Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Bryn never felt like she quite fit in with her adoptive family but she tried her best. She is the adoptive daughter of the pack leader and pack life is the only life she's ever known. She walks the fine line between pack life and her human nature, never quite able to submit always feeling like the weak one no matter how much she trains or prepares.
When the pack starts closing in around her Bryn starts to get curious about what they could be hiding. She soon discovers the big cover-up, Chase, a teenage boy locked in her guardians basement. She realizes Chase may have the answers she needs about her parents death and will stop and nothing to find out what she needs to know.
Will Bryn's disobedience and refusal to submit finally cause too much of a rift in the pack? Will she lose the only family she's known?
My Take: I've always loved werewolves. Vampires may be my favorite mythological beings to read about but werewolves are a close second. I think it has to do with the dynamic of the beast within but having to deal with being a human most of the time. The wolf within being extremely loyal and protective with strong family bonds. Plus werewolves are always so hot. Alcide Herveaux anyone?
This book had excellent descriptions of pack dynamics especially interesting because it's from the point of view of Bryn who is as close to pack as an outsider can get. Watching Bryn be more and more "wolf-like" was insightful. Did the mark of the alpha make her like this or was it inside her always? The beginning of the book was a little slow and I was curious to see where it would go but had a very good story line eventually and great character development. I always enjoy a strong female character of course.
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