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The Black Wolves of Boston Wen Spencer 9781481482462 Books

Since the eARC release in November, I have read this story almost as many times as each of the Elfhome stories. The world and these characters are so compelling, I just keep coming back to them. Comfort read, distraction read, it's high on my go to list.

Love that the characters were not one dimensional. Joshua, Decker, Elise and Seth were all complex and interesting. Even the secondary characters had distinct personalities.

The plot pulled you in, presenting a problem that is resolved, then another problem and resolution, and so on building to the climax while still giving the characters opportunities to reveal themselves.

This would be a great introduction to Wen Spencer's writing if she's a new to you author. Another engrossing tale if you're used to getting sucked into Wen's Worlds. The characters will eventually have another story as their adventures continue. What does the "penguin" want?

If you enjoy this world and characters, Wen's publisher Baen has provided a free short story "Does a Bear Shoot in the Woods?" set in the same world. Story is available at Baen. Link can not be provided due to amazon review guidelines.

I'm going to go read the story again. A Wen Spencer story is so detailed and multi-leveled that one read is never enough.

Original post 11/21/16 on Goodreads for eARC
Revised 2/7/17 Goodreads and Amazon for Hardback and Kindle ebook


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The Black Wolves of Boston Wen Spencer 9781481482462 Books Reviews

This is the start of a new series from Wen Spencer. If you like her Elfhome series, you will also like this one. It has everything adventure, horror, humor, and a little romance. There are werewolves, vampires, witches. You also get tips on cleaning up a house with 60 years of clutter.

There are 4 POV characters. Joshua s brand new werewolf who never believed in werewolves until he became one . As we meet him, he is trying to catch rabbits and only slamming into trees as they avoid him. He needs help.

Decker lonely depressed vampire who needs friends and a decluttered house.

Elise a heavily armed holy warrior. She is very angry all the time and needs to chill.

Seth the Prince of Boston. He is too young to rule, but really wants to and is striking out for independence.

These 4 characters meet in Boston. They tackle evil witches and all the above issues. Enjoy!
Very interesting world with unique versions of traditional horror/fantasy monsters- definitely not just another paranormal or fantasy book. The bad guys- the Wickers- were an extremely twisted take on the traditional 'witch'. Werewolves are not just furry- they also keep the dimensional fabric intact. Then there are Virtues - aka Buffy on an angel kick. The characters were great- very quirky and lots of humor. The book can be a bit confusing due to the interweaving plot lines and lack of spoon-feeding, so readers will have to exercise brain power to keep up. It was definitely worth reading and I want more! My main gripe with this book is that apparently the hardcover version has cool illustrations, but the kindle doesn't- I want pictures!
Silas Decker is a vampire more than three centuries old, and finding it increasingly hard to keep rebuilding his life as people die and the world keeps changing. Living alone with no friends and few acquaintances, he sees less and less reason to keep trying.

Eloise is a Virtue, a soldier of God against evil. She's made being that soldier the only thing she is, lest human connections weaken her.

Seth is the sixteen-year-old Prince of Boston, a werewolf, the only survivor of his murdered family. His only living close relative is his cousin Jack, and the Wolf King, Alexander, is keeping Seth in New York, not letting him return to Boston for reasons he doesn't clearly explain.

And then there's Joshua, an ordinary college-bound high school student in small town, upstate New York, working hard to make his high school transcript look impressive for the colleges he wants to apply to. As part of that plan, he volunteers for the prom committee--and one awful Friday night, he finds himself badly hurt and covered in blood, with the rest of the prom committee dead and torn to pieces around him. Traumatized by events and further confused by a dream, or vision, or perhaps just a conversation, he had while undergoing an MRI, Joshua runs away to Boston, seeking someone he hopes will help him understand what's happened to him.

Because Joshua is now a werewolf, too.

This is a well-thought-out fantasy world, that makes good internal sense. It has action. It has great characters, who discover they need each other. It has a plot that really works.

It's also a novel set in Boston, at least to a significant degree, which does not contain the errors about Boston that kick one out of the story if one actually knows the city. I have a little list of otherwise very good writers who think they know Boston because they've studied maps and, perhaps, stayed awake in history class. (A hint I suspect applies to any geographic area Before you use the official, found on a map name of a road in a story, check out whether that's what people who live in the area actually call it. Especially if it's a state highway running through multiple towns and counties.) Avoiding those mistakes adds a layer of reality and believability that strengthens a fantastical story. If you are using a real place in your story, and it's not a place you know intimately, check your details. All of them! Because yes, readers will notice.

But even more important than avoiding those dumb errors, which will after all only affect the readers who recognize them, is the fact that Spencer gets the characters right. Seth is affected by the trauma he experienced at thirteen, by the fact that he's the Prince of Boston and being educated that way, and has responsibilities--but also by the fact that he is, in the end, still only sixteen. Decker is lonely. Eloise has cute herself off emotionally and lived as a loner because she thinks it's the only way to do her job properly. Joshua, a year older than Seth, has not had either his emotional trauma or his education and training, and is in many ways younger. He's frightened and confused by what's happening to him.

And these four people have to come together to combat a plot by Wickers, a faction of witches that practice human sacrifice to gain magical power, to destroy Boston.

The plot, the characters, and the setting are developed convincingly and drew me in irresistibly. It's just one heck of a fun book.

Highly recommended.

I bought this book.
Since the eARC release in November, I have read this story almost as many times as each of the Elfhome stories. The world and these characters are so compelling, I just keep coming back to them. Comfort read, distraction read, it's high on my go to list.

Love that the characters were not one dimensional. Joshua, Decker, Elise and Seth were all complex and interesting. Even the secondary characters had distinct personalities.

The plot pulled you in, presenting a problem that is resolved, then another problem and resolution, and so on building to the climax while still giving the characters opportunities to reveal themselves.

This would be a great introduction to Wen Spencer's writing if she's a new to you author. Another engrossing tale if you're used to getting sucked into Wen's Worlds. The characters will eventually have another story as their adventures continue. What does the "penguin" want?

If you enjoy this world and characters, Wen's publisher Baen has provided a free short story "Does a Bear Shoot in the Woods?" set in the same world. Story is available at Baen. Link can not be provided due to review guidelines.

I'm going to go read the story again. A Wen Spencer story is so detailed and multi-leveled that one read is never enough.

Original post 11/21/16 on Goodreads for eARC
Revised 2/7/17 Goodreads and for Hardback and ebook