Lukasz is the youngest of the ten original Wolf-Lords (they're all brothers) and he, alone, is the last one left alive. She was raised by her fully lynx family, thus she has many wild and monstrous habits that cause the very villagers she protects to hate her. And then, from that darkness, rose a queenShe's a shifter and can transform into a lynx. Evil walked the crumbling streets…It looked down from the rafters with glowing eyes'Ren, the seventeen-year-old forest Queen, spent her entire life fighting monsters in her forest and protecting the remaining human villages within its bounds. 'Evil wrapped itself around the little village. If you’re interested in the world building and a story with dragons, you can find Don’t Call the Wolf on Goodreads, Amazon, Indiebound & The Book Depository.A new BookTube Video is Up all about whether you should buy, borrow or burn 2020 YA books! Let me know what you think! The Written Review Five stars all the way! But I wasn’t sure that they really transcended these roles. There was an interesting dynamic where Ren is seen as monstrous to the villagers, whereas Lukasz is seen as a hero because of his status killing dragons.

I wanted to ship the romance more, but I wasn’t sure what each of the characters gave to each other, or like what they shared. And normally that’s something I can’t get enough of, but the plot wasn’t a strong enough driving force to keep me captivated. The forest in Don’t Call the Wolf became its own character. By the time more things start occurring, I was left with many questions as well. For the majority of the book I was reading because of the world, but I wasn’t sure what was happening in the plot. Thematically I enjoyed some of the questions Don’t Call the Wolf asks – are we truly the monsters we think we are? And the world building was fabulous, but the chapters delving into the past were confusing at first and at the end of the day I felt like I had a better sense of Lukasz than Ren. Unfortunately, the romance felt too disjointed and I was left with more questions than answers. There are questions of our origin and those who have been led astray. Told in dual POV, Don’t Call the Wolf examines loyalty and family. There’s dragons, which are always an instant-win for me, but also other Eastern European folklore creatures such as rusalkas and Baba Yaga. In Don’t Call the Wolf, I really liked the world building. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from Edelweiss.

Don't Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross