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Point of No Return (Turning Point #1)
N.R. Walker
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3.5 stars This was a historical-fantasy-romance between a non-shifting shifter and a priest-warrior. I love me some contradiction. The plot was interesting and different and I enjoyed their short journey. I have to say that Ewen probably stuck his foot in his mouth a few too many times, and I would have liked at least one emotional conflict that didn't revolve around him saying or doing something wrong and then Roi getting upset.

I'm not sure what the purpose was of having Ewen be unable to shift, and the climactic fight at the end with the clan leader, AKA Ewen's cousin, basically hiring men to try getting Ewen to kill Roi (why, I don't know) seemed unfinished. Also, they never explained why Ewen was skittish about Roi touching his star tattoo, so I think there is another book for these two men on the horizon.

Donn had a nice little poetic sentence about Roi smelling of the stars and the moon, but other than that I would have liked some sort of mystical explanation for why everyone seemed so drawn to him. I also would have liked Ewen to express his emotions better throughout (if only to us) to make his feelings more believable besides from that one speech near the end.

The author commented that it was difficult to do enough research in such a short time for the language and all to be historically accurate. For a lay-man like me she did a fine job. There was enough so that I could hear the Scottish brogue in my head, but I will say after a while I just ignored the 'ere's and said "before" in my head to keep things simple.

Prequel, [b:Legend of the Bearwere Curse|18469268|Legend of the Bearwere Curse|Lexi Ander|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|26131311], at Hearts on Fire - Love, Love, LOVE! Explains some stuff by Ewen and Roi becoming companions the sorcerer Eryl Drake (? next book?) managed to reunite Fordel with his bear spirit!

Ewen is descended from the evil king who stole the bear spirit, but now since every few generation the original Fordel's spirit pops up I'm sure that Ewen has him and that's why the Bear never said his name. Roi is descended from Fordel's human body, hence going into service of the Goddess Cerridwen. but I still say read it after this as a little treat.