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Changeling Dream (2011)

by Dani Harper(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0758265166 (ISBN13: 9780758265166)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Kensington

series

Changeling

review 1: 4.5/5This was one of those stories that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside when I finished reading. I only have one complaint so I'll get that out of the way first.Sometimes the "voice", the way certain words are used would distract me and pull me out of the story. Usually it was with little phrases the characters would say, or an instance of "down south they call it this but up north they call it that" kind of thing. Which actually wasn't that bad because it reminded me of the setting and the fact that the male lead hasn't been human in a long time.I really liked this story though. I honestly don't think I've had the chance to read a romance set in Canada before this and it was a really nice change of pace for me. I LIKED Jillian even when she was being stubborn because s... morehe had good reason to be. I like that she's a martial artist and that we see her in a vulnerable spot in the beginning, and then get to see her fight hard and stick to her convictions later on. I did find her a little bit annoying toward the end when she was recovering from her concussion, but considering everything that was going on I'm willing to over look it. I'd be annoying too if I had that much stress in my life.I liked James well enough, but I liked him better when he was happy. I think after a while I started to get annoyed with how angst ridden and filled with self-hate he was. BUT! I love that he didn't feel guilty for being in love again or worried that he would be betraying Evelyn. 5 stars for avoiding that cliche! I really, really liked when he understood that fighting Jillian's battles for her would just piss her off AND he didn't get upset over that fact. Another 5 stars to Miss Harper for that too! I think the thing I liked most about James was how much of a gentle giant he is. Overall, would totally read again and recommend to others. Also, Birkie is amazing and I would totally read a book about her.
review 2: I’ve said a few times when it comes to either werewolves or vampires, I pick the werewolf. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been reading this series. I like the first book, thus I wanted to continue. The hero of this book is James MacLeod, the older brother of the hero of Changeling Moon. As it says in the blurb, James suffered a great tragedy when his young wife and unborn child were murdered and because he couldn’t deal with the horror of it all since he felt responsible, he remained in his wolf form for the next 30 years.The heroine, Jillian Descharme, a young vet hired by Duncan, the hero of the first book, to help in his practice is the catalyst for James finally taking back his human self. It turns out many years ago that his wolf form rescued Jililan and the wolf side has considered Jillian ‘his’ ever since then. And Jillian has never forgotten the white wolf that rescued and comforted her from a horrendous attack when she was very young.When the white wolf realizes that Jillian has come to his neck of the woods, he claims Jillian as his even though James does not want to become involved with anyone again. He is astonished when he does come back to his humanity to realize that so much time has gone by.I liked both these characters. James is kind of unusual as there is an internal battle going on inside him for most of the book as to who was going to get what they wanted, him or his inner wolf. I thought that dynamic was quite unique. And I liked the character of Jillian although I felt at times that she was a bit too much of a ‘super’ woman. I preferred the first book just a tad more, but I liked them both enough to get the third one, Changeling Dawn.There were a few things that I thought weren’t explained enough though. When James rescued Jillian many years ago, she lived in mid-Ontario and yet she moved thousands of miles to the exact location that James called home. It was never explained how James traveled such a long distance or why when in wolf form and then I thought it was just a tad too coincidental that Jillian would end up in the very small Alberta town that the MacLeod family called home.But for a werewolf or changeling as they prefer to be called, I thought it not too shabby a book at all. less

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