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arg1114's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
beckiebookworm1974's review against another edition
3.0
This is a new to me author and genre-wise this is a slow-burn fantasy romance it was an easy read and definitely had some imaginative ideas. It’s dual POV and Samantha our heroine is a wolf shifter who belongs to a pack that resides in the city it’s here she finds herself pitted against and also manages to wound the Dark Wolf god a powerful male who has been imprisoned behind a barrier in his own lands.
Their initial encounter nearly kills Samantha and in the chaos, she manages to hurt Cadean his injury then deteriorates which adversely affects his lands worsening the whole situation. There's a war that has been raging between himself and the Fae and with this new unexpected development, it’s now looking dire for all under his protection. When the Fae then involve Samantha all bets are off and she now finds herself captured and imprisoned by the wolf god.
Now whilst I enjoyed parts of this I also had some niggles mainly Samantha I couldn’t warm to her. She’s so black and white and judgemental and her inability to dig deeper and gauge someone’s character well let’s just say she was damn lousy at it. The way she constantly sits up high taking the moral high ground was naive at best and arrogant at worst. She sets herself up as judge jury and executioner passing sentence without thinking of the deeper shades of grey involved and the whys. She couldn’t even see through Cadean’s brother and detect he was playing her instead taking him at face value whilst then condemning the former with not so much as a fair hearing.
Everything Cadean does to protect her and his people she manages to find lacking she’s happy to allow him to save her but woe betide he kills anyone whilst doing it though it’s only him she seems to hold to this ridiculous regard. Frankly, she was irritating self-riotous and holier than thou.
Now Cadean I did like and I felt that Samantha didn’t deserve him he does what he must and makes the hard choices because he has to and then he’s also kind to a woman who makes no bones that she vehemently detests him. I didn’t think it would make much difference what he did Samantha would still find a reason to paint him as the villain.
This had an enemies-to-lovers vibe that is slow burn and despite my annoyance with Samantha I did mostly enjoy this it was well written and imaginative I just also wanted to strangle Samantha the majority of the time which wasn’t ideal. I will read the next book as I want to see Cadean catch a break I’m just also hoping Samantha has some personal growth and grows the hell-up Samantha is the main reason this got a three-star rating from me I voluntarily reviewed a copy of Wolf God.
Their initial encounter nearly kills Samantha and in the chaos, she manages to hurt Cadean his injury then deteriorates which adversely affects his lands worsening the whole situation. There's a war that has been raging between himself and the Fae and with this new unexpected development, it’s now looking dire for all under his protection. When the Fae then involve Samantha all bets are off and she now finds herself captured and imprisoned by the wolf god.
Now whilst I enjoyed parts of this I also had some niggles mainly Samantha I couldn’t warm to her. She’s so black and white and judgemental and her inability to dig deeper and gauge someone’s character well let’s just say she was damn lousy at it. The way she constantly sits up high taking the moral high ground was naive at best and arrogant at worst. She sets herself up as judge jury and executioner passing sentence without thinking of the deeper shades of grey involved and the whys. She couldn’t even see through Cadean’s brother and detect he was playing her instead taking him at face value whilst then condemning the former with not so much as a fair hearing.
Everything Cadean does to protect her and his people she manages to find lacking she’s happy to allow him to save her but woe betide he kills anyone whilst doing it though it’s only him she seems to hold to this ridiculous regard. Frankly, she was irritating self-riotous and holier than thou.
Now Cadean I did like and I felt that Samantha didn’t deserve him he does what he must and makes the hard choices because he has to and then he’s also kind to a woman who makes no bones that she vehemently detests him. I didn’t think it would make much difference what he did Samantha would still find a reason to paint him as the villain.
This had an enemies-to-lovers vibe that is slow burn and despite my annoyance with Samantha I did mostly enjoy this it was well written and imaginative I just also wanted to strangle Samantha the majority of the time which wasn’t ideal. I will read the next book as I want to see Cadean catch a break I’m just also hoping Samantha has some personal growth and grows the hell-up Samantha is the main reason this got a three-star rating from me I voluntarily reviewed a copy of Wolf God.
snarkymotherreader's review against another edition
4.0
Sweet slow burn, I loved Cadean and his obsession with Sam! I didn't read the series this is a spin-off of, so I haven't witnessed his madness, only what we're shown in Wolf God. He's the perfect, tortured, morally grey hero: bent but not broken, full of longing and hope, and willing to burn down the world for Sam.
