I've long been a fan of [a:Suzanne Wright|5769764|Suzanne Wright|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1331458504p2/5769764.jpg]’s stories about both The Phoenix and Mercury Packs. She is one of the few authors I auto-buy. "Lure of Oblivion" features the story of Mercury Pack Enforcer Zander and Gwen, a woman who works in a B&B owned and run by her family. Like most women in Ms. Wrights novels, Gwen is strong, courageous, stubborn, and independent. Zander is dominant, possessive, protective and, hot as hell.
One of the things I like best about this series is that they never fail to make me laugh out loud, despite the dangerous circumstances and challenging situations; this book was no exception. While I appreciated this book very much for many of the same reasons I've enjoyed the others in the series, it didn't stand out enough to rate five stars. That said, I liked it enough to buy an official copy, despite the fact that the publisher provided a free copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Highly recommended for anyone who loves hot shifters and kick-a** heroines. ( )

I continue to like the stories and to think the themes of dominance and anal sex are stupid. I skip them. Really if that is all you think is erotic, you are doing it wrong. ( )

4.4 stars

This was my favorite of the series so far. I like the hidden messages that can be applied to real people. It tells us to be good, kind, and to stand up for people that are different or for what is right. That's a powerful message and really applicable today.

I'm still working on thee logistics of how different kinds can mate but Gwen could have been an alien and Zander could have been green and I would have liked them together. ( )

The plot got overwhelmed by the plethora of sex scenes.

The main female character, Gwen (human), was engaging and well-written, though I found her acceptance of the dictatorial, even domineering male lead, Zander (wolf shifter), increasingly hard to believe. I couldn’t keep track of who all the wolf-shifters were, possibly because I had dropped into the middle of a series, but even so they didn’t come alive enough to be memorable.

Every author has their own version of shifter culture, which is fine, but I didn’t find this one convincing. Nor was it helped by the sudden introduction of a number of other shifter species.

The crunch point of the story was too far from the context of the book to be at all credible.

This one was definitely not for me. ( )

I gave it 3.5 stars

LURE OF OBLIVION was a little different from previous Mercury pack books.

Different how? Well for starters, Gwen is human. Now don't make any mistakes, she might be human, but she's a total bad @ss. I totally loved her and can't wait to see her in future books as she continues to grow with the pack. I can't say that I came into LURE OF OBLIVION knowing anything about Zander. Sure we have seen him in past books, but he didn't stick out to me or draw me in and make me yearn for his story. I didn't finish book three totally loving him—he could be a bit of a jerk and his bedroom talk didn't do it for me—but I liked him.

The relationship between Gwen and Zander was slow, but built nicely. They had nice chemistry and their attraction towards each other jumped off the pages.

The story as a whole was decent. There was plenty of conflict, some life and death action, and the secondary characters added some nice twists to the story. There were a few slow dragging spots and I would have loved for the whole pack to be more involved, but enough of them were there to make it ok.

I haven't met a Suanne Wright book that I didn't like and LURE OF OBLIVION definitely hit the like list. Not her strongest book, but still enjoyable it and look forward to more.

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ( )