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Among Wolves #1
Sebastian's Wolves
Among Book One
Sebastian Vory was quite happy with his decision to leave his shifter pack to build a life with his mate Tim. But when an accident takes Tim from Sebastian, the lone wolf is thrown into aimless wandering that leads him to a new pack—and another shifter, Eshan Low. But Eshan has a troubled past, and despite his hopes and wishes, that past has a steel grip. Embroiled in a fight for justice, Sebastian is willing to do anything not to lose another mate, and just this once, luck might smile his way.
Sebastian Vory was quite happy with his decision to leave his shifter pack to build a life with his mate Tim. But when an accident takes Tim from Sebastian, the lone wolf is thrown into aimless wandering that leads him to a new pack—and another shifter, Eshan Low. But Eshan has a troubled past, and despite his hopes and wishes, that past has a steel grip. Embroiled in a fight for justice, Sebastian is willing to do anything not to lose another mate, and just this once, luck might smile his way.
168 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 22, 2011
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Valentina Heart
22 books303 followersI would say that I am first a reader and then a writer. My fascination with books goes way back into the past when I didn't even know I could read something that wasn't given to me in school. Writing came later. First when I tried writing down the plots of the movies I found overwhelming and later in the form of a very dark blog that connected me with people I still consider very good friends.
When in reading I always reached for happy ending romances that helped me deal with the bad side of the world, while in my short stories characters died and their life usually reflected the reality that surrounded mine.
In time, vampires and shifters took the place of knights in shiny armors and I still searched for that happy ending . But with the years also came that wish for something edgier.
My current reading habits take me daily into the world of men, where kink is preferable and angst the realistic side of life in my dose of fiction. It was only natural that my fingers followed my thoughts and I came to a point where men only ogled men and women became side characters.
Somehow out of love for reading a writer was born. I won't say that the handsome men walking through my imagination have everything a reader might want. They are usually troubled, lost and insecure, but as they slowly stroll through my worlds, they eventually find their happy ending.
When in reading I always reached for happy ending romances that helped me deal with the bad side of the world, while in my short stories characters died and their life usually reflected the reality that surrounded mine.
In time, vampires and shifters took the place of knights in shiny armors and I still searched for that happy ending . But with the years also came that wish for something edgier.
My current reading habits take me daily into the world of men, where kink is preferable and angst the realistic side of life in my dose of fiction. It was only natural that my fingers followed my thoughts and I came to a point where men only ogled men and women became side characters.
Somehow out of love for reading a writer was born. I won't say that the handsome men walking through my imagination have everything a reader might want. They are usually troubled, lost and insecure, but as they slowly stroll through my worlds, they eventually find their happy ending.
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April 6, 2011
This is a gritty, gripping werewolf tale in which the protagonists ACT like beasts which is incredibly sexy and refreshing. The heat and intimacy and violence between Sebastian and Eshan was beautifuly handled. Terrific suspense, real stakes, compelling characterizations. And it kept surprising me... (hallelujah!) heading off in tangents I didn't expect.
The greatest success for me in this book was the construction of such a believable community for the packunder Konner's leadership. Not only did it feel like a functioning pack, it felt specified in ways that real communities are. Personalities and jobs and conflict existed to support the pack rather than the plot, if you know what I mean. The days had arhythm, the kids behaved like kids, the lives of the adults were a small brangle of jealousy and desire... and that too felt pleasantly authentic. I DIN'T feel like extra characetrs were being wedged in for the sequel potential, even though there is LOADS of traction for any other books the author might want to create in this universe.
I have only two quibbles:
The first 25 pages of backstory focused so completely on the dead lover (Tim) that they inevitably muddled later scenes. Though dramatic, they told me things I wish I could have discovered for myself, and (thereby) created a strange disconnect in some of the final moments in which the central love story (because of those opening bits) seemed more like a acceptable compromise than a Happy Ending for Sebastian and Eshan. Without those opening two chapters, Tim would have become more powerful and less intrusive. In my opinion, the book would have been served better by an in media res opening with Konner's discovery of Sebastian circa page 25 and Sebastian's return to human form after nearly going feral.
Also, though the violence is well handled, there were moments of full-on rape that started to seem, not gratuituous, but improbable because of the way they were visited upon Eshan so readily with near-coincidental frequency. In the back of my mind I could feel the author choosing brutal suffering as his fate for narative purposes. A minor quibble, but worth mentioning.
I enjoyed this book enormously and will definitely be rereading it. A charged, entertaining novel and a refreshing change from some of the cookie-cutter, schmoopy shifters that have been flouncing about at Siren and elsewhere.
