Reviews with content warning for Blood - For the Wolf

If Little Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast had the political intrigue of Throne of Glass/ACOTAR, you’d have For the Wolf. I loved Redarys immediately - she fights through her fear with stubborn anger and doesn’t let anyone push her around.

Unfortunately, i can’t say the same for her sister. Neverah ANNOYED ME, and that’s the only reason I’m hesitating to pick up the second book. Also,

what was with Raffe’s attitude at the end towards Red?? Have some respect for Goddess Lady Wolf please.

I thought the writing was great, the pace was perfect, and I was anxious when Red and Eammon were apart - got really attached to them! Nothing negative to say about the book, I’m for the Wolf!!

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littlefern's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Main Complaint: Conflicts/ battles resolved too quickly.

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gray_hamilton's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Whitens writing is gorgeous, however was a bit slow for me and I wasn’t particularly captivated by the plot, (just not for me!)

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butilikeit's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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becksbecks's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

2.0

Fun ideas, not very well written. Fight scenes seem to jump around too much and description seems to be missing which almost made me feel dizzy and lost while reading. On the other hand, character traits are definitely told (multiple times) and not shown, and the world is not developed enough to be convincing or intriguing , leading to a boring and confusing read overall.

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reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

What I liked:

Provided an overall fun reading experience; helped get me out of a reading slump
Great set-up, especially with the religion that's built up around the magical elements
Themes about the power of choice and autonomy

What I didn't like:

Feels like a book that wants to stand on its own but still ends up requiring reading more of the series to feel complete or meaningful (part assumption, as I haven't read the rest of the series yet)
Romance felt pretty generic
World-building became a bit difficult to understand and it's thematic resonance was unclear; overall, didn't quite stick the landing

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dkgreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

Not sure this one quite lived up to the hype, but it was a solid 4 star Red Riding Hood meets Beauty and the Beast fantasy adventure. I definitely liked Whitten’s other book, The Foxglove King, better.

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eenicem's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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