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The damaged beauty of both the hero and heroine is just one piece of what makes SILVER such an entrancing book. Haunting and romantic, SILVER delivers all of the satisfaction of SHIVER with a more adult tone, a combination that had me riveted from the first chapter. There is just titillation to fire the imagination without ever diluting the importance of Dare and Silver's other concerns, and though the action lagged a bit for me in the middle, the strong characters and well drawn world more than compensated for the lack.

Held created a gritty and realistic werewolf culture, and a universe that I look forward to visiting again. Both Silver and Dare grow into hidden strengths over the course of the story, without ever betraying the realism of their world. The tension of watching these two navigate the claustrophobic intricacies of werewolf hierarchy was exciting in and of itself, even without the amorphous "monster" that haunts the fringes. Though I did get a little impatient with our heroine's mental state in the middle of the book, by the end Silver had the potential to rank next to Kate Daniels and Mercy Thompson as a fierce, battle hardened heroine. Held brings Dare and Silver through the story stronger but scarred, and the heartbreaking consequences of their battles make this world all the more nuanced and believable.

The first thing I did upon finishing SILVER was scour the internet for other books by Rhiannon Held. Though I'm disappointed that there isn't a back catalog for me to immediately plunder, after a debut this strong her name is definitely on my instant buy list. Though I'll take any and all new books she offers, reading the next chapter of Silver and Dare's lives is what I'm secretly hoping for.

Full review to follow.

Sexual Content: References to rape and sex, mild sensuality.