The greatest success for me in this book was the construction of such a believable community for the packunder Konner's leadership. Not only did it feel like a functioning pack, it felt specified in ways that real communities are. Personalities and jobs and conflict existed to support the pack rather than the plot, if you know what I mean. The days had arhythm, the kids behaved like kids, the lives of the adults were a small brangle of jealousy and desire... and that too felt pleasantly authentic. I DIN'T feel like extra characetrs were being wedged in for the sequel potential, even though there is LOADS of traction for any other books the author might want to create in this universe.
I have only two quibbles:
The first 25 pages of backstory focused so completely on the dead lover (Tim) that they inevitably muddled later scenes. Though dramatic, they told me things I wish I could have discovered for myself, and (thereby) created a strange disconnect in some of the final moments in which the central love story (because of those opening bits) seemed more like a acceptable compromise than a Happy Ending for Sebastian and Eshan. Without those opening two chapters, Tim would have become more powerful and less intrusive. In my opinion, the book would have been served better by an in media res opening with Konner's discovery of Sebastian circa page 25 and Sebastian's return to human form after nearly going feral.
Also, though the violence is well handled, there were moments of full-on rape that started to seem, not gratuituous, but improbable because of the way they were visited upon Eshan so readily with near-coincidental frequency. In the back of my mind I could feel the author choosing brutal suffering as his fate for narative purposes. A minor quibble, but worth mentioning.
I enjoyed this book enormously and will definitely be rereading it. A charged, entertaining novel and a refreshing change from some of the cookie-cutter, schmoopy shifters that have been flouncing about at Siren and elsewhere.
February 24, 2011
The tough
or sweet
Love between wolves?
... why pick one! You can have both reading this book!!!
Sebastian Vory is a werewolf and after a terrible lost he will find a new life with a pack.
Eshan Low is a pure blood werewolf. Tired of his Alpha abuses he will seeking help from Konner Vuk (Sebastian's Alpha).
You will suffer reading about both men dramas...
... and wish so much for a happy end!
Adventure, drama, love, suspense... will Sebastian love again? Eshan can get over his abused past, and love someone for the first time? Amazing story, for two lovely characters.
5 stars! and I hope there will be more someday!
There is a true end, but can I beg for more?
March 10, 2011
At times like these, I want to do a whole re-vamp of all my ratings and reduce the stars of them all down one just to show how much I actually love a book. Lol. But I don't because that would most likely take years. I loved this book to death, though. It was so touching and intense and I couldn't put it down once I started.
I loved Sebastian. There's just something about broken characters that pulls on my heartstrings. I can't help but fall in love with them and Sebastian is one of those characters. Losing his mate, Tim, pushed him so far to the edge he stayed in wolf form for months, which is unusual, and it wasn't until he met up with the West Pack and Konner that he was able to get his life back together. He's sad but he's healing. Eshan is vibrant. I don't even think that's a good word for him. He's different and makes a dangerous statement with his brightly dyed mohawk. He has an air of danger around him but he's sweet, loving and playful. They make a perfect couple.
It's really heartbreaking with what Sebastian goes through. Having a mate he loved dearly for eight years and then who just up and dies without any warning and by a freak accident is just truly sad. How Sebastian copes with it and how he comes out of his grieving as a shell of the person he used to be makes you just want to give him a giant hug and not let go. But then Eshan comes along. He's hurting, too, but in different ways and all because of his abusive alpha. The chemistry they have together is phenomenal and intense. They connect not only in their human skins but with their wolves, too, and they complete each other. For Sebastian (since it's only in his POV, first person) Eshan fills the whole in his heart. He will always mourn the loss of his first mate, Tim, but now that he has Eshan, he knows his life can go on. He has a new mate, a new caring pack and a job he loves doing. He doesn't need much else.
I was sucked into the book from the start. We get to see Sebastian and how he acts with both of his mates. First with Tim and how Sebastian reacts to his death and then with Eshan and how he reacts when Eshan is in trouble. This book was suspenseful and intense and fun. It ended perfectly with answers to all the questions I was dying to know the answers to and I loved it.I hope we get more of this world and more of Sebastian and Eshan... Of course, I wouldn't object to maybe Magen's story? Or even Konner's? Or Mark's? It's a given they have to be m/m, though. ;-P
Overall, an awesome story. I definitely recommend it! :D
I loved Sebastian. There's just something about broken characters that pulls on my heartstrings. I can't help but fall in love with them and Sebastian is one of those characters. Losing his mate, Tim, pushed him so far to the edge he stayed in wolf form for months, which is unusual, and it wasn't until he met up with the West Pack and Konner that he was able to get his life back together. He's sad but he's healing. Eshan is vibrant. I don't even think that's a good word for him. He's different and makes a dangerous statement with his brightly dyed mohawk. He has an air of danger around him but he's sweet, loving and playful. They make a perfect couple.
It's really heartbreaking with what Sebastian goes through. Having a mate he loved dearly for eight years and then who just up and dies without any warning and by a freak accident is just truly sad. How Sebastian copes with it and how he comes out of his grieving as a shell of the person he used to be makes you just want to give him a giant hug and not let go. But then Eshan comes along. He's hurting, too, but in different ways and all because of his abusive alpha. The chemistry they have together is phenomenal and intense. They connect not only in their human skins but with their wolves, too, and they complete each other. For Sebastian (since it's only in his POV, first person) Eshan fills the whole in his heart. He will always mourn the loss of his first mate, Tim, but now that he has Eshan, he knows his life can go on. He has a new mate, a new caring pack and a job he loves doing. He doesn't need much else.
I was sucked into the book from the start. We get to see Sebastian and how he acts with both of his mates. First with Tim and how Sebastian reacts to his death and then with Eshan and how he reacts when Eshan is in trouble. This book was suspenseful and intense and fun. It ended perfectly with answers to all the questions I was dying to know the answers to and I loved it.I hope we get more of this world and more of Sebastian and Eshan... Of course, I wouldn't object to maybe Magen's story? Or even Konner's? Or Mark's? It's a given they have to be m/m, though. ;-P
Overall, an awesome story. I definitely recommend it! :D
March 4, 2011
I alternated between so many different emotions while reading this book. Watching Sebastian loose everything and slowly start to live again until he finds a new beginning. My heart broke more than once.
I read that some of the reviewers that were uncomfortable the beginning scene. I have to admit that I didn’t have a problem. Alpha’s and dominance are not nice. My thought was “where was the phone call?” To be forgotten so completely, not once but three times in a row would make me throw an item…or two. The differences between Sebastian and Tim where so easily picked out but the commitment and acceptance from Sebastian was moving. I didn’t realize how much it moved me until the scene in the morgue. Even now, days after reading the scene, it makes me misty just thinking about it. (I read that scene more than once.)
The sex was brutal before it became loving. In some ways the wolves are more dominate that their human side creating that otherness that some shift stories lack.
This was so refreshing I hated that it had to end. I wanted more!
I read that some of the reviewers that were uncomfortable the beginning scene. I have to admit that I didn’t have a problem. Alpha’s and dominance are not nice. My thought was “where was the phone call?” To be forgotten so completely, not once but three times in a row would make me throw an item…or two. The differences between Sebastian and Tim where so easily picked out but the commitment and acceptance from Sebastian was moving. I didn’t realize how much it moved me until the scene in the morgue. Even now, days after reading the scene, it makes me misty just thinking about it. (I read that scene more than once.)
The sex was brutal before it became loving. In some ways the wolves are more dominate that their human side creating that otherness that some shift stories lack.
This was so refreshing I hated that it had to end. I wanted more!
February 28, 2011
4.5 Stars
A refreshing take on shifters that shows more of the wolf side to these shifters than the average book. There was some brutality in the book that may put some people off a bit but I found it to be true to the nature of these characters. I was sucked into this world and I only hope that I get to see Konner find his mate :)
A refreshing take on shifters that shows more of the wolf side to these shifters than the average book. There was some brutality in the book that may put some people off a bit but I found it to be true to the nature of these characters. I was sucked into this world and I only hope that I get to see Konner find his mate :)
February 23, 2011
I LOVED THIS!!! Great job Val! The first scene - I had to go take a breath of fresh air it was so hot....Then I cried....then...it just got better and better!!!
March 10, 2011
Oh goodness, I want more books like this one.
Sebastian's Wolves has so much of what I look for in an m/m: high emotions, steamy sex scenes, lovable characters, and that something extra that just grabs you and holds on. Sebastian had me from the first page with his capacity to love. I was crying (not just your watery eyes or a stray tear!) crying only ten pages in. Usually when something of great impact early in a book it's easy to shrug off, but I was fully invested as if I'd known these characters for at least 100 pages, rather than 10.
A discussion the other day brought up how satisfying it was to see both 'wicked' and 'sweet' in the book we were talking about. That's the best way to describe the love (yes, and the sex!) in Sebastian's Wolves: wicked and sweet, and oh-so-satisfying.
If I had one setback, it would be how events and emotions progressed in the second half of the book. A mating bond between wolves happens instantaneously, yes, but I think the story would have worked just as well if the "L" word had waited. (But I could also see that as Sebastian's nature to hold nothing back when it comes to love.) As for the events, I got a little confused as to time progression and what the focus of the story was. Maybe if the main conflict were tied in more throughout it would've helped solidify the story in my mind.
