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Dyrwolf: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance Kindle Edition

by Kat Kinney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 195 ratings
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Lea Wylder has spent so long hunting werewolves that now one is stalking her in her sleep. In the unforgiving forests of the north, shape-shifting wolves have enslaved the sole human city for hundreds of miles, driving survivors up into the mountains. When Lea tracks a shifter and finds him caught in a trap, she’s convinced he’s the white wolf from her dreams. Not that it matters. He’s one of them. And they’re at war.

But as Lea pulls back the bowstring, Henrik shifts to human and begs her not to shoot. By name. But how could he possibly know her? In twenty years, the wolves have never crossed the river over to their side.

Injured and unable to walk, Henrik needs Lea’s help to get back home. If he could be turned against the pack, it could change the course of the war. But first there’s the small problem of returning him to the wolves—without getting caught.
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A girl with a curse.
A wolf bearing terrible scars.
A city only they can save.

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"Blending mysticism and battle, the author did a fantastic job creating a highly entertaining read. "~
"This was a fantastic paranormal filled with wolves (of course), some epic fight scenes, kissing, and secrets (everybody loves secrets)."~ "Beautifully written. I was engaged, gripped, entertained and most of all charmed by this outstanding novel. "~"Kinney writes relationships with poignancy and authenticity, she writes of raw emotions--of feeling different, feeling separate, feeling abandoned--with eloquence and pain and grace, and she knows how to pack a metaphorical punch with one-liners and cliff-hangers that'll keep you scrabbling to turn the page."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KNBGN4Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services LLC (November 16, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 16, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4402 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 195 ratings

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Author Kat Kinney lives with her family and three extremely pampered guinea pigs who do not like werewolves, vampires, or dragons and wonder why their human insists on writing about things that like to eat them. When she isn’t writing about things that bite and howl, Kat can be found knitting crazy socks and plotting out future books!

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Cassondra Aufenthie
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Traits of YA Fiction
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
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While usually leery of young adult paranormal romances, I had to give this one a try after hearing such great things about it from other readers. They did not steer me wrong. This book is absolutely addictive. It has all the great elements of young adult fiction (swoon-worthy first love, a protagonist figuring out who they are, and grim situations to be overcome by an intrepid teenager) but minus all the aspects I generally find frustrating (annoying/whiny protagonist that everyone thinks is perfect, childish interactions between love interests, and being told how tough the protagonist is rather than shown actual skills).

Kat Kinney’s Dyrwolf is full of lush, poetic descriptions that help build a fully fleshed-out world with a complex history. The socio-economic situation of the two groups was well-thought out and explained without ever becoming a dull info-dump. The action hits us immediately and the extent of the situation between the shapeshifting Dyrwolfs and the humans is parsed out bits at a time with loads of mystery involving the past and the main character Lea.

Lea is a protagonist I couldn’t help but root for. Suffering a chronic pain condition of mysterious origins, she doesn’t let it define her. She is a fighter and never gives up even when things seem impossible. However, she isn’t just all hard edges and sarcasm, as can be the case with many ‘strong female characters’. She has layers, showing how she can be compassionate and gentle and loyal, especially when it comes to the love interest, Henrick.

My favorite character in this story is Henrick. He’s powerful but never acts like it, seeking to heal rather than harm. He’s sweet without ever being a pushover, and his interactions with Lea are some of the best, most well-written in the book. Their banter is fun and those first teases of something more between them had me flipping pages as fast as possible.

The one critique I have for the story is the use of present tense. There were times this created a hiccup in the flow or instances where it would slip to past tense. While a bit distracting, the story and characters were strong enough it wasn’t detrimental to my overall enjoyment.

For anyone who enjoys young adult fiction, do not sleep on this story. Kinney will hook you fast and not let go until the end. I definitely recommend you pick up this book, and I will be grabbing the rest of the series.
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Laura Maybrooke
5.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing werewolf story with a strong female MC that's easy to like
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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Dyrwolf is a compelling YA fantasy filled with plenty of action, intriguing characters and a dynamic that’s fascinating to explore between the Dyr (werewolves) and the humans. There’s a strong female MC, a pretty sweet and fun love interest, and their cute banter. The writing is great, and there’s a comprehensive world that comes alive on the pages. There’s secrets, rebellion, and prejudice.

