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A note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain!
A baby alpha who absolutely doesn’t want to upend her pack—and is going to do it anyhow.
Kennedy is a badass and she knows it.
She’s also scared. That she’s too strong. Too fierce. Too much. That her pack won’t be able to hold her, no matter how much she wants to stay.
We’ll just see what her pack has to say about that.
A baby alpha who absolutely doesn’t want to upend her pack—and is going to do it anyhow.
Kennedy is a badass and she knows it.
She’s also scared. That she’s too strong. Too fierce. Too much. That her pack won’t be able to hold her, no matter how much she wants to stay.
We’ll just see what her pack has to say about that.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 12, 2019
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Audrey Faye
44 books322 followersHas previously authored books under the name of Debora Geary.
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August 11, 2021
I really enjoyed it, even though it made me a little sad. Mostly because Hayden is amazing ... but he's treated like an irrelevant part of his pack at pretty much all times. It felt like it was a constant in this book. It bummed me out, because in this amazing cast of characters, it feels like everyone is given opportunities to show strength, but Hayden has been reduced to - in everyone's words, in this book - holding everyone else's cape.
Yes, it is amazing for a person to empower others. But they shouldn't have to sacrifice all their power to do so. He's a shockingly undervalued character, that everyone keeps pushing to the sidelines so other people can be the hero (Lissa does it more than her fair share of times, honestly - in book 1, in book 2, and again here, there were several big moments that were all about Lissa). It makes me sad.
And in this book, in a moment where the story called for a big alpha to do their thing ...
Women and submissives can be powerful characters without making the others weak. Hayden feels like a damn mascot for this pack, who serves no actual purpose. Anytime any new character remarks on him, 99% of the time what they're remarking on is that he's over on the side making sandwiches, doing nothing to be part of whatever is going on. He's better than that. He deserves better than that.
Yes, it is amazing for a person to empower others. But they shouldn't have to sacrifice all their power to do so. He's a shockingly undervalued character, that everyone keeps pushing to the sidelines so other people can be the hero (Lissa does it more than her fair share of times, honestly - in book 1, in book 2, and again here, there were several big moments that were all about Lissa). It makes me sad.
And in this book, in a moment where the story called for a big alpha to do their thing ...
Women and submissives can be powerful characters without making the others weak. Hayden feels like a damn mascot for this pack, who serves no actual purpose. Anytime any new character remarks on him, 99% of the time what they're remarking on is that he's over on the side making sandwiches, doing nothing to be part of whatever is going on. He's better than that. He deserves better than that.
August 31, 2022
Audrey Faye is blowing my mind with this series. It feels revelatory for so many reasons, especially the expansive world-building. While the pack continues to heal from trauma, their community slowly starts to open up, not only to old pack members but to visitors. We get to meet Reese, the bobcat alpha and my new crush (please I need a whole series about bobcat shifters) and we learn humans are aware of shifters and part of the forest guardian program. There are hawk and raven shifters! And who knows what else is in store for us after this.
At the center this time is Kennedy, a 14 year old baby alpha who fears her strength. She was such a brilliant badass, intuitively understanding pack connections and what would help bring the shadow pack back into the fold. Her arc highlights how the pack is relearning what dominance, power, and pack hierarchy mean—and that’s completely different from what the former abusive alpha taught them. It’s also a refreshing counter to how so many shifter worlds operate within fiction at large. Such a delight! There were so many moving scenes as Kennedy wrestled with her belief that she’d need to leave the Ghost Mountain Pack even as she set them up for success and the way the pack, especially her baby pack, countered her false narrative. My heart is so full.
There are a lot of characters and POVs but it doesn’t feel overwhelming. It’s helpful that each book centers around a different main character, even if others are weighing in and giving their perspective. The multiple voices also reinforce that the pack isn’t about any one individual, not even an alpha. Their sum is greater than the parts.
My only critique for the series is its handling of racial diversity. This isn’t an all white pack but race isn’t often mentioned and it would be very easy to forget who the characters of color are. (This is why I’m glad I take extensive notes.) I hope that this will improve as the series continues. I’m also hoping there will be more LGBTQ+ characters. It would be amazing if there was a nonbinary or trans wolf in the shadow pack!
Characters: Kennedy is a 14 year old baby alpha. Hayden is a 32 year old alpha wolf of the Ghost Mountain Pack. He’s assisted by Rio (sentinel, unspecified POC [“dusky skin”]) and Kel (submissive badass, former military, gay or bisexual). Lissa is a submissive wolf, bookkeeper, and mother of 5 year old Robbie, who is a baby alpha and has Down syndrome. Reilly is a 10 year old half-grizzly bear, half-wolf. Miriam and Layla are mates and submissives. Ghost (15, beta) and Kelsey have “milk chocolate” skin. Adrianna is the alpha of alphas, Whistler Pack alpha, and has a PhD in organizational psychology; she’s Hayden’s mother. Reese is a bobcat shifter and the alpha of Lonely Peak Pack. This is set in British Columbia.
Content notes: past abuse by former alpha (physical, emotional, verbal, financial), past murder of Kenny’s 14 year old son (retaliation by abusive alpha), past death of secondary character’s father, past military and war-related injury (secondary character), PTSD (secondary character), Kennedy was a foundling (mother left her at the edge of pack territory at 8 months old), sexism (countered), parental pressure for grandchildren, ableist language, hyperbolic language around suicide, reference to past homophobia and xenophobia
*Buddy read with Vicky!