But overall, it's a wonderful read that I'd recommend to those who like m/m, shifters, 'wicked and sweet,' and heartwarming supporting characters. I'd recommend a box of tissues, though!
And since Sebastian is so wonderful on the cover, I found a visual reference for my idea of the other character for those of you interested…
Sebastian's Wolves has so much of what I look for in an m/m: high emotions, steamy sex scenes, lovable characters, and that something extra that just grabs you and holds on. Sebastian had me from the first page with his capacity to love. I was crying (not just your watery eyes or a stray tear!) crying only ten pages in. Usually when something of great impact early in a book it's easy to shrug off, but I was fully invested as if I'd known these characters for at least 100 pages, rather than 10.
A discussion the other day brought up how satisfying it was to see both 'wicked' and 'sweet' in the book we were talking about. That's the best way to describe the love (yes, and the sex!) in Sebastian's Wolves: wicked and sweet, and oh-so-satisfying.
If I had one setback, it would be how events and emotions progressed in the second half of the book. A mating bond between wolves happens instantaneously, yes, but I think the story would have worked just as well if the "L" word had waited. (But I could also see that as Sebastian's nature to hold nothing back when it comes to love.) As for the events, I got a little confused as to time progression and what the focus of the story was. Maybe if the main conflict were tied in more throughout it would've helped solidify the story in my mind.
But overall, it's a wonderful read that I'd recommend to those who like m/m, shifters, 'wicked and sweet,' and heartwarming supporting characters. I'd recommend a box of tissues, though!
And since Sebastian is so wonderful on the cover, I found a visual reference for my idea of the other character for those of you interested…
February 24, 2011
The book starts with a bang, then it makes you mad and sad and then it takes you to a new beginning and it keeps the promise of an incredibly moving story.
Sebastian is a man and a wolf with a big heart. He rarely tries to rein in his feelings and emotions. I really liked the way his wolf coexisted with his human part. The rules of the shifters' world are laid out coherently and they are very interesting. I liked that Sebastian tried to overcome his loss seeking a new life, deciding that he couldn't stay alone anymore. The way he rebuilt himself in his new pack was riveting. It was interesting to see the pack dynamics, how the wolves lived together. The Alpha was a very important and fascinating character, but I especially liked the pups, every time they were mentioned I couldn't help smiling.
Sebastian has lost his mate Tim and he knows that he is irreplaceable, but when Eschan, a wolf from another pack, enters his life, while trying to save his own pack from a cruel Alpha, Sebastian is ready to offer his heart all over again. The chemistry between Sebastian and Eschan is dictated by their wolf nature, but there's so much more that transpires from their encounters. They are both hurting even if in different ways, but they know how to help the other to heal. The sex scenes are hot and sweet and truly inspired and they show all the ranges of emotions that making love can excite, from arousal to tenderness, from domination to comfort. Sebastian and Eschan bare their souls and in a way that's more "indecent" than the sex itself.
I couldn't put the book down because everything was intriguing and every chapter added something, either in Sebastian's emotional journey or in the plot development. Eschan's pink mohawk is simply unforgettable. The whole pack is a character on its own. And I must repeat myself: I appreciated so much that Tim's figure was not forgotten or diminished. Read it!
Sebastian is a man and a wolf with a big heart. He rarely tries to rein in his feelings and emotions. I really liked the way his wolf coexisted with his human part. The rules of the shifters' world are laid out coherently and they are very interesting. I liked that Sebastian tried to overcome his loss seeking a new life, deciding that he couldn't stay alone anymore. The way he rebuilt himself in his new pack was riveting. It was interesting to see the pack dynamics, how the wolves lived together. The Alpha was a very important and fascinating character, but I especially liked the pups, every time they were mentioned I couldn't help smiling.
Sebastian has lost his mate Tim and he knows that he is irreplaceable, but when Eschan, a wolf from another pack, enters his life, while trying to save his own pack from a cruel Alpha, Sebastian is ready to offer his heart all over again. The chemistry between Sebastian and Eschan is dictated by their wolf nature, but there's so much more that transpires from their encounters. They are both hurting even if in different ways, but they know how to help the other to heal. The sex scenes are hot and sweet and truly inspired and they show all the ranges of emotions that making love can excite, from arousal to tenderness, from domination to comfort. Sebastian and Eschan bare their souls and in a way that's more "indecent" than the sex itself.
I couldn't put the book down because everything was intriguing and every chapter added something, either in Sebastian's emotional journey or in the plot development. Eschan's pink mohawk is simply unforgettable. The whole pack is a character on its own. And I must repeat myself: I appreciated so much that Tim's figure was not forgotten or diminished. Read it!
March 26, 2018
Sebastian. He is rough, tough, heart broken, soft and loving. I was put off by him in the beginning of the book. He has a gentle mate, Tim, who is late for their anniversary dinner. Yes, it was for the third time, but Sebastian's reaction, a punch to the face and then very rough sex, made me think, NO, not going to like you. When his mate dies in an accident, he turns wolf for nearly a year, unable to face the pain of the loss. His return to a pack marks his reentry into life, a bit at a time. Meeting Eshan, pink Mohawk, leather boots, black nail polish, causes an immediate spark. These two are SO rough together. Sex is often painful before it's pleasurable. Bruises, scratches and bites are near constants. In other words, they act and react with wolf instincts, and pack instincts. The bad guy here is believably bad, not a caricature, and the end, pre-epilogue, had me shouting Sebastian's name. Great, great job, Ms. Heart.
March 16, 2011
Excellent, intense paranormal m/m romance about a wolf shifter who turns wolf for a long time when his mate dies. I had a hard time putting this one down to do anything else!
October 23, 2013
3.5 stars
This was not a typical sweet and loving I'm your my mate so we will be perfect together story. Is there an instant lust/mate bond, yes, but sweet and loving - not so much (at least I didn't feel that way). The way this story started was not what I expected and I guess, to me, seem a little brutal, but they are shifters so I continued. After Sebastian took off and stayed a wolf for so long I became intrigued with the story and this world and held on for the ride and I was not disappointed. There were what you could consider "sweet" moments, but they were more with how the pack interacted than between Eshan and Sebastian. But I really loved these two and for actually most of the other members of the pack. I thought the ending with Konner was fitting and funny consider he was the most against it. I hope that we get to see more of all of them in the next book.
This was not a typical sweet and loving I'm your my mate so we will be perfect together story. Is there an instant lust/mate bond, yes, but sweet and loving - not so much (at least I didn't feel that way). The way this story started was not what I expected and I guess, to me, seem a little brutal, but they are shifters so I continued. After Sebastian took off and stayed a wolf for so long I became intrigued with the story and this world and held on for the ride and I was not disappointed. There were what you could consider "sweet" moments, but they were more with how the pack interacted than between Eshan and Sebastian. But I really loved these two and for actually most of the other members of the pack. I thought the ending with Konner was fitting and funny consider he was the most against it. I hope that we get to see more of all of them in the next book.
February 24, 2011
3.5 stars
I enjoyed this story better than the previous experience with Valentina Heart's story. For one, the beginning is very gripping. Imagine having a fight with your partner of 8 years, then having the intense make-up sex, then the next morning, your partner is snatched away from you forever due to car accident. Gosh, no wonder Sebastian chooses to stay as wolve for nearly a year!! *want to hug Sebastian*
The adventure of Sebastian after that is enjoyable to read. He finds a new pack that is so into family and it slowly heals him. Until he meets a new mate, Eshan, and finds out that his new mate is in danger, and Sebastian will do anything to keep this one.
It's always a bit "tricky" with story of lover after the first one dies. I mean, I don't like the new lover to be similar to the first one because it feels like it's just a replacement, you know? In here, Eshan has his own strong spirit and he does feel different than Tim.
The only complaint (thus 3.5 stars rather than 4 stars), I still feel like I want a little wooing before Sebastian jumps to mating with Eshan. I know, I know, it's a shifter story, and animals don't really woo anyway, but still, I can't help to want it in my romance.
I enjoyed this story better than the previous experience with Valentina Heart's story. For one, the beginning is very gripping. Imagine having a fight with your partner of 8 years, then having the intense make-up sex, then the next morning, your partner is snatched away from you forever due to car accident. Gosh, no wonder Sebastian chooses to stay as wolve for nearly a year!! *want to hug Sebastian*
The adventure of Sebastian after that is enjoyable to read. He finds a new pack that is so into family and it slowly heals him. Until he meets a new mate, Eshan, and finds out that his new mate is in danger, and Sebastian will do anything to keep this one.
It's always a bit "tricky" with story of lover after the first one dies. I mean, I don't like the new lover to be similar to the first one because it feels like it's just a replacement, you know? In here, Eshan has his own strong spirit and he does feel different than Tim.
The only complaint (thus 3.5 stars rather than 4 stars), I still feel like I want a little wooing before Sebastian jumps to mating with Eshan. I know, I know, it's a shifter story, and animals don't really woo anyway, but still, I can't help to want it in my romance.
