A review by epohlig
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was an interesting book. I actually started it before my listed start day, but had only read the first chapter or two and didn’t feel that engaged, so I put the start date to when I started reading more regularly. Besides the somewhat slow start (I’m not sure why it was slow, it could have just been me), I really liked it for a while; there was plot and character development, and I was curious about what would happen next.

I did notice, however, that it started to get repetitive in the middle-ish:
there would be some kind of problem with the woods and then Eammon would go to fix it and needed Red’s help, but he refused to let her do anything… blah blah blah
 

The storyline did pick up a bit towards the end: there was a lot going on and it was more of what I’d been looking for from the book, but a few scenes did rub me the wrong way as well.
Personally, if my sister had just disappeared to the Shadowlands, or if I’d just found out that she was in danger and I needed to leave the woods, an intimate moment with the love interest would not just make me immediately forget everything until the next chapter. Might just be me, though.


Overall, it was a pretty good book, beyond my little quibbles with certain points. I’m still unclear of if I’ll read the sequel, but it’s honestly more of a “when” question (not sure though). 
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