Review: I can't wait to read the next story of Anna Avery.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 28, 2012
Three months ago, Anna Avery was attacked in the woods by a wolf while jogging. Anna was found close to death by Adam Everwood, the alpha of the Everwood Pack. Now, three months after her attack, Anna is a functioning member of the pack, but because she's the newest member she's at the bottom of the pack order. She does the chores, gets her meals last, and is supposed to be submissive to those above her.But there is just something clawing its way out that won't allow her to cower. Anna sees herself as being equal to the alphas, and Adam begins noticing that she may very well be his equal. Eve, the alpha female, notices this change too, and it's made worse when Adam begins showing interest in Anna, therefore threatening Eve's place in the pack.As this power struggle continues, humans are turning up mauled to death. With each new attack, Anna has a dream-vision of it happening. Scared of what these visions could mean for her, Anna keeps them to herself. But as more humans are turning up dead, the Leaders are called in to investigate, and Anna is the number one suspect.I couldn't help but love Anna. She's supposed to be the small submissive at the bottom, but she's way more assertive than a submissive should be. I love that she doesn't back down from Adam and looks him right in the eye. Another thing I really liked about Anna was her morals. She won't give herself to just anyone, and she won't become the mate to someone who doesn't love her. The one she chooses for her mate has to be hers completely, just as she would be his completely.It is mentioned multiple times that Anna is the only snow white wolf in the pack, and it is believed that it could be a sign of great things in her future. In the three months that she's been in the pack, though, Anna hasn't shown any special abilities or the like. Though it's questionable that the dream-visions she's been having are the abilities of a seer, because Anna's fur color is emphasized many times, I feel there has to be something special about her. Maybe even Adam's coloring being exactly opposite of Anna's means something. Anna is snow white and Adam is jet black. Or I could be reading way too into things.And maybe their colors even have a little something to do with them being each others "Chante." A wolf's chante is his or her heart, their soul mate, their other half. When I thought of their coloring and being each others chante, it made me think of a ying-yang, they each are a half of a whole.The discovery behind the reason for Adam and Anna's attraction wasn't smooth and was quite a bumpy, sometimes painful process. Neither can understand why they feel such a strong draw to each other, and both try to push against it. But when Anna's life is in danger, they choose to give in for a night that may be their first and last. It's after that that they know the chante legend is true. I'm glad that this wasn't an instant relationship. There were obstacles at every turn. But the end result was worth waiting for.There was a surprise revelation concerning Eve that left me reeling. Not to mention why she framed Anna for the killings (it's kind of obvious from the beginning who how jealous she was of Anna that she was the one behind it). Murder, jealousy, and revenge reign supreme where Eve is concerned.Taming the Wolf was an exciting read and I can't wait to read the next story of Anna Avery.