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A Pack of Blood and Lies
- The Boulder Wolves, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sara Hannan
- Length: 9 hrs
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Summary
The primal rule of winning: don't fall in love with the contender.
Three months shy of her 18th birthday, Ness is forced to return to Colorado. Even though it's been six years, and the wolves of her all-male pack don't recognize her, she recognizes them. People who shun others because of their gender are hard to forget. Especially Liam Kolane—son of Heath, the crudest and cruelest Alpha to have ruled the Boulder Pack.
Liam is as handsome as he is infuriating, as kind as he is punishing, and he makes Ness's traitorous heart race, which isn't good. After all, he's a Kolane. Like father like son, right? When Heath dies, Liam vies to become the new Alpha and no one dares challenge him. Except Ness. Thus begins a treacherous game. The rules: winner takes all...including loser's life.
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- Helen
- 09-08-19
amazing
amazing book
The primal rule of winning: don't fall in love with the contender. get book about shifters
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- tenisha
- 10-08-19
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Ness was removed from her pack and now she is forced to come back. There is an alpha competition going on and Ness decides to join. She must fight against Liam who she is unsure about. She finds out that the pack has been keeping many secrets and she must decide whether or not being in the pack is for her. Book is full of action and drama.
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- Matylda Sieja
- 13-05-19
Amazing!
The story catches you're attention right away and makes you not want to pull away. It's well written and full of detail making you feel like you're right there with the characters. Sara Hannan does such an amazing job narrating. You never get confused buy which characters is speaking at given time, makes it easy and clear to follow the story and her voice is very enjoyable. Overall it is truly amazing and whether you're listening to the audio or reading the book itself you will definitely enjoy it.
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- inga
- 27-12-20
Absolutely hooked
I received a free audio copy of this book directly from the author for an honest review.
If one thing has come out of this year it’s finding a couple of great authors Olivia Wildenstein is one of them. Her books have brought me so much interest and joy and this book certainly hasn’t disappointed! I think the characters are interesting and well thought out and though Ness isn’t my favourite female character in a book ever she’s definitely relatable in certain situations, others are a little bit extreme for what I’d do in the same instance at least I think but who knows what you would do in the same position?! Liam is certainly an intense creature up against her for Alpha. Honestly I was so hooked on this story I just couldn’t stop listening.
One thing that I’m sure I didn’t see in the synopsis is it most definitely should mention it has some trigger warnings and should be in there but that’s probably my only real complaint.
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- Nisareen Khan
- 17-09-19
Encouraging start to a promising series
“I’d give the jerk a run for his money. Did I want to win? Sure. Who wanted to lose? Did I want to lead a bunch of jerks? No. But if I did win, I could nominate someone else to run the pack. I wondered what my father would’ve thought of my decision. Would he question my sanity or would he be proud?” - Ness
Following the murder of her father at the hands of a hunter six years ago, Ness Clark and her mother, Maggie, were ousted by their misogynistic pack and have been living in LA ever since. Having learnt of Maggie’s death six months earlier, Ness’s paternal Uncle Jeb and his wife, arrive to take her back to Boulder, Colorado. Ness reluctantly agrees if they’ll offer her adoptive mother, Evelyn, a job.
Ness feels bitterness towards the pack that shunned her when her father died as well as the Alpha who raped her mother. Now that the Alpha is dead, his son Liam Kolane, is next in line. Assuming the apple didn’t fall far from the tree, Ness decides to go up against Liam for the position of Alpha. And so begins a treacherous game - one where the winner will take all - including the losers life.
When truths come to light regarding her father’s killer and the lack of retaliation by the Pack, Ness is outraged and determined to get justice for her father. While she competes in the trials to ascertain the next Alpha, however, Ness captures the interest of the Alpha of their rival Pack, Julian Matz. Claiming to want peace between their packs, Matz offers her his support in her battle for leadership. But can he be trusted?
Ness’s initial antagonism towards Liam soon begins to turn into something else as she realises he’s the opposite of his father. But Ness has a secret of her own regarding the circumstances surrounded the Alpha’s death which could very well threaten her future with Liam and the Pack.