At the center this time is Kennedy, a 14 year old baby alpha who fears her strength. She was such a brilliant badass, intuitively understanding pack connections and what would help bring the shadow pack back into the fold. Her arc highlights how the pack is relearning what dominance, power, and pack hierarchy mean—and that’s completely different from what the former abusive alpha taught them. It’s also a refreshing counter to how so many shifter worlds operate within fiction at large. Such a delight! There were so many moving scenes as Kennedy wrestled with her belief that she’d need to leave the Ghost Mountain Pack even as she set them up for success and the way the pack, especially her baby pack, countered her false narrative. My heart is so full.
There are a lot of characters and POVs but it doesn’t feel overwhelming. It’s helpful that each book centers around a different main character, even if others are weighing in and giving their perspective. The multiple voices also reinforce that the pack isn’t about any one individual, not even an alpha. Their sum is greater than the parts.
My only critique for the series is its handling of racial diversity. This isn’t an all white pack but race isn’t often mentioned and it would be very easy to forget who the characters of color are. (This is why I’m glad I take extensive notes.) I hope that this will improve as the series continues. I’m also hoping there will be more LGBTQ+ characters. It would be amazing if there was a nonbinary or trans wolf in the shadow pack!
Characters: Kennedy is a 14 year old baby alpha. Hayden is a 32 year old alpha wolf of the Ghost Mountain Pack. He’s assisted by Rio (sentinel, unspecified POC [“dusky skin”]) and Kel (submissive badass, former military, gay or bisexual). Lissa is a submissive wolf, bookkeeper, and mother of 5 year old Robbie, who is a baby alpha and has Down syndrome. Reilly is a 10 year old half-grizzly bear, half-wolf. Miriam and Layla are mates and submissives. Ghost (15, beta) and Kelsey have “milk chocolate” skin. Adrianna is the alpha of alphas, Whistler Pack alpha, and has a PhD in organizational psychology; she’s Hayden’s mother. Reese is a bobcat shifter and the alpha of Lonely Peak Pack. This is set in British Columbia.
Content notes: past abuse by former alpha (physical, emotional, verbal, financial), past murder of Kenny’s 14 year old son (retaliation by abusive alpha), past death of secondary character’s father, past military and war-related injury (secondary character), PTSD (secondary character), Kennedy was a foundling (mother left her at the edge of pack territory at 8 months old), sexism (countered), parental pressure for grandchildren, ableist language, hyperbolic language around suicide, reference to past homophobia and xenophobia
*Buddy read with Vicky!
January 4, 2021
"Nurture" is the word for this series, and it is just what the world needs after 2020, or at least that's my feeling.
August 30, 2022
This series is the warmest bubble bath - very little happens but we have front row seats to the rebuilding and healing of the traumatised Ghost Mountain Pack of (mostly) wolf shifters. This instalment focuses on 14 year old dominant Kennedy, who is terrified by how strong her wolf is growing. Everything she knows about pack dynamics leads her to believe she has to hide that strength, otherwise she will have to challenge Hayden, the new alpha and destroy everything they’ve been building. Audrey Faye helps us to unpack this trope and see, through Kennedy, alternative ways for understanding power and leadership. It’s a sly quiet way of completely disrupting received shifter wisdom and I loved it.
May 23, 2024
3.5/5.0
I’m really torn between a 3 or 4 star rating. I settled on 4 because the overall story is just as wonderful and heart-full as the previous two books that I have absolutely adored.
In this installment, however, I had trouble enjoying the overall loveliness because it is all at the expense of the most important character, Heydon. He is the alpha but the author has turned him into this milk-toast, weak, in the background only character who allows every other person in his pack to take the reins and run the pack, while he just stands by and washes the dishes. I absolutely ached to see someone actually see and allow him to run something.
Yes, I know we are concentrating on other character’s journeys but each of them is connected to him and by showing him as so weak undermines the overall enjoyment of reading. This annoyance was totally exacerbated at the end when his MOM stepped in to save the day during the big conflict! How immasculating can we get here? Can the pack alpha not shine even in the climax of the story?
SO… all the other threads are lovely, it’s just the one character that should be leading the pack that I ache for at this point.
I’m really torn between a 3 or 4 star rating. I settled on 4 because the overall story is just as wonderful and heart-full as the previous two books that I have absolutely adored.
In this installment, however, I had trouble enjoying the overall loveliness because it is all at the expense of the most important character, Heydon. He is the alpha but the author has turned him into this milk-toast, weak, in the background only character who allows every other person in his pack to take the reins and run the pack, while he just stands by and washes the dishes. I absolutely ached to see someone actually see and allow him to run something.
Yes, I know we are concentrating on other character’s journeys but each of them is connected to him and by showing him as so weak undermines the overall enjoyment of reading. This annoyance was totally exacerbated at the end when his MOM stepped in to save the day during the big conflict! How immasculating can we get here? Can the pack alpha not shine even in the climax of the story?
SO… all the other threads are lovely, it’s just the one character that should be leading the pack that I ache for at this point.
October 27, 2025
Loved this, team teenager.
I look forward to these stories so much, devour them as soon as they are released and then reread them and the previous stories multiple times. Then wait until the next release and repeat.
Author recommends starting at book 1 rather than jumping into the series at any book. I agree as each book builds on the previous and part of the enjoyment is from seeing changes in characters as the series progresses.
Teenagers dominate this book, so sure they have the answers. Trouble and fun occur as reality clashes with teenage confidence. Kennedy, Ghost, Hoot and Reilly and friends steal the book. Kennedy especially comes up with possibilities that may improve the chances of the ghost members of the pack healing.
