Rising Moon (Shadow Guild: Wolf Queen Book 4) by Linsey Hall

 

Rising Moon (Shadow Guild: Wolf Queen Book 4) by Linsey Hall
Rating: 4 Stars

Release Date: May 5, 2021

Format: eBook (Kindle Unlimited)

Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press

I think I'm a fan of Linsey Hall's three book series more than her five book series, because for some reason I always love Books 1, 4 and 5 but struggle with Books 2 and 3. That pattern held true for the Shadow Guild: Wolf Queen series and Rising Moon.

Things finally start happening in this book! Our heroes find a chance to deal with the Maker, Eve is learning even more about her past and her background, and there is some action between Lachlan and Eve instead of him going on and on about how he can't be with her because of duty. They are finally working on their communication and their relationship, and I am all here for it. I was super stoked for all the reveals in this book (though I'm still not sure about the actual identity of the Maker).

This book ended on a cliffhanger, and I'm so happy I don't have to wait for the release of the final book. I'm eager to read Wolf Queen and see how things turn out for Lachlan and Eve!

Wild Hunt (Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen Book 2) by Linsey Hall

Wild Hunt (Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen Book 2) by Linsey Hall

Rating: 3 Stars

Release Date: March 22, 2021

Format: eBook (Kindle Unlimited)

Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press

Linsey Hall’s second installment in the Shadow Guild Wolf Queen series, Wild Hunt, ends on another cliffhanger like the first book. Eve and Lachlan are reluctantly working together (while still fighting their mate bond) to learn more about Eve’s past and why she’s being hunted. 

Eve and her familiar Ralph are awesome, but I’m still not sold on Lachlan. I get that he’s very loyal to his pack and that’s admirable, but I don’t get how being emotionless is a good trait for an Alpha. Good leaders listen to their heads and their hearts. Lachlan has effectively cut off any input from his heart. I’m also still not really sure how the whole mating bond and curse works. Why has their clock started ticking down now after 10 years apart? There is definitely some tension between them (there is one teeny tiny scene with mild steaminess levels) but for the most part, both of them do their best to limit any romantic interactions.  

The secondary characters have always been one of my favorite parts of the Shadow Guild books. First of all, I love how amusing each of the familiars is. They each have very different personalities and help inject some humor and levity into the story. I also love seeing how supportive the other members of the Shadow Guild are to Eve. They always have each other’s backs, as evidenced by the fact that they help her break out of the Shifter Guild’s tower in the first pages of the book. I think the Shadow Guild would be evidence that quantity is not always better than quality. 

I hope the pace of the other books in the series picks up, as I want more action and to not be left with a bunch of questions at the end of the book. I also want more romance between Eve and Lachlan, as I’m positive they will end up together at the end of the series (given that’s how all the other Shadow Guild books turned out). 

 

Pack of Lies (Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen Book 3) by Linsey Hall

 

Pack of Lies (Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen Book 3) by Linsey Hall

Rating: 3 Stars

Release Date: April 5, 2021

Format: eBook (Kindle Unlimited)

Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press

In Pack of Lies by Linsey Hall (the third book in the Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen series), Eve and Lachlan continue to forge full steam ahead with trying to find out more about what’s going on without allowing Lachlan to succumb to the curse (due to the mate bond and feelings between them). 

By the end of this book, we still only know bits and pieces of the Maker’s plan. It’s a little frustrating to be this far into the series and not have a better idea of why the Maker is putting these plans into action. I’m disappointed in how the final confrontation between Eve and Lachlan and the Maker turned out in this book, as there could have been so much more done with it. It felt less like a full confrontation or battle, and more like a setup for a big confrontation two books from now. 

I’m thrilled that we got to learn more about Eve’s parents in this book and finally figure out what Eve is. Ralph, Eve’s chocolate-addicted raccoon familiar is of course hilarious as ever and continues to be one of my favorite parts of this series. Lachlan, on the other hand, is still as frustrating and stubborn, and the fact that he’s constantly going back and forth on his feeling is irksome. One of the main reasons I’ve continued reading this series is just to see Eve and Lachlan finally get together. Alas, I guess I will have to wait for more Eve and Lachlan content and to figure out more about the Maker’s plan until I read the final two books, Rising Moon and Wolf Queen. 

Darkest Moon (Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen Book 1) by Linsey Hall

Darkest Moon (Shadow Guild - Wolf Queen Book 1) by Linsey Hall

Rating: 3 Stars
Release Date: February 8, 2021
Format: eBook (Kindle Unlimited)
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press

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“My big secret? I was supposed to be the Alpha’s fated mate. I just didn’t want anyone to know”

The Shadow Guild universe is continuing, and this time it’s Eve’s turn to be the main character in the Wolf Queen series. Eve has been hiding a BIG secret for her entire time in Guild City. She’s been running around masquerading as a Fae and a potion master, when in reality she is the Fated Mate to the Alpha of the Shifters, Lachlan. After her treatment as a child, she decided she would choose her own fate and ran away from the pack and her destiny. Fate, however, is cruel and decides to throw them together when a string of deaths occurs in the pack and they are the ones who have to solve it.  

The familiars have always been one of my favorite parts of the Shadow Guild books, and Ralph is no exception. He’s a raccoon (like Carrow’s familiar Cordelia) and has just as much of an addiction to chocolate as his mistress Eve. Despite his raid of her stash, he does help her a lot in the book (like when Lachlan decides to keep her in the Shifter tower and Ralph brings her the tools necessary to escape). I also really enjoy how interconnected the books in the Shadow Guild universe are, as we get some fun cameos from Carrow and Seraphia in this book. While the books in the Shadow Guild are similar in format (pairing thrown together as the result of Fate and/or Destiny), they still feel very fresh and different. Each couple has very different personalities and interactions. For example, the dynamic between Carrow and Grey and Hades and Seraphia is very different than the dynamic that seems to be developing between Lachlan and Eve. 

I’m curious to see what’s next for Eve and Lachlan, especially with the threat of the Dark Moon curse hanging over their heads. 

About the Author

Before becoming a writer, Linsey was an archaeologist who studied shipwrecks in all kinds of water, from the tropics to muddy rivers (and she has a distinct preference for one over the other). After a decade of tromping around in search of old bits of stuff, she settled down to start penning her own adventure novels and is freaking delighted that people seem to like them. Since life is better with a little (or a lot of) magic, she writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance.  Click here to learn more about the role of archaeology in her books.

Linsey spends a lot of time in her Facebook group for fantasy and romance readers. If you want to connect, you can click here to join the group.  She is not always able to answer personal messages, but she tries her best to get to them :-)

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