Legend (Wolf Lake, #1) and
Untamed (Wolf Lake, #2)
Author: Jennifer Kohout
Source: Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: long novellas
Orphaned as a child, Samantha grew up into a strong but lonely woman working on her doctorate thesis by researching the history of myths and legends. But when she uncovers an actual werewolf pack, the world of myth becomes her new reality.
Scarred for life after surviving a bitter betrayal, Roland discovers a kindred spirit when he finds Natasha beaten and left for dead. But will their relationship be strong enough to survive when the pack comes under attack?
*Please note, this book contains explicit descriptions of sex, including same gender encounters and threesomes.

RATING and REVIEWS
Jasmyn's Ratings:
Legend
Rating - 4
Sexual - 2
Samantha is a doctorate student working on quite an interesting
thesis paper about myths and legends and where they came from. She has
become fascinated by the story surrounding Wolf Lake - and decides to go
for a visit. What she doesn't count on is finding out that all the
myths and legends are true when she runs into a pack of werewolves.
Their leader Nefarious seems extremely intrigued by Sam, but his beta,
Roland, thinks she needs to be disposed of.
This is very
much a "back to basics" werewolf story. They live in the wild away from
civilization for a reason, and they enjoy doing it as well. The
tensions between Nefarious as alpha and Roland as a very strong beta
were perfectly written. Sam was full of spunk and fight - willing to do
whatever it took to have everything turn out her way. It was a great
introduction to a new werewolf series, and I was very excited to dive
right into book two.
Untamed
Rating - 3
Sexual - 4
Book two centers around Roland, the pack's beta, and his haunted past.
While I loved finding out more about the mysterious and dark beta, I
had sort of had my heart set on him with a different wolf from about
half way through book 1. This has tainted my feelings a little. Now,
in werewolf terms Natasha is a much better match for Roland than the one
I had picked out, and she was a great character as well. Even the wolf
I originally wanted to be with Roland found a bit of a happy ending of
her own. Being introduced to Natasha's pack and her crazy father added
some extra excitement to this story as well.
CaroleDee's Ratings:
Legend
Rating - 4
Sexual -3
Great read if you're a werewolf purist. I'm talking about liking 'em rough and tumble and living in the sticks. None of that fancy weres living in a penthouse in the city. lol. They're also VERY pack oriented. I wouldn't be surprised if the author did a bit of research on wolf pack structure. Samantha and Nefarious' relationship gets heavy pretty quickly, but it didn't seemed forced.
Great shifter read if you love a human falling for a were storyline.
Untamed
Rating - 3
Sexual - 4
For some reason I just couldn't get into Untamed as much as I did Legend. I enjoyed Roland and Natasha's storyline. Who doesn't enjoy a happy ending for two damaged souls? I think my problem was that Sam and Nefarious' relationship hit a weird bump for me. They still had the physical heat from the first book, but emotionally they didn't seem to grow anymore. When Samantha takes the plunge and decides to be with Maddie for the first time, she doesn't even consult her mate over the prospect of bringing a third party into the relationship. Maybe wolf mates are different than human relationships, but it bothered me. Other than that, the novella was good fun :)
Emi's rating:
Legend
Rating - 4
Sexual -3
Great read if you're a werewolf purist. I'm talking about liking 'em rough and tumble and living in the sticks. None of that fancy weres living in a penthouse in the city. lol. They're also VERY pack oriented. I wouldn't be surprised if the author did a bit of research on wolf pack structure. Samantha and Nefarious' relationship gets heavy pretty quickly, but it didn't seemed forced.
Great shifter read if you love a human falling for a were storyline.
Untamed
Rating - 3
Sexual - 4
For some reason I just couldn't get into Untamed as much as I did Legend. I enjoyed Roland and Natasha's storyline. Who doesn't enjoy a happy ending for two damaged souls? I think my problem was that Sam and Nefarious' relationship hit a weird bump for me. They still had the physical heat from the first book, but emotionally they didn't seem to grow anymore. When Samantha takes the plunge and decides to be with Maddie for the first time, she doesn't even consult her mate over the prospect of bringing a third party into the relationship. Maybe wolf mates are different than human relationships, but it bothered me. Other than that, the novella was good fun :)
Review for Legend & Untamed
Overall rating - 4
Sexual Rating - 4
Legend
is a great start to the saga. I really enjoyed it. I also really liked
that they were real werewolves, not the pretty picture of shifters that
has been painted recently. I think Paranormal is trending toward the
sparkly personality types of vampires and werewolves rather than being
true to the Paranormal Genre. I like my supes rough around the edges and
fierce, and I think this series does a great job of that. While Sam is
trying to prove that certain legends aren't what they seem, she actually
finds herself in the territory of what she is trying to discredit in
her thesis. Nafarius finds himself not being able to deal with the
interloper as he's supposed to, while trying to figure out what to do,
he becomes unable to deny the attraction. And let me tell you, that when
they finally do get together, it's a wonderful thing, lol. Then in
Untamed we see more of the brooding Roland, tho he is a meany, I still
loved his character. You just know that there is so much going on with
him and that's why he is the way he is, but that all changes when
Natasha comes along. I really can't say too much without spoiling it, so
you'll just have to start reading the saga to see how great they are!
Tho I will say, that I think there is more to Sam, and that hopefully we
get to learn more about her in the next installment. I really enjoyed
the saga and definitely recommend it.
About the author
Jennifer Kohout lives in Washington State with her husband and four
children. A lawyer in another life, Jennifer stopped practicing law to
do what she loves - write.
In her spare time she enjoys running and is currently training for her first half marathon.
In her spare time she enjoys running and is currently training for her first half marathon.
Be on the lookout for the final installment of the Wolf Lake Trilogy releasing in late Spring!
Pack leader Nafarius faces his biggest challenge yet.
Forced to forge an uneasy alliance with the Agency, Nafarius must hunt down and eliminate a powerful new enemy.
But can he achieve his goal in time when factions arise within the Agency that threaten to destroy him?
Forced to forge an uneasy alliance with the Agency, Nafarius must hunt down and eliminate a powerful new enemy.
But can he achieve his goal in time when factions arise within the Agency that threaten to destroy him?
I will have to put this on my TBR!!! I really love a strong shifter romance.
ReplyDeleteI read... Alot. And I love to find new talents and Jennifer Kohout has quickly become a favorite, not only for her talent with writing but her personality as well. I liked her on facebook and she was warm and answered any questions right away and really came across as a quality person. I love the humor she puts into her books, I laughed out loud several times at work... (lunch time of course *grin*) I recommend her and her books :)
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love that we're able to interact with authors these days? Yeah, 10-15 years ago you could write a letter and send it through snail mail hoping it would be seen. But today we can shoot off an e-mail, ask a question on facebook, or just take a peek at our favorite authors' lives on twitter. I think it's wonderful ;)
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