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A review by readerpants
The Last Wolf by Maria Vale
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
I enjoyed Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death and was curious what that author's voice would be like in a pnr/shifter book... and the answer is, still that of a medievalist academic!
This was definitely one of those "yes, I have to read every book in this series one after another on Libby without stopping even though my brain feels a little like that was too many wolf romances to binge in a row" situations.
Highly recommended for fans of Nalini Singh who are in it for the worldbuilding and sprawling community/political/world situations, with much better steamy scenes and much less squicky power/gender dynamics. (Not dissing Nalini Singh - I love the trashy-tv-show epic worldbuilding vibes of the newer Psy-Changeling books, but the romances pretty never work for me.)
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see some some queer rep or even just discussion of the existence of queer people and relationships. I think that could fit so well and so interestingly into this universe. And I mean... the epigraph for the last book is by Danez Smith? I bet the author could explore that in a way that would be fascinating and thoughtful.
tl;dr: 4.5 stars, a solid read!
This was definitely one of those "yes, I have to read every book in this series one after another on Libby without stopping even though my brain feels a little like that was too many wolf romances to binge in a row" situations.
Highly recommended for fans of Nalini Singh who are in it for the worldbuilding and sprawling community/political/world situations, with much better steamy scenes and much less squicky power/gender dynamics. (Not dissing Nalini Singh - I love the trashy-tv-show epic worldbuilding vibes of the newer Psy-Changeling books, but the romances pretty never work for me.)
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see some some queer rep or even just discussion of the existence of queer people and relationships. I think that could fit so well and so interestingly into this universe. And I mean... the epigraph for the last book is by Danez Smith? I bet the author could explore that in a way that would be fascinating and thoughtful.
tl;dr: 4.5 stars, a solid read!