Book Review: Wolf Moon by Lena Mae Hill

Ravenwood Academy Book 1

All Timberlyn wants is to get out of her small town, where she's branded a freak just because she happens to wear all black and draw gruesome monsters in her notebooks.

When a letter arrives saying she's been accepted to the mysterious Ravenwood Academy for the Exceptionally Gifted, she jumps at the chance. Never mind that she's not sure what she's supposedly gifted at, or the fact that she doesn't remember actually applying there.

When she arrives, the school seems like a dream full of beautiful people ready to befriend her. There's only one problem with Ravenwood: it's run by Alarick Wolf and his brothers, three surly, thuggish, insanely gorgeous guys. Timberlyn's new friends give strict instructions to stay far away from them.

Unfortunately, she's not good at taking orders.

When girls at the school begin disappearing, Timberlyn refuses to maintain the status quo. She's sure Alarick and the Wolf boys are up to something, and if she has to, she'll take them down herself.

That is, if they don't take her down first.

***This is a slow burn romance series appropriate for 14+ due to language. Though there are several guys in Timberlyn's life, this is not Reverse Harem.***

*Cliffhanger Warning

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My Review:

This book has a slow build-up to one heck of a cliff-hanger ending. There was a lot of time spent building their world and laying the foundations of the mysteries to track down. There wasn’t a lot of real action until very near the end of the book. I love that our heroine is a strong, independent female, but I don’t like that she’s so antagonistic. I’m reserving judgement on the insta-love aspect of the story. I remember being fifteen, and falling madly in love at the first sight of a boy doesn’t seem completely far-fetched for that hormone-driven time of life. I’m also more forgiving of the whole “fated mates” thing in any paranormal book. However, as a Canadian, I’m a little miffed at the stereotypes and inaccuracies this story perpetuates. In any case, that ending guarantees I need to read the next book in the series. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from the author.