Raised By Wolves, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Bryn was only four when her parents were killed by a rogue werewolf and she was taken in by the werewolves who rescued her. She has lived with the pack for 11 years as one of their own, but when Bryn discovers a boy locked up in chains in the basement of the pack's alpha, everything starts to change. Chase was bitten by a rogue werewolf and Bryn is convinced that he holds the answers to the mysteries of her parents' deaths. Working together with Chase, Bryn goes on a mission to make sure the rogue wolf who killed her parents and tried to kill Chase will never harm a hair on her head. (Or huff and puff and blow her house down.)

In all of Jennifer Lynn Barnes' books that I've read there's been a headstrong, no-nonsense heroine and Bryn fit that description perfectly. Bryn is mischievous and self-assured and it was a pleasure to read the book from her point of view. She had enough personality that I could picture her as I read but I was still able to put myself in her place. Bryn wasn't one of those narrators who describes herself and doesn't live up to the description; she is who she says she is plus so much more.

I don't know why but I loved this book. I think werewolves may be my favorite supernaturals to read about, and this book did not disappoint on that front. Raised by Wolves was innocent enough for younger readers but it wasn't immature or ignorant as many other books are. All in all, I couldn't put it down and I recommend it to anyone looking for a satisfying read.

4.9 stars

 
Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it.  That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two. 

But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her eyes, the horrific memories of her parents' murders return. Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.

But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?