BITTEN

Elena Michaels's life changed forever when a large dog nipped her hand, barely drawing blood. No common pet, the wolf gazed at her with her fiancés eyes, drawing her into the world of the werewolf. Aasne Vigesaa's narration begins slowly, holding back complete immersion into the story or its characters, as she reads the book rather than performs it. By the second or third cassette, however, she seems to become more comfortable in her role as Elena, and more involved with the plot. While Vigesaa's pace rarely races, even through the wolves' nighttime runs in the forest, her tone picks up as the story progresses. By the end, we're rooting for the werewolves in love. R.P.L. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 02]