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Title: Tooth and Claw

Subtitle: Harry Russo Diaries Series, Book 2

Author: Lisa Emme

Narrator: Dara Rosenberg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-11-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Supernatural & Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Angharad "Harry" Russo has had to adjust to some major changes in her life. Her computer is haunted, she accidentally acquired a vampire servant, and she's attracted to the most aggravating alpha male on the planet. Her friend betrayed her, a lunatic tried to sacrifice her to raise a god, and she accidentally "outed" herself to the Magister, the most powerful vampire in town. What else could go wrong? Oh yeah, she's just discovered that her father is a vampire and her dhamphiric powers are emerging prematurely. Poor Harry doesn't know what weird ability could pop up next.

When werewolves start to go missing, and two young men die suspiciously, not to mention horrifically, Harry believes it's all connected. It could be a hunch, or it could be the big, gray wolf that stepped out of her dreams to haunt her waking moments; either way, Harry knows that she needs to help solve the mystery. Now if she could just convince the sexy police detective, Cian Nash, to take her seriously.

Members Reviews:

Well-written but lacks depth

Emme writes well and as an independent author, takes care to eliminate common editing mistakes many do not. For that she deserves kudos. Her heroine Harry has Kate Daniels'-like supernatural and martial arts skills and like many other books in the genre, she develops new powers which are superior to others. I like this type of context. Where the book(s) fall short for me, however, are in three areas:

First: the world-building is very light. We have a made-up city of unknown proportions that appears to be the first choice when villains are attempting to establish a new world order. Why exactly? Do other cities have identical political setups (i.e. a master vamp in control)? Is there a master supernatural council somewhere worldwide? Why is Nash an Alpha but clearly subservient to the local Werewolf council headed by his mother? Who is Isaac and where does he fit in the vampire hierarchy? We know Harry has uniqe skills that have not been seen for millenia; wouldn't that set off alarm bells elsewhere? Etc, etc. This aspect of the books remains underdeveloped and I thought would be fleshed out as the series progressed. Not so.

Second: The romance is rushed, almost to the point of mere convenience. Harry herself points out multiple times that she and Nash haven't gone on a single date and even though Nash's wolf says they're mated, neither "human" agrees they truly like each other. Most of their encounters involved him yelling at her for interfering in his investigation so I'm not sure why Emme accelerated their relationship to intimacy so quickly. (The old "I hate him but I can't resist him" trope).

Third: I love supernatural books with a strong kickass heroine but if you are going to pair her with an alpha wolf, ensure that our hero recognizes her strengths and doesn't pat her on the head and expect her to sit in a corner while the menfolk handle the situation. Emme pens Nash to state this directive in one fashion or another throughout the book and then explicitly writes a scene in the book to emphasize their relationship. (*** minor spoiler: Nash handcuffs her to a crate in the middle of a firefight and she's confronted by two bad guys who try to rape her ***) .