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j_j_catcrazydragon's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe 2 1/2 ⭐️
Sadling, very disappointing, especially after enjoying her other work so much.
If felt like several different versions on the same story jammed together.
In one the MF is scared of her wolf half.
Then she's not so scared, now she misses the wolf.
Then she's confident, strong, determined.
Then frightened, depressed, ready to give in.
Then scared as if she's been abused, then flirting, unable to resist the sexy guy she was terrified of just a few pages ago ... ???
Her final choice is even overturned without any change of the circumstances.
SO WHY WAS IT NECESSARY IN THE FIRST PLACE, IF NOT NOW???
Who the bloody hell is she?
Worse, she's the only one telling the story.
Even more strange, the other characters are well written, interesting, likeable, if a little shallow. Some more detail would have been nice.
The MM is a little too perfect.
Sometimes you have to wonder about that, and why he would be interested in the schizophrenic MF?
I really like the story idea, and I suspect if it had been filled out more, would have felt the same about the characters. Though the MM needs to come back down to earth with the rest of us a little more often.
As for the MF... The author needs to figure out who she's suppose to be, and follow through with that, rather than trying to be oh so dramatic. Or at least fill in the gaps, so the changes in her personality, actions, and choices, make sense!
Sadling, very disappointing, especially after enjoying her other work so much.
If felt like several different versions on the same story jammed together.
In one the MF is scared of her wolf half.
Then she's not so scared, now she misses the wolf.
Then she's confident, strong, determined.
Then frightened, depressed, ready to give in.
Then scared as if she's been abused, then flirting, unable to resist the sexy guy she was terrified of just a few pages ago ... ???
Her final choice is even overturned without any change of the circumstances.
SO WHY WAS IT NECESSARY IN THE FIRST PLACE, IF NOT NOW???
Who the bloody hell is she?
Worse, she's the only one telling the story.
Even more strange, the other characters are well written, interesting, likeable, if a little shallow. Some more detail would have been nice.
The MM is a little too perfect.
Sometimes you have to wonder about that, and why he would be interested in the schizophrenic MF?
I really like the story idea, and I suspect if it had been filled out more, would have felt the same about the characters. Though the MM needs to come back down to earth with the rest of us a little more often.
As for the MF... The author needs to figure out who she's suppose to be, and follow through with that, rather than trying to be oh so dramatic. Or at least fill in the gaps, so the changes in her personality, actions, and choices, make sense!
karinaov's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
vikie_vi's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
grandma_nowie's review
4.0
Mild levels of sexual attraction, a brief reference to masturbation, werewolf-to-human shifts involving nudity, and a lesbian werewolf couple
flat_castle's review against another edition
3.0
A decent fast read, but I feel like the author had some world building ideas that didn't really get fleshed out. Not enough to deter me from reading her other work, though.
smammy815's review
1.0
I had high hopes for this book when I read that fans of Patricia Briggs would enjoy the novel... How WRONG that statement is!
While the plot of a runaway shifter forced to return to the realm of her kind had many promises the novel did not deliver as desired. The dialogue was brief and awkward, the main character was lifeless and dim, and the love attraction was bland and left me with no emotion whatsoever.
I gave it a two star because perhaps if you wanted a Twilight-like, PG love story you'd enjoy it, and the plot could have been interesting to some but it wasn't nearly an edgy enough book for me as some reviews and comments had lead me to believe.
While the plot of a runaway shifter forced to return to the realm of her kind had many promises the novel did not deliver as desired. The dialogue was brief and awkward, the main character was lifeless and dim, and the love attraction was bland and left me with no emotion whatsoever.
I gave it a two star because perhaps if you wanted a Twilight-like, PG love story you'd enjoy it, and the plot could have been interesting to some but it wasn't nearly an edgy enough book for me as some reviews and comments had lead me to believe.
lavendermarch's review
3.0
OK
3.5 stars. I liked it, but it was missing something. It was short, for one. For two, it was boring in places. Where was the lore, the fighting? There wasn't kickassery that you usually see in werewolf books. Due to the length, it felt a bit like half a story, albeit one with a satisfying ending. I did like the characters.
3.5 stars. I liked it, but it was missing something. It was short, for one. For two, it was boring in places. Where was the lore, the fighting? There wasn't kickassery that you usually see in werewolf books. Due to the length, it felt a bit like half a story, albeit one with a satisfying ending. I did like the characters.
nipomuki's review
3.0
This was a nice surprise. I don't know how it arrived on my Kindle, but I read it fast and enjoyed it. I liked the story and how Terra learned that the way her father led his pack was not the only way, and how she could find peace with the part of herself that is wolf. Wolfie is the best kind of alpha, funny and caring. I am not sure about the quality of the writing, and world building, plot and characterization did not always feel consistent and logical to me. I might continue the series. Not decided yet. While the book was not perfect, it touched on subjects close to my heart.
spookshow's review against another edition
5.0
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Actual rating of 4.5
Terra is a wolf alone, something that is not encouraged. The pang for a pack leaves her feeling melancholy and ill. Until she discovers that a local young alpha has noticed her existence and is not ordering her to join his pack or die. She's intrigued by this as the pack she was raised in saw the females as a necessity, breeding and domestic chore machines, nothing more. Her father is a ruthless alpha male that never showed compassion or love, not even when she was struggling during her most hormonal times when her changes were out of control. Not to worry though, she left that life and that pack 10 years ago, she's been living a life of solitude and shiftlessness since then. Until one day, while trekking through the woods to do maintenance she runs into the one wolf she hoped never to see again. Her father has found her. Giving her an ultimatum and a time limit, he throws Terra's world into turmoil. But maybe upheaval is just what she needed in order to make peace with who and what she is.
