The Wolf Queen
Book 1
by Sam Hall
493 pages
Currently on Kindle Unlimited, in the US.
5/5 stars
Possible Genre / Tropes:
Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Fated Mates, Shifter, New Adult, Reverse Harem, Medieval, Enemies to Lovers, Omegaverseish,
Possible Trigger/Content Warnings:
Death,
murder, blood, no condom sex, mate marking, choking, size difference,
breeding, Dom/Sub, wolf shifting, praise kink, graphic violence, graphic
sex, talk of knotting, knotting, oral, voyeurism, abuse of a child from
a parent, semi graphic beating, nudity, reverse harem, hunting and
death of a animal, a touch of Omegaverse, harem composed of brothers,
religion, enemies to lovers, war, mild talk of death, rape, and
mutilation of others, privilege, misogyny, bigotry, sexism, the
patriarchy,
THIS IS A ARC REVIEW, and may have spoilers.
Oh fantasy stories, one of my first true loves. This is a review that I
can not quite put into words, and have been trying to figure out for
almost a week now how to write. (BECAUSE IT IS THAT GOOD)
Do you like Vikings? Do you like Highlanders? Fated Mates? Reverse Harem? If you answer yes, to any of that... READ THIS BOOK.
I do not want to spoil it y’all. I would tell you to go into this
completely blind. Just pick up this book, and spend the weekend reading
it.
But, if you are still reading, you have been warned.
It is a romance book (SLOW BURN), but first and foremost, to me, it is a
fantasy book with a love interest. So do not let this being marked as
romance shy you away. This is the kind of fantasy world that I love.
Sometimes in fantasy, to quickly you know THAT is the bad person, and
that one over there... Well, that is the man that will save the day! You
do not know right away who all the players are, or just how far they
will go. We may not full see the picture, till the end, and I love that.
Thankfully, Sam does a wonderful wonderful job with this world that is
being built, and with each character. This looks to be a duet, and this
is book 1. So, heads up on that one. Even with that, I would HIGHLY
recommend reading this book as soon as possible, in whatever format you
can (please do not steal).
This story is about Darcy(FMC), and
seems to be, being told by Darcy. Even though she is high born, a
daughter of a Duke. Darcy, has dealt with things no adult, let alone a
child, should. Sam does a good job at handling when those hard moments
are talked about, or shown in the book. Entertainment, does not always
handle abuse well, especially that of a child from a parent. We all the
know the saying, “Spare the rod, spoil the child.” I believe that what
is talked about, and shown so far in the first book, is done so in a way
that will hopefully, allow others, like myself, the space to see that
it was not our faults. That, we can be the big bad Darcy as well. Or at
least, that was how I felt about it, in the end.
The story is
also about fated mates(FM), people who no matter what, they are just
soul bond to each other. If this is your first FM story, do not worry,
it was Darcy’s first as well. Throughout the book, Darcy is helped along
the way by her mates. Who are Dane, Axe, Weyland and Gael. These four
are brothers, from the same father, but two different mothers. This very
much matters to the story, but you also learn in fairly quickly. She is
also helped along the way by her fathers horse master, Nordred, and a
Pepin, a ferocious warrior all in her own right. I wanna know more
about, Nordred AND Pepin, GIMME please, and thank you.
Anyway,
each mate in the harem, is very distinct in who and what they are. In
what they will and will not do, or allow to happen around them, or to
their brothers, and mate. You meet these men, in the first chapter, as
they come along Darcy being.. Well, being a little bad ass and hunting
deer all alone on the moors. They are introduced to us, as enemies to
Darcy. They are wargen, or two souled, wolf shifters, from Grania.
People she has been told, are the big bad wolf who will steal you in the
night, and rut you in the streets without your consent.
One of
the best parts, for me, was seeing how there are somethings like this
in real life. Like when the America’s were colonized by the British, and
such. Their foes, were heathen devils, and the British were the
saviors. But, like so often, nothing is as simple as it seems. Those who
win, make the history books. This story also touches on privilege,
misogyny, bigotry, sexism, the patriarchy... And, yes I can see people
freaking out about that right now. The thing is, these topics have OFTEN
been apart of entertainment. ESP in our reading materials. ESP in
fantasy.
Is the material heavy at times? Yes.
Is the material, loving and caring, and makes you wish you had some of that in your life? Yes.
Is it worth it? FUCKING YES.
Y’all, this tale is definitely one of discovery of ones self, of life,
of love, and of some loss. I have this feeling, that it could become a
cult classic.
I have already reread parts of it.
- Destynnee
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