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rayjayyy 's review for:
The Wolf Den
by Elodie Harper
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My mom bought me this book for my 20th birthday when we were walking around the mall shopping and I was interested in it but I did not suspect that it would pull me in so vehemently.
The Wolf Den is well written historical fiction. At the beginning of each chapter there are quotes from either graffiti found in Pompeii and Hercules or quotes from historical poets and writers. Each quote encapsulates what the chapter will essentially be about, without giving anything away. There are even mentions of real historical people who are characters but are not the main characters so it does not feel like the history is being used to simply make money.
Amara comes more into herself throughout the book, learning how to fight and use what she has at her disposal. She was a well written, complex character, yearning to be free and struggling to assimilate to her situation as a slave of prostitution while not losing herself and who she used to be. The men in this book irk me and they are not written to be flowery feminists of the time because it is not accurate. The rich men especially are well written because they are written through the lense of how rich men from that period would have acted and not through the lense of how we, as a modern society, wish they had acted. This does not feel like a fanfiction of Ancient Pompeii but instead a story of someone who may or may not have been alive and who went through the situations Amara faced.
The Wolf Den is well written historical fiction. At the beginning of each chapter there are quotes from either graffiti found in Pompeii and Hercules or quotes from historical poets and writers. Each quote encapsulates what the chapter will essentially be about, without giving anything away. There are even mentions of real historical people who are characters but are not the main characters so it does not feel like the history is being used to simply make money.
Amara comes more into herself throughout the book, learning how to fight and use what she has at her disposal. She was a well written, complex character, yearning to be free and struggling to assimilate to her situation as a slave of prostitution while not losing herself and who she used to be. The men in this book irk me and they are not written to be flowery feminists of the time because it is not accurate. The rich men especially are well written because they are written through the lense of how rich men from that period would have acted and not through the lense of how we, as a modern society, wish they had acted. This does not feel like a fanfiction of Ancient Pompeii but instead a story of someone who may or may not have been alive and who went through the situations Amara faced.