Vincent, Rachel. Stray, Hortonville, WI: Mira, 2007. 624 pages. (Fantasy Series / Romance)
The main character in Stray is Faythe Sanders; Faythe is a werecat who can transform into a wild cat, something much like a panther. Faythe is the daughter of Greg Sanders, who is the leader of the Pride in the United States. Greg makes sure no one finds out about the cats, as well as making sure they’re safe. Faythe attends collage but soon has to move back to her house. At her house Faythe lives with her father, Greg Sanders, her mother, her three brothers –Ethan, Parker, and Ryan, some guards, and a few friends of the family. One of the guards who lives with Faythe is Marc; Marc is an extremely strong and fast black werecat. Another guard who lives with Faythe is a man named Jace who has always been, and always will be a flirt. The story takes place in present time in the Southern part of the United States.
One of the problems that Faythe faces is that two of her fellow tabbies, her cousin Abby and friend Sara, have been kidnapped. Faythe also faces a bigger problem, should she become the new leader of the Pride? One type of interesting event that happens throughout the novel is the battles in human form and also in cat form. Another is the steps that the werecats go through in order to transform from human to cat. One more interesting type of event that happens throughout the novel is the romance, especially the “love triangles.”
The character that’s most like me is probably Faythe because she cares about her friends a lot, likes to help her friends, sometimes likes to take matters into her own hands, likes the same style of fashion as me, and some other small reasons. The characters I despise are the group of Strays who kidnapped Faythe, Abby, Sara, and also murdered many human women. I recommend this book for people who love action and romance books, but they should have it approved by their parents for people under the age of fourteen because there are parts that should only be read by young adults because of certain topics throughout the story. I selected this book because my eighteen year old sister was reading it and told me I would like it because it had werecats. After she was done reading the book I began to read it. I would read and look forward to reading another book by this author because I thought this book was amazing and I never wanted to put the book down because it was so great. This book is by far my all time favorite book, and I cannot wait until the sequel, Rogue, comes out.
Reviewed by: Kirby