This thought from Rio has me wondering about the future: "I haven't been able to get close enough to the shadow pack to get a good read. Not without seriously pissing off their leader, and my wolf has been oddly reticent to do that."
Highly recommend this series and hope the end is nowhere in sight. Raven is next.
No triggers, no cliffhanger, no sex. Enjoyable characters and an engrossing plot.
This book and series continues my love for Audrey Faye stories. Highly recomend this story and all others by her.
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I look forward to these stories so much, devour them as soon as they are released and then reread them and the previous stories multiple times. Then wait until the next release and repeat.
Author recommends starting at book 1 rather than jumping into the series at any book. I agree as each book builds on the previous and part of the enjoyment is from seeing changes in characters as the series progresses.
Teenagers dominate this book, so sure they have the answers. Trouble and fun occur as reality clashes with teenage confidence. Kennedy, Ghost, Hoot and Reilly and friends steal the book. Kennedy especially comes up with possibilities that may improve the chances of the ghost members of the pack healing.
This thought from Rio has me wondering about the future: "I haven't been able to get close enough to the shadow pack to get a good read. Not without seriously pissing off their leader, and my wolf has been oddly reticent to do that."
Highly recommend this series and hope the end is nowhere in sight. Raven is next.
No triggers, no cliffhanger, no sex. Enjoyable characters and an engrossing plot.
This book and series continues my love for Audrey Faye stories. Highly recomend this story and all others by her.
cross posted goodreads, bookbub, amazon
November 24, 2021
Two things. I wish this story wasn't predominantly told through the voice of a fourteen-year-old girl and two, can Hayden be more than just an alpha dishwasher for his pack, come on!!
June 18, 2019
I love how this book played out with Kennedy.
If you like reading series that show how life happens over time in a setting like this wolf pack, this series should hit the top of your list!
If you like reading series that show how life happens over time in a setting like this wolf pack, this series should hit the top of your list!
August 12, 2021
This series should be read in order. The growth of the pack as a whole will lose impact if you don't see where they started.
This is a series about a healing pack. It isn't very often we see the focus on pack dynamics to this degree, and I'm loving it. There is very little external conflict in these books. It's all about this pack healing and realizing their potential. I really enjoyed Kennedy and the other teenagers in the previous books, and I'm glad to see more of them here.
I like how the message - that submissives have power - is conveyed, and how the teenagers see the future better than the adults sometimes. I do feel like Hayden isn't really living up to his role as Alpha. I understand that he needs to be holding the cape of others so they can shine, but he very much feels like an afterthought. I would love to see him front and center, taking a more active role in the future of the pack.
That's not to say I want him to take over, but it feels like he's being sidelined and it doesn't really work in context.
That aside, I love how the pack is coming together and figuring out their strengths. This journey is all about empowerment and healing and I'm here for it.
This is a series about a healing pack. It isn't very often we see the focus on pack dynamics to this degree, and I'm loving it. There is very little external conflict in these books. It's all about this pack healing and realizing their potential. I really enjoyed Kennedy and the other teenagers in the previous books, and I'm glad to see more of them here.
I like how the message - that submissives have power - is conveyed, and how the teenagers see the future better than the adults sometimes. I do feel like Hayden isn't really living up to his role as Alpha. I understand that he needs to be holding the cape of others so they can shine, but he very much feels like an afterthought. I would love to see him front and center, taking a more active role in the future of the pack.
That's not to say I want him to take over, but it feels like he's being sidelined and it doesn't really work in context.
That aside, I love how the pack is coming together and figuring out their strengths. This journey is all about empowerment and healing and I'm here for it.
August 7, 2019
I really like this tender, low-conflict series.
The title is a bit "off", IMHO: Kennedy has no desire to rebel, just the fear that she may have to leave, but I marked a relevant quote: "They're only rebels if you're too dumb to listen."
The story continues to be about the many faces of healing and growing, through caring, belonging, purpose, trust, and even teasing, and the many different kinds of strength, including vulnerability.
Kennedy is not the sole focus. Trying to bring Kenny back to a sense that he can be good and valuable, supporting a number of others such as quiet Ghost and sweet Reilly, finding out more about what happened during Samuel's reign of terror (Argh, AutoCorrupt nearly slipped in "Daniel's"! Why? Why?), and finally meeting more of the "shadow pack" all play a part. One of the best parts of this 'verse is how pack hierarchy is the antithesis of monolithic or rigid.
The dramatic moments are emotional ones, though not without the potential for physical harm if things go wrong. There's no "bad guy" this time at all.
Different scenes are (as usual) told from a variety of PoVs, labeled at each break. I was a bit concerned starting this volume without re-reading book 2 (Heart) first, especially since I'm not great with names, but it all came back to me quite quickly, because these are characters I care about.
The editing is very good; I only caught one missing-letter typo.
Present-tense narration is never going to be my favorite, but it lends an appropriately down-to-earth, conversational tone, and only really obtruded itself upon my notice a couple times.
Oh, and I adore one idiom enough that I plan to adopt it: "brain squirrels", i.e., all those distractable thoughts that go shooting off at random tangents when you're trying to focus.
The title is a bit "off", IMHO: Kennedy has no desire to rebel, just the fear that she may have to leave, but I marked a relevant quote: "They're only rebels if you're too dumb to listen."
The story continues to be about the many faces of healing and growing, through caring, belonging, purpose, trust, and even teasing, and the many different kinds of strength, including vulnerability.
