Claiming My Mate (Wolf Hollow Pack Book 1) by Nicole Howl – Review by Erica Shoebridge
Claiming My Mate by Nicole Howl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Claiming My Mate is a very accessible, engrossing, and interesting novel. Lily, a slave, has been treated poorly her whole life, and suffers even more abuse near the beginning of this novel. When Prince Huntingdon meets her in the infirmary, his wolf is drawn to her immediately. As the future king and alpha of his pack, he is expected to marry for economic and political reasons, not love. But he knows in his heart that this young woman is his soulmate. Although Lily has been trained to be meek and subservient, she surprises the Prince (and everyone else) when she stands up for herself at parts in the novel. She becomes more herself as the novel winds on, and grows into the person she was meant to be.
I really liked this book. The characters were interesting and dynamic, and the plot moved forward with good pacing and turns. The novel does resolve itself at the end (no cliffhanger) but I could definitely see how the story could be furthered in future books, as I hope it does. Great read.
