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The Wolf King

Lauren Palphreyman

4.01 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think I’ve seen this film before… and I kinda liked the ending. The plot of this book follows Princess Aurora as she enters into an unexpected romance with an alpha werewolf, who are considered second-class citizens in her homeland. And this wolf happens to have just (basically) kidnapped her. Eventually, a second mysterious alpha wolf enters Aurora’s orbit, and she must navigate around his ulterior motives to execute her own plan and maintain her own pride and dignity in the process. 

While I enjoyed the romantic tension and thought the writing was well done, I do think this story is one that I’ve both read and seen on television. I’m not a quitter, so I’ll read the second book to see if the plot manages to deviate from what seems like a predictable path ahead. I’m interested in the journey toward making me invested in both men in this love triangle. 
adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love the accents on audible. Most of book was really good. Lost me at the end. Main guy is hot and top teir boyfriend 

i was going to give this 2 stars but then I remembered he wore a kilt and i physically couldnt. The plot in this book was just stretched soo thin it was barely there-The same story couldve been written in a 100 pages book. Also the amount of times he said aye just made me cringe so hard i couldnt.
adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced

People online are calling this ACOTAR meets Game of Thrones and while that may be true in a sense, that way over exaggerates the scope of this book. The supporting characters are weak and don't serve much other than to further the main characters story. There is so much inner dialogue from the fmc that is repetitive and over drawn. It was a fun story overall but in an "I'm just here for the vibes" way. It is nowhere near as multidimensional, complex, or engaging as ACOTAR or GoT. 
adventurous 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

The Wolf King follows a princess as she is (somewhat voluntarily) kidnapped to the enemy Wolf kingdom’s territory. There are many fantasy romance tropes to behold: royalty, enemies(ish) to lovers, as-yet-defined greater powers at play, a likely love triangle with the golden boy and the shadow daddy (though we have been promised to not get Tamlin-ed this time). Frankly, I did not expect the Wolf King to withstand the hype, but I will be joining the chorus. This book hit so many notes for me. A princess who feels a connection to her wildness, to nature, that feels genuine, a love story (or 2) that I can get behind, a woman that maybe actually isn’t like other girls but isn’t a NLOG…I am genuinely intrigued by the mysteries as they’re unfolding, excited to learn more about the magic of this world, and glad that our princess seems to be growing out of the “stubborn, fiery, with a penchant for terrible decision making based on nothing” streak that so many FMCs seem to have. LOVED this book.