This one started off with a bang! I loved the setting and our FMC Cordelia. I loved how she was both trusting and not, resourceful and in need of Bishop's help. Sadly this one wasn't for me but mainly because I did not like the Dad!!! That man hurt my feelings lmao. But otherwise this is very easy to get into and a fun romantasy to read.

Being a witch with werewolf traits and not knowing your father is a werewolf was quite interesting, it was the snowball to so much more events. I love Cordelia, she is such a strong character, having witches wanting you for your power and wolves wanting you for breeding is not an easy journey but in the middle of it all,i like when she went with her instinct and she was calculating not docile and accepting of her fate.

Don't even get me started on Bishop Daniel, mister stone face wolfman. I was kicking my feet when he lost control with Cordelia. The chemistry was there hidden from eachother but as soon as it came out to the surface. Oh dear, they were a mix of hot & cute.

Silas fooled me for a bit with his father act, for half of the story i wanted to throw my sandal at him.

I enjoyed this story, it was entertaining.

2.5 stars that I rounded up to 3. I’m so disappointed that I didn’t enjoy this book more. I love paranormal romance and I have a particular affinity for shifter romances, but Witch of the Wolves just didn’t work for me. It was part PNR and part historical romance, but the problem with being “part” so many things means that it kind of fell short on all accounts. There was no world building, and a lot of the paranormal elements were a bit clunky. With respect to the historical romance component- it’s not. The only thing that says historical romance is that the virginal heroine wears a corset and some of the men in this book have misogynistic viewpoints. With that said, I could have overcome those flaws if I liked the plot or characters, but unfortunately, I didn’t. Both main characters were so dumb. We kept hearing how smart and powerful they were. But they literally made terrible decision after terrible decision, and it seemed like the author did a lot of professing without providing anything in the text to actually back it up. And finally, their romance/ attraction to one another was not believable and kind of stilted. We literally went from the heroine professing to kill the hero and then dry humping him in like 2 pages. As I said, I’m truly bummed this didn’t work for me. I’ve easily read over 100 shifter romances, and I just couldn’t connect with this one. There was a ton of drama and action though, so I can see this working for others. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t for me. Thanks so much to the author, SMP, and netgalley for the ARC!

I loved the blend of the Victorian England setting mixed with paranormal romance.

Phew the action, ya’ll. Things get bonkers in a good way. I physically NEED the second book.

I couldn’t stop reading this one!!

Ate this up real quick! I will always love a book with witches and werewolves. Cordelia is a witch and werewolf she is kidnapped by her father’s right hand man Bishop and be taken back for protection against others who want her because of her strong magical blood line. Not only does Cordelia come from a powerful wolf pack but also a powerful line of witches. Cordelia is nos trying to navigate the werewolf world and realizes she doesn’t know the whole truth about her family and her attraction to Bishop is growing.

This book is a wild ride, fast paced with lots of action. This is such an interesting supernatural world, it definitely kept my interest. I hope there is a book 2 because the ending was so good. I just love the perfect blend of both the witch and werewolf world colliding. If there was this much action in the first book I just know more will come in the following books!

Thank you NetGalley for this arc

Interesting storyline, characters and character development. However, there was an incredible amount of time spent dedicated to telling the history and backstory of when/what/where/who in a linear timeline.