The Wolf’s Shadow (The Lycanthropy Files Book 1) by Cecilia Dominic – Review by

The Wolf’s Shadow by Cecilia Dominic
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I first want to say this book had me intrigued from the get-go. It was a new take on the werewolf that I found as interesting I went and started reading the others because I just had to know. Now that cover is amazing. I loved how it depicted Joanie because that is exactly how I had her pictured in my mind. I would have liked to know the main characters more in depth but overall, the writing was good. It kept my interest through out the whole book.

Joanie is a scientist; she is an epidemiologist to be exact. In case you are wondering an epidemiologist is the studies of medicine that deals with incidence, distribution, and control of diseases. She absolutely loves what she does till her entire world is turned upside and she does not know what to do next. And by her life I mean it went up in smoke starting with the fire in her lab, then her boyfriend dumbs her, see just a catalyst of sad news. It was like fate stepped in when she finds out her grandfather left her his whole estate, but the mystery starts with no one knowing how her grandfather died. With the help of her best friend Lonna, they start the adventure that would forever change their lives. As soon as she gets to Wolfsbane manor, (killer name, right??) she is thrown into the world that should not exist but needs her help non the less. With the help of her grandfather’s money, she can finish or start up her research again.

1.  Lonna let us say for being a secondary character I just wanted to shake her a lot. I feel like she caused a lot of the problems that arose but then again when you have the good and the bad sides feuding your feelings and your actions get out of control. I do have to say even though this book was more of a mystery and less on the romance side which is not my usual type I loved what little romance was in this book. It led up the moment that would change the life of the main character and it is made for an amazing story. I will say I do hope there is a Tish more in the next book. All the twists and turns had me pleasantly surprised and wanted to finish the book. The new take on werewolves had me so enthralled that I wonder where the author goes the idea. Her word building was so perfect that when a twist happens you never expected it. Her character development I felt could use a bit more work. Even though you read tidbits about Joanie’s past you cannot help but wonder about the other characters. At least I did. Overall, she is a new author for me, but I can honestly, she has a new fan for life.View all my reviews