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kmerms 's review for:
The Wolf Den
by Elodie Harper
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wish I had known that this was the first book in a trilogy going in. As a standalone novel, it often feels like it's dragging its feet, accomplishing in 400+ pages what it could have in 200. But as the start of a series, it does a good job establishing a lot of characters who don't really get a chance to shine in the first book, but might be able to in future books.
I found many of the characters frustrating by design, like the brothel guards and customers, and some others frustrating despite their design. I never felt the affection that Amara claimed to have for her friends or lover. But her cunning was entertaining to read and I was rooting for her, even in her more questionable moments. I think the characters were very well developed, with everyone--besides for the occasional detestable man--having more to them than meets the eye. Britanica (not sure if it's spelled like that, was probably my favorite character, maybe because she stood out so much as the only person who said/did what they meant. I got a rich view of the setting and the culture of the time. I never deeply considered the divide between Romans and Greeks of the time, so this book was an eye opener to that.
By the end of the book, not knowing that it was part of a series, I didn't feel like I needed to know any more about this world. And now that I know there's a second book, I probably won't read it. But I got a good amount of enjoyment from this one nonetheless.
I found many of the characters frustrating by design, like the brothel guards and customers, and some others frustrating despite their design. I never felt the affection that Amara claimed to have for her friends or lover. But her cunning was entertaining to read and I was rooting for her, even in her more questionable moments. I think the characters were very well developed, with everyone--besides for the occasional detestable man--having more to them than meets the eye. Britanica (not sure if it's spelled like that, was probably my favorite character, maybe because she stood out so much as the only person who said/did what they meant. I got a rich view of the setting and the culture of the time. I never deeply considered the divide between Romans and Greeks of the time, so this book was an eye opener to that.
By the end of the book, not knowing that it was part of a series, I didn't feel like I needed to know any more about this world. And now that I know there's a second book, I probably won't read it. But I got a good amount of enjoyment from this one nonetheless.