Kennedy is not the sole focus. Trying to bring Kenny back to a sense that he can be good and valuable, supporting a number of others such as quiet Ghost and sweet Reilly, finding out more about what happened during Samuel's reign of terror (Argh, AutoCorrupt nearly slipped in "Daniel's"! Why? Why?), and finally meeting more of the "shadow pack" all play a part. One of the best parts of this 'verse is how pack hierarchy is the antithesis of monolithic or rigid.
The dramatic moments are emotional ones, though not without the potential for physical harm if things go wrong. There's no "bad guy" this time at all.
Different scenes are (as usual) told from a variety of PoVs, labeled at each break. I was a bit concerned starting this volume without re-reading book 2 (Heart) first, especially since I'm not great with names, but it all came back to me quite quickly, because these are characters I care about.
The editing is very good; I only caught one missing-letter typo.
Present-tense narration is never going to be my favorite, but it lends an appropriately down-to-earth, conversational tone, and only really obtruded itself upon my notice a couple times.
Oh, and I adore one idiom enough that I plan to adopt it: "brain squirrels", i.e., all those distractable thoughts that go shooting off at random tangents when you're trying to focus.
June 28, 2020
This series just keeps getting better and better as it goes on. I really love how the pack is changing as they all heal. This time around Kennedy is facing some big challenges, being a baby alpha and what that means, how does she fit in to the pack and what if she is more dominant than Hayden, the new alpha doing so much to heal the pack.
I like that Kennedy is aware of what is going on, happier that Hayden, Kel and Rio are aware of what is going on and that they three of them are able to guide her. None of them are scared that she is so powerful, in fact they encourage her to do what needs to be done, just nudge her in the right direction. Kennedy manages to blow them away with her actions, manages to bring those that are still lost to the pack back into the fold and does it in a brilliant way. The pack is changed once again, but in the best way possible, with everyone now having a role to help it grow, a role that lets them interact with each other and with the larger shifter community.
Even when at one point it looked like things were going to implode Kennedy had people around her to show her that the moves she made were right, that it's ok to be powerful, that it doesn't mean that you have to lead, you can still follow others because you choose to.
The lessons they all learned were huge, but needed for the pack going forward. It will be fun to see where they go from here.
I like that Kennedy is aware of what is going on, happier that Hayden, Kel and Rio are aware of what is going on and that they three of them are able to guide her. None of them are scared that she is so powerful, in fact they encourage her to do what needs to be done, just nudge her in the right direction. Kennedy manages to blow them away with her actions, manages to bring those that are still lost to the pack back into the fold and does it in a brilliant way. The pack is changed once again, but in the best way possible, with everyone now having a role to help it grow, a role that lets them interact with each other and with the larger shifter community.
Even when at one point it looked like things were going to implode Kennedy had people around her to show her that the moves she made were right, that it's ok to be powerful, that it doesn't mean that you have to lead, you can still follow others because you choose to.
The lessons they all learned were huge, but needed for the pack going forward. It will be fun to see where they go from here.
June 6, 2024
3.5 stars
I'm not big on books that follow teenagers being teenagers, especially when the author does a good job capturing that precarious time. Too real for my escapist reading! So this book, following teenage Kennedy through her coming of age as a baby alpha, was never going to be a favorite, but there is enough happening in the background to make up for it. We meet Reese, the alpha of a neighboring pack, learn a little more about Rio, and watch this pack grow more each day. The timeline seems super compact - has even a month passed since book one? - but the feels are lovely so I forgive. There are a ton of other books calling my name at the moment, but I'm determined to get back to this series timely-like.
I'm not big on books that follow teenagers being teenagers, especially when the author does a good job capturing that precarious time. Too real for my escapist reading! So this book, following teenage Kennedy through her coming of age as a baby alpha, was never going to be a favorite, but there is enough happening in the background to make up for it. We meet Reese, the alpha of a neighboring pack, learn a little more about Rio, and watch this pack grow more each day. The timeline seems super compact - has even a month passed since book one? - but the feels are lovely so I forgive. There are a ton of other books calling my name at the moment, but I'm determined to get back to this series timely-like.
July 10, 2019
In this series the author has returned to writing about the relationships in an extended community, similar to those she used to write about in the Witch Central books. The difference is that the Witch books had a much broader range of characters and situations. One of the things I found with this series, is it feels so insular and at times I was just waiting for something to happen.
Things started to develop towards the end of the book and there is a big influx of new characters with the possibility of expanded horizons, maybe in the next book the story will be a bit more dynamic.
Things started to develop towards the end of the book and there is a big influx of new characters with the possibility of expanded horizons, maybe in the next book the story will be a bit more dynamic.
January 10, 2023
This series just gets better
I think the theme of this book is gravity beams, or those ties that connect us to each other. Again just another great book that builds on the story of a pack that was torn apart, and is slowly rebuilding itself.
I think the theme of this book is gravity beams, or those ties that connect us to each other. Again just another great book that builds on the story of a pack that was torn apart, and is slowly rebuilding itself.
January 1, 2023
gosh
Gosh gosh gosh this series just continues to get better and so many feelings around ideas of strength and community and ways to heal trauma. So, so good!
Gosh gosh gosh this series just continues to get better and so many feelings around ideas of strength and community and ways to heal trauma. So, so good!
November 14, 2023
Round up to 4.5 stars.
February 1, 2023
Love this series
I love how the characters are growing and helping each other. This is Kennedy story. She makes everyone better. Can't q to see more.
I love how the characters are growing and helping each other. This is Kennedy story. She makes everyone better. Can't q to see more.
October 8, 2020
2 stars. I’m tapping out of this series. Major faux pas, the author switched genres mid series. It went from adult in books 1 & 2 to young adult in book 3. Just no.