October 11, 2011
I must say this was grittier, maybe not the perfect word, than I thought it would be and how fresh and exciting was that? It didn't go in a direction I thought it would either and I liked that so much. Sebastian is a sort of dark character who loves and hates with great passion. I didn't think I would like him because at the beginning I didn't but then he grew on me. Enjoyed this very much.
March 23, 2011
so a couple things confused me. first is why did Eshan go to the West pack alpha and not the Center pack Alpha? his sister is part of the Center pack and it seems like he would go there for assistance since he has a connection to them.
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December 21, 2014
I really liked that book. There was a lot of "animal" behavior, you got to see shifter's wild side, not just human. But at the same time - thank god! - there was no manimal sex :)
February 14, 2013
Just going to pop in quickly to write a bad review, which these days feels like the only thing I'm writing.
This started off okay because it was all dead lover and I love people dying because it's the number one source of angst and I just love death-related angst by the barrels. (Why am I reading romance, you ask. Good question.)
Which is cool, but then a quarter ways into the book Sebastian does a 180 degree turn. One moment he's all 'waawaa give me back my timmy' and 'gonna stay a mangy fleabag 4ever'. Then he pops a boner and it's like, 'Who is this Tim that you speak of?'.
I mean, maybe Tim was mentioned somewhere - I kinda zoned out of it after Seb proved that his brain is the size of a golf ball and can be found between his thighs. There wasn't much of a relationship to speak of (unless you count sex, which I don't) or a mystery and most of the book just felt meandering and pointless.
This started off okay because it was all dead lover and I love people dying because it's the number one source of angst and I just love death-related angst by the barrels. (Why am I reading romance, you ask. Good question.)
Which is cool, but then a quarter ways into the book Sebastian does a 180 degree turn. One moment he's all 'waawaa give me back my timmy' and 'gonna stay a mangy fleabag 4ever'. Then he pops a boner and it's like, 'Who is this Tim that you speak of?'.
I mean, maybe Tim was mentioned somewhere - I kinda zoned out of it after Seb proved that his brain is the size of a golf ball and can be found between his thighs. There wasn't much of a relationship to speak of (unless you count sex, which I don't) or a mystery and most of the book just felt meandering and pointless.
March 16, 2011
Great start for what I hope will become a series.
The author gave Sebastian an unique voice, somehow perfectly fitting for a wolf. Sebastian is the sole main character of this novel, and the story is told from his first person point of view. Thankfully, there are many lovable side characters to accompany him, Seb's second mate Eshan, his new alpha Konner and his beta Magen and the cute red head Madoc, just to name a few. When Sebastian looses his first lover, his long time companion and mate, he stays in a wolf form for months and only changes after meeting his future pack.
Sebastian slowly heals from the loss of his beloved mate Tim, with the help of his new family and mate. Sebastian's Wolves is a great mixture of emotional drama (in a pretty wolfy way), action and family drama. Very enjoyable shifter story!
The author gave Sebastian an unique voice, somehow perfectly fitting for a wolf. Sebastian is the sole main character of this novel, and the story is told from his first person point of view. Thankfully, there are many lovable side characters to accompany him, Seb's second mate Eshan, his new alpha Konner and his beta Magen and the cute red head Madoc, just to name a few. When Sebastian looses his first lover, his long time companion and mate, he stays in a wolf form for months and only changes after meeting his future pack.
Sebastian slowly heals from the loss of his beloved mate Tim, with the help of his new family and mate. Sebastian's Wolves is a great mixture of emotional drama (in a pretty wolfy way), action and family drama. Very enjoyable shifter story!
April 21, 2011
Is it weird that I wish I was a wolf that could enjoy cuddles and comfort in bed with a whole pile of packmates? That is how immersed I became in Sebastian's world. I really enjoyed the community that came across the pages and the sense of place associated with it. I did feel for all the hardships that Sebastian and Eshan had to endure, but they got through it. I loved Konner, wouldn't mind seeing him in a sequel :)
May 11, 2014
I couldn't put this book down. The story was told from Sebastian's POV and I think this helped me to understand his actions. Otherwise, he could have come across much darker than he actually was. I particularly liked how Sebastian's second love didn't eclipse his first love. The explanation of how he loved both of his mates in different ways and how they each satisfied a different part of him made the story more believable for me. I hope that there will be more to come from this world.
April 14, 2011
I loved Sebastian's voice here. He was so brutally honest and raw, I believed and felt everything he told me. Even the stereotypical things you expect from shifter stories came across very differently. Very much enjoyed this one.
