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Bitten

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Bitten

by Kelley Armstrong

September 25, 2001 | Hardcover

An addictive, deeply enjoyable thrill ride on the frontier of the feral and feminine...a debut novel of astonishing imaginative power from the future queen of suspense.

Elena Michaels slips out of bed, careful not to wake her boyfriend. He hates it when she disappears in the middle of the night, and can't understand why any normal woman would crave the small hours of the morning, the dark unsafe downtown streets. But Elena's skin is tingling, the pent-up energy feels like it's about to blow her muscles apart - she can't put it off any longer. She loves to run at the edge of the city, but she doesn't have time to get there. She has to slink into an alley, take off her clothes and hide them carefully, and make the Change.

Elena's trying hard to be normal. She hates her strength, and her wildness, and her hunger for food, for sex, for running in the night, for the chase and the kill. She wants a husband, children...even a mother-in-law. Or at least that's what she tells herself.

And then the inevitable happens. The Pack needs her. The Pack she loves and hates is under siege from a bunch of disreputable and ruthless mutts who are threatening to expose them all, breaking all the rules that have kept them safe. The loyalty of her nature calls her home, and into the fight, which tests just who Elena is: the wild woman or the wistful would-be human.
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    Rating: 4/5

    A Good Start to the Series

    Midnight Sunrise

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    18 months ago

    Elena is the only female werewolf who wishes she could fit into the human world. When she leaves her Pack and moves into an apartment with her human boyfriend, Phillip, in Toronto, she thinks that she can actually lead a normal life by day, and a lone wolf running through the streets by night.
    But when her Pack calls her back to New York in an emergency, Elena takes a trip back to her home where she finds things getting out of control. There seems to be some "mutts"-new werewolves that have been bitten-causing trouble in her hometown. And when some old faces turn up, Elena needs to figure out a way to save her Pack while staying alive.

    Bitten was a good start to Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series. The plot was well written and kept me at the edge of my seat and the characters were all funny, witty and fun to read about. Armstrong did a good job of leading up to the climax and getting your heart thumping for the final fight. I really enjoyed this novel and I can't wait to get started on the sequel.
    4.5 stars.

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    Rating: 3/5

    Not bad...

    Alicia

    2 years ago

    (The Chapters-Indigo website has been deleting my ratings so: I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars/leaves.)

    In general I liked this book and I do plan on reading the sequels. Overall the story was mostly enjoyable. It was interesting to read Armstrong's take on the werewolf mythos and the adventure was well done, as well as several humorous moments.

    My main criticism of this novel is that I found it difficult to accept some of Elena's (i.e. the main character's) choices. Call me strange, but I find it difficult to empathize with someone who finally winds up accepting murder -while I will admit her problem with this was a major theme in the story, she did wind up 'accepting her nature' in the end, as well as that of her mate.

    Just my 0.02$.

    Similar recommended titles (given here because of the weird problems I've been having with the Chapters/Indigo website and which they STILL haven't fixed):

    -Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs (and the prequel story in the collection by various authors, titled 'On the Prowl')
    -Stormwalker, by Allyson James

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    Rating: 5/5

    Sprinting to get next book!

    Nicole <3

    2 years ago

    I feel that Armstrong wrote this book peice by peice with careful thoughts to make this book PERFECTION! The twist between the love with Clayton and Elena, how she loves him so, but he is the one who made her a werewolf. As she still wants to live with humans as a regular, she finds Phillip. They live together for a year, but then Elena must come back to the Pack for a great problem that has occured. Elena falls for Clay agan, slowly forgeting about Phillip. This not only includes romance, but action, and a bit of comedy on the side. I love this book very much! Can't wait to read Stolen.

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    Kim Sander

    Rating: 4/5

    Great first effort!

    Kim Sander

    10 years ago

    This was a terrific first novel. Kelley Armstrong really makes you understande her characters and the playful way she portrays the werewolves is endearing.

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An addictive, deeply enjoyable thrill ride on the frontier of the feral and feminine...a debut novel of astonishing imaginative power from the future queen of suspense.

Elena Michaels slips out of bed, careful not to wake her boyfriend. He hates it when she disappears in the middle of the night, and can't understand why any normal woman would crave the small hours of the morning, the dark unsafe downtown streets. But Elena's skin is tingling, the pent-up energy feels like it's about to blow her muscles apart - she can't put it off any longer. She loves to run at the edge of the city, but she doesn't have time to get there. She has to slink into an alley, take off her clothes and hide them carefully, and make the Change.

Elena's trying hard to be normal. She hates her strength, and her wildness, and her hunger for food, for sex, for running in the night, for the chase and the kill. She wants a husband, children...even a mother-in-law. Or at least that's what she tells herself.

And then the inevitable happens. The Pack needs her. The Pack she loves and hates is under siege from a bunch of disreputable and ruthless mutts who are threatening to expose them all, breaking all the rules that have kept them safe. The loyalty of her nature calls her home, and into the fight, which tests just who Elena is: the wild woman or the wistful would-be human.

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An addictive, deeply enjoyable thrill ride on the frontier of the feral and feminine...a debut novel of astonishing imaginative power from the future queen of suspense.
Elena Michaels slips out of bed, careful not to wake her boyfriend. He hates it when she disappears in the middle of the night, and can''t understand why any normal woman would crave the small hours of the morning, the dark unsafe downtown streets. But Elena''s skin is tingling, the pent-up energy feels like it''s about to blow her muscles apart -- she can''t put it off any longer. She loves to run at the edge of the city, but she doesn''t have time to get there. She has to slink into an alley, take off her clothes and hide them carefully, and make the Change.
Elena''s trying hard to be normal. She hates her strength, and her wildness, and her hunger for food, for sex, for running in the night, for the chase and the kill. She wants a husband, children...even a mother-in-law. Or at least that''s what she tells herself.
And then the inevitable happens. The Pack needs her. The Pack she loves and hates is under siege from a bunch of disreputable and ruthless mutts who are threatening to expose them all, breaking all the rules that have kept them safe. The loyalty of her nature calls her home, and into the fight, which tests just who Elena is: the wild woman or the wistful would-be human.

About the Author

Kelley Armstrong lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children and far too many pets. Bitten is her first novel, and will be published in the United States by Viking, in the United Kingdom by Little, Brown, as well as in the Netherlands, Sweden, Brazil and Germany.

Hardcover

3.38 x 9.33 IN

September 25, 2001

English

Canadian Author


0679310614
9780679310617

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". . . it's as smooth as cream all the way, sure to gain fans." - Kirkus Reviews

"[An] impressive debut thriller. . . . Kelley Armstrong is very good on the sheer exhilaration of shape-changing, of running on four feet through forests, suburban greenery and urban back alleys." - Amazon UK

"[I]t''s terrific. I''m a sucker for this kind of novel anyway, and the heroine is the most appealing I have come across in ages. It''s clever, quirky, hip and funny, skating between genres with style and grace. More please!" -- Joanne Harris

''There is nothing overtly gothic about this fast-paced, sexy thriller and its model contemporary heroine -- it''s just that she''s a werewolf who is trying to make a go of things among humans. - Bookseller (UK)

"A hair-raising story for the she-wolf in us all." - Shannon Olson, author of Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is Sometimes Spoken.

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