Pack of Blood and Lies is the first instalment of the Boulder Wolves series and was my first introduction to the author. From the offset I found myself completely immersed in the premise of the story. A female shunned by her pack solely because of her gender. Ness is an appealing, relatable protagonist who readers will instantly identify with. She’s sassy, resilient and strong willed. I liked how she stood up to members of the pack and gave as good as she got. As the book progressed, lots of revelations came to light regarding her father’s murder and the real reason she’s the only female in their pack. Those she considered allies turn out to be anything but while others surprise her. I particularly liked her banter with Sarah from the rival Pine Pack.
Liam is a noble and all round decent guy and it’s apparent quite early on that he’s the opposite of his antagonistic father. I liked the bromance between him and his pack members. While Ness has yet to win Lucas over, she earns the respect of others such as Matt. August was another appealing character and I sense he has feelings for Ness. Unfortunately for him she sees him as an older brother. I feel that Everest is a complex character and while I sympathized with his motives, I feel we’ve only scratched the surface of his character. It will be interesting to see what the author has in store for him in the sequel.
All in all this was a well executed, fast paced and intriguing start to what looks to be promising series. I recommend it to fans of paranormal romance, kick ass heroines, werewolves, mysteries and suspense.
I received an advanced free audible copy of Pack of Blood and Lies and I am voluntarily reviewing it. Sara Hanan has delivered a dynamic well paced performance. Her style of narration throughout was exceptional, making it easy for listeners to distinguish between each character, particularly the male voices.
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- Frani
- 14-09-19
Boulder me over !!
I really enjoyed this story and all the twists and turns I really hoped it would go the way I wanted and I wasn't dissapointed but that bombshell at the end has me chomping the bit for more ! the narrator did and amazing job with this one can't wait for more 💙
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- Brook10033
- 25-08-19
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Not the best I have read or heard. It has some redeming ideas but over all I wont be buying more. All very serious, lacks any light moments. Story is not strong enough.
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- A.R. Greyson
- 01-10-19
Intreguiging start.
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book after hearing the narrator in the first few minutes. But I ended up really enjoying the story and the enemies to lovers aspect. I am definitely interested in finding out more about the world of the Boulder pack, and seeing resolution to the series arc.
Though there were random instances with odd word choice that would make me pause. Such as "I wrapped my phalanges around his." Or something to that effect. Why use "phalanges" when "fingers" would do?
The narrator was a bit flat would have liked to hear more emotion from her. There were also often parts with a loud air like static that should have been edited out. However she wasn't difficult to listen to, mostly unseasoned in her craft. Her accent for the only POC(who is also designated to being the help) is cringe worthy.
While my "negative" comments were longer, but I honestly enjoyed this book quite a bit and would recommend it. I would say the negative is really only about 3% of the book at most.
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- Angela ~ Jezabell Girl & Friends
- 19-05-19
Highly recommended shifter story
This was such an exceptional story. It had me completely hooked right from the first page and I didn't want to put it down.
There was plenty of depth to the story with a number of twists and enemies to lovers theme. It was extremely well-written and the author structured the story in a way to keep readers guessing. There were two deaths with the murderers to be uncovered and also a sadness to the story at times. There was also a challenge for pack leadership which was fascinating and I appreciated the strength behind Ness to enter it and to challenge the boys.
The characters were particularly rewarding and I enjoyed the slow and deliberate feel to the romance that built between Ness and Liam and I can't wait to read more.
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- Brianna Belbin
- 02-10-19
Fighting for Her Place in the Pack
This was a great start to The Boulder Wolves series! Ness and her mother were shunned from their pack because she was a female. She’s forced to return, but no one recognizes her anymore. The alpha of the pack has died, so his son, Liam, is unopposed to become the new one until Ness decides to challenge him. She believes he’s just as evil and vile as his father, but there’s more evil in people you’d least suspect. The trials that she had to go through to compete for the pack leader position were extremely rough, but she kept pushing forward even when death threats started coming her way. I loved Ness’ fierce and determined personality to fight for what she believed in and Liam’s hot and cold personality that left you wondering where he truly stood and if you should root for him or not. The characters Olivia has created are all mysterious, intriguing, and well developed; the world/ politics of this book are descriptive and vivid. Along with the main plot, there were multiple subplots that kept you on your toes guessing what would happen next. This book was filled with death, mystery, suspense, romance, and a misogynistic society. There are trigger warnings for rape, suicide, abusive relationship, and foeticide.
Sara did a fantastic job with this narration! Her voice was easy to listen to and her male voices were done well. Her performance heightened the experience and brought every character and emotion to life!
*I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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