1 Sentence Summary: Stay-at-home dad falls into a werewolf pack and tries to save his failing marriage.What I Liked: Watching the Simon slowly discover his physical changes.What I Didn't Like: Minimal character development. Mostly one-dimensional. Overall Recommendation: 3/5 stars. OK, quick read.

The Pack by Jason StarrThis is Stepford Wives meets werewolves and not in a good way. This is a poorly written book with little character development and unlikable characters. The protagonist Simon is naive and self centered, his wife needs some bipolar meds and their 3 year old needs to be in permanent time out. This could have been a really good story in someone elses hands but we are treated to Simon running, eating meat and erections, none of which are interesting. We know nothing about the

If you happen to notice anyone become suddenly very active a fast runner and have a large appetite and delicacy for meat not well done you would not think twice about it. If his meat is served on a plate with nothing else, no vegetables, just one grand slab of bloody steak sitting on plate you should have some concern and then there is a noticeable hair growth and the lack of need of Viagra all hours going ons you better really be concerned. The persons hearing will greatly be increased, somethi...

My Rating 4.5 StarsSimon Burns expected a substantial promotion; instead, he was unceremoniously fired. Unemployed, in a recessive economy, Simon reluctantly becomes a stay-at-home dad and daytime caregiver of the couple’s three-year-old son, Jeremy. One day Simon and Jeremy are at an unfamiliar park – a slight change from their normal daily routine, when Simon encounters three other dads, also with sons about Jeremy’s age. The men are friendly, supportive, and their sons and Jeremy seem to hit

The Pack was a very enjoyable read, though I had a bit of a problem with the ending. The first bit read more like a contemporary fiction book than an urban fantasy novel, but the kind that comes after the 'boy meets girl'-part, the one that deals with 'we're in a relationship, now what do we do?' This was actually kind of pleasant and it read away at a great clip. I was quickly drawn into Simon's life and cares. The scenes with his son are adorable and at times very relatable, but then they woul...

Review in thirty words:Are you a happily married man in his thirties suffering from a testosterone deficiency? Why not become a werewolf? It's great fun, except when it's not!Entertaining read!Reviewed for Bitten by Books. http://bittenbybooks.com.

OK, I didn't realize this book was about werewolves until I was about halfway through, and if I had known that, I wouldn't have even started it. That said, it was an interesting plot, not entirely implausible (if you buy the werewolf thing!). But the characters are so unsympathetic it was hard to get engaged with any of them. The supposed "hero" Simon is a self-centered, pompous, effeminate wuss. His wife, Allison, is shallow, selfish and snooty. The kid, Jeremy, is hell on wheels who throws a f...

Picked up this book at the clinic. Started it, stopped, tried again and it just did not get better for me. I found the writing shallow and the characters never quite made it off the page.

3.0 StarsFirst of all, the premise of this book is absolutely ridiculous. Anyone considering picking up this one should calibrate their expectation accordingly. All that being said, this was really entertaining read.In terms of genre, this book should really be categorized as contemporary with elements of romance and urban fantasy. Anyone expecting a horror novel will be terribly disappointed. Sexy? Yes. Scary? No. The writing and characters were honestly quite average, but something about the s...

The Pack is an infusion of urban domesticated bliss turned on its head by raw and uninhabited pit bull violence. Conforming to his expected lofty standards, Starr's New York inhabitants are almost too human - even those that aren't, as the reader feels each trial and tribulation these characters face. The place setting is classic Starr; modern New York, always the peripheral accomplice to protagonist and antagonist alike. The urban sprawl locales evoke a vivid imagery through scaled description

Simon Burns is your typical beta male. He goes to work but can't climb the corporate ladder because he lacks the requisite ambition and willingness to resort to cut-throat office politics, yet he still shocked when he is unexpectedly fired. A bad economy soon forces Simon into making an unconventional decision and he ends up as a stay-at-home dad to his three-year-old son Jeremy. It's a tough adjustment and when Simon runs into another group of dads at the playground he's relieved to find a grou...

This really is a case of ‘what you see is what you get’. Genuinely unintentionally hilarious at times, this makes for a fun n’ shallow popcorn read if you need to unwind from a heavier text.

Time Taken To Read - 1.5 daysBlurb From AmazonWhen Simon Burns is fired from his job without warning, he takes on the role of stay-at-home dad for his three-year-old son. But his reluctance pushes his already strained marriage to the limit. In the nestled playgrounds of the Upper West Side, Simon harbors a simmering rage at his boss's betrayal.Things take a turn when he meets a tight-knit trio of dads at the playground. They are different from other men Simon has met, stronger and more confident...

Life was not going well for Simon Burns, marriage undergoing therapy, suddenly fired from his job and has no choice but to become a full time stay at home dad to his 3 year old son. After a rough beginning things start falling into a routine with his son, until he encounters a group of dads that seemed to be in his same position. After a get together with his new friends, he wakes up in the middle of the woods in New Jersey, with no clothes, can't remember how he got there and has the strangest

Originally posted at http://www.smexybooks.com/2011/06/rev...When Simon Burns loses his job, he loses more then his income. He finds himself thrust in the role of stay-at home dad for his three year old son which puts a strain on his already rocky marriage. Floundering to try and make sense of why he was fired for no reason, he begins to try and find some balance in his life. He meets a group of single dads at a park he takes his son to. Happy to find some comradely, he immediately joins their t...

From my book blog www.JetBlackDragonfly.blogspot.comSimon Burns is a New York ad executive with a wife and three year old son. They struggle like many parents do to make ends meet in an expensive city, and since they both work, they have a nanny come in and take care of Jeremy during the day. Simon and Alison both feel guilt over this, and so, when Simon unexpectedly loses his job they find it might work to let the nanny go and Simon to be his full time caregiver. It's a major adjustment for bot...

~~** Originally posted @ ReadingDiva's Blog Rating 3.5 of 5**~~Review by Vicky: Normally when I write up a review I have a clear idea of how I feel about the book but with The Pack that isn’t the case. I know it may sound strange but even though I couldn’t put it down I’m still not sure that I really enjoyed it. I have mixed feelings as on some occasions I found I was questioning the sanity of the characters and at others I was really happy that things were working out for them.When we first me...

It's a swing and hard miss for my first horror read of the season, "The Pact," by Jason Starr, a supposed werewolf book. Let me start by saying- this is only kind of a werewolf book- it's mostly the story of an NYC hetero couple trying to have it all! I don't like it, but I at least understand when werewolf movies don't have amazing werewolf moments, after all that requires a big budget to pull off, but words are free- so there is no excuse for these lame werewolf books that I keep finding! Writ...

Bought this book thinking it'd be a decent read for an urban fantasy/horror type of thing. Nope these super hot, super macho "werewolfs" pretty much hump legs. Totally was not what I was expecting. There's practically no horror in it at all and entirely too much erections. This should have been a pass from me. If you're looking for hot dominant guys who crave meat, get turned on with smells and enjoy rough sex then this book might be for you.

Simon Burns’ life is just not going well at all. He exists from day to day, but he is shocked when his boss calls him into his office and fires him with no explanation. He has never been overly confident, not confrontational in the least, and his marriage is not on the best footing. Now, he is reeling emotionally from this latest blow and he finds himself a stay-at-home dad. Frustrated with life and how it is turning out, Simon spends his time taking care of his three-year-old son.They get into