Trial by Fire
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Raised by Wolves # 2
Goodreads Description:
There can only be one alpha.
Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope. But Lucas isn’t part of Bryn’s pack, and she has no right to claim another alpha’s Were. With threats—old and new—looming, and danger closing in from all sides, Bryn will have to accept what her guardian Callum knew all along. To be alpha, she will have to give in to her own animal instincts and become less human. And, she’s going to have to do it alone. Bryn faces both the costs, and the rewards, of love and loyalty, in this thrilling sequel to Raised by Wolves.
Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope. But Lucas isn’t part of Bryn’s pack, and she has no right to claim another alpha’s Were. With threats—old and new—looming, and danger closing in from all sides, Bryn will have to accept what her guardian Callum knew all along. To be alpha, she will have to give in to her own animal instincts and become less human. And, she’s going to have to do it alone. Bryn faces both the costs, and the rewards, of love and loyalty, in this thrilling sequel to Raised by Wolves.
My thoughts:
This book was as good as the first one. Bryn is always having to make major decisions, ones that seem to have no good resolution. Now that she is alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack, her "mentor" Callum, alpha of another pack, cannot offer her any help without the Senate getting on his case about favoritism and getting into another pack's business. So Bryn is on her own. Lucas isn't part of her pack, but she can't send him back to his old pack. Lucas even tells her that he will kill himself before he goes back there. But if Bryn doesn't return him, she risks the lives of her own pack.
I just love Bryn. She cares about everyone's safety. She may not like everyone, but she doesn't want to see them hurt and she is always there to help. I really like Callum as well. He seems like a jerk for not helping her sometimes, but he has his hidden ways of helping her. Bryn didn't realize he was trying to help her before she even knew what the problem was! Callum is always looking out for Bryn, and sometimes still acts as if he can tell her what she can and cannot do. Of course he already knows that she will do the opposite of whatever he says.
This book is really interesting. The pack laws, boundaries, and just the wolves themselves open your mind to another world. Even just reading about them sticking together is completely different than the world we live in today. I really enjoyed reading this book, and am looking forward to the next in this series.
My rating: ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
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