Reviews

The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker

donuttime's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No

2.0

runint0thenight's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

zoth's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

kenxdoll's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

abishop23's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

bhrtng's review against another edition

4.0

This was a sweet middle grade novel about a young werewolf named Riley who is anxiously awaiting her first transformation. Unfortunately, the night arrives and the call goes out, but she doesn't transform. Alongside 4 other wolfless kids, she gets to the bottom of what's happening to their pack. The cast of characters for this was cute, if a little simplistic. I appreciated the way the author included a diverse mix of genders, sexualities, races, and body types. Riley and her friends are all 12 years old and they do feel young. It was well done for a middle grade novel, but I still can't find much enthusiasm for books in this age range.

zoraidasolo's review against another edition

5.0

There’s a quirky lil wolf girl named Aracely, and she is inspired by ME. The plus side of having writer friends. I’m immortalized in literature

xangemtheelibrarian's review

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was fine. It was interesting, and great care is taken towards making it feel like a diverse cast, but two things:

1. Because the cast was so refreshingly diverse, I couldn't help but notice no people of color happened to draw others to them in an alpha way like Luke, Riley, and the other girl with an L name and pasty white skin did. Mama N was Mama C's wife, but she wasn't an alpha. Mama C was, also pasty white. 

2. This honest to god feels like a middle grade gateway drug into werewolf omegaverse fiction. It's literally just missing the fates mates, and even then it had a little bit of that with the "prime pack inside the larger pack" dynamics.

leithd15's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

leahta11's review against another edition

This was a really great middle grade spooky book. Natalie really captured the new big feelings and how 12 year olds try to process them.