I found the MC, Lea, easy to like, and I also found myself empathizing with her for the migraine-like headaches that plague her. That hit too close to home, but there’s actually some nice twists and purpose to those in the story, which builds this world’s lore. Lea is a survivor, a tough young woman, and she invites us to walk an intriguing journey with her. There’s a real sense of atmosphere, created by descriptions that draw you into this world.

Present tense is not something I particularly like in stories – so I guess it says something about the great quality writing that I paid little attention to it and actually it took me a while to consciously realize I was reading a story in the present tense. That’s how engaging the writing was to me.

Interested in the next book, so I will definitely pick that up sometime.
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EOD Phil
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful prose
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2020
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Drywolf was equal parts exciting and fun. I enjoyed the revelations and the action at the end. It did take some time to really pick up steam. Also, many of the main plot points were predictable, yet it's a formula that many readers actively seek out. If you like Twilight or Warm Bodies, this is your story. The rest of my review will have mild spoilers.

The Good.
I liked the little details that filled out this world. For example, nobody has the same name. It's something that would take considerable coordination in real life but works in the Village.

This author is a master of prose. The words were a thing of art as they move uniquely with each sentence. It was a bit much for me at times, but many readers will squeal at how easily the author waxes poetic.

The intro chapter with Salem was awesome. I disagreed with later elements with this arc, but the initial actions were great, especially Lea's reactions.

Mild PTSD is always a plus for POV characters.

It's a little thing, but I really enjoyed the fleuron used. They can be a pain with ebook formatting.

The silver slavers were an interesting concept. I wish they'd been used more.

The history between the Colony and the Village, specifically what led to the war, was perfect in its simplicity. One child really could do all that.

The revelation of what minderblud meant. It wasn't what I expected, but it probably should have been.

The Bad.
There are long descriptive passages that slowed down the story. I'm a less is more kind of guy and prefer more dialogue. This improved in the second half.

There were confusing flashbacks. Italics weren't used and they were still written in present tense. It took concentration to stay aware of the time.

Lea and Henrik became friends too easily, though there is a logical reason at the end, it did feel like Lea thought with her nethers a little bit. She inexplicably thought more of Henrik than her father in the final act.

Why use the word "feck"? Go PG-13 or R, but using substitute profanity felt like a copout.

The Technical.
This book was written in first person present tense.
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Don Musgrove
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I have read this year
Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2023
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Dyrwolf might be the best book I read this year.
It is well written, and the enchanting love story makes the novel hard to put down.
The characters are well formed, the pacing of the story is excellent.
I enjoyed the humor and intrigue in the book.
This is a story of a world where werewolves are in control and humans are oppressed.
Lea is a young human who hunts werewolves and Henrik is a young werewolf. They have a chance encounter in the woods one day, while Lea is out hunting. Lea accidentally comes across Henrik who is caught in a steel trap.
Lea finds herself reluctant to kill Henrik. She frees Henrik from the trap and helps him return to his home. Along the way, they begin to fall in love with each other.
Each scene is beautifully described in vivid detail. This book is worth reading just for the imagery alone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2023
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I was hooked on this one from the start. It was much darker than I expected, as we are thrown into a world where sixteen-year-old Lea Wylder, is training to fight a colony of werewolves that enslave humans. When Lea stumbles upon an injured young werewolf, she has to decide whether to put aside a lifetime of hatred to aid him, and even if she’s willing, what will be the cost to her?

Lea is really well thought out; I loved her strength in the face of adversity and the growth in her character as she started to question everything. Henrik is really likeable, as is his wolf. I loved their slow burn / enemy-to-lovers cute romance; it was really well done without overpowering the excellent storyline.

There is plenty of intrigue from the start, but there are also so many twists it was incredible. There are a lot of names and things to keep up with, but each new revelation made the investment worthwhile.

The pacing is great. I loved the action scenes; they were so unpredictable. The descriptions are beautiful and original; the accounts of the migraines are done so well, that at times they were overwhelming.

Overall, I highly recommend Dyrwolf to Fantasy, Y.A. and Romance audiences. One of my favourite reads in a long time, and I’ve already bought the sequel. 😊
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EHofmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-crafted werewolf fantasy
Reviewed in Germany on October 1, 2019
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I loved this book. The cover made me curious, though I expected something different (urban fantasy) than what I got – but in the positive sense. The characters are exceptionally well thought-out and vividly painted, and the story is cleverly layered. This is an extremely well-paced pageturner, even if you’re not a raving werewolf fan. The language is beautifully crafted and fits the story’s woodland and mountain setting perfectly. I normally don’t like first-person present tense, but this is so well done that I don’t know if the story could or should have been told any differently.
The main character, Lea, daughter of a village elder, grows up in a less than privileged situation. All her life, she’s been plagued by mysterious, awful and lingering headaches, and an illness that earns her rumors and whispers in the small, desolate human community on the mountainside. She also has visions that she tells no one about. Lea has few friends among her people. When the Dyrwolves, who can’t come across the river but with whom the humans have been at war for the past 17 years, capture one of her only friends, Salem, she decides that she’s had enough and goes to try to find him. She heads for the Colony, which is a town by the sea not five miles away, ruled by her people’s enemy. She doesn’t really have a plan, but she has the feeling that this is something she needs to do. On her way there, she comes across a Dyrwolf boy on the humans’ side of the river. His legs are caught in a silver-lined trap, and he is dying. He seems somehow familiar, and she recognizes him as the wolf she’s been seeing in her visions this past year. In part because she wants to use him to get inside the Colony, in part because she has pity on him, and lastly because she falls in love with him, she decides to take the risk and brings him back to his people.
Over the next weeks, all hell breaks loose around Lea, but what she finds out at the Colony makes her rethink everything that she’s been led to believe, and she finds herself between two fronts. Nothing is ever all black or white, all true or all false. Great read I’d warmly recommend to anyone who enjoys action-packed fantasy. I'm looking forward to book 2.
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Hannah Woodlock
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet start
Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2023
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From the get go, Dyrwolf was an intriguing read filled with tension and sweetness. I can’t help but picture Henrick as a super fluffy wolf that would give the floofiest blanket a run for its cuddle money. Looking forward to diving into the second book.
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VM Sang
5.0 out of 5 stars A novel take on werewolves
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2022
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I don't usually read books that mention werewolves (nor vampires, and definitely not zombies) I feel that they have had their time and are overdone. Having said that, I decided to take a risk and read Dyrwolf. Am I glad I did?
I would not so much call the wolf/humans in this story werewolves, more shapeshifters. Many of them can shift to their wolf personas and shapes regardless of the moon, but they do respond to it.

STORY
This is an excellent story that kept me gripped and wanting to know what happens next. The heroine, a sixteen year old human girl called Lea, needs to find a way to return a seriously injured shape-shifting wolf back to his home.
Of course, Henrick, as the dyrwolf is called, is an enemy, and Lea should have killed him, but he resembles the wolf she has seen in her dreams, and she cannot bring herself to do so.
It is a dangerous trip, where they meet near death on several occasions, not to mention their fraught relationship as enemies.
There are twists in the story as Lea discovers more about herself and the history of the people and their enemies, the dyrwolves.
There are humerous moments, too, as well as danger and anxiety.

CHARACTERS
Ms Kinney has drawn some very likeable characters in this book—and also some very unlikeable ones.
Lea is a girl with many problems—a mother who committed suicide, debilitating migraines, and she is considered strange by the villagers and has only one real friend.
Her friend is a young man called Salem. He feels protective towards Lea and turns up to help her when she goes out to perform a rite in which she has to burn the fields of grain of the enemy.
Henrick is most likeable. He is in many ways very innocent. The relationship between him and Lea is believable and their confusion about it is very real.

WRITING
This is a well-written book. Ms Kinney's descriptions are wonderful and I loved reading them. They set the scene beautifully.
Lea's referring to Henrick as a dandelion puff (referencing his white fur when in wolf form) is wonderful.
The descriptions of Lea's problems with her migraines (that she doesn't know what they are) are most believable and I could almost feel her pain.
The surprises in the story are also introduced at just the right places.
If I have to make an adverse criticism, I would say that there are a few unnecessary words. Mainly prepositions, like someone looking up at the stars. We know the stars are up! But that would be nit-picking. I found no typos or other grammatical errors, which is a refreshing change.
This is well worth a read.
I have pre-ordered the second book, and am looking forward to receiving it.
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