Rogue

Shifters, Book 2

By: Rachel Vincent

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

"Okay, so cats don't always land on their feet....

"I know that better than most. Since rejoining the Pride, I've made big decisions and even bigger mistakes: the kind paid for with innocent lives. As the first and only female enforcer, I have plenty to prove to my father, the Pride, and myself. And with murdered toms turning up in our territory, I'm working harder than ever, though I always find the energy for a little after-hours recreation with Marc, my partner both on and off duty.

"But not all my mistakes are behind me. We're beginning to suspect that the dead are connected to a rash of missing human women, and that they can all be laid at my feet - two or four, take your pick. And one horrible indiscretion may yet cost me more than I can bear."

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©2008 Rachel Vincent (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

Great Shapeshifter Series!!!

I really liked the Rachel's first book 'Stray', and 'Rogue' was even better. Her characters are so realistic and relevant. The story draws the listener/reader in with it's plots twists and turns. The ending of Rogue really leaves you begging for the next book in the series.

A good second book

I really liked this 2nd book in Rachel Vincents Werecat series. This book moved fast and had some twists and turns that I didn't predict.

Fun read

Would you listen to Rogue again? Why?

I would probably read this again at some point in the future.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

One thing that bothered me is how the narrator pronounced "Metarie," which is part of the great New Orleans area. She pronounces it as "Meh-TARE-ee," but it's pronounced "Met-ah-ree."

Wonderful

This book kept me wanting to hear more! I'd be disappointed when I had to stop listening to it. The narrator was very good at having different voices and great with accents! can't wait to read the rest of the series!!!

Loved It!

I am in utter awe as to how good this book is. I loved every minute of it right down to the end. This was an excellent purchase and I would recommened it to anyone.

Faith gets it from her momma!

The high school-ish relationship angst aside, this was a great adventure. Rule breakers and interesting new twists made it very exciting. I loved that Faith discovers that there are many layers to her mother in this book. I still don`t care for all the emotional relationship drama, but other than that, I really enjoyed the book.

These Big Cats are More Than Fluff

I like an occasional shifter book if it's well done. It doesn't seem like there are all that many novels featuring big cat shifters, though. To me, that makes this series a bit unique, along with being well written and intriguing. These beasts aren't just werewolves in different packaging. They live, think, exist, and thrive differently than the other shifters. They do, however, share one common trait: they have their wild side complete with claws, fangs, and their ability to take down a human with no trouble at all... and they hide in plain sight.

As with the first book of the series, these characters continue to fascinate me. They're very well done, and the intricate plot moves along at the speed of a hungry jungle cat chasing down dinner. The story line in this book moved our favorite pack into figurative territory they never wanted to be in. They've got rough terrain to traverse and tough decisions to make. Fayth and her bull-headed reactionary personality continues to create tough times not only for her, but those around her--and her shenanigans are wearing thin with some. That would be okay if it were the only problem they're dealing with....

Spoiled Child

I'm all for strong heroine's trying to buck a partriarchical society... but this character just didn't do it for me. She acted like a teenager having a temper tantrum when she didn't get her way, rather than an adult deciding to blaze her own path. She is rash and unpredictable and immensely egotistic. unfortunately it comes off as frustrating rather than endearing.
For some reason Fayth is meant to take over the clan after her dad, and she expects that, but never once does she act in a way that would make her seem fit to do so. I'm not sure people understand that leadership is more than just an equal rights thing. Bringing equality in the mix is great, but only if you have two comparably equal candidates. She shouldn't be trusted to run an op nevermind a clan. She's self centered, emotional and temperamental - and those are not desirable qualities in a leader.
Her relationship with Marc is also a disaster. I'm genuinely rooting against their relationship. She is indecisive, flighty, and sometimes cruel. The best think Marc could do is leave her and not look back. She left him at the alter for pitys sake... For all intents and purposes she leads him on. I just kept hoping he'd find someone worthy of his time, love and effort cuz she just wasnt.

The narrators voice is beautiful. She drags you in to the story and makes the characters so unique. I absolutely loved listening to her Saying that I don't think she was the right choice for a narrator. Fayth needed to be read by one of those narrators with an annoying teen-esq voice. Someone who could convey how airheaded and egotistic this character is. This narrator made Fayth sound so reasonable till you took a step back and realized what Fayth was doing.
All in all the narrortor really was the reason i choose to keep pushing through.

I doubt I'd read/listen to the next book

Someone didn't do their homework!

The story was okay but only okay. What spoiled this series for me was the reader. While she has a good voice, she was the wrong reader for this series. Her voice is too mature and sounds like it belongs sitting at the head of a conference table in a corporate conference room. On top of that, she sounds like she's in her 40's, not her 20's and goes full tilt in overdrive with her timbre instead of slowing it down and letting us enjoy the scenery.

The worst thing about the reader is that she doesn't figure out that anyone who lives in Lufkin, Texas has an accent. The reader has no accent yet the protagonist is a Texan. Hello?

Now, that said, she also does not know how people in Louisiana pronounce their city names. Metairie is a three syllable word and the accent is on the FIRST syllable, not the second. Do your homework people! Call the local library and ASK! It was hard to listen to the first in this series but harder in the second.

As I said, Jennifer Van Dyck is a good reader with a fine voice but she was way wrong for this character. I wish her luck in her other books but not this series. I guess we can't all be Davina Porter.

Love this series!

I love this book on audible as much as I like reading it! It is a heart racing story of how one tabby can get herself into so much trouble!