Coveted (Coveted)

by Shawntelle Madison

Sometimes what you covet is impossible to keep...

For werewolf Natalya Stravinsky, the supernatural is nothing extraordinary. What does seem strange is that she's stuck in her hometown of South Toms River, New Jersey, the outcast of her pack, selling antiques to finicky magical creatures. Restless and recovering from her split with gorgeous ex-boyfriend, Thorn, Nat finds comfort in an unusual place: her obsessively collected stash of holiday trinkets. But complications pile up faster than her ornaments when Thorn returns home, and Nat and Thorn discover that old flames still remain intense.

Before Nat can sort out their relationship, she must face a much hairier problem. Her pack is under attack from the savage Long Island werewolves - and Nat is the first target in the turf war. Toss in a handsome wizard vying for her affection, a therapy group for the anxious and enchanted, and the South Toms River pack leader ready to throw her to the wolves, and it's enough to give anybody a panic attack. With the stakes as high as the full moon, Nat must summon all her strength to save her pack, and ultimately, herself.

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• ISBN10: 0345529189
• ISBN13: 9780345529183
• Publish Date: 24 April 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Temporarily Withdrawn
• Out of Print: 8 May 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

Reviews

[littleread1]

Coveted kept me mildly entertained but thoroughly underwhelmed. Natalya is a werewolf that for some reason has been kicked out of her pack, and mostly ignored by her family. She had a great job and a wonderful relationship with Thorn, the next in line to be pack leader. But for reasons that were never made clear, he ... left? And came back at some point, and they still want each other but can't be together because of politics? I never felt the tension during their scenes. I guess it has to do with the fact that I never got to see them together? That can't be all of it ... but maybe some of it. I don't know.

What I thought was EXTREMELY well done was Natalya's mental illness. She is severe OCD and a hoarder of a specific kind of item. Fortunately I don't suffer from either of those, but the scenes where she is at her home, or when an attack is coming, my breath would become shallow and my heart rate would increase. I felt like I could at least empathize with her. I have a better idea of what people suffering from OCD & hoarding go through day after day. It isn't as easy as just stopping - they have to struggle every day, every moment.

All in all - I don't have a whole lot to say, good or bad, about Coveted. It was ok. I didn't hate it, I didn't love it. I will give the next book, Kept, a shot, because sometimes it is me that isn't connecting with a book, and the second book really hooks me. I will let you know!

[anastasia]

Review posted at SoManyBooksSoLittleTime