Sam was a little much at times, but I think she was supposed to be. Her repetition of FML is what got to me the most, but overall she was a great, strong, female lead. She can hold her own and genuinely wants to help people.
There's also a great cast of side characters. Cade's brother gives me the heebie jeebies. Kass is the snarky friend every paranormal novel needs. And then there's the goblin...I hope Mel never catches him!
When I realized the next book in this series isn't out yet, I may have fallen to my knees and cried to the heavens. Maybe...
Fans of Kelley Armstrong's Bitten will love the will-they-or-won't-they aspects and the internal struggles of the heroine, but in THIS book, we get to see what the hero is thinking, too!
Thank you, NetGalley and Veronica Douglas, for the opportunity to review this book. All thoughts are my own.
Sam was a little much at times, but I think she was supposed to be. Her repetition of FML is what got to me the most, but overall she was a great, strong, female lead. She can hold her own and genuinely wants to help people.
There's also a great cast of side characters. Cade's brother gives me the heebie jeebies. Kass is the snarky friend every paranormal novel needs. And then there's the goblin...I hope Mel never catches him!
When I realized the next book in this series isn't out yet, I may have fallen to my knees and cried to the heavens. Maybe...
Fans of Kelley Armstrong's Bitten will love the will-they-or-won't-they aspects and the internal struggles of the heroine, but in THIS book, we get to see what the hero is thinking, too!
Thank you, NetGalley and Veronica Douglas, for the opportunity to review this book. All thoughts are my own.
amy_reads4's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Wolf God follows the story of Samantha and Cadean, a wolf shifter with a difficult past and the Dark Wolf God, imprisoned in the Dreamlands.
Samantha renews his prison when it’s wearing weak, but this calls her to his attention, and neither of their lives will ever be the same.
When the Dark God takes Samantha captive as she needs to heal his wounds, he figures she may be the only person that can set him free.
Whilst I really enjoyed the premise of this story and the characters I found it highly frustrating in places, this is a very slow burn, with lots of miscommunication and it left me wanting to scream at Samantha for her stubbornness, which left me wanting more. She is blinded by hatred for Cadean from day 1 and cannot see past that, which for me lead to lots of frustration.
I am going to pick up the second book in the hopes that this will improve and the pace of the relation will pick up.
I really enjoyed this world building and I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes.
If you are a fan of a slow burn fantasy and want to get drawn into a new world then this is for you!
Samantha renews his prison when it’s wearing weak, but this calls her to his attention, and neither of their lives will ever be the same.
When the Dark God takes Samantha captive as she needs to heal his wounds, he figures she may be the only person that can set him free.
Whilst I really enjoyed the premise of this story and the characters I found it highly frustrating in places, this is a very slow burn, with lots of miscommunication and it left me wanting to scream at Samantha for her stubbornness, which left me wanting more. She is blinded by hatred for Cadean from day 1 and cannot see past that, which for me lead to lots of frustration.
I am going to pick up the second book in the hopes that this will improve and the pace of the relation will pick up.
I really enjoyed this world building and I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes.
If you are a fan of a slow burn fantasy and want to get drawn into a new world then this is for you!
hannas_heas47's review against another edition
4.0
Love that cover and asked for the book based on that and the title. My first by this author but the story was intriguing. I didn’t know going in that this was multiple books and not a stand alone. I liked the story but felt like it could have had a richer story line with more fleshing out. The book basically follows two characters and doesn’t portray the Fae side at all. If the Fae side of the story had been more evident I think I would have given this story five stars!
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left this opinion!
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left this opinion!
samanthasparks119's review against another edition
4.0
This is actually the first time I’ve read a book where the FMC had the same name as me, which I guess was something that made me want to read it! And I’m glad I did! But I also didn’t realize it was a spin off of another series where these characters were already introduced, so I kind of what to read the other series but I also don’t want to stop this one! I have to know what happens next!!!! But just a heads up in case like me you didn’t know, it is a spin off. But I don’t think you need to read the others, my adhd just doesn’t let me just start head first into an already build world.
arianna_99's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't know if I'm going to read the next book. The beginning was so good, and the concept of the plot was great, but after the first half of the book I really got bored by the FMC attitude. Ok, I understand he has destroyed your home, and he has done some awful things, but maybe hear him out? Just ask for an explanation? Another thing I didn't like were the secondary characters. They are really flat and I didn't like any of them. The only thing really good in this book was Cadeam.
neskimow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.25