Review: Wolf at the Door

Before I begin…

SMUT ALERT! SMUT ALERT! SMUT ALERTTTT

Now that that’s all taken care off, we can move on to the actual review. Wolf at the Door is the first in The Others series by Christine Warren, and it centers around Foxwoman Cassidy Poe and Lupine Quinn Sullivan. No, this is not an episode of the Justice League – there’s no spandex involved and lots of randy sexxors! (Which would be totally inappropriate in the JL, since we all know any sexxors that happens there requires copious amounts of spandex and oodles of kinky stuff whoooo)

…I digress. Wolf at the Door was actually a pretty entertaining read for me, despite all the smut. Warren builds on the social hierachy of The Others, a collective term used in reference to otherworldly beings running the gamut from faeries to living gargoyles. The story takes place in New York City, opening with Irish lupine Quinn quite literally chasing the girl of his dreams around a greenhouse and off onto the busy streets (as a wolf, no less!). The main couple were a little quick to jump into the sack (a few months too early, I’d say) but Quinn’s character was so utterly endearing that I was quite ready to overlook this. Plus, he’s Irish! Everyone knows Irish blokes are made of win.

Warren has a quirky and amusing way of writing, quick with witty barbs and electric characterizations. The political structure of the council is well fleshed-out, and the plot really picks up in pace in the second half of the story. The action sequences weren’t half-bad, either, but the real selling point of this book would have to be the dynamic interactions between the different characters, which livens up the story considerably. On the whole, Wolf at the Door is a promising start to the series – if you enjoy urban fantasy romances with a dash of adventure (and the occasional smutty interlude), you’ll want to follow up on the second book in the series, She’s no Faerie Princess.

See also: She’s No Faerie Princess, The Demon You Know, Howl at the Moon, Walk on the Wild Side, One Bite with a Stranger, You’re so Vein

Plot/originality: 3.5/5

Characters: 3.5/5

Writing style: 3/5

Total score: 10/15