The Wolf King, Lauren Palphreyman

Story Blurb

When a princess is kidnapped by an alpha, war rages between the humans and the wolves. But soon, forbidden attraction starts to grow. . .

Princess Aurora longs to escape the castle and the marriage that has been arranged for her.

But on the night before her wedding, at a dog fight where captured werewolves are made to fight for sport, she spares the life of a young wolf. It puts her on the radar of the powerful alpha who was going to kill him. And it changes everything.

That night, when the alpha escapes, he kidnaps her and takes her to the rugged lands north of the border—where the once warring werewolf clans are beginning to unite. He thinks that she is the key to winning the war against the humans.

Only, as they spend time around one another, forbidden attraction starts to grow. And as Aurora learns that not all wolves are bad, the alpha discovers that she is in danger from both his enemies, and those he once considered friends.

With monsters on both sides, a bloodthirsty war between humans and wolves raging, and undeniable passion growing between them—will their story end in love? Or tragedy?

And will Aurora ever get home?

Does she even want to?

My Thoughts/Opinion

This story had more depth than I expected. I am intrigued by Aurora and Callum's relationship but I have real (possibly irrational) fears that they won't ultimately be together by the end of the series. I don't know if that's true, but there is A LOT going on behind the scenes. I love a good morally gray character, but Blake is ambiguous on so many levels, I'm still not sure where all of this will land. This series is a trilogy and The Wolf King, as book one, definitely had me ready to keep reading.

Favorite Quote:

“I’ll learn to fight. I’ll make my own stories, rather than be the side character in the stories of kings.”