je n'ai pas vraiment adhéré à l'histoire de Talia, le début était pourtant prometteur et le monde créé par l'autrice vraiment intéressant mais cette héroïne est bien trop changeante pour moi et elle m'a agacée tout le long de ce premier tome. Les personnages secondaires, à commencer par ses sauveurs, sont pourtant assez intéressants mais ça n'a pas suffit à ce que j'apprécie pleinement mon aventure en sa compagnie. Le final est intriguant mais pas suffisamment pour que je continue avec le tome 2. Je m'arrête donc là avec cette aventure !

I thought I review this one awhile back but I most of forget just like I DNFed it, at first it stated out string and interesting but then it just got to a point and I just couldn’t finish it, it was lacking not sure if it was the characters or the plot, I just lost complete interest.

This was an interesting concept, but there was a lot of waffling on Talias inner dialogue back and forth. I dont think I'd read a sequel, as I didn't realize this would be a reverse harem.

<i>arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

DNF

I really enjoyed this one when I first started it but the story just started to drag and became very slow. There really wasn’t much happening and it was taking me forever to get through it. That really took away from my enjoyment.

Unfortunately, I will not be finishing this one.

I really enjoyed this, but I did feel it was quite slow, it felt like an introduction and warm up as other than freeing Talia, nit much else happens during the book other than character building, but there was just something that kept me reading and I will be reading the next to see where this goes, as I loved the characters

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

This book gripped me from the beginning and didn't let go!
We start out with Talia in a cage where's she's been for years. She's been beaten, starved, and is near dead when a new group of fae find her and take her to their home. Although they treat her pretty well, she's in a gilded cage and still yearns to be free and return home.

I liked how Talia's relationship with the guys evolved slowly, if it had been much faster it wouldn't have been realistic. There were some cringey moments where Talia was super awkward with the romance, but I wouldn't expect anything else since she was taken at age twelve. August is my favorite guy and I loved how sweet he was with her. Sylas is the tough leader and protects Talia against the awful Kellan. He and Talia have nice physical chemistry and I'm looking forward to the escalation of their relationship.

There was some drama to fill out the story, aka Kellan and all his issues. I had hoped we would get more answers at the end, but I think the next book is going to be crazy!

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've never read anything by Eva Chase, and I was mostly drawn to this book because of the pretty cover.

That's mostly what this book is though. A pretty cover.

I love werewolf stories and thought this could be a good one, but the focus was mostly on the characters and their lust for one another (with a lot of unacknowledged dubious consent thrown in) more than giving the series proper worldbuilding. I mean, it tried really hard, and Chase's writing is good, but the plot... The characters.. Everything felt weak. I mean, Talia was held captive for 8-9 years, since she was around 12, but her mental state is that of a 21 year old - instead of being stuck as a 12 year old or at least showing stunted growth somehow.

There's definitely some promise of a reverse-harem situation in future books. I mean, i'm not against it, but I hate how the book feels like it's baiting you into it so you have no choice BUT to read the next books?

Overall it wasn't bad, but the development of, well, everything needs some work.

This new series by Eva Chase held so much promises but did it deliver? For me, it was quite alright. I'm intrigued by the premise, a kidnapped human girl caged for many years by shape-shifting faes. Talia's backstory was truly horrifying and heartbreaking. Her rescue happened by chance when another group of fae broke into her kidnapper's place. Talia was emaciated, naked and almost crippled by her kidnappers but under her rescuers she slowly bloomed.

I would categorize this book as a slowburn with promises of reverse-harem in future books. Will I be interested in future books in this series? Yes most definitely!

I loved this book so freaking much!! I don't know if it's because I missed the genre and I haven't read any reverse harem romance in months or if it's simply because this book is great but I'll say it's probably both.

Captive of Wolves follows a young human woman being held captive for eight years or so. She was kidnapped by cruel men that can turn into wolves. She soon learn that they are fae but during those years she was never able to get out of her small cage and she never really learned anything about where she is. All she knows is that they need her blood for something. So when another bunch of fae that she's never seen before come inside the room, they figure out that the secret ingredient of a "tonic" made by the fae is actually this almost starved human girl.

