areas. For me Clay was a bit overbearing, I really don't like to see a man telling a woman what to do. I also didn't get enough one on one time with Elena and Clay, but that is to be expected because there was more to the story than their love life. I did like to see Elena step up and admit that she was in love with him (even though we knew that tidbit from the moment they were in the same room in the very first book). If I were you I would definitely put this book on the must read list =) Thanks again to the best author ever, **Kelley Armstrong**