I was super pleasantly surprised by this story. I enjoyed it SO much!! I loved the story of Terra, a lone wolf who escaped an abusive village, as well as an abusive father in order to live her own life and not just become a wife and mother. I love how Easterling was able to portray a character who is so strong and able to stand on her own, yet is so scared and cannot accept herself for who she is. I felt that this story really showed the reader how growing up in a toxic family or household can affect a person's world view. We're shown this right from the word go. Terra is reading a book in a bookshop, when a large wolf-like dog drags it's walker to her. Obviously, and as we quickly find out, this is no average dog, it's an alpha. Terra is instantly terrified because the only alpha that she's ever interacted with was her father, and he was an incredibly mentally abusive man. So her perception of alpha wolves is coloured by this, she believes that ALL alphas must be ruthless, careless, and rule with an iron fist. She is terrified that this alpha will force her into things like her father did. When you think about it, people experience this kind of stuff every day. There are people living in abusive households, families, and relationships who struggle to trust anyone else because of what they experienced. So I felt that Easterling did a fantastic job by including this aspect into Terra's personality and character. Whether or not this was her intention, it doesn't matter, it really added another dimension to the story for me.
The story itself is great and is wonderfully executed. Not only do we have the aspect mentioned above about learning to live after escaping toxicity, we also have a story about a woman who is finding out more about herself, the world she is apart of, and the family she never knew existed. There is a sense of morality here, while she wants to follow her father's orders, she also knows what it's like to live under the man. I definitely loved that Wolfie never gives up, he can see that she's been battered and bruised and hurt before, so he goes out of his way to make her feel comfortable and to understand that he's not what she thinks he is. It's a story of growth, morality, and strength.
I found the way that Easterling used the lore and changed it to suit her story worked wonderfully. It really makes it more likely that the world of werewolves would be a patriarchy. I also loved that she didn't completely write off the female of the species either, if anything, I saw the females as being even stronger than the males BECAUSE of what they have to deal with and how they have to learn to control their changes. I absolutely loved the contrast between the two packs that we meet as well.
This story was incredibly fast paced and definitely kept me glued to the page. I found myself sneaking in little bouts of reading when I was meant to be doing other things. I absolutely flew through this story and was so excited to see that it was book 1 in a series! I cannot WAIT to get into the rest of the series!! I need to start making notes of which ones I loved so I can get onto them once I open up some space in my TBR.
Actual rating of 4.5
Terra is a wolf alone, something that is not encouraged. The pang for a pack leaves her feeling melancholy and ill. Until she discovers that a local young alpha has noticed her existence and is not ordering her to join his pack or die. She's intrigued by this as the pack she was raised in saw the females as a necessity, breeding and domestic chore machines, nothing more. Her father is a ruthless alpha male that never showed compassion or love, not even when she was struggling during her most hormonal times when her changes were out of control. Not to worry though, she left that life and that pack 10 years ago, she's been living a life of solitude and shiftlessness since then. Until one day, while trekking through the woods to do maintenance she runs into the one wolf she hoped never to see again. Her father has found her. Giving her an ultimatum and a time limit, he throws Terra's world into turmoil. But maybe upheaval is just what she needed in order to make peace with who and what she is.
I was super pleasantly surprised by this story. I enjoyed it SO much!! I loved the story of Terra, a lone wolf who escaped an abusive village, as well as an abusive father in order to live her own life and not just become a wife and mother. I love how Easterling was able to portray a character who is so strong and able to stand on her own, yet is so scared and cannot accept herself for who she is. I felt that this story really showed the reader how growing up in a toxic family or household can affect a person's world view. We're shown this right from the word go. Terra is reading a book in a bookshop, when a large wolf-like dog drags it's walker to her. Obviously, and as we quickly find out, this is no average dog, it's an alpha. Terra is instantly terrified because the only alpha that she's ever interacted with was her father, and he was an incredibly mentally abusive man. So her perception of alpha wolves is coloured by this, she believes that ALL alphas must be ruthless, careless, and rule with an iron fist. She is terrified that this alpha will force her into things like her father did. When you think about it, people experience this kind of stuff every day. There are people living in abusive households, families, and relationships who struggle to trust anyone else because of what they experienced. So I felt that Easterling did a fantastic job by including this aspect into Terra's personality and character. Whether or not this was her intention, it doesn't matter, it really added another dimension to the story for me.
The story itself is great and is wonderfully executed. Not only do we have the aspect mentioned above about learning to live after escaping toxicity, we also have a story about a woman who is finding out more about herself, the world she is apart of, and the family she never knew existed. There is a sense of morality here, while she wants to follow her father's orders, she also knows what it's like to live under the man. I definitely loved that Wolfie never gives up, he can see that she's been battered and bruised and hurt before, so he goes out of his way to make her feel comfortable and to understand that he's not what she thinks he is. It's a story of growth, morality, and strength.
I found the way that Easterling used the lore and changed it to suit her story worked wonderfully. It really makes it more likely that the world of werewolves would be a patriarchy. I also loved that she didn't completely write off the female of the species either, if anything, I saw the females as being even stronger than the males BECAUSE of what they have to deal with and how they have to learn to control their changes. I absolutely loved the contrast between the two packs that we meet as well.
This story was incredibly fast paced and definitely kept me glued to the page. I found myself sneaking in little bouts of reading when I was meant to be doing other things. I absolutely flew through this story and was so excited to see that it was book 1 in a series! I cannot WAIT to get into the rest of the series!! I need to start making notes of which ones I loved so I can get onto them once I open up some space in my TBR.