Why was he created and what do they want with him? The reveal is a little incredible although it was one way to resolve (and cement) Tiger’s place within Shiftertown. There are two story arcs within this book – the romance and the mystery of Tiger’s origin. Carly is swept up into the Shiftertown politics and the conflict over who controls Tiger.

I’m always disappointed in a romance when the falling in love portion is simply skipped over and that’s pretty much what happens in the story. The beginning of the story was slow and the romance requires the reader to take huge leaps. But because she’s been seen with him and because he’s being hunted by the government, Carly’s life is endangered. Carly appreciates being rescued by Tiger but she’s confused by his sudden appearance in her life and his unwillingness to leave her side. He acts primarily on instinct and his innate Shifter thought process.Ĭarly begins the story engaged to a man who is cheating on her and at a loss at how to recover given that her work life was tied up in her fiancee. Because Tiger has been brought up outside of the world, he has little understanding of the customs and constraints of human and Shifters alike.

He has been mated before and knows the feelings and sensations brought on by the mate bond and when he sees Carly Randal, he recognizes her as generating similar, but even stronger feelings.

He is a wild shifter, created in a lab and has escaped. Of course, taboo for some means exciting so there is no shortage of humans that wander into the Shiftertowns looking for a taste of the exotic.ĭiscussions of otherness is the very heart of the conflict in the Shifters Unbound series, even if it isn’t explicitly stated. There are strong tensions between humans and shifters and it is considered taboo to mingle with them. Shifters, viewed as dangerous animals, are collared and tagged by the government. This is the fifth book in the Shifters Unbound series which is an alternate reality contemporary that makes a strong social statement. One of my favorite historical re-reads is The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie and in Tiger Magic I think I see hints of the same character, although not the same romantic arc. Jane B- Reviews Paranormal / Shapeshifter 6 Comments

Tiger magic by jennifer ashley