Review: Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis

 

Genre: Supernatural |  Werewolves

Synopsis:

Jaque Pierce was just an ordinary 17 year old girl getting ready to start her senior year in high school in Coldspring, Texas. When a mysterious foreign exchange student from Romania moves in across the street, Jacque and her two best friends, Sally and Jen, don’t realize the last two weeks of their summer was going to get a lot more interesting. From the moment Jacque sets eyes on Fane she feels an instant connection, a pull like a moth to a flame. Little does she know that the flame she is drawn to is actually a Canis Lupus, werewolf, and she just happens to be his mate; the other half of his soul. The problem is Fane is not the only wolf in Coldspring, Texas. Just as Fane and Jacque are getting to know each other, another wolf steps out to try and claim Jacque as his mate. Fane will now have to fight for the right to complete the mating bond, something that is his right by birth but is being denied him by a crazed Alpha. Will the love Fane has for Jacque be enough to give him the strength to defeat his enemy, will Jacque accept that she is Fane’s mate and complete the bond between them?

Review:


Soul mates, intended, betrothed, destined--call it what you may; I prefer shotgun romance. Throw all elements of the real world out the window. Jacque falls in love, discovers she is part werewolf, and gets involved in a battle-to-the-death ritual all in one week. Geez, I wish my weeks could be that exciting. Disregarding the fact that the book takes place over the course of one week, I fell in love with the characters' personalities. Jacque's girlfriends are hysterical sassy ladies who, despite needing some lessons in class, keep everyone light on their toes and add necessary touches of humor. I LOVED the possessive traits that Fane can't help but exhibit when it comes to his mate. He doesn't want another man to be the center of Jacque's attention and he isn't afraid to let her know it. He is all alpha-male and all the good things about a man wrapped up in one amazing package. Loftis definitely sold me on her interpretation of the werewolf mythology. Now on to book 2. 



Rating: 4 out of 5 owls



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Review: Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

Genre: Supernatural | Werewolves

Synopsis:

Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.

Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.

Review:

This is the book that started it all for me. I first read Blood and Chocolate when I was a sophomore in high school. I LOVED it. By the time I finished high school I had read it over ten times.  I now read it at least once a year. There has been some debate around this novel concerning its sensual content. Vivian, the main character, is a strong teenage werewolf who relishes in the beauty of her beast. That is, until she meets Aiden, a human boy who she falls madly in love with. However, according to the laws of her pack Vivien must put aside her seeming teenage infatuation with Aiden and mate with Gabriel, the pack's new leader--a sexy hunk of man-flesh. Despite their mutual attraction for each other, Vivien is determined to resist Gabriel and make Aiden hers. 

This book combines supernatural elements with typical teenage angst and has a murder mystery appeal to it. What I appreciate most is the realistic voice that Vivien has. She is a teenager struggling to learn how to balance her role as the new alpha female and gain acceptance from her human counterparts. It is a story of self-discovery, sacrifice, and love. 

Tasty Tid-bit:

"You think you're such a stud, don't you?" she said. 

"Don't you?" he asked.

She stormed out of the kitchen to the dining room.

He followed her. "I see I'm required to court you in every room of the house."

"Not likely," she replied. 

"I'm looking forward to the bedrooms," he said.

"Go to hell!"

His grin faded. "I will court you," he said. "And I won't give up. I will wait for you like I waited for you outside that cave, and I'll follow you like I followed you home that night, keeping you safe. I will wait for you because you are meant to be mine"--his voice grew husky with desire--"and because you'll be worth the wait. Goodbye, Princess Wolf. Let me know what deeds must be done to win you."

When he'd left she could still smell him in the room as if he'd claimed her whole life. 

"I'll choose my own mate," she swore, and walked to the phone.



Rating: 5 out of 5 owls



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