Slaying Books Blog

This is actually my second time reading this book. I originally read it back in 2018. I couldn’t remember much, just that it had a couple little nitpicks, but overall, was really enjoyable. The Pack was just as good the second time around. I really love Kristin Coley’s take on Wolf Shifters – the myth, pack dynamic, etc. Some bits I’ve read about before, and others, wholly unique. Too often, shifter books that feature a type of “mate bond” have the main characters falling in love immediately. I really dislike insta-love, so those types of books I tend to DNF right away. Even though it’s pretty clear early on that there’s something strange happening between Jess and Dominic, this book doesn’t throw them together right away. It takes a while before Jess doesn’t just see Dominic as an ass, and Dominic starts to open up and communicate with Jess. And then, even when Jess starts to figure out what’s going on in her new hometown, she doesn’t just leap into it. She’s got more on her mind, bes...

  I’m glad that I gave this book a chance because 95% of it was really good. I loved Brynn’s witty personality and how she quickly stepped in when somebody needed help. Her chemistry with Torin was  Their witty banter was perfect – probably my favorite part of the book. The writing in this book was surprisingly clever and well done. I say surprisingly because I think that the book description is kind of horrible. It’s confusing and corny and feels “been there done that”. I’m glad that I ended up ignoring the description and just gave this book a chance because I was addicted to the story in only a few pages. The writing was smart and pacing spot on. I can’t give this book 5 stars because of the last 5% of the story. I won’t spoil what happens, but I will say that I was disappointed. This book was on its way to being one of my top 3 Urban Fantasy Fae books when the big reveal happened and left a super bad taste in my mouth. This book had quite a bit of originality going for it,...