Wehr Wolff Castle was simply not for me. It turns out I only enjoy historical fiction when it involves dashing dukes falling for the men they shouldn’t or badass heroines standing up against men who want to own them- literally! World wars? Nope not for me.

I tried, I really did. I made it halfway - DNF @50- before throwing in the towel.

The werewolf part had me intrigued and I liked our main characters but unfortunately, not enough to continue when the story BORED me to tears. For a horror it really fell flat!

Wehr Wolff Castle by B. Bentley Summers caught my attention on Netgalley. It was set in WWII and involved werewolves somehow (Wehr Wolff gave it away). I had really enjoyed another WWII werewolf story, The Wolf's Hour, so I decided to try this one. I am glad I did. It was an enjoyable read.

The main character. Hagen, is an American who joins the Royal Air forces. As a trained paratrooper who is fluent in German and an expert tracker, he has a lot to offer. His tracking abilities border on the supernatural. By smelling a handkerchief owned by a missing man, Hagen can see images. The images can be present not past events. His group is dispatched to rescue a British man and find out what the SS is up to at a secluded castle. Rumors say they are developing a weapon that will win the war.

The story is full of action and populated by a large cast of characters. I had a little trouble following exactly what was happening where once all hell broke loose in the castle. This is probably my fault and not the author's. The descriptions of the characters and locations were very good.

To anyone who is hesitant to pick up the book because there is a M/M relationship, I encourage you to give it a try. The love story between Hagen and Liam, a member of his group, evolves naturally in the story. It makes sense within the context of the story. The delay in finishing the book was due to illness and not my interest in the book.

Hager is a US citizen who joins the RAF as a specialized tracker. Although he had been promised one position, he is assigned to a secret mission in Germany. Hagen grew up in Germany, so he knew the language. When the bomber goes off course, they actually end up in the part of Germany where Hagen grew up before they moved to the US. The bomber encounters stiff resistance, with most of the team being killed, although the plane crew and the scientist who is along for the ride end up still alive.In the short amount of time that Hagen is with the crew, he makes a friend of Liam, who is from Ireland.
Jared leads the team to a place where tragedy occurred when he was young, and strange things begin to happen. When the true nature of the mission is revealed, the team decides to continue to try to carry it out. Because the Nazis have something big planned, that they think will take over the world.

What I liked: the world building. There were surprises around every corner as a reader, and even though the team didn't know each other that well, they still never forgot their common goal. When Hagen discovers what is really going on in the castle, he does everything that he can to try and stop the Nazis, even if he doesn't have much experience at strategic planning or even fighting in the war. Hagen never loses his integrity, and none of the team ever quits trying to complete the mission, not matter what is thrown at them. I liked the friendship that is built up between all the characters within the timeline of the story.

What I didn't like: nothing.

Overall impression: good characters, a story that kept me turning the pages and guessing. The focus is not romance, but rather the characters the story. Told in third person POV from Hagen's POV. I had initially rated this a 4 star read, but when I tried to think of something I didn't like, I couldn't, so it got bumped up to 5 stars.

*I received a copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I couldn't really get into this one. WW2 is always interesting and I love werewolves, but I found myself want more and not getting it.
The writing was good, but I just wasn't feeling the delivery.

I really wanted to love this book but sadly it fell slightly short for me and I abandoned it about a quarter the way through.
Nothing against the book or the writing, it just wasn't a fit for me.
Sorry

An interesting premise, but not too historically accurate from what I can remember about World War II. It's a decent horror book, if not a bit violent for some tastes. Not for everyone for sure, but it may appeal to Saw fans with historical interests.

Generally, it was a decent book, however, I did find it quite hard to get into at the start and the story itself, unfortunately, didn't really capture my attention as I found myself having to stop reading for a while before coming back to it. But although all of this I enjoyed most of what the story gave and I wish I got into it more.

I should have done research on the author before diving into this book, so maybe I could have been prepared. I didn't hate the book, but I'm also not going to read it again. It was incredibly violent to the point of being gratuitous. Some people are into that, but I am not.
I enjoyed the idea, a group of soldiers in WWII stumble across something supernatural in Nazi Germany and go through hell trying to put a stop to it. I would have loved this book if there wasn't so many chapters of detailed descriptions of torture. AGAIN: I didn't look up the author or their other books, so this is my fault.

The chemistry between Hagen and the other characters, especially Liam, was fun and kept my going through the whole thing. Other than my own personal tastes, the book was really well done and will be enjoyed by other people.

This book had a good premise, but the writing failed to deliver. Also there were some pretty big errors that could quickly be solved by a Google. The Nazis would never eat German Chocolate Cake. Errors like that suggest a lack of research or an editing oversight.