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Hi everybody, and welcome to a new Top Ten Tuesday!
Today’s topic was a bookish animal topic and I decided to focus on the supernatural type of animal, and more specifically werewolves/shifters.
Now, werewolf books and I have a complicated relationship. I’ve read some werewolf books I adored (for example: Bitten) but I’ve also read some I disliked (for example: Shifter Island or Feral Sins). You see, I’m very picky about two tropes that often occur in werewolf books: I dislike arrogant, abusive a-hole alphas and I hate when the fated mates trope is used as a replacement for a good slow burn. As these two tropes often occur in werewolf books in one form or another, you can imagine my predicament.
And yet, I’m still trying. I want to find the werewolf books I can love. So I’m assembling my TBR of werewolf/shifter books and here are a few of those I want to try. Have you read any of these? Any recommendations you’ve got for me are always welcome 🙂
Wolf Girl (Wolf Girl #1) by Leia Stone
When my parents were banished from Wolf City before I was born, I thought there was no way I would ever live in a pack again. Cuffed, with my shifter magic bound, I was forced to go to school with witches in order to keep my true nature from coming out.
Then I met him.
Sawyer Hudson.
The Alpha’s son was visiting Delphi Witches’ College and spotted me. He took one look at me, and an hour later, I was being pulled out of school, taken into Wolf City and leaving my parents and everything I knew behind.
It’s the Alpha’s son’s selection year, the year he must pick a mate, and every female aged 18-22 must be in attendance.
I’ve landed myself in the middle of Werewolf Bachelor, and just when I think I’ve got a handle on things, Sawyer releases my cuffs, unbinds my magic, and sees what I really am.
The problem is, I don’t know what this creature is that I transform into. It’s not an ordinary werewolf, that’s for damn sure.
Shifter Wars (Werewolf Dens #1) by Kelly St. Clare
When Mum died, I inherited a lot more than a pack of lies.
I landed a $410,000 debt.
Discovered her previous surname.
And her real place of birth.
Desperate to uncover the truth, I drive to a tiny dot on the map called Deception Valley.
Coincidental name? Nope.
There, I find her secret family—because she had one of those too.
How many lies are we at? Honestly, I’ve lost count, but local gossip captures my attention. Apparently, Mum’s other family play laser tag every Wednesday. Not even joking. Laser tag.
What the hell is this place?
In hindsight, the massive guy with honey irises was my first major clue. Unusual eyes for a human, right?
Perfect eyes for a werewolf.
But sexy supernaturals, thongs, and mounting financial strain aside, Mum’s past is buried somewhere in this valley, and I need to dig up the truth or find a way to live with her lies.
What do you do when neither option will leave you unscathed?
Wolfsong (Green Creek #1) by TJ Klune
Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then he left.
Ox was sixteen when he met the boy on the road, the boy who talked and talked and talked. Ox found out later the boy hadn’t spoken in almost two years before that day, and that the boy belonged to a family who had moved into the house at the end of the lane.
Ox was seventeen when he found out the boy’s secret, and it painted the world around him in colors of red and orange and violet, of Alpha and Beta and Omega.
Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his head and heart. The boy chased after the monster with revenge in his bloodred eyes, leaving Ox behind to pick up the pieces.
It’s been three years since that fateful day—and the boy is back. Except now he’s a man, and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) by Patricia Briggs
Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy’s next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she’s fixing a bus for a vampire. This is the world of Mercy Thompson, one that looks a lot like ours but is populated by those things that go bump in the night. And Mercy’s connection to those things is about to get her into some serious hot water…
How To Flirt With A Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
Even in Grundy, Alaska, it’s unusual to find a naked guy with a bear trap clamped to his ankle on your porch. But when said guy turns into a wolf, recent southern transplant Mo Wenstein has no difficulty identifying the problem. Her surly neighbor Cooper Graham—who has been openly critical of Mo’s ability to adapt to life in Alaska—has trouble of his own. Werewolf trouble.
For Cooper, an Alpha in self-imposed exile from his dysfunctional pack, it’s love at first sniff when it comes to Mo. But Cooper has an even more pressing concern on his mind. Several people around Grundy have been the victims of wolf attacks, and since Cooper has no memory of what he gets up to while in werewolf form, he’s worried that he might be the violent canine in question.
If a wolf cries wolf, it makes sense to listen, yet Mo is convinced that Cooper is not the culprit. Except if he’s not responsible, then who is? And when a werewolf falls head over haunches in love with you, what are you supposed to do anyway? The rules of dating just got a whole lot more complicated. . . .
Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters #1) by Jaymin Eve
My father made a terrible mistake. One I’m left paying for.
As a wolf shifter growing up in a strong pack, I should be living my best life. But after my father tried to kill the alpha, I’m labeled an outcast, traitor, less than dirt.
When I can’t take pack life any longer, I run, but apparently they don’t like losing their punching bag. Torin, the alpha’s son, drags me back before my first shift… a shift that will reveal my true mate.
I never could have predicted who mine would be, but the moment my wolf looks upon him, I’m filled with hope for a brighter future.
After all, no one ever rejects their true mate, right?
Wrong. Very wrong.
When the wolves attack, my soul screams for vengeance, and somehow I touch the shadow world. Somehow I bring him to our lands.
The Shadow Beast. Our shifter god. The devil himself.
Turns out being rejected by my mate was only the beginning.
Darkest Moon (Shadow Guild: Wolf Queen #1) by Linsey Hall
I’m supposed to be the Alpha’s mate. Screw that.
Since I was born, I was destined to be one thing—the Alpha’s Mate. It should be every girl’s dream. Not mine, though. He’s too dark and damaged, and I’ve got a secret he can never know: I’m not a true wolf.
Instead of waiting for him to figure out I’m an abomination, I left on my fifteenth birthday. But I didn’t go far. No way in hell would I let fate drive me from the town I love.
Ten years later, I’m still hiding in plain sight. When I occasionally see him on the street—deadly, sexy, powerful–I just walk by. Keep my head down.
Until that night. Wrong place, wrong time, and suddenly I’m accused of murdering someone from my old pack. And he’s there. Blaming me. I’ve got one chance to prove my innocence and find the real killer, or I’m dead by shifter law.
Fortunately, the Alpha doesn’t recognize me because I’m no longer the same ugly duckling. He senses I’m special though, and he won’t stop until he figures out the truth. But when he does, I’ll be in danger from more than just the murderer.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.
First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.
Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire–and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.
With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London’s high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?
Tell Me:
Do you like werewolf/shifter books? Have you read any of these? Any other recommendations?
Ooh nice topic! I like werewolves and don’t read about them nearly enough. I’ve heard the Carriger books are great. I liked the Kitty series by Carrie Vaughn.
Oh I’ll need to check out the Kitty series!
No, I cannot help you there. I am scared of werewolves.
They can indeed be pretty scary!
I haven’t read any of these, but How To Flirt With a Naked Werewolf is a great title!
It is an amazing title 😀
I hope you enjoy all of these books. Shifter stories are fun.
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Ah you’ll love Mercedes Thompson! And I did enjoy Soulless but I had some problems with book 3.
Rejected has a really interesting uhm cover haha.
Haha yeah that Rejected cover is definitely umm, something 😀
I can’t wait to try Mercedes Thompson! I’m sorry to hear about book 3 of Soulless though.
I like what you did for animals this week. I don’t really read shifter books, but it looks like you have some fun ones ahead of you.
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I love shifter books but I haven’t read many. The only ones coming to mind at the moment are Bitten and Stolen, both by Kelley Armstrong. But you may have read those already?
I’ve read (and LOVED) Bitten, but not Stolen, so I’ll need to check it out!
Souless is great, haven’t finished the series but love what I read so far. These are great recommendations 😀haven’t read a good werewolf book in a while, will need to check a few of these out
Glad to hear you enjoyed Soulless! And hopefully you’ll find some great new reads here as well 🙂
I read very little fantasy, so I have no recommendations for you. Good luck finding more werewolf/shapeshifter books to love!
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Please, please, please Lindsey, read Wolfsong!! Pretty please??? You won’t regret it I swear!
I promise I’ll read it soon, Sophie! 🙂
Heehee, good twist on the topic. Mine wasn’t exactly correct either this week.
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I love the Mercy Thompson series! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday. Thanks!
I’ll need to try that series!