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dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
TW - rape, gang rape
I wanted to like this so badly but there were just too many glaring issues. The author using the "Magical Indian/Indigenous Person Trope", everyone woman in this book BESIDES the main character Ana are awful evil bitchy women (this also happens in the prequel novella "Alpha and Omega".), and there's implied sexual assault an gang rape that the main character had to endure for three years and it was not dealt with properly (it shouldn't have been in the book at all).
I liked Charles and I wanted to like this book but I just couldn't. Here are some other issues; the pacing was very slow so 50% of the way through the book, nothing had taken place. It was all just character conversations and backstory. I read in someone else's review that this book is supposed to take place over the course of a day, I didn't see that in the book myself but I do admit that I have no idea how many days are supposed to have passed during the duration of this book so it definitely could have taken place over the course of one day.
The spicy scene okay, I'd give it 1 chili/ out of 5đśď¸
Overall I give this book two stars out of five stars.
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Libbyapp.com
I wanted to like this so badly but there were just too many glaring issues. The author using the "Magical Indian/Indigenous Person Trope", everyone woman in this book BESIDES the main character Ana are awful evil bitchy women (this also happens in the prequel novella "Alpha and Omega".), and there's implied sexual assault an gang rape that the main character had to endure for three years and it was not dealt with properly (it shouldn't have been in the book at all).
I liked Charles and I wanted to like this book but I just couldn't. Here are some other issues; the pacing was very slow so 50% of the way through the book, nothing had taken place. It was all just character conversations and backstory. I read in someone else's review that this book is supposed to take place over the course of a day, I didn't see that in the book myself but I do admit that I have no idea how many days are supposed to have passed during the duration of this book so it definitely could have taken place over the course of one day.
The spicy scene okay, I'd give it 1 chili/ out of 5đśď¸
Overall I give this book two stars out of five stars.
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Libbyapp.com
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Body horror
booksthatburn's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Anna was attacked and changed into a werewolf three years ago, and spent the intervening time being abused by her pack. Charles is the younger son of Bran, the Marrok, sent to deal with problems in Annaâs pack. Their wolves almost immediately bonded and the novel opens with Bran helping Anna move out of her apartment so she can move in with Charles. This is a cold open which can be jarring, but it gets going quickly. I like Charles and Annaâs relationship, and this book as a whole has a strong focus on connection and healthy boundaries in relationships, along with a villain whose arc is the antithesis of those concepts. It makes for a strong story and an emotionally coherent narrative arc.
The worldbuilding style is odd, as this book is kind of a sequel twice over, while still potentially being the first book a particular reader might find in this set of stories. Itâs the direct sequel to the novella âAlpha and Omegaâ which is itself kind of a âmeanwhile, elsewhereâ story which is set during the events of MOON CALLED, the first book in the Mercedes Thompson series. Itâs assumed that the reader at minimum knows what happened in the novella, though someone who had read MOON CALLED but not âAlpha and Omegaâ might be able to keep up enough to enjoy it. It shows a different side of Bran and Charles than the Mercy Thompson books do, while introducing Anna, a recently abused Omega werewolf who is now Charlesâs mate, despite having known him for barely a day when their wolves bonded. CRY WOLF is about what happens immediately after Annaâs abusers were dealt with, starting with her accompanying Charles to his home in Montana. There they try to figure out their brand new relationship, navigating love (and maybe sex) in the wake of horrific abuse which Anna can scarcely believe is over. The main plot intertwines their relationship with a hunt for a werewolf in the mountains after a hiker and a parker ranger are attacked in separate incidents. Thereâs a strong focus on Anna learning to feel safe with Charles, and how coping mechanisms she used to get through the abuse might make things more complicated now.
When thought of as a sequel, it wraps up a bunch of things left hanging from A&O while giving a status update in the aftermath of MC. It has a new storyline (the mountain journey) which is distinct from both of them. It introduces and resolves Asilâs present issues as well as Walterâs storyline, neither of which were previewed elsewhere. It establishes a new status quo for the characters but doesnât specifically leave something dangling for later (other than Anna and Charlesâs continued relationship). Anna and Charles are returning narrators from A&O, and their voices are consistent with their previous appearances. Asil is a new narrator, along with brief sections from Walter. Despite being the first book of a series, this is best read after MOON CALLED and âAlpha and Omegaâ (in the interest of both chronology and clarity).
The worldbuilding style is odd, as this book is kind of a sequel twice over, while still potentially being the first book a particular reader might find in this set of stories. Itâs the direct sequel to the novella âAlpha and Omegaâ which is itself kind of a âmeanwhile, elsewhereâ story which is set during the events of MOON CALLED, the first book in the Mercedes Thompson series. Itâs assumed that the reader at minimum knows what happened in the novella, though someone who had read MOON CALLED but not âAlpha and Omegaâ might be able to keep up enough to enjoy it. It shows a different side of Bran and Charles than the Mercy Thompson books do, while introducing Anna, a recently abused Omega werewolf who is now Charlesâs mate, despite having known him for barely a day when their wolves bonded. CRY WOLF is about what happens immediately after Annaâs abusers were dealt with, starting with her accompanying Charles to his home in Montana. There they try to figure out their brand new relationship, navigating love (and maybe sex) in the wake of horrific abuse which Anna can scarcely believe is over. The main plot intertwines their relationship with a hunt for a werewolf in the mountains after a hiker and a parker ranger are attacked in separate incidents. Thereâs a strong focus on Anna learning to feel safe with Charles, and how coping mechanisms she used to get through the abuse might make things more complicated now.
When thought of as a sequel, it wraps up a bunch of things left hanging from A&O while giving a status update in the aftermath of MC. It has a new storyline (the mountain journey) which is distinct from both of them. It introduces and resolves Asilâs present issues as well as Walterâs storyline, neither of which were previewed elsewhere. It establishes a new status quo for the characters but doesnât specifically leave something dangling for later (other than Anna and Charlesâs continued relationship). Anna and Charles are returning narrators from A&O, and their voices are consistent with their previous appearances. Asil is a new narrator, along with brief sections from Walter. Despite being the first book of a series, this is best read after MOON CALLED and âAlpha and Omegaâ (in the interest of both chronology and clarity).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Violence, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt, War, Death of parent, Ableism, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Torture, and Rape
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