Collected A Coveted Novella (Audible Audio Edition) Shawntelle Madison Audio Élan Books
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Natalya Stravinsky, the charmingly neurotic werewolf from Coveted, is featured in this prequel novella. Before Thorn Grantham returned to South Toms River, New Jersey, Natalya lived alone with her stash of holiday trinkets. Her life takes an interesting turn when she faces a difficult challenge to find a stolen figurine she'd recently won from a magical creatures auction website. It should be simple, just demand for it back from the pesky thief. But a set of events occurs that puts not only her life at risk, but her family's as well.
Collected A Coveted Novella (Audible Audio Edition) Shawntelle Madison Audio Élan Books
Let me just say this, I really enjoyed Collected. I definitely love the Coveted series so far and can't wait for the next one, Kept to come out (due 11/27/12), so this was a great little appetizer to keep me tied over until then. Collected is a great little prequel/novella that takes place 7 months before the first book Coveted. Nat has a bad case of OCD and collects holiday decorations to help bandage some pretty soul deep issues. She wins an online auction for a figurine and is supper excited about it. When it's due to arrive, it's stolen off her doorstep. Now as a collector myself, I totally can sympathize with her. I know I've been driven half mad waiting for something to come in the mail and become a total witch when it doesn't arrive when it should. I can't imagine my "precious" being stolen from my doorstep, the nerve! Anywho, in order to get it back, the perp makes a bargain with her and chaos ensues.Shawntelle writes a fun, fast-paced story that anyone who collects can surely sympathize with and for those that don't collect, well you'll love the story too.
It's a wonderful story that basically boils down to the moral....be careful what you buy at an online auction, you might just get more then you bargained for.
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Collected A Coveted Novella (Audible Audio Edition) Shawntelle Madison Audio Élan Books Reviews
My Rating 3.5 stars Liked it - recommend (B+)
Originally posted at THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
The novella, Collected, takes place about 7 months before Coveted, the first book in Ms. Madison's wolf-shifter urban fantasy series. Although technically a prequel to the series, it was released after the Coveted, and I think can be enjoyed either before or after the first book. However, for me, already knowing the idiosyncrasies of our heroine made this story more enjoyable.
Once again, our story is told from the first person point of view (POV) of Natalya (Nat) Stravinsky. Nat is a rogue werewolf, kicked out of her pack and virtually alone. She is also a tad neurotic and suffers from OCD, making her an even greater outcast. She lives to feed her collection of hard-to-find or one-of-a-kind holiday decorations. Nat was looking forward to the delivery of her newest "treasure" only to discover its package has been taken from her home. She begins to track down the culprit with a single-mindedness that is fierce, although she battles her need for cleanliness and order against the "unsanitary" conditions of the woods, which makes for entertaining reading.
After successfully tracking down the thief, Nat agrees to a dangerous mission in which she works with/for not one but two different nefarious creatures. Nat recruits her younger brother Alex and his buddy Miles to help her break into a Leprechaun-run factory and fulfill her bargains to win back her prize.
I like our heroine, Nat, so much more in Collected than in Coveted. Although she's got her disorders and is far from perfect, she doesn't come across as the broken, beaten-down woman she did in Coveted. This time around she's determined and no longer wishy-washy. She goes up against a dragon creature, a water-based demon, and very dangerous leprechauns to fulfill her commitments. She follows through and stands up for herself. I found myself cheering for Nat this time around.
I also enjoyed reading more of her younger brother, Alex. We see how and why he ends up in the situation he finds himself in Coveted. The brother-sister bond is tight and special, something that wasn't really present in the first book.
The overall plot was a fun adventure. There wasn't anything too tricky or difficult. The action was just right for the shorter-length story. It was entertaining to learn more about some of the other supernatural creatures in Ms. Madison's world.
All in all, Collected is an enjoyable novella. The story provided solid background information about Nat. I loved seeing Nat as a strong and almost defiant woman, since we don't see much of that version of her in Coveted. Sure, Nat is broken and has her illness, but she can fight to get pass its effects on her.
"My box was missing."
The story begins with our heroine, OCD werewolf Nat, rushing home to get her beautiful figurine that has just arrived at her house. The problem is, when she gets there, someone who looks just like her has snatched her package.
For any other offense, Nat (who got kicked out of the pack because she isn't a very good werewolf) would have hung her head and let it go. But not this time. Oh heck no, you do not get between Nat and the antiques she collects. She will do anything- ANYTHING!- to get it back.
Along the way, she meets a three-headed dragon who is too big to leave his house, and whose heads alternately fall asleep or argue with each other, as well as some slime monster, both of whom want a picture of a certain antique before they'll give her stuff back. The antique is heavily guarded and Nat can't do this alone, so she teams up with her brother and his friend to get it back.
Honestly, Nat is one the few FMC's in Urban Fantasy that I actually like. In a genre where most of them have bad attitudes for no particular reason and are the best butt-kickers like, ever, it's nice to see a paranormal character that's more endearing and relatable. I also enjoyed her interactions with her brother- they both look out for each other, and again, characters with siblings they get along with is very, very rare in ANY genre. I usually get the impression whilst reading books that everyone is an only child or that siblings are the source of all their problems.
This is a short read, but very enjoyable. I've read the first two Coveted books, but it's not necessary to because this is set before they take place. So if you like werewolves, lovable heroines, and hilarious three-headed dragons (seriously he was the best part of the novella), then read this book.
Let me just say this, I really enjoyed Collected. I definitely love the Coveted series so far and can't wait for the next one, Kept to come out (due 11/27/12), so this was a great little appetizer to keep me tied over until then. Collected is a great little prequel/novella that takes place 7 months before the first book Coveted. Nat has a bad case of OCD and collects holiday decorations to help bandage some pretty soul deep issues. She wins an online auction for a figurine and is supper excited about it. When it's due to arrive, it's stolen off her doorstep. Now as a collector myself, I totally can sympathize with her. I know I've been driven half mad waiting for something to come in the mail and become a total witch when it doesn't arrive when it should. I can't imagine my "precious" being stolen from my doorstep, the nerve! Anywho, in order to get it back, the perp makes a bargain with her and chaos ensues.
Shawntelle writes a fun, fast-paced story that anyone who collects can surely sympathize with and for those that don't collect, well you'll love the story too.
It's a wonderful story that basically boils down to the moral....be careful what you buy at an online auction, you might just get more then you bargained for.
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