Favorite Lines: “Before she could react he grabbed a fistful of her hair in his other hand and crushed his mouth to hers, his tongue seeking to pry apart her lips.” (p. 60)

It sucks when you boyfriend is hiding things from you. Especially when you think he’s going to propose, but  instead he gets himself murdered, leaving all kinds of nightmarish creatures hunting you. Kayla Steele finds out the hard way that her boyfriend is keeping secrets and out of self-preservation defends herself against attacking werewolves.

When her dead boyfriend, Karrel Dante, visits her and tells her that she has 30 days to hunt down his killers and end their lives, Kayla’s life takes a darker turn. A turn that exposes her to corruption, betrayal and vampires.

Dante’s Girl is told in the third person and bounces from character to character. We start off with Kayla, before jumping to Karrel and several other characters. It can be confusing, but it gives the big picture and leaves little to the imagination.

Kayla is introduced as an appearance obsessed woman, but over time we discover a caring, compassionate person. She has her flaws and can be downright stupid, but she always seems to redeem herself. For example, after getting pissed off when Karrel stands her up, she goes drinking, gets smashed, meets a hot stranger, and goes to a private party with him. Just when I begin to think she is too stupid to live, she wakes up and thinks what a fool she is and extricates herself from the situation. This happens several times throughout the story.

I was really attracted to Mutt, a werewolf friend of Karrel. He has much more face time than Karrel and wormed his way into my heart. I want to know more about him, and was seriously angry with his ending. (Read the book.) It seemed unfair and selfish.

I haven’t made up my mind about this story. I bought the next book in the series, The Last Angel, when I bought Dante’s Girl so I will continue the series. If it is as confusing as the first, I won’t continue the series.

If you want to know what other people thought about Dante’s Girl go visit loves vampires, Fantasy Book Critic, and Various Thoughts.

When I was a little girl I used to read a lot. Big surprise, right? Anyway, the only books my dad had were about the wilderness or fishing. I remember reading about how to survive bear attacks and in recent years was surprised at how many people didn’t know basic survival. You can click here and read about bear attacks or continue reading to see what you should do if you cross paths with a bear.

If you’re ever confronted by a bear DO NOT RUN, like many animals the bear runs much faster than you. If the bear charges you drop into the fetal position and cover your head. This will protect your vital organs as well.

It’s easier said than done, but DO NOT YELL OR FLAIL ABOUT. You don’t  want the bear to think that you’re a threat and if you play dead you increase the odds of surviving. Bears aren’t going to tear you apart if they think you are already dead. If you move before the bear is gone it will re-attack you until it deems the threat gone.

3 Easy Rules to Remember:

1. Keep a clean campsite. Never leave dirty dishes or food out as they’ll attract animals.
2. Never leave soap or body products laying around. Bears are attracted to sweet scents.
3. Women should never hike while menstruating. Bears have been known to violently attack women on their periods.