As for the men, you'll meet the leader Sylas, then his half-brothers Whitt and August. Kellan is also part of their tight circle but he's an asshole who clearly isn't going to be part of the harem and I can't say I'm sad about it ahah. Now I loved the other men. August was so sweet and kind, Sylas was protective even though he's trying to do what's best for his people. And Whitt is still a bit of a mystery but I can't wait to learn more about him.

Overall, this book was addicting and I'm sad that it's over already. The chemistry was amazing, the tension was great and I need more. I don't know when the next book is going to be published but you can bet I'll want to read it as soon as possible!

(Thank you for letting me read and review an ARC via Netgalley)

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Captive of Wolves was a wild ride. In it, you will meet Talia and she is not living her best life. Nope, she has been kidnapped from her world and currently lives in a cage. The only time she sees her captors is when they come in to take her blood. It's not the only thing they do because one of them does love to torture her as well.

Long story short, she hates this place and just wants to go back home. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't know how to get back or where she is. It also doesn't help that it's been about 9 years since she has disappeared.

So when strangers come in to save her.. let's just say that she doesn't trust them right away. Which is a good thing for her. It also doesn't take long for tension to rise and for some feelings to develop. All I can say is.. the ending was so good. I have a feeling that a fight or battle will break out and I'm all for it.

Oh my God!

I'm in love with this new series. I mean I already knew I'm going to like it bc Eva Chase writes great books. It's that simple.

Thalia is so beautiful and strong and such a fierce fighter you can't help but love her.

There were some parts that I didn't like that much for example Sylas took a while to grow on me

This book quickly became one of my favourite supernatural romances!
I don't generally read a lot in the romance genre but I enjoy reading a blend of supernatural/fantasy and romance in stories.
I tend to enjoy reading more in the genre of dark romances when I do pick them up as I just tend to get bored of contemporary tropes quicker. And while I don't consider it realistic or appropriate in real life, they can be interesting to read about within fictional plots.

That being said, even though I started off saying this was a romance, it doesn't encompass the entire plot which I was really pleased with. Our main character Talia is held captive for her blood by a brutal and horrific captor at the start of this story and is rescued by Sylas' cadre. While not being kept in a cage any longer, Talia still is in a very precarious position and her security or safety is no guaranteed thing.

Slow build, tension filled interactions between characters is one of my favourite things to read, and I immensely enjoyed getting to see our main character, Talia, build trust and alliances with the cadre of wovles. While also developing herself and learning who she is and what she wants after being tortured and kept in a cage for much of her life. She has an impressive character arc within just this first book, which I feel like you don't see too often in the start of series.
I found this growth quite realistic also, she still held a lot of mistrust and trauma from her experiences and I like that that didn't just magically disappear once she reached relative safety.
Also, because of her injuries, this book explored more of an element of chronic pain which I appreciated. I, myself, deal with a chronic pain illness and having this represented in fiction, especially in fantasy, was great to see. It wasn't something that they could just magically heal either, and make it all go away as something easy to dismiss. Which was, again, appreciated. None of the other characters saw this as a weakness to her personality or character either. It didn't diminish her nor was it the entire basis of her character. It was just something she had to deal with and she did so to the best of her ability.

I enjoy fantasy/supernatural books that include werewolves/wolf packs as their behaviour hierarchy is fascinating to me in the natural world, which then translates over to the fictional.
They're one of my favourite supernatural beings to read about, and their inclusion here was very well written in my opinion.
I liked that they weren't just labelled as wolves or shifters but as fae too. Yet another of my favourite creatures to read in stories.
Not to spoil anything for future readers, but I thought there were some clever little easter eggs included to their mythology and lore that the author wrote. Which definitely makes me curious to see more from this author and future books in this series.

As I mentioned above, the character dynamics in this story definitely take time to build and develop. It may sound counterproductive but there was fairly little romance in this romance book. But to me that only made me more excited to see this series develop as I always appreciate the slow burn tropes.
If you go into it looking for sexy time on chapter two, this isn't going to be for you. But if you enjoy bonding with the characters and getting to see their personalities and development, I'd highly recommend this one.

