The Last Wolf by Maria Vale

Werewolf fan?  Stop what you’re doing.  The Last Wolf by Maria Vale is the most authentic werewolf book I’ve ever read.  You’ll find yourself stopping to think… Are werewolves actually real?  That’s how intense and well-researched this novel is.  Amazing.  Thorough.  And freaking hilarious to boot.

I’m not even a fan of werewolf books, to be honest.  Shifters are more my thing.  So imagine my surprise at how much I absolutely adored this novel, especially given that the shifters are the bad guys (cue gasping noise here).  But I’ll shut up because I pride myself on spoiler-less reviews and I don’t want to back track on that now.

In The Last Wolf we are first transported back in time to 1668 when the original clans made the brave decision to uproot themselves and move to a new land, aka. America.  All the shifter and werewolf stories I’ve ever read are modern day and it was intensely cool to be able to see how things started out.  Eventually the story moves up to present day, but that doesn’t mean that the wolves are modern in the least.  This is a whole new take on that tired old werewolf story you already know.

Silver Nilsdottir is at the bottom of her Pack’s social order, with little chance for a decent mate and a better life. Until one day a stranger stumbles into their territory, wounded and beaten, and Silver decides to risk everything on Tiberius Leveraux.  But Tiberius isn’t all he seems, and in the fragile balance of Pack and wild, he may tip the destiny of all wolves…

At first glance you think it’s romantic that Silver chooses to stay with Tiberius but the reality of the situation is that she just doesn’t want to return to her pack the lowest of the low waiting for the day that she’s kicked out altogether.  If she and Tiberius can get his wolf under control then they have a chance of entering the pack as a real pairing.  The absolute best part of this book is Silver’s oddities.  She hates her human form and would much prefer to live forever in her wolf form (might still), she has strange teeth that never fully look human, and she understands nothing about the human world. And just try to get her to wear clothes.

Watching her try and understand Tiberius’ human side and watching Tiberius try to understand life as a wolf was one laugh after another.  And yet, it was still such a serious book.  I don’t understand how Maria Vale managed to create a book like that, but somehow she did and I’m so happy about it.  I would read any and every book that this woman ever creates from here on out.  You can tell from her writing that she didn’t just pull a werewolf story out of nowhere.  This is a well-researched novel from start to finish.

You can purchase the book here.  Anyone into the paranormal/shifters/werewolves or even someone just looking to branch out a little will enjoy this story, its witty banter, and its action packed pages.