Lord of the Lupus by Velvela Kenina starts with an elderly man telling Freya, a main character in this story, of an Ojibwe  legend about people who are turned into wolves by “the one who created humans”. They protect our world from demons who may feed on human emotions such as anger and fear. The wolves in this legend are allowed to have a week off of guardian duty every year for five years where they take on their human form in order to find love. I had to Google what Ojibwe was and that was a bit off putting to me as I don’t like having to look up words while reading a book. The story is of Native American origin but unless you have a knowledge of Native American tribes than you have to conclude that from the context. I have a tendency to Google to excess and since I was already doing a bit of research I decided to find out if the story of the Great Wolves is in fact a legend in the Ojibew tribe but came across no real answers to that. I did learn that wolves are a big part of the Ojibwe culture. I like a little bit of factual information in fiction books as it makes me want to believe in the magic and story all that much more.

Lord of the Lupus is a fantasy/romance genre that follows Freya who lives to help animals and Rafe who is a wolf that has fallen for the young woman. I don’t particularly care for the way the relationship between these two progresses in this book. Freya is in emotional distress when Rafe enters her life. She invites him into her home moments after meeting this injured, shirtless man, feeds him, and offers him a bed for the night. This may not have bothered me if the story was set in the past but nowadays there are few young women that would let a stranger into their home so  readily and I disconnected with Freya at that moment. I get that it’s centered on the premise of when you fall in love, you fall fast and you fall hard but I also think that women are a bit more cautious than that.

I believe this book has potential to be the first of a really good series, particularly if it follows the Native American flow it has in Lord of the Lupus. I’m only assuming it will be the first of a series because of the words To Be Continued on the last page. I like reading about legends because they have so much leeway to let imaginations run wild with the idea and I feel that could have been taken to a higher level in this book. I’m really looking forward to a second book because I do think that the books will continue to improve. Lord of the Lupus is available on Amazon in Kindle edition for $3.99

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Candi