Written in multiple POV, I was impressed that none of the characters blurred into each other. The author gave each of them their own voice.

It definitely let off on quite the cliff hanger, so much so, that I forgot that I was reading an advanced copy of the book and went to search online to buy the next book! Whoops.

Before I begin my review for Captive of Wolves (Bound to the Fae book one) by Eva Chase, I would personally like to thank the author, publishers and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC and I have reviewed it honestly.

An enchanting new realm of faerie with a strong taste of A Court Of Thorns and Roses and The Cruel Prince, Captive of Wolves is a tantalising tale. Talia has spent years of her life imprisoned by her fae captors in a tiny cage. When four new and gorgeous not-men break her chains and whisk her away, Talia finds herself discovering a small sense of freedom in her new prison, delicious jolts of desire she doesn't understand and feelings for her new captors she can't comprehend.

Captive of Wolves features, but is not limited to, the following themes:
○ NA fantasy
○ Wolf shifting Fae
○ Imprisonment
○ Stockholm Syndrome
○ Reverse Harem


My overall rating for Captive of Wolves is…

4.5 Stars!

I am so impressed with the unique qualities to this tale! Chase has combined werewolves and fae to create one unimaginable creature and a fae world rival to that of Holly Black and Sarah J Maas. I loved each character and embraced their individualities and can't help rooting for the epic relationships brewing between Talia and her fae-wolf boys. An exotic and exciting faerie tale

This ARC was kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this story. I don't often read fantasy in a Fae world setting so it was good for me to return to these lands in a way. I liked that our main character isn't put on a pedestal like so many others, we obviously know "she's not like other girls'' because of some attributes she has, but still she is presented to us as dirty, malnourished and weak, and stays like that through a big part of the book.

Even though there weren't many major events in the first two thirds of the book, the story developed at an enjoyable pace. After half way a sudden romantic interest surges, then another and finally another, until it's more of a love square than a triangle I'd say. This is where the weakness is in my option. I just didn't vibe well with all these romantic feelings and the way they were presented. The plot was quite good and could've possibly driven it into a five star if we would have gotten more out of it, instead of the romance perhaps, although I can recognize it has a part to play in a future sequel.

The book itself ends on an ominous scene, not so much a cliffhanger, but strange enough to forebode some ill fates.

This was so compelling! I read it in one sitting lol and now I have itchy hands for a second one.
I loved the unique perspective of fae that Chase took; each court can take on the form of a different animal, wolves, ravens, etc. So they're kind of shifter-fae hybrids. I'm enjoying the inter-personal relationships between characters a lot, but the world seems a little narrow and not as fleshed out. It's somewhat understandable, as the FMC is a captive and so she's restricted in where she can go, but everything outside the walls of the her initial cage and later house, and my impression of the world overall, is pretty hazy. I had some confusion with a conflict that came into play later in the book; a behind-the-scenes character betrayed one of the main characters, but the whole event wasn't hashed out very well and I'm not sure what exactly happened.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely pick up the next installment

Thank you NetGalley and Ink Spark Press for the ARC!

So first off, this cover is giving me ALL the red riding hood vibes and, honestly, when I saw that cover paired with the paranormal romance genre, I was sold.

Captive of Wolves is a paranormal romance following the story of Talia right as she glimpses freedom. Since the age of twelve, (almost a decade), she has been held captive, starved, and barely kept alive by a group of Fae men who harvest her blood as a magical ingredient. But her freedom is short lived and she is taken captive by another group of men - her new captors, Sylas and his Cadre (think warriors). They see her previous captivity as barbaric and while they treat her better than her original captors and make efforts to put her on the mend, they never let her forget that she is still their prisoner.

