Before I give you the summary, let me tell you a few things. First, as a writer myself, I sign up onto a lot of authors' mailing lists, usually via giveaways. Second, I remove myself from most of those lists early on, usually within the first couple emails. I don't know why Stacy Claflin stood out compared to the others. I clicked on an email out of courtesy. . . and I was hooked. As in, I downloaded the book instantly and read it over the weekend.Lost Wolf has two main characters. First is Victoria, a college freshman just settling into her new life as a student--until she realizes that she remembers absolutely nothing about her life before arriving on campus. She doesn't know who her parents are, where she's from, anything. Then there's Toby, a werewolf leader who takes a job as a math professor in Victoria's college. The catch? Toby and Victoria were lovers years ago until she died tragically in his arms.
Yeah, it's YA werewolf paranormal romance. There's nothing shockingly new or different. The twists are easy to predict, the elements the same as we've always seen them. As Lost Wolf is the first book of a series, there were plenty of mysteries still unsolved by the last page and questions about the plot and characters that I still had.
But I loved it. Page one to the end. I couldn't stop reading this book. It ranged from fun to playful to heart-wrenching to dangerous, all so fluidly that I honestly didn't care that I already knew where it was going. The fun was in watching it all play out.
Lost Wolf isn't for anyone, but hopefully this review can give you an idea if it's worth taking a look at. And I absolutely say yes!
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