Jilly's Reviews > Blood Shadows

This series hit my radar when I saw that the lead male in this book, Kane, actually beat-out Jerricho Barrons in an "Alpha Showdown". Really? Color me intrigued because Jerricho Barrons is alphalicious.


To be hotter and more alpha-y than Barrons, this Kane guy must be on fire, baby!

Yeah, this was worth an investigation. And, being the giving, self-sacrificial girl that I am, I decided to take one for the team and meet our mystery man myself.

Let me start by saying: Dibs!

Okay, now that this most sacred of all verbal contracts from childhood has been established, I will now report my findings about our new alpha hunk.

At first, things weren't looking too good for bachelor number one because his name is Kane. Y'all know how I hate names that are either spelled weird or are simply not names just for the sake of being different or hip. I don't need no special name to make me love a character, but a bad name can really sink them. The one that famously comes to mind is when there was a series where the girl was named Deuce. I could never, in a million years, consider a girl with the nickname of some old fat guy in a bowling league a romantic lead. Deuce is probably the worst name I have ever heard of for a girl. I won't even mention some of the other beauties we've dealt with through the years.. Peeta! But, in spite of Kane being named for a famous chicken joint, I found that he was able to overcome it. In fact, he is such an alpha that the chicken place is now named after him!


Kane made them change the spelling of their name because he could do what he wants

Next, I need to address my very outspoken thoughts on alpha males. As you all know, I'm an alpha female, so I often want to kick an alpha male's ass. It's just part of my charm. But, I do actually love an alpha who can walk that delicate tightrope of perfection without falling into the asshole zone. Kane is one hell of a tightrope walker.


That's right, Kane doesn't even spill a drop of milk. Like a boss.

Now, a good alpha also needs to be complicated. He usually needs to be carrying more baggage than Lady Gaga going on a road trip. And, we also need to have those moments where we wonder if he's playing us - not sure of his motivations. Kane keeps us guessing. Every time we are sure we know what he's going to do next, and we think we have him figured out, he does something unexpected.


um, okay. That's really polite, I guess. Thank you?

Kane has layers and layers of plans for our girl in the story, Caitlyn. Every time we think we have the plan figured out, another layer comes in. And, then we think that he's a good guy - but no, maybe not. We root for Caitlyn to love and trust him, then we want to tell her to run for her life. On facebook, under their relationship status, they totally qualify for the "it's complicated" button.


Complicated and TMI

And, of course a good alpha must be a sexy beast. He has to exude sexuality so much that women are simply compelled to throw their panties at him as he walks by. That's right, he must be the star of a non-stop panty parade.

"you're not the only hunter around here, Caitlin."

"What do you want with me?"

"If you hadn't upped the ante, you would have known by now. But don't worry, you will soon enough."

"Is that a threat?"

"I prefer to call it foreplay. But whatever works for you."


that works just fine for me!

So, Kane's a good alpha. But, my main goal here was to decide if he is a better alpha than Jerricho Barrons. For me, the answer is "no", but, I haven't gotten to know him as well as I know Barrons, so I am thinking that this whole matter is worthy of further investigation. I might need to read the rest of this series in hopes that Kane will show up again many times. And, as your good friend, I am willing to do this. What can I say, I'm a giver.