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A review by ellelainey
City of Wolves by Willow Palecek
5.0
Book – City of Wolves
Author – Willow Palecek
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 96
Cover – Stunning!
POV – 1st person, 1 character POV
Would I read it again – Yes.
Genre – Crime, Alternative History, Shifter
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
I really enjoyed this one. It's very “Hound of the Baskervilles”, which is one of my all time favourite novels.
So, normally I'm not a huge fan of 1st person, especially when the character talks to the reader, but somehow this one worked. It felt a little like a Penny Dreadful and had the definite mix of adventure, supernatural and crime that lent an air of Victoriana charm and Classic Crime elegance to the story.
I loved the way that Victorian England was seamlessly mixed into the supernatural world, with a complete alternative history of the War of the Wolves. Drake, as a main character, was a really interesting character to follow and the kind of rough, loveable rogue that we all love from Victorian crime stories. Someone who is of the people, for the people and yet is just a little reprehensible.
I could easily see the author digging this character back up for a few more novellas, especially continuing the story begun here. I would read them all, without a second of hesitation.
Author – Willow Palecek
Star rating - ★★★★★
No. of Pages – 96
Cover – Stunning!
POV – 1st person, 1 character POV
Would I read it again – Yes.
Genre – Crime, Alternative History, Shifter
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
I really enjoyed this one. It's very “Hound of the Baskervilles”, which is one of my all time favourite novels.
So, normally I'm not a huge fan of 1st person, especially when the character talks to the reader, but somehow this one worked. It felt a little like a Penny Dreadful and had the definite mix of adventure, supernatural and crime that lent an air of Victoriana charm and Classic Crime elegance to the story.
I loved the way that Victorian England was seamlessly mixed into the supernatural world, with a complete alternative history of the War of the Wolves. Drake, as a main character, was a really interesting character to follow and the kind of rough, loveable rogue that we all love from Victorian crime stories. Someone who is of the people, for the people and yet is just a little reprehensible.
I could easily see the author digging this character back up for a few more novellas, especially continuing the story begun here. I would read them all, without a second of hesitation.