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Book Review: Dyrwolf

DYRWOLF by Kat Kinney

4 Stars

Verdict: A typical paranormal romance. 

I'm not one for wolf books, but this one I found quite readable. 

Some of the imagery is fantastic although the writing starts a little bumpy – a tad on the purple prose side were my initial thoughts. It also rushes into headstrong plot within the first few pages, not really allowing enough time to connect to the characters and world before stuff goes down. However, I soon settled into the story and enjoyed it for what it is: a well-crafted paranormal romance. 

Lea is tough and a good narrator. She’s an outcast from her village whose trained hard in order to be strong. She also struggles with migraines, and that’s a pain I can connect with (and one I’ve also written into my own books). I liked Lea and her chemistry with Henrik, a wolf that’s crossed the border and finds himself at Lea’s mercy. The two work well together. 

On the down side, I struggled to understand or connect with any of the side characters, and I felt the worldbuilding was constricted to a need-to-know basis. Humans live in the village, wolves run the colony, the two don’t get along, and that’s the extent of the world. But those things aside, the plot, romance, and narration are all enough to make this book very readable. It’s also a quick read and maintains a steady pace throughout. 

While I didn't find this book to push the genre or really take me by surprise, I enjoyed reading it and would definitely try more books by this author.

Source: Free on Amazon Kindle

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