What I liked about the book: For a ya book the respect for youth & adults was a nice change to read, instead of adults being silly or horrible.
What didn’t work for me: 1) If I had read the word “baby” one more time I was going to scream. “Baby pack,” “baby alpha,” UGH!!! Towards the end it was on every page on my phone kindle app, so you know those pages are small, about 2-3 paragraphs a page. I was so sick of the word! Someone tell me how many teens would LOVE being called baby anything. It’s pretty much zero. 2) The Alpha becomes entirely useless. At one point he says that he’ll let Kennedy take control of the pack reorganization because there is something big he has to do, but that big thing never materializes. 3) Lots of 1 word names with no description. Halfway through the book the author will add a description, so it was hard to reform the character to fit that description. 4) Pacing is still off. 5) Confusing transitions. The switch of POVs mid scene was too jarring for me. It felt too convenient for the author, but not convenient at all for me as a reader. 6) Same problems in book 3 as books 1 & 2, so it’s an author style or editing issue instead of an issue with author/series development.
I think if the series was billed as a ya series this book might have pulled it off. It fits pretty firmly in that category. But as it was part of a series that was firmly adult I think it missed the mark. I just don’t really trust where this series is going, so I’m letting this be the last one for me.
What I liked about the book: For a ya book the respect for youth & adults was a nice change to read, instead of adults being silly or horrible.
What didn’t work for me: 1) If I had read the word “baby” one more time I was going to scream. “Baby pack,” “baby alpha,” UGH!!! Towards the end it was on every page on my phone kindle app, so you know those pages are small, about 2-3 paragraphs a page. I was so sick of the word! Someone tell me how many teens would LOVE being called baby anything. It’s pretty much zero. 2) The Alpha becomes entirely useless. At one point he says that he’ll let Kennedy take control of the pack reorganization because there is something big he has to do, but that big thing never materializes. 3) Lots of 1 word names with no description. Halfway through the book the author will add a description, so it was hard to reform the character to fit that description. 4) Pacing is still off. 5) Confusing transitions. The switch of POVs mid scene was too jarring for me. It felt too convenient for the author, but not convenient at all for me as a reader. 6) Same problems in book 3 as books 1 & 2, so it’s an author style or editing issue instead of an issue with author/series development.
I think if the series was billed as a ya series this book might have pulled it off. It fits pretty firmly in that category. But as it was part of a series that was firmly adult I think it missed the mark. I just don’t really trust where this series is going, so I’m letting this be the last one for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 10, 2022
I loved seeing the teenagers get more page-time in this one. Audrey Faye really does have a soft spot for feisty teenagers with big hearts - I think they feature in almost all her series! But it was delightful to see Kennedy find her legs as a strong Baby Alpha and fight for her place in the pack... although definitely not the same way she thought she was doing it. I was thrilled to see her interact with Hayden's mum.
The Ghost Mountain Wolf series is very similar to the Modern Witch series in that it is NOT the plot that matters - it is the characters. They drew me in from the very beginning and I just want to spend as much time with them as at all possible. I hope this turns out to be a very long series indeed :-D
I love that she basically quoted "A Reckless Witch" in this one :-D
Here: "It isn’t dominance that will contain her. It’s love."
A Reckless Witch: "It has been, and always will be, love that keeps a reckless soul safe."
:-D
The Ghost Mountain Wolf series is very similar to the Modern Witch series in that it is NOT the plot that matters - it is the characters. They drew me in from the very beginning and I just want to spend as much time with them as at all possible. I hope this turns out to be a very long series indeed :-D
I love that she basically quoted "A Reckless Witch" in this one :-D
Here: "It isn’t dominance that will contain her. It’s love."
A Reckless Witch: "It has been, and always will be, love that keeps a reckless soul safe."
:-D
January 31, 2025
I enjoyed this third installment much as I did the previous two. This pack is working so hard to heal from the trauma of the past six years. And we keep meeting new characters as they either come to visit or come in from the shadow pack.
Each book has multiple POVs, cycling through different members of the pack. This book had more Kennedy than previous ones, focusing on her understanding what it means to be a baby alpha and to form her own baby pack. A lot of emotions are evoked while reading which I think is why I keep coming back to this series - the characters are layer and complex and hurting and healing.
One pet peeve I had with this book is that "snorted" was used at least a hundred times, no exaggeration. Characters were constantly snorting, and I started to wonder if maybe they were pig shifters instead of wolf and bear and cat? It was out of hand.
Each book has multiple POVs, cycling through different members of the pack. This book had more Kennedy than previous ones, focusing on her understanding what it means to be a baby alpha and to form her own baby pack. A lot of emotions are evoked while reading which I think is why I keep coming back to this series - the characters are layer and complex and hurting and healing.
One pet peeve I had with this book is that "snorted" was used at least a hundred times, no exaggeration. Characters were constantly snorting, and I started to wonder if maybe they were pig shifters instead of wolf and bear and cat? It was out of hand.
June 10, 2019
Renweal
I like this series. But I thought it drug. I was waiting for the new den the new center that these wolf s would call home. Replacing the old that reminds them of their past. I realize that it takes time to heal those broken but book three was a lot like book two. Just different scenarios. I look forward to book four i just hope it moves a little better
I like this series. But I thought it drug. I was waiting for the new den the new center that these wolf s would call home. Replacing the old that reminds them of their past. I realize that it takes time to heal those broken but book three was a lot like book two. Just different scenarios. I look forward to book four i just hope it moves a little better
October 7, 2020
Now, here my love for that story plot ends. Why? Because, we are not continuing the story plot where we left, no we continue the book from the eyes of 14 years of girl. Yes you read it correctly, the main character in 3 book is a 14 years girl who is more than alpha, she is like super alpha at the end.
