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prairiewolf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
emmas_shelf's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I think I had super high hopes going into this as I was looking for recommendations for a new fantasy series to read. I had heard this series is well-loved, “an oldie but a goldie” type book series. Unfortunately, my library only has book 1 in its collection and this didn’t do enough for me to encourage me to go out and purchase book 2 myself in any format.
It wasn’t awful, I found there was more plot than I was expecting. I don’t know tho, for me if you as an author have the opportunity to write a fantasy series - idk why you’d make the werewolves be misogynists by default. I just found the dynamic between the wolves uncomfortable because of that. Despite this, I found the diversity a pleasant surprise in terms of race and sexuality of other characters.
However, the writing didn’t really grip me enough. I finished and thought “oh, alright then.” I also thought Mercy’s “theorising” in the book about what was going on with the plot ended up being too spot on which meant the “grand reveal” fell a bit flat for me.
I also had read this series had romance, I know this is book 1 but there was basically zero. So just go in knowing that bc I didn’t.
It wasn’t awful, I found there was more plot than I was expecting. I don’t know tho, for me if you as an author have the opportunity to write a fantasy series - idk why you’d make the werewolves be misogynists by default. I just found the dynamic between the wolves uncomfortable because of that. Despite this, I found the diversity a pleasant surprise in terms of race and sexuality of other characters.
However, the writing didn’t really grip me enough. I finished and thought “oh, alright then.” I also thought Mercy’s “theorising” in the book about what was going on with the plot ended up being too spot on which meant the “grand reveal” fell a bit flat for me.
I also had read this series had romance, I know this is book 1 but there was basically zero. So just go in knowing that bc I didn’t.
ladylarson's review against another edition
5.0
My New Favorite Series
Amazing character development with a solid plot. Mercy is the heroine I've always wanted. She's not the strongest but her intelligence and boldness are all she needs.
Amazing character development with a solid plot. Mercy is the heroine I've always wanted. She's not the strongest but her intelligence and boldness are all she needs.
cozycactus's review against another edition
adventurous
Although it's only a max of 5% (glimpses and kisses) romance, the story was interesting. Each character has clear strengths and weaknesses and they're forced to rely on each other to get the job done. It allowed them to organically draw the plot along. It was a fun adventure.
xcaity's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it for what it is, finished it in one day. Can't wait to read the rest.
temilola's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
beachybookstack's review against another edition
I went into this book semi-interested n by page 40-something a whole lot of nothing interesting has happened. This may be attributed to world building n character development dragging or perhaps I'm just not into weres. I guess I'll go with both?