Broken

Oh, I really liked this one - it was nice to be back with the werewolves, particularly with the added fun of Elena being pregnant. I know the series isn't over, but I don't have the rest, so I'm curious to see where it goes next, but not dying of that curiosity. Though I really have no idea what to read next.

I was super excited for this book to come out-I even ordered it a year in advance. I've loved the Woman of the Otherworld series from the get go, although I have never read another horror novel. This book is about my favorite of the narrators, Elena, the only female werewolf. Centered around her first (and difficult, seeing as both parents were werewolves) pregnancy this book is the story of what a mess Elena got into because she was bored. There was this letter that a half demon wanted her pack to steal so he could sell it. But somehow the letter contained a time cell, a little piece of Victorian England that pops out in modern Toronto. Including such fun things as zombies, cholera and possibly jack the ripper. So what will the pack do? Well, naturally they try to fix it. Only to find out that the zombies want something specific-Elena. As usual her narrative and sarcastic observations are the best part of the book, especially since this one is not as sex-scene heavy as those previously written. There are a whole lot of chase scenes though, with lots of fighting. Add in a lesbian vampire thief with the hots for Elena, Jamie Vegas the necromancer with the hots for Jeremy, the pack Alfa, and a sorcerer who doctors the poor and presto! Another wonderful book by Kelley Armstrong. This isn't the best of the series (I'd call that one Bitten) or the scariest (for me-Industrial Magic) or the most action packed (Haunted.) But it is another very good, if not great, novel from Kelley Armstrong. I strongly recommend this book to fans of her series and encourage new readers to start at the beginning. [...] If this is the last of Elena's books, as some reviewers mention, it makes me quite sad. But with this author I am sure there are more, and maybe better, things to come. As always with this author-I'll read this book again and again, so five stars.

You might accuse werewolf Elena Michaels of being many things, but sedentary would never be one of them. Pregnancy hasn't dulled her sense of adventure. If anything, it seems to have heightened it. So when Xavier Reese contacts her after a three-year silence and calls in an old favor, she's intrigued despite her better judgment. Soon Elena is off to Toronto but not without her fiercely protective lover, Clayton, and her Pack Alpha, Jeremy Danvers. Their mission: to quietly retrieve (ahem, steal) an old letter rumored to have been written by none other than Jack the Ripper. Of course plans go awry and a seemingly simple mission turns into a complicated adventure. Through a strange chain of events, our small group of werewolves unwittingly triggers an old spell tied to the stolen letter, and open a portal to Victorian London right in the middle of downtown Toronto. With the portal opened, the city is turned upside down, first by a pair of murderous escapees who seem more than a little fixated on Elena, then by an outbreak of cholera. For the werewolves, time is of the essence. They want to close the portal as soon as humanly (or in-humanly) possible, end the chaos and get back home. But for that, they'll need help from old and new friends alike. 'Broken' sees the return of many familiar Otherworld alumnai, including Jaime (a necromancer whose experience with the walking dead certainly comes in handy) and fellow pack members, Nick and Antonio Sorrentino. The werewolves usually like to keep to themselves, but desperate times call for desperate measures and reluctant alliances. There's Anita Barrington, a knowledgeable old witch who claims she might be able to help; Zoe, a vampire with a long list of supernatural acquaintances; Matthew Hull, a mild mannered portal escapee, and Dr. Randall Tolliver whose medical expertise is required on more than one occasion. But how many of these new friends have hidden agendas of their own? The question remains unanswered until the very end when lives hang in the balance. Kelley Armstrong-true to form- has written a novel that has it all: adventure to make your heart race, a little romance to make your heart race faster, spine-tingling suspense to tickle your brain, and a few well placed laughs to pepper the drama with comic relief. Rabid readers of the Otherworld series have waited anxiously for this latest Pack-centered novel, and 'Broken' does not disappoint. Elena's familiar wit and fierce determination make her a heroine readers love to root for. I'll be waiting for the next book in the Otherworld series with bated breath.

Elena, the world's only female werewolf is pregnant. She unintentionally releases a man the werewolves believe to be Jack the Ripper and 2 zombies. The zombies are after Elena as they believe only she can "heal them" (stop the rot and restore them). Jaime, the famous necromancer, who really can communicate with the dead, even though people think she's a fake arrives to help. She's really infatuated with Jeremy too. Clay actually gets hurt. Any other details would be plot spoilers. Recommended reading! This book is sensational like all the previous books by Ms. Armstrong. For those new to her books, a trip to http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com might be helpful.