In my eyes that story plot is BULLSHIT. Also, I have no intention to keep reading on.
In my eyes that story plot is BULLSHIT. Also, I have no intention to keep reading on.
February 2, 2025
Instead of getting better, the story just wasn’t for me and I didn’t really care about the characters.
This continues on from the previous books but the focus is now on Kennedy. She’s struggling with her wolf’s dominance because she knows she’s strong and she doesn’t want to disturb the pack hierarchy. Hayden finally gets to meet some of the wolves living in the forest (not shown) and it’s because of Kennedy’s amazing idea that seemed partially obvious and impossible for him to implement since he’s not told anything.
I think I still liked the original characters (Hayden, Kel and Rio), but this was mostly about Kennedy being special and finding her own mini pack. I didn’t really like the mini pack because Kenny is suddenly taken back without really showing improvement in his character, Reilly was supposed to be in charge of Ravi, and Hoot and Ghost were mostly background characters in the previous books who you don’t really get more information on.
Hayden is the alpha, but why? At first, I thought that it was dominance (winning against the previous alpha), but that’s not the case since Kennedy is so powerful. It feels like the author tried to explain it through other characters that just because he’s alpha doesn’t mean he has to take the centre stage, but he’s not shown doing the background stuff either. For example, during Kennedy’s meeting, he’s finally seeing some of the forest pack members for the first time, but it’s just mentioned from someone else’s perspective that he’s great at putting others at ease. Then, because of that, he’s requested to drop cookies off, but that’s also skipped. The pack seems to be fine with Hayden being the alpha, but I don’t think they really trust him with the number of secrets they’re all still keeping from him.
There were some other things that annoyed me (the shifters are apparently training – skipped; Hayden’s mother appears at the exact moments she’s needed; a cat pack suddenly appears too and they’re all such good friends), but mostly this story just isn’t for me so I’m definitely not continuing with the series.
This continues on from the previous books but the focus is now on Kennedy. She’s struggling with her wolf’s dominance because she knows she’s strong and she doesn’t want to disturb the pack hierarchy. Hayden finally gets to meet some of the wolves living in the forest (not shown) and it’s because of Kennedy’s amazing idea that seemed partially obvious and impossible for him to implement since he’s not told anything.
I think I still liked the original characters (Hayden, Kel and Rio), but this was mostly about Kennedy being special and finding her own mini pack. I didn’t really like the mini pack because Kenny is suddenly taken back without really showing improvement in his character, Reilly was supposed to be in charge of Ravi, and Hoot and Ghost were mostly background characters in the previous books who you don’t really get more information on.
Hayden is the alpha, but why? At first, I thought that it was dominance (winning against the previous alpha), but that’s not the case since Kennedy is so powerful. It feels like the author tried to explain it through other characters that just because he’s alpha doesn’t mean he has to take the centre stage, but he’s not shown doing the background stuff either. For example, during Kennedy’s meeting, he’s finally seeing some of the forest pack members for the first time, but it’s just mentioned from someone else’s perspective that he’s great at putting others at ease. Then, because of that, he’s requested to drop cookies off, but that’s also skipped. The pack seems to be fine with Hayden being the alpha, but I don’t think they really trust him with the number of secrets they’re all still keeping from him.
There were some other things that annoyed me (the shifters are apparently training – skipped; Hayden’s mother appears at the exact moments she’s needed; a cat pack suddenly appears too and they’re all such good friends), but mostly this story just isn’t for me so I’m definitely not continuing with the series.
June 13, 2019
I was very impressed with the writing of this book compared to the last 2, hardly any grammatical errors and the flow improved. I think the author is building a very compelling complex world and you can really see where she is trying to go with the story. In this chapter we are finally seeing the pack do some major healing - I don't want to give away any spoilers but there were some major issues for me.
I am not quite sure why the story is mostly being told from the point of view of Kennedy, I can see that the author is trying to build this character up but she wasn't a major character in the last 2 books so why would she be a major character now except for the fact that she is a baby alpha - but there are other baby alphas. And for a character who is supposedly only 14 years old, she is way too mature, so it's not as believable as it could be.
Once again the author has introduced way too many characters, I know she loves them all and wants to tell all their stories but it's hard to keep up with and we don't have a glossary of characters to go by. I actually had a hard time remembering some of the main characters because of the time in between books. With this, there is another issue, it's hard to keep track of who is talking in the book - this really needs to be worked on, it is so crucial to good story flow.
I am not quite sure who is even the main character anymore, I think that if you want to branch off to other characters, they should have their own separate spin-off, so the structure of the story stays true. And also people can decide if they are interested in that branch off or not.
Lastly how is Kennedy stronger than Hayden's mother? They hint towards that in this story and nothing this girl has done makes me believe that.
The story overall is not bad, it's very good actually just some minor issues - would have given this a 3.5 but since you can see so much depth in it I opted to go higher instead of lower.
I am not quite sure why the story is mostly being told from the point of view of Kennedy, I can see that the author is trying to build this character up but she wasn't a major character in the last 2 books so why would she be a major character now except for the fact that she is a baby alpha - but there are other baby alphas. And for a character who is supposedly only 14 years old, she is way too mature, so it's not as believable as it could be.
Once again the author has introduced way too many characters, I know she loves them all and wants to tell all their stories but it's hard to keep up with and we don't have a glossary of characters to go by. I actually had a hard time remembering some of the main characters because of the time in between books. With this, there is another issue, it's hard to keep track of who is talking in the book - this really needs to be worked on, it is so crucial to good story flow.
