If you are at all familiar with paranormal romance subgenres, then the plot of Captive of Wolves---"a damaged heroine gets kidnapped by a group of hunky shapeshifters and taken to their luxurious hidden lair, only to find herself slowly falling in love with all of them"---shouldn't surprise you. It's a bit of a trope by now, and if you don't like that subgenre, you definitely won't like this. But if fantasy-romance with multiple partners is your cup of tea, then this is a decent addition to that subgenre, though don't expect it to really tread any new ground.

This is the sort of book that lives or dies based on characterization, and though I wouldn't call anything about it hugely original, the tropes it follows are followed decently. Some thing work better if you don't think about them too hard---for example, despite having been kidnapped by the Fae-who-are-also-werewolves at the age of twelve, and spending eight straight years being locked in a tiny cage, our heroine Talia is surprisingly sane and a decent conversationalist---but I've read far more irritatingly perfect heroines than Talia, so that didn't bother me too much. And I liked that we got POVs from all of the heroes.

The smut factor was somewhat muted, and this is definitely more on the paranormal romance side rather than the e-romance side. There are only a couple of explicit scenes, and there's nothing too outre in any of them.

Overall, if you're a romance fan who likes this subgenre and wants a comfort read, go ahead and pick this up.

I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is an okay story. The beginning is very promising, Talia has been a prisoner for 8 years now and the Fae that have her are using her blood for something mysterious. Everything seems hopeless, until one day, 4 men come in to search the place where she is kept to find the mysterious tonic that her captors have been producing, and discover instead that her blood is the secret ingredient they were looking for so they decide to leave with her. It is dark and the characters seem great, but then it drags on and on and on for so long.

The men who rescued Talia are nice, there is Sylas, the leader, Auguste, the young and friendly fae, Witt, the suspicious one, and Kellan, the hateful fae who would like nothing more than to get rid of Talia. Sylas is planning to give Talia to the arch-lords to gain back the prestige his pack lost (we still have no idea how they ended up being outcast and what exactly is their hierarchy though), but of course, things get more and more complicated as they come closer to the full moon date because they grew attached to Talia.

As I said, the beginning is promising and I was expecting something dark and full of action, maybe even deception. But instead, I had a 200 something pages story about how Talia slowly got back in good shape and developed relationships with her captors. I got bored near the 70% mark and had to force myself to finish the book because I was hoping that something unexpected would happen. 

There is a tentative at a reverse-harem also, but honestly, all the romantic and sexy parts were awkward to read, the way it is written and Talia’s behavior just made it weird instead of sexy and exciting. She went from a virgin prisoner to a girl exploring her own body to being willing to offer herself to many men in the span of a few days, the character development is lacking for this part. The evolution of romantic feelings was also rushed and literally came out of nowhere for some characters.

The magic system in this book is original and I am sad that it was not more present. The fact that a tattoo appears on the skin of a Fae once he has mastered the true name of an object or an element and therefore mastered magic over this element is a unique and new concept for me, but it was only briefly explained and then forgotten. 

Overall the story is not bad, but the whole romance and relationship aspect needs some work and the middle drags on for way too long.

This book had so much potential, unfortunately it was a bit of a let down for me.  

The book starts with Talia in a cage.  She's filthy, starving, and 3 people come and take her blood every month.  She has no idea why they do this but they've been doing it for 8 years until one night different men come into her dungeon and break her out. We find out that Talia's blood cures the fae of their beasts when they are out of control on the full moon.  

I love the idea behind this book. Talia gets free and fall in love with the fae that freed her.  I also really liked that there was obviously something maybe magical about Talia that makes her blood special.  Honestly this all fascinates me but for some reason I was extremely bored for most of this.  After the first part of the book with the prison break, nothing really happens.  Talia eats and plays games with her new friends but that's about it.  

I will be reading the next book though.  I want to know what kind of magic Talia has.

I was given this ARC from Netgalley for my honest review. 

This was a interesting spin on shifters/ fae and the human world. It is a very slow burn, which I normally don't mind but it just got to be too long/ slow. I was hoping for more world building through out the book too, and maybe there will be more in the second. This is kind of comes in the last couple chapters. I will definitely give the second book in the series a chance.

So, I’m not quite sure where to start with this one. Toward the end it went a direction I did not see coming. This is the story of a young girl who is a human prisoner in a Fae world, and who is rescued only to find her self in another “captive” though luxurious situation, and must decide between freedom, the safety and comforts of her current keep, and giving in to her more primal desires. That being said, for a girl who went from virgin to prisoner to offering herself to multiple men, I struggled a bit to understand where her promiscuity developed. I could see multiple relationships forming and was prepared to jump on a team, I love a good love triangle, but this was something else completely and it left me feeling a little icky,

Overall the writing is a 3.5/5, sometimes a little rushed but a great storyline. The plot is a 4/5 - A new story I haven’t read that was both exciting and mysterious and set up nicely for a sequel but with a few decisions that served the purpose of the storyline but really didn’t make sense or were just too drawn out and repetitive. The character builds were a 4/5 - I felt like I knew their personalities and could pretty much follow their decision making except for the main character Talia, at times, who I felt was a little too mature for someone who had been held captive from such a young age. She knew things about the desires of men and just general adulthood themed that a 12 year old probably wouldn’t have known. 

I really loved this story until the end, I just couldn’t get in board with the indecisiveness of Talia and the men, and how easily these possessive, dominant men just brushed aside monogamy and were willing to share.

This book was a super easy read, filled with interesting characters and an enjoyable writing style. The plot was fast paced, keeping the reader engaged and entertained as the chapters went on.