I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

Werewolf Nights is combination horror/romance novel that takes place in a small village with a long history of werewolf activity. I requested this book because of its premise.


While the premise was good, I found that the writing left something to be desired. I believe the book would have benefitted from much more editing. There were points where one sentence directly contradicted the sentence that preceded it, and the characters made some inexplicable decisions. I also had problems with the