I am not quite sure who is even the main character anymore, I think that if you want to branch off to other characters, they should have their own separate spin-off, so the structure of the story stays true. And also people can decide if they are interested in that branch off or not.
Lastly how is Kennedy stronger than Hayden's mother? They hint towards that in this story and nothing this girl has done makes me believe that.
The story overall is not bad, it's very good actually just some minor issues - would have given this a 3.5 but since you can see so much depth in it I opted to go higher instead of lower.
September 7, 2021
Rebel - Kennedy's story
Kennedy was 8 when her pack was destroyed. A young alpha female, the pack submissive smuggled her to the wood and into Bailey's care. Kennedy was forced to grow up fast to protect those in hiding that could not protect them selves. Helping those still trapped any way she could.
She passed Hayden's challenge to the expelled dominant wolves. Something that was never meant for her. Something she needed to do to prove her commitment to her pack.
Kennedy watches her new alpha Hayden. He empowers through encouraging Elder mischief, encouraging his submissives to speak their minds, offer their ideas. He is the giver of hugs, strength when they need it, a soft place to land, and chief dish washer.
Adrianna Scott sees much of her self in the powerful 14 year old. Offers her support and advise. Kennedy is soon forming her own baby pack, much like Hayden did. The young cub, Reilly is her first recruit, the young sentinels and her friends Ghost and Hoot, and Kenny, the beta that was under her first Alpha and continued under Samuel. A broken wolf to tried to protect his pack by becoming one of the bad guys.
Kennedy's wolf is a strong Alpha. She is getting stronger in her new pack. Maybe strong enough to challenge Hayden. Kennedy loves Hayden, and Kel and Rio. She loves what her pack is becoming and doesn't want to have to leave. When Kennedy's wolf realizes her strength, and tries to break free. Her baby pack is there for her. Her alpha is ready. The sentinel is waiting. It is Adrianna with the help of Kel, show her that Hayden is more that strong enough and has plenty of room for in the pack.
Great story. Loved Kennedy finding her way. Hayden and the pack giving her a safe place to do it and the tools she needs to be safe. Not a stand alone, series needs to be read in order.
Kennedy was 8 when her pack was destroyed. A young alpha female, the pack submissive smuggled her to the wood and into Bailey's care. Kennedy was forced to grow up fast to protect those in hiding that could not protect them selves. Helping those still trapped any way she could.
She passed Hayden's challenge to the expelled dominant wolves. Something that was never meant for her. Something she needed to do to prove her commitment to her pack.
Kennedy watches her new alpha Hayden. He empowers through encouraging Elder mischief, encouraging his submissives to speak their minds, offer their ideas. He is the giver of hugs, strength when they need it, a soft place to land, and chief dish washer.
Adrianna Scott sees much of her self in the powerful 14 year old. Offers her support and advise. Kennedy is soon forming her own baby pack, much like Hayden did. The young cub, Reilly is her first recruit, the young sentinels and her friends Ghost and Hoot, and Kenny, the beta that was under her first Alpha and continued under Samuel. A broken wolf to tried to protect his pack by becoming one of the bad guys.
Kennedy's wolf is a strong Alpha. She is getting stronger in her new pack. Maybe strong enough to challenge Hayden. Kennedy loves Hayden, and Kel and Rio. She loves what her pack is becoming and doesn't want to have to leave. When Kennedy's wolf realizes her strength, and tries to break free. Her baby pack is there for her. Her alpha is ready. The sentinel is waiting. It is Adrianna with the help of Kel, show her that Hayden is more that strong enough and has plenty of room for in the pack.
Great story. Loved Kennedy finding her way. Hayden and the pack giving her a safe place to do it and the tools she needs to be safe. Not a stand alone, series needs to be read in order.
November 23, 2020
Rebel is the third book in the Ghost Mountain Wolf Shifter series by Audrey Faye.
Honestly, this is the exact direction the story needed to go. We faced two of the biggest concerns for true unity and strength in the pack.
Kennedy was in desperate need of direction and soul searching. How lucky she was to have a sentinel and silly beta to help guide her. She found her calling, her place in the hierarchy. Learned what she was capable of giving and found the quiet surety of what will hold her within her growing family when she feels like running. I feel so terrible for her having been abandoned so young. But we’ve experienced her steady strength and supportive role since we’ve met her. She has never been left lacking in the love and care department.
The ghosts. It was a silent destructive force in the growing unity and bonds of the pack on their journey to recovery. And a giant canker for Hayden to struggle against. That they found a way to stabilize the packs foundations and still leave room for those too wounded for the smothering love that comes with den life is astonishing.
Then there’s the bonds that didn’t even register. Those within the dominant men camping in the woods. That no matter what new fact or insight learned, still felt like a sure thing for giving up and running off.
But most importantly those outside of the pack. Old friends and new ones. Simple visitations and broadening connections that really cemented how far they’ve all come from the moment Hayden saved them.
Honestly, this is the exact direction the story needed to go. We faced two of the biggest concerns for true unity and strength in the pack.
Kennedy was in desperate need of direction and soul searching. How lucky she was to have a sentinel and silly beta to help guide her. She found her calling, her place in the hierarchy. Learned what she was capable of giving and found the quiet surety of what will hold her within her growing family when she feels like running. I feel so terrible for her having been abandoned so young. But we’ve experienced her steady strength and supportive role since we’ve met her. She has never been left lacking in the love and care department.
