Beneath the Skin
First off...Wow! I was drawn in from the very start by the author's ability to tell a story. The suspense, the action, dialogue, characters, everything was on point. It is definitely a book I would buy if I saw it on the shelves.
The title caught my eye, as it suggested something dark, which I was in the mood for reading. As I realized it was a werewolf novel, I expected cliches or a predictable storyline, but this book is anything BUT! It was so easy to get sucked into this town of Twin Peaks and and the characters as they unravel of the mysterious murders.
I normally find it difficult to remain "in the story" when the POV switches often beneath characters while being written in the first person, and sometimes I had to catch myself reading a chapter, and not realizing who's view it was, since it's not a habit to look at the POV description at the beginning of the chapter. But once I figured it out, it was okay.
I gave the story 5-stars because it truly is written by a person who has learned how to tell a story and does an impeccable job of it. But, as a critique, it might be worth exploring other ways to switch the POV, even just changing the writing from 1st person to 3rd person. It makes it easier to change the POV without creating confusion for the reader.
Overall, I highly recommend this book -- especially to writers who are trying to develop their skills when it comes to story telling.
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