2010/528 pgs
About the Book: Calla is an alpha, a leader for her pack and she always follows the rules. She's known she's been meant for Ren, another alpha from a neighboring pack. Their union is approaching and Calla knows she has to go along with it, but when she meets Shay, a human boy and new student at school, Calla's rule abiding life begins to fade. With Shay, Calla begins to uncover secrets about her pack that were meant to stay hidden and she begins to question everything she's ever known about her pack-and her role in it.
Sarah Teenlibrarian Says: Nightshade is a good paranormal novel and especially good for readers wanting a new paranormal series to get hooked on. There's plenty of action and romance. There's a love triangle, of course, but I didn't have as many problems with this triangle as I have with other novels. I think because Calla isn't just picking between two guys, but instead she's picking between duty and loyalty to her pack and her own life and choices.
What really sold me on this book was the werewolf mythology that Andrea Cremer has created. It was unique and different enough from other paranormal novels and it kept me interested. I also enjoyed the writing-Ms. Cremer is a talented author and it was the detail, the descriptions, and the world building that kept me reading and made this book stand apart from other werewolf stories.
It is part of a series and the ending does leave you with a bit of a cliffhanger so readers will be eagerly awaiting the next volume in the series which is out this summer!