The ghosts. It was a silent destructive force in the growing unity and bonds of the pack on their journey to recovery. And a giant canker for Hayden to struggle against. That they found a way to stabilize the packs foundations and still leave room for those too wounded for the smothering love that comes with den life is astonishing.
Then there’s the bonds that didn’t even register. Those within the dominant men camping in the woods. That no matter what new fact or insight learned, still felt like a sure thing for giving up and running off.
But most importantly those outside of the pack. Old friends and new ones. Simple visitations and broadening connections that really cemented how far they’ve all come from the moment Hayden saved them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 18, 2019
This the third book of the Ghost Mountain wolf shifter pack series and it centers on Kennedy. She is an Alpha-dominant teenager who is afraid of her dominance but loves her pack and needs to learn to embrace her power, accept herself, and learn how she fits into the pack hierarchy - all while still being a teenager! At first I missed the harder action and tension of the previous two books in the series but quickly was intrigued by the wonderfully written characters and their development throughout the story. This author has a knack for making characters come alive that you truly care for and would love to sit around a campfire with; trading stories , laughing, and feeling loved. My only gripe is that the story and characters are complex enough that there was too much time between releases. I had to really think about who was who and the roles they played in the pack. Definitely read these in order and don't wait too long between books. I strongly recommend this series for the strength of the characters and the very interesting world building and detailed look into the wolf shifter pack structure in the world created by this author.
February 4, 2023
Start with a shifter teen whose wolf and human are hurtling toward adulthood, scrabbling to find her place, add a scoop of feeling unwanted most of her life; a healthy dose of bad example, a little bit of appreciation and a few pinches of loving care and you get, Kennedy, afraid of what the future holds for her alpha wolf when her pack just got Hayden, a good alpha wolf.
Hayden doesn’t have all the answers but he does have plenty of support, direction, purpose and healing for his broken pack. Kennedy takes advantage of the chance to learn from someone she admires who’s walked her path. Readers glimpse the now familiar faces, especially the baby pack members, but this is definitely Kennedy’s book.
To this reader’s taste, Kennedy’s been a great secondary character, this story needed to be told but perhaps later in the series or as a novella or a healthy thread in another outing. Veering from the previous direction (audience and story -wise) this read took the series from healing to insta-cure making this reader barely like the outing
Rating: 3stars
Hayden doesn’t have all the answers but he does have plenty of support, direction, purpose and healing for his broken pack. Kennedy takes advantage of the chance to learn from someone she admires who’s walked her path. Readers glimpse the now familiar faces, especially the baby pack members, but this is definitely Kennedy’s book.
To this reader’s taste, Kennedy’s been a great secondary character, this story needed to be told but perhaps later in the series or as a novella or a healthy thread in another outing. Veering from the previous direction (audience and story -wise) this read took the series from healing to insta-cure making this reader barely like the outing
Rating: 3stars
April 18, 2025
3.5 to 4, I think. I love this series, but I think it’s probably not for everyone. And at times it’s a bit much for me.
I had to go back and reread both the previous two books…I probably would have remembered who was who and what had happened previously if I’d kept pushing through from context and so on. But I guess I wanted to go back and reread the first two books, which probably means something, but honestly I’m not sure what. In any case, after the second time through the first two books, I didn’t really have a problem with moving on to a different focus character. It’s also not like any of the other characters go away. Everything chapter is someone’s POV. I haven’t counted, but suspect the character referred to in the title of each book may get more chapters in total. Or perhaps maybe that character is just the main catalyst for whatever happens in that book.
This book is Kennedy’s, and she’s a teenage “baby alpha” who loves her pack fiercely. She’s good people.
I had to go back and reread both the previous two books…I probably would have remembered who was who and what had happened previously if I’d kept pushing through from context and so on. But I guess I wanted to go back and reread the first two books, which probably means something, but honestly I’m not sure what. In any case, after the second time through the first two books, I didn’t really have a problem with moving on to a different focus character. It’s also not like any of the other characters go away. Everything chapter is someone’s POV. I haven’t counted, but suspect the character referred to in the title of each book may get more chapters in total. Or perhaps maybe that character is just the main catalyst for whatever happens in that book.
This book is Kennedy’s, and she’s a teenage “baby alpha” who loves her pack fiercely. She’s good people.
November 10, 2019
Lots more here
This was better than Heart, but still lots of growth. I'm not sure how I'm feeling about the overall arc of the story right now but I'm completely invested in the journey the author is taking us on. Hayden seems pretty .... disconnected? I think that's the right word. It's like he's stepped out of the story and isn't really part of the narrative at this point. Bailey seems to be less angry and self defeating but still.... not a likable character. Kennedy. Um. I'm kinda feeling like she's meh. I get where this was going with her story and I won't spoil it, but it felt over done. I ended the book kinda hoping she's going to be around less. Over all though, there were lots of cool moments and the big epic was a huge relief since what it relieved was getting old. Okay, on to Raven.
This was better than Heart, but still lots of growth. I'm not sure how I'm feeling about the overall arc of the story right now but I'm completely invested in the journey the author is taking us on. Hayden seems pretty .... disconnected? I think that's the right word. It's like he's stepped out of the story and isn't really part of the narrative at this point. Bailey seems to be less angry and self defeating but still.... not a likable character. Kennedy. Um. I'm kinda feeling like she's meh. I get where this was going with her story and I won't spoil it, but it felt over done. I ended the book kinda hoping she's going to be around less. Over all though, there were lots of cool moments and the big epic was a huge relief since what it relieved was getting old. Okay, on to Raven.
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