Raised By Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Raised By Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Date Released: June 8th 2010
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Series: Raised By Wolves #1
Pages: 418 pages
Source: Friend

Summary:

Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.

But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her eyes, the horrific memories of her parents' murders return. Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.

But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?

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My Review:

I’m team wolf. Period. Always have, always will. So when I saw this book in my friend’s shelf I did not hesitate to practically steal it. I. Loved. It.

Devoured it, actually. In just one day I was done. Raise by Wolves is different, it’s not your average wolf story, yes there’s some forbidden romance going on but still, different. First, they actually act like a pack of wolves, it all seemed logical, not completely invented and false; they really acted like a pack, united and bonded. Second, every character jumped off the page! Seriously, everyone was fascinating. Also, all the situations that Bryn – main character – was a really strong character and just plain awesome, she was also in some problems with the pack, and her past; and to think that everything, everything was connected at the end. And boy! The end was creepy!

. . . I just re-read this last paragraph and realized I just threw a lot of confusing words and never actually said anything xD! Sorry! But it was really good!

From being welcomed into the pack, to mysterious boys that become forbidden, beaten up from those you call your family, moving away to escape your everything and meet your hunter, to actually end up haunted and end up in a thin line that can either destroy you, or free yourself and others. Raised by Wolves is a must read wolf book. If you see it, do not hesitate. Read.

"Bryn, when you were six years old, you tried to bungee jump off a jungle gym by connecting the straps of your overalls to the bars with your shoelaces. Caution has never been your strong suit."