Di J.R. Loveless ho già letto [book:Dolcemente|8758313] e l'esperienza era stata abbastanza traumatica. In Caccia a Seth ho ritrovato molti degli elementi che mi avevano infastidito, ma l'insieme del romanzo mi è sembrato migliore.

La Loveless sembra avere un amore particolare per i machos etero che vedono esili/fragili/delicati ragazzi e puf! diventano gay. Ancora una volta il ragazzo esile (Seth) è stato brutalizzato e ha qualche problemino relazionale.

Posso passare sopra al divento-magicamente-gay, ma per avere problemi relazionali mi è sembrato che Seth cadesse un po' troppo velocemente nel letto (si fa per dire... *spalanca gli occhi al ricordo della scena*) di Kasey, il macho di turno.

Inoltre, tutto il romanzo è innaffiato di lacrime. Non ho niente in contrario alle lacrime degli uomini (e dopo una bella, intensa scena di sesso ci stanno pure bene), ma, che cavolo, questi due piangono di continuo! Un autentico fiume di lacrime.

E vogliamo anche parlare del razzismo? Kasey, un Cheyenne, è convinto che i bianchi siano una massa di str**** distruttori della natura incontaminata. Ovviamente tratterà di cacca Seth, un bianco, non appena lo incontrerà. Poi capirà che è il suo compagno e il suo razzismo se ne andrà insieme alla sua eterosessualità. Voilà!

Che cosa mi è piaciuto quindi in tutto questo? Be', tutto sommato è un libro che si fa amare. Per quanto non abbia amato particolarmente Kasey, Seth lo compensa ampiamente, essendo sì un personaggio fragile, ma allo stesso tempo determinato a non lasciarsi sopraffare di nuovo.

Molto interessante è poi il personaggio di Nick, migliore amico di Seth e depositario di molti segreti, che verranno svelati lungo il corso del romanzo.

La parte fantasy ricorda altri romanzi paranormal romance già letti, ma non è sgradevole, spero che in un eventuale sequel (che sembra se non necessario, almeno auspicabile) verrà approfondita. E per favore, per favore niente più personaggi licantropi che non distinguono una lupa da un lupo (mi sono sentita in imbarazzo per lui).

In definitiva, lo consiglierei a chi ama la dolcezza (tanta dolcezza) e a chi ha già letto qualcosa della Loveless (così è psicologicamente preparato). ( )

I would probably have given this book 4 or 4.5 stars, but as an animal lover I couldn't rate it that high because of the two dogs that were killed in this book. Both were unnecessary, but the second was too much for me. I loved the rest of the story with Kasey's prejudice coming back to bite him in the a$$. Seth was adorable, and I felt badly for him. He has been through so much in his young life, and while I get why he was cautious, I just wanted to scream at him to let Kasey in and be happy. I am glad he made Kasey work for it though! ( )

I would probably have given this book 4 or 4.5 stars, but as an animal lover I couldn't rate it that high because of the two dogs that were killed in this book. Both were unnecessary, but the second was too much for me. I loved the rest of the story with Kasey's prejudice coming back to bite him in the a$$. Seth was adorable, and I felt badly for him. He has been through so much in his young life, and while I get why he was cautious, I just wanted to scream at him to let Kasey in and be happy. I am glad he made Kasey work for it though! ( )

2.5 stars Very predictable. Not at all original. A Mary Calmes knockoff in my opinion. ( )

Question #1: Has this author ever read any male/male romance novels?

That is not to say that other male/male romance authors know 100% accurately a homosexual relationship, but they do seem to have similar personality profiles that this book lacks. This book just seems to have two whiny men that spend all of their time saying, "babe", "baby", and "pup". I really disliked the "pup".

Seth has to be the most whiny main character I have ever seen. Kasey is not that much better. He somehow hates Seth immediately, then realizes that Seth is his mate and now he cannot live without him. Ok, I understand the whole "instant love" aspect of paranormal life mate romances, but this one just does not work for me. It's too quick and too happy. There is no challenge to this relationship.


Question #2: Is this the author's first book?

If so, then I look to seeing this author evolve. The plot itself is really interesting and I kept going forward through the horrible dialog to get to the plot twists.

Another problem is that the omnipotent POV really got onto my nerves. Every person that we ran into we see into their head and then they manage to spill out every thought. All we need to do is get all of these folks into one room and there will be no need for any action, the story/mystery will be solved!


Question #3: Do rape victims enjoy having rough sex/ sex with nearly a stranger?

This is my pet peeve with characters who have suffered a trauma like rape, somehow seem perfectly fine when they meet their mate. How much extra work would it have been to write the first few encounters with a slower tempo and with delicacy?

Authors like Christine Feehen really know how to write scenes with that level of sensitivity that this book lacked.

Overall, this book had so much potential but did not deliver. I might check out the next book in the series, but this one left me wanting more. ( )