West of Jaws
Capes
Romantic Fantasy
“The only thing dumber than convincing the imminent Male Alpha of Velm to help me find Oko would be falling in love with him along the way.”
Helisent West of Jaws is a powerful witch with a penchant for combative shouting and hoarding brandy. Then there’s Samson 714 Afador, an uptight (possibly brooding) wolf who’s in line to lead Velm as its Male Alpha one day. When the pair meet in a seedy tavern in a city named Luz, it’s clear they have little in common.
Aside from a shared enemy named Oko.
Driven by private motives, the pair strike a deal to hunt down Oko—but trouble quickly follows. In the magical world of Mieira, wolves and witches share a gory past laden with conflict. Not even the peaceful, hedonistic nymphs have forgotten about the bloodshed of the War Years.
Despite this, what starts as a tense partnership between the witch and the wolf soon blossoms into something more—something layered with curiosity, and delight, and fear. Something that starts to involve a dangerous amount of trust.
As the pair close in on Oko, their discoveries begin to point to a single conclusion. One that will change life in Mieira forever. One that will force Helisent and Samson to ask—what’s worth more, finding Oko or fighting for each other?
Uncaged Review: This book takes you on a journey to a magical land called Miera. Here there are the nymphs, wolves and witches. The world building is decent although it took me awhile to get a good handle on it. The wolves and witches were at war during the War Years, but there has been a truce of sorts, however shaky that may be. Helisent is a powerful witch who strikes a deal with Samson, a wolf prince, to find someone called Oko.
This book was very slow to start, although it was interesting. But the book didn’t grab hold of me until the last part of the book. This is not an action-packed book, but it is interesting. The author does a good job with the plot and the romance, but there are some triggers that the author warns before the first chapter. The glossary in the back was a great touch and helps with the understanding of a lot of the book and the characters. Does end on a cliffhanger.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
