This was a highly anticipated read for me with how much I adore Wolf Den. I was so excited to see where Amara's journey would go. I did really enjoy this, however not as much as Wolf Den. This is still such a captivating story. Full of rich detail, emotions and fantastic characters. Amara is one of the best, well-written characters. Elodie Harper is one talented writer. I can't wait to read the final book!

The second book in this exciting, wonderful trilogy (thank god there is more to come!!!!), I have been wanting to read this book for ages ever since I knew there was a sequel being published. Thank you Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher! THIS BOOK WAS INCREDIBLE. Probably even better than the first. So well written, the characters were real and sympathetic and again this book does not shy away from the real lives of "lupas" in the ancient world. This novel continues with the story of Amara. She has escaped the 'Wolf Den', yet misses the women who she had formed close ties with and is haunted by it. She is pursued ('stalked') by the broethel owner owner, and is trying to make her way away from everything she once knew. This is a feminist book while being truthful to history. I cant recommend this highly enough! You absolutely must read this!! Oh, and for all you romance readers out there, read this book as well!

The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper is a great historical fiction that is the second book in the amazing series: The Wolf Den Trilogy. This is great!

I have found that it is sometimes hard to make the follow up book to be as entertaining as the first, but this is definitely not the case with this one! Ms. Harper does a great job continuing the story of Amara from the Wolf Den into this story. Taking place in the first century AD, we are transported to another time…it is immersive, engaging, suspenseful, colorful, gripping, and I couldn’t get enough of it all.

Amara is such a vibrant, flawed, but strong and likable character….I was drawn to her. I devoured this book in two days. I can’t wait to see how this wraps up.

5/5 stars

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Being so in love with book 1 of this trilogy I was so excited and grateful I was given this ARC! I gave book 1 a 5 star rating and this one gets 5 stars as well. I read it last night instead of sleeping, oops.

I will say I liked book 1 better, but this was still incredible! I enjoyed the setting of the ancient city of Pompeii and characterizations. I truly loved the way every character was written even the unlikeable ones! Excited to read the third in the series!