You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
While I enjoyed this series as a whole, this book didn't live up to the first two. It was very off topic than the first two books. There were parts that I was shocked at but there wasn't really any twists and turns. I was super happy with this one.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Classism
More like a 3.5 to be honest. It was still entertaining, but Gwen's/Gina's helicopter parenting narrative got me bored and unconsciously made me skip lines several times.
I love that this author is staying true to the original story. She holds it close, even though the story is growing within the story. Truly enjoying how these characters are unraveling.
Wolfhunter River is the third book in the Stillhouse Lake series. I finished the first two books feeling satisfied, and confused that there was going to be a third book. It seemed Gwen’s story had reached its conclusion and I felt there was no reason to return to the series.
Wolfhunter River sets us back into Gwen Proctor’s life, where she continues to face harassment. It makes sense that the events of the second book wouldn’t fix everything. But I allowed myself to hope that after the end of the second book everything would be somewhat okay. Wolfhunter River brings us into a new conflict after Gwen receives a mysterious phone call that set us on new adventures. Through all this Gwen and her family continue to face the harassment they did in the first two books. While I do concede there is some realism to this, it has worn thin on me. I wish it was not such a prominent part of the story. I love reading about Gwen, Lanny, Connor and Sam. These characters brought me back to this world with a sense of excitement I don’t usually feel for series. I wish that the story got started a lot faster.
I had a good time reading once we got to Wolfhunter River, but the book didn’t manage to grip me until the final third. Which unfortunately was too little too late. I felt that the book opened with such a strong prologue, except the plot relevant to the prologue isn’t in the forefront of this book at all.
Even though this book is my least favourite in the series (and I still think it could have stayed a duology) I do look forward to reading Rachel Caine’s next entry. This book does a good job of setting up where we will go from here.
Thank you to Netgalley for supplying a copy of this book for review.
Wolfhunter River sets us back into Gwen Proctor’s life, where she continues to face harassment. It makes sense that the events of the second book wouldn’t fix everything. But I allowed myself to hope that after the end of the second book everything would be somewhat okay. Wolfhunter River brings us into a new conflict after Gwen receives a mysterious phone call that set us on new adventures. Through all this Gwen and her family continue to face the harassment they did in the first two books. While I do concede there is some realism to this, it has worn thin on me. I wish it was not such a prominent part of the story. I love reading about Gwen, Lanny, Connor and Sam. These characters brought me back to this world with a sense of excitement I don’t usually feel for series. I wish that the story got started a lot faster.
I had a good time reading once we got to Wolfhunter River, but the book didn’t manage to grip me until the final third. Which unfortunately was too little too late. I felt that the book opened with such a strong prologue, except the plot relevant to the prologue isn’t in the forefront of this book at all.
Even though this book is my least favourite in the series (and I still think it could have stayed a duology) I do look forward to reading Rachel Caine’s next entry. This book does a good job of setting up where we will go from here.
Thank you to Netgalley for supplying a copy of this book for review.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Really didn't care for this one at all unfortunately. The story seems so inconsequential compared to the previous two and there are so many micro plot twists it feels like they're there to make length.