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《Via》Call of the Wolves

Call of the Wolves by InsanityIntrovert

Reviewer: xFall3nang3lx

Thank you InsanityIntrovert for asking me to review your book, I haven’t read all of it but I will start to!

Cover:
You’ve clearly showed what the story is about from the cover, I like that you didn’t make the design of the cover too over complicated and instead chose to make it more simple. I also like that you have a full moon in the background as werewolves are humans who turn into wolves during the full moon.

Description:
The line “shatters any idea that normalcy that Taylor thought she had”, for me it doesn’t really make sense, I think it should be “shatters any idea of normalcy that Taylor though she had”, other than this minor mistake this was a very good description you revealed snippets of the storyline without revealing too much of it, and that’s hard to do as usually most people manage to tell the whole story from the blurb alone.

Storyline:
You’ve started the story of with such a powerful quote that it instantly made me interested in the storyline and want to continue on reading, also I love how you take time to unravel the details instead of just dumping it in, also another thing I find it interesting how you start off every chapter with Taylor having a nightmare, the fact that you keep on doing this, goes to show how time is running out for her and how real it’s becoming that they (the wolf pack) are coming to get her or in their words “bring her home”, you’ve created such a good storyline, it’s never had a dull moment and always kept me wanting to find out more and that’s how you know you have a good plot.

Characters:
I admire how strong Taylor and I completely understand her desire for normalcy after having so much horrible stuff happening to her, her mum being sent to a asylum and her dad walking out on them, thank god for her grandma being there to take her in, almost every important person in her life has hurt her, thank god for Eliza though. Taylor’s had quite the life, it feels as though she can never really catch a break, I like this main character a lot, good job!

Grammar/Spelling:
I think the line “You’re lucky, after that hit your ankle doesn’t look to be that bad” doesn’t really make sense as it sounds a bit confusing, I think it should instead be “You’re lucky that your ankle doesn’t look too bad after that hit”. Another thing, you should also try varying your sentence structures if you vary it a little more it will be more enjoyable for readers. But other than that, this was a good read, so well done for that!

Engagement of the reader:
You’ve very cleverly showed the breakdown of Taylor and Adam’s friendship without having to use a bunch of information but instead by just showing it by actions. That it honestly had more of a impact on me, which is the same for the rest of you story too. I understood Taylor’s frustration, her anger at her mother for keeping the truth from her, and the betrayal she felt from Adam as well, you’ve managed to convey a range of emotions to the reader, and that just made the story more intriguing.