5 "You Won't Be Ready For This" Stars
Mated to the Werewolf King was an interesting read about a girl who seems to have everyone after her and no clue why. I have to say that this book threw me off a little because where I was expecting the usual werewolf romance with a tough male lead... well let's just say that this book threw me for a loop.
At first everything was exactly how I suspected it. There was a powerful werewolf king that everyone was deathly afraid of, and of course the king was after the girl from a simple pack who didn't know there was anything special about her. And of course there was something different about this girl compared to the wolves around her. There was also the childhood romance with someone she probably couldn't get (and this gets weird later on btw). Then the king comes to collect the girl because he heard others are after her and immediately fights the attraction between them. He even goes so far as to be cruel while he fights the attraction - and this is very similar to every wattpad werewolf romance online.
But then it changes. Then it gets crazy.
I have to say that this author is a master wordsmith to create something so similar to other books and then twist the usual story into a wild and unforgiving tale that had me on the edge of my seat. I kept waiting for the next shoe to drop because it seemed like everything that could go wrong would and yet it would challenge me in ways I never saw coming. So many different creatures and their stories were thrown into this one novel and they each had an interesting history that I wish I could have dipped into further. I actually thought that this book would end up a reverse harem (a new popular genre that has erupted recently) but instead there is only one chosen mate.
The only small issue I had with this book was the initial attraction Annabelle had to that childhood friend... I don't want to give spoilers to those who end up reading the novel later on, but I have to say that it seemed like one of those things that was swept under the rug of the story and I wish there was an explanation or even an admittance of that weirdness.
Otherwise the story was an adventure that I would recommend not missing on. This is not your usual king werewolf tale and I think many will enjoy those differences.
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When Annabelle discovers that she is not the true daughter of the Alpha in her pack, her world, as she knows it, comes crashing down and she finds herself running to hide from the tyrannical Demon Lord who is hellbent on finding her.
Seeking protection, she flees to the court of the Werewolf King. He’s arrogant, stubborn and discerning of her very being, but willing to defend her… for now.
Will the Werewolf King yield to the Demon Lord’s ultimatum and give her to the enemy or will she be the cause of a looming war between the two species?
More importantly, what does the Demon Lord want with Belle? She’s only a werewolf… isn’t she?