March 19, 2011
Overall, this book was somewhat lackluster. It had an overall rather rape-y tone, which I don't think the author was really going for. I think she was going for "hot" and somehow managed to trip over hot and land into rape territory. Assuming she was going for D/S rather than illegal and morally object, the characterization was also very inconsistent over who, exactly, was supposed to be the dominant one in any of the relationships portrayed. There wasn't very much plot at all, the relationship arcs were non-existent, and there's no need for us to even meet the main character's first lover, considering the fact that all that does is make the reader dislike him and think Sebastian is better off with him dead. This book just really didn't work for me. Even the ending went long past where it needed to go, just so that they author could get in a final slapstick joke on the Alpha of the werewolf pack, with him finally buying a television. Books do not need to continue so that the author can get in a joke, especially since the joke followed bodily harm on the part of the main character.
April 2, 2011
If you like werewolf tales… this one is a must read. The characters actually act like wolves (odd thing to expect in a werewolf story huh?!) as opposed to just being a bunch of guys who happen to be shifters. It is a very intense and satisfying read.
I hope the author writes more in this universe… or picks another animal and gives them the same deserving treatment. Recommended!
I hope the author writes more in this universe… or picks another animal and gives them the same deserving treatment. Recommended!
June 4, 2011
Read as part of my QGB Q2 Challenge picked by Bookwatcher. Quite an interesting read. I fell in love with pack family and hope we get to read more of their stories. It was very primal and earthy - the interactions and love between Sebastian and his wolves. Each one different in his own way. I can revisit this world a time or two. Thanks for a good read.
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October 24, 2013got half way through, didn't give a damn about a single character, quit.
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This might not be the book's fault: I had a crappy day yesterday, so I just might not have been in the right headspace for any book.
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This might not be the book's fault: I had a crappy day yesterday, so I just might not have been in the right headspace for any book.
March 1, 2011
This was a very good book. It definitely wasn't a light and fluffy shifter story. It was very raw and intense at times. Great read!
June 6, 2015
Love lost; love found; Vengeance is mine
Heartbreak can rip a person's sanity away from them in a blink of an eye. When the loss is through a death of a soulmate, the reaction can be unpredictable. Sebastian Vory is a man who is also wolf. In touch with his wolf, he loves to be around trees, even if it is only with wood carving. He suffers living in a city because he loves Tim, his mate. Tim needs to be reminded and forced to run as a wolf because his preference is the city life. Still, the two of them love each other deeply.
The start of this story is on an angry note which continues to build until the explosion occurs and the infection is finally lance so the wound may heal. This tale is of betrayal, lost and vengeance. Sebastian's loss of his beloved drives him to his hands and knees. He ends up turning into wolf for way too long. Fortunately for him, he does not go feral. When he finds his way back, the reader keeps feeling as if we are in a holding pattern. What is it Sebastian has to live for? Even when he finds a new pack ready to accept his sexuality, it doesn't do much for him. His existence is a grey world without his Sunshine Tim.
The buildup of this story is slow. This world the shifters live in is harshly hierarchical. The werewolf society here is similar to the standard werewolf mythos. This makes it easy to follow and little explanation needed. The characters are typical of a shifter novel. There are uber dominant alpha men, their beta seconds and then the rest of the wolves of varying dominance. Sebastian is just a bit below the beta and he's a solid male. He is caring and creative. For the most part of this story, he is a little lost. Lost as in perhaps not completely sane because reality is not something he wants to face alone. What is amusing about Sebastian is he possesses basically two modes: rage and no-rage. When he rages, it's spectacular. It is as if he "hulks" out and goes berserk. I can totally relate and I like Sebastian better for it. The rest of the secondary characters didn't do much for me. I only have eyes for Sebastian.
When the conflict is finally revealed by a new shifter into Sebastian's life, the pieces all fall into place. Eshan Low comes to Sebastian's new pack begging for help. This help could save many lives and cost Eshan his life. As soon as Eshan explains the issue, if a reader doesn't figure out how all this ties together, I'd be surprised. This conflict comes to a violent climax and resolution when the facts come out and Sebastian goes wild. This ending is fabulous for me. The savage violence is so good if a bit too short. The thrill of retribution is exhilarating and I experienced the high of it with Sebastian. If I could howl with joyful satisfaction, I would have. For me, this last concluding scene meets my required sense of justice and overrides the first two-third of the book's slow pace. Recommended for m/m lovers who thirst for justice and want their happily ever after.
* provided by Reading Alley
Heartbreak can rip a person's sanity away from them in a blink of an eye. When the loss is through a death of a soulmate, the reaction can be unpredictable. Sebastian Vory is a man who is also wolf. In touch with his wolf, he loves to be around trees, even if it is only with wood carving. He suffers living in a city because he loves Tim, his mate. Tim needs to be reminded and forced to run as a wolf because his preference is the city life. Still, the two of them love each other deeply.
The start of this story is on an angry note which continues to build until the explosion occurs and the infection is finally lance so the wound may heal. This tale is of betrayal, lost and vengeance. Sebastian's loss of his beloved drives him to his hands and knees. He ends up turning into wolf for way too long. Fortunately for him, he does not go feral. When he finds his way back, the reader keeps feeling as if we are in a holding pattern. What is it Sebastian has to live for? Even when he finds a new pack ready to accept his sexuality, it doesn't do much for him. His existence is a grey world without his Sunshine Tim.
The buildup of this story is slow. This world the shifters live in is harshly hierarchical. The werewolf society here is similar to the standard werewolf mythos. This makes it easy to follow and little explanation needed. The characters are typical of a shifter novel. There are uber dominant alpha men, their beta seconds and then the rest of the wolves of varying dominance. Sebastian is just a bit below the beta and he's a solid male. He is caring and creative. For the most part of this story, he is a little lost. Lost as in perhaps not completely sane because reality is not something he wants to face alone. What is amusing about Sebastian is he possesses basically two modes: rage and no-rage. When he rages, it's spectacular. It is as if he "hulks" out and goes berserk. I can totally relate and I like Sebastian better for it. The rest of the secondary characters didn't do much for me. I only have eyes for Sebastian.
When the conflict is finally revealed by a new shifter into Sebastian's life, the pieces all fall into place. Eshan Low comes to Sebastian's new pack begging for help. This help could save many lives and cost Eshan his life. As soon as Eshan explains the issue, if a reader doesn't figure out how all this ties together, I'd be surprised. This conflict comes to a violent climax and resolution when the facts come out and Sebastian goes wild. This ending is fabulous for me. The savage violence is so good if a bit too short. The thrill of retribution is exhilarating and I experienced the high of it with Sebastian. If I could howl with joyful satisfaction, I would have. For me, this last concluding scene meets my required sense of justice and overrides the first two-third of the book's slow pace. Recommended for m/m lovers who thirst for justice and want their happily ever after.
* provided by Reading Alley
July 4, 2013
This was weird. I actually don't know if I liked it or not, but it's not badly written.
The beginning kind of squicked me. I couldn't quite shake the impulse that Sebby is an abusive bastard and Tim's falling into the codependency thing or other. It just seemed like Sebby was doing his best to justify the crappy way he treated Tim. I couldn't get a read on what Tim really thought since it was from Seb's POV. Did he really want the whatever or was it just Seb projecting?
Seb's reaction to Tim's death is actually quite good. The moment of slight
The beginning kind of squicked me. I couldn't quite shake the impulse that Sebby is an abusive bastard and Tim's falling into the codependency thing or other. It just seemed like Sebby was doing his best to justify the crappy way he treated Tim. I couldn't get a read on what Tim really thought since it was from Seb's POV. Did he really want the whatever or was it just Seb projecting?
Seb's reaction to Tim's death is actually quite good. The moment of slight
June 24, 2013
LOVED IT!!
Really enjoyed this book, I was so sad at first, I thought it was going to very angsty after Tim but that changed when Eshan came into the picture, with his awesome hair by the way.
The bond of mated wolves always leaves me with this happy dreamy sigh, I love reading about that blinding love of mates, it's so refreshing.
Sebastian and Eshan were so great together, they complimented each other so well, and kudos for Eshan's sense of fashion!
July 19, 2013
*3.5 stars*
This was not exactly what I expected, but it was a good read non the less. One of the things I truly like in this book was the simple fact that the shifters actually had a true wolf "feel". They felt "normal" and human, but at times you could feel or hear the wolf coming though as well.
There was one thing I struggled with though. And no it's not the insta-love, as I don't mind that in a shifter story.
This was not exactly what I expected, but it was a good read non the less. One of the things I truly like in this book was the simple fact that the shifters actually had a true wolf "feel". They felt "normal" and human, but at times you could feel or hear the wolf coming though as well.
There was one thing I struggled with though. And no it's not the insta-love, as I don't mind that in a shifter story.
July 14, 2011
From the very beginning SW is a very sexy read. The book is very well written and I really felt I got to know Sebastian. I do wish the book were longer however. I never really felt like I got to know Eshan so it was hard for me to care due to the fact that I never really got to know him outside of his relationship with S. Sebastian's grief over his previous lover's death was a huge part of who he was and it was described beautifully in the book. I just wish I could have become more emotionally invested in the relationship between Sebastian and Eshan.
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