When I requested Season of the Wolf by Maria Vale from Netgalley, I didn't realize it was the 4th book of a series. That'll teach me to read the description better. I like the style of writing and the different take on werewolves/shifters. I just had a hard time keeping track of characters and places and timeline. I think it would help enormously if I went back and read the first 3 books, so I'll do that, then read this again.

4.5 Stars!

As I have said for every book so far in this series--such a unique twist on shifters. The author brings us a colorful world from the eye of the wolf. Not the human perspective--what it means to truly be wolf. Because her characters can shift, we hear the words in human tongue. But the author also gives us the experience of being wolf.

This story gives us an update on the Alpha. She has taken over after her mate's death. The pack has brought in prisoners from the last attack, who were raised as humans. Constantine was a ruthless killer for his deceased leader. He is not sure he fits in with this pack. But as time goes by and he spends more time with Alpha Evie, he learns what it means to be wolf. What it means to be pack. What it means to have purpose.

This one isn't a romance journey so much as a coming of age. Albeit Constantine isn't young, he hasn't truly lived his life until he accepts his animal half.

If you are looking for a truly fresh read, pick up this series. You will be inspired to protect the land. Protect nature and find your own sense of belonging with in it.

Evie is Alpha, and Constantine is brought into her pack, and the sparks slowly fly. A good story overall, but this is book 4 of a series, and the first one I've read. Would recommend you read the series in order, but otherwise a good wolf story. Good view of the inner working of the pack.

~ ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review ~

Once again, I've requested an ARC for book 4 of a series not read yet🤦‍♀️ so offcourse that I've read books 1 to 3 first 🤷‍♀️
Overall the series is a solid 4 stars.
Evie and Constantine book is closer to 4.5.
I really liked Constantine character growth, from a stranger to Pack and nature to full dedication torward the land and the Wolves.

We finally get inside the head of the Alpha of the Great North Pack. Evie Kitwanasdottir hasn't had an easy time and has suffered through some major tragic moments throughout the series. So I was excited to see that Season of the Wolf would be told partly from her point of view. The other character that was in the foreground for this book was the shifter Constantine. If you read the previous book then you'll know how he wound up living with the pack. I got very alpha male vibes from him and thought he was a great match for Evie. However, her pack is her number one responsibility and being entangled with a shifter is not something that would be received positively by the rest of the pack.

What I love most about this series is that the focus lies mainly on the pack and how they live and operate. The romance is still part of the story but it isn't the most important. I loved all the interactions between the wolves, and learning even more about how the pack sees the world. This was great addition to the series, and I enjoyed seeing what the previous main characters were up to. This book is not very heavy on action, and I don't think it was needed. I do think the next book (if there is one) will probably be explosive. The ending has me excited and scared to see what will happen next.

Season of the Wolf by Maria Vale
I thoroughly enjoyed this fourth novel in the series by Maria Vale. I continue to be intrigued by the challenges the Pack faces from the human population as well as the difficulties within the Pack structure. As a shifter, Constantine lived as a killer and now must learn what it means to belong to the Pack. He watches the Alpha, Evie, and learns to live and sacrifice for others. I hope there will be more stories to come!

This is one of my favorite werewolf romance series at the moment. Not my favorite in the series but still a solid 4 stars.

I received a e-arc of this from a the publisher via NetGalley.

Evie and her wolves have a lot of healing to do after the divisiveness of their Deemer and Varya’s sacrifice for them in order to protect the Pack. As Alpha, Evie must lead her wolves selflessly giving her all which leaves little time if any for her own needs and desires. Besides all of the traumas they have been through fighting adversaries and because of pack dynamics, the Great North community has four Shifters under guard who were part of the enemy camp. One of the Shifters, Constantine, had turned against his leader and now is trying to assimilate with the wolves although he has a lot to learn about how their minds and ideologies work. Freed from brutal constraints for the first time, Constantine begins to realize where his true freedom lies in embracing his animal nature. Evie does not have time or the inclination to let herself be anything other than the Pack’s leader; but Constantine calls to her in a way she has never experienced before.

Constantine had become a hardened killer with no mercy or ethics functioning like an automaton. Constantine only cared about one other person whose nature had also been stymied as well as his own. The Shifters generally see themselves as above the wolves whom they consider little better than their animal natures. The wolves may put on “skin;” however, they are far from the concept of human preferring to be of their natural world. The pack is all, the pack is everything, and carefully constructed rules lead the rhythm of their lives and those around them. Constantine finds himself attracted to Evie and wanting for the first time to learn how to be other than a man with no morals or conscience. Constantine had straddled two worlds: humans and Shifters, and now new one, that of Evie who becomes more and more important to him.

Ms. Vale’s finely crafted story of a community that is so very Other trying to survive against all the vagaries of the world where there are those who want to take it away from them remains quite compelling. Her prose takes readers on a journey in the hearts and minds of beings who would seem at the outset to be strange; but who are connected to the natural world in a way that we city dwellers rarely experience in the guise of a wolf become woman and man. This book is the fourth in the Legend of All Wolves series.

It seems like the end but maybe not. The author takes their time with the story of Erie and Constantine. She explores pack and wolf culture, giving insight into wolves that do not exist in some other books, in this rarity shifter who blends more with humans, and shifter that is more wolf come together to save their friends and families. Salvation finds love and passion amidst the pages. It is a stand alone within the series but you will want to read the other books to get the full picture.

I just could not get vested in this story or its characters. This is probably due to the fact that I had not read previous in this series. I do read many in this paranormal area so I do not think that is the reason for my negative feelings. A copy of this book was provided by SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca via NetGalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion."

This a great book in a great series. It is book four in a series and I hadn't read the previous three so I did have to go and read them before this one. All four books have lovely characters and sit well with each other and hopefully there will be more set in this world which is nicely built.

Wow I'm just stunned with how good this title was. I just had so much fun reading this title and getting to along for the ride with these amazing characters. I'm so excited to see what's next from this author.

4.5 Stars
With each new story, Ms. Vale has continuously made me think about and see nature and animals differently. And I love them both and I love her takes on both. Her descriptions are smooth and choppy, earthy and heart pounding and cause an ache in my chest I only get with great writing. She has quickly turned into an auto buy author for me.

Well I admit I went into this with some trepidation because the previous book just about broke me with its shocking ending. That being said I knew this author writes paranormal stories about Werewolves and Shifters that completely differ to any other series out there so obviously I wasn't going to quit reading her amazing series yet. There simply not enough words or indeed superlatives to express how amazing and unique these books are. I have no intention of rehashing the plot because it is truly worthwhile of your time to read this book. A world where Wolves are born who can also change into appearing Human but these are not Human no never that. There are also the more mundane Shifters that we are used to who can become Wolves but in this particular story we truly learn the differences and its amusing, poignant and even romantic so what more could I ask for ?
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair

“In the forest dark and grim lives unspeakable things.”

It was wonderful being back in this world. Maria Vales’ werewolves (not werewolves) are beautifully brutal, majestic and fierce. This slightly different take on werewolf culture makes for an interesting read; one I am always happy to come back to, no matter my current reading fad.

This time around, we’re following Evie, the Great North Pack’s Alpha, and one of the Shifters, Constantine, from the last book. (Oh, don’t get me started on the last book, that one was heartbreaking).

Evie’s and Constantine’s love was not a heartbreaking love, (although it could have easily been one), but it still held me captive.

“Humans... There are so many of them, they can afford to have small loves. We can’t.”

The concept of Pack first, self last was a compelling one. And I eagerly looked forward to what Con could do to prove his worth to the Pack and still love Evie.

It took him a while to cotton onto that fact. But he finally got it.

“I love you enough, Evie, to not love you alone.”

This could have been a heartbreaking story. It really wasn’t. It could have been an action-packed one. And occasionally it was action-packed. It could have been extraordinary like the Forever Wolf book.

Unfortunately, this time, it didn’t quite hit extraordinary.

I still enjoyed it. I still read it quickly, eager to find out what happened next. I still loved the werewolf-not-werewolf culture and the beautifully descriptive language. I still love the world immensely.

“For three days out of thirty when the moon is full and her law is Iron, the Pack must be wild.”

I will eagerly read the next.

But it could have been just a little bit more.

More heartbreaking.

More extraordinary.

“Humans think that what is seen is all that is. That what is spoken is all that is said. But wolves know that life happens in the crowded spaces between what is seen and what is spoken.”

Maybe that is this book.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley for the ARC to review.