Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Reclaiming Quinn
SERIES: The Wolves of Lydon #2
AUTHOR: Parker Williams
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 237 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2020
BLURB:
Shifter Quinn Adler knew he would live and die as a slave.
Quinn’s life was filled with pain until he was rescued from an abusive pack. But in Lydon, Quinn can’t be sure of anything, so he’s terrified of everything. With no one to give him direction, he is lost—until Deke takes control of him.
Deke Timmons hates that he has to play the role of master to his mate.
Unfortunately, Quinn won’t accept his love until Deke can show him what being mates means. Vowing to help Quinn, Deke takes him into the world he’s never seen. Though sometimes their relationship is tense, his methods seem to be working.
Then a power-mad Alpha swoops in to kidnap Quinn and ends up getting Deke by mistake.
Now Deke must play submissive to a wolf complicit in Quinn’s abuse. He’ll do whatever it takes to get back to his mate—but with Deke in peril, Quinn must find his courage and reclaim the person he was meant to be.
REVIEW:
There’s a lot to like about this book, indeed this series. I particularly like series that are set in the same place and follow different couples in each book, while keeping the rest of the cast around. This is the second book and flows fluidly from the first. Issues raised in the first book spill over and a long term plan is beginning to form that I hope to see follow through in future books.
I can’t say it was the best book in the world because there were some rough patches and I don’t buy the abrupt change in Quinn at all. It was just too big a change in too short a time. However, it was generally a good book with an engaging story with strong characters.
We are beginning to see Gareth flex his muscles in the wider world, as Supreme Alpha. His eyes are opening as to just how sheltered and blessed he was in Lydon and how bad the situation in the rest of the world is. He’s facing resistance, but having some success with opening the eyes of other Alphas. Unfortunately, Chicago wasn’t one of his successes and it explodes bigtime.
I love the big twist. It was totally unexpected, although it made perfect sense. Zeke is a fascinating character and I hope we get his story, and given his attraction to Rupe, I think it’s likely, although I hope Caleb gets the next book.
The strongest elements of the entire series so far are characterization and scene setting. Even though the characters move to Chicago, the story is still centered around Lydon, even if only when it’s being held up as a comparison. I love that information about the town and its history is slowly building up and new characters are being worked into its story. There are strong new characters and it doesn’t feel as if they’re being introduced only to provide new couples for future books.
Quinn stood out at the end of the last book as someone who desperately needed a book to tell his story and I was looking forward to this one. The author sure gave him his story, even though the one-eighty was too sudden and extreme for my liking. I can’t deny that it overshadowed my enjoyment of the rest of the book and could have been handled differently. That being said, I’m sure that many people will love the twist and enjoy the book all the more for it.
On the whole, the book was well written with a strong story and strong characters. I will definitely be looking out for the next book and have high hopes for the quality of writing will carry over to the next story. This is a light read, even though it takes us on a dark path, and leaves us in a feel-good place and ready for the next step in the journey.
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