Admittedly, I initially had a hard time connecting Talia to half a lifetime essentially confined to a cage. But as I read on, I realized that Chase wasn’t shying away from Talia’s trauma, instead she was tackling it in different layers. There were more obvious signs of Talia’s confinement that took time to heal, but subtler signs were included as well, and those left much longer lasting marks on Talia’s psyche. I appreciated seeing these play out in the decisions Talia makes: fear, naiveté, a stunted ability to form relationships, and an innate urge to survive all play a part in her choices on one level or another.

Now for the romance, while this is a paranormal romance, Captive of Wolves doesn’t get too dark, but boy oh boy does it get steamy! Sylas, August, and Whitt all bring something different to the table, so really, why should a girl have to choose? So if reverse harem isn’t your thing, you may want to sit this one out. Also there is without question, a form of captor-prisoner psychology going on, but it does slowly develop into something more healthy/appreciative of Talia as an independent woman (not saying it’s entirely healthy, but that’s what paranormal romance is for). I’m super intrigued to continue this series - I want to see Talia come into her own, and own herself, her sexuality, and her relationship to Sylas and his Cadre.

"Captive of Wolves" is a reverse harem, paranormal romance novel that is first in the Bound to the Fae series. This is definitely more of an adult read due to sexual content, so definitely more New Adult than YA.

I absolutely adored the first half of the book. I felt for the main character, Talia, and her struggles, and appreciated the author made her not a typical Mary Sue/damsel in distress character. Her spirit and resolve really were refreshing.

However....After the romance(s) were introduced and started to develop, it was just...not in character in my opinion. Talia went from someone with a lot of strength and grit to someone who just made plain DUMB decisions and out of character choices about pursuing relationships, it was just so bizarre and cringe to me.

I really enjoyed the plot, but the romance just really took away from everything. It was much too forced and just not believable. I will probably pick up the next book to see if Talia emerges as a more relatable character.

This is a stockholm syndrome romance, hard to feel for the captors, but the characters are interesting and the world building is good.

Captive of Wolves is the first book in the Bound to the Fae series by Eva Chase. It is currently scheduled for release on December 9 2020.


For years, the monsters who killed my family have held me in a cage. Brutalized and half-starved. Only kept alive so they can steal my blood. Until one evening when four eerily gorgeous men break me out of my prison. They give me a soft bed and delicious food. They say they'll protect me—but their generosity may come at a price. My rescuers are monsters like my captors: fae who shift into wolves. A curse gripping the faerie realm turns them wild under the full moon. Only my blood can cure their rage. These fearsome men need me, and not just to lift the curse. A tragedy left them outcasts, and offering me to their rulers could win them back the home and the power they lost.
No matter how kindly they treat me, no matter how their smoldering eyes and strong hands stir unfamiliar desires in both my body and my heart, their castle is just another prison. As long as I'm a prize more than a person, my life will never be my own. I've survived this long without giving up. I won't roll over now. But how can one damaged human girl hold her own against the savage fae?

Captive of Wolves is a book that had a rough start for me. In the beginning I thought I might have read something very similar before (and I have) and was left wondering if this series was part of a larger series. I do believe I have read something else by the author, and they have enough of a back catalog that both aspects are possible, but it also reminds me a little of a series by Sadie Moss, different set up and very different details, but the same kind of story. The characters seem to be slowly developed, with the guys especially slow to unwind. While I liked Talia's determination and empathy I have to admit that she had more than one 'too stupid to live' moments that just had me shaking my head and closing the book for a moment to get past it. The character, world, and relationship building was well thought out, but very much slow burn and build up. I did like the story, and think the author did a good job of setting up the story. However, it felt a little too slow and like the guy's emotions and past were much less developed than Talia's. That combined with the familiar feeling of the story made it less exciting to me. I did like that we got several points of view, that helped develop the guy's a little more for me. I think this book will be a near perfect read for some, but it just did not hit that sweet spot for me.

Captive of Wolves is a decent start to a series, with a paranormal and reverse harem leaning, I think it will hit the spot for fans of the genre but will miss the mark for others.

I received this as an ARC from Net Galley.
Thoughts: I really enjoyed the concept of fantasy element and how Talia is one of the only ones able to save the wolf faes.
I really loved the last 100 pages and the last paragraph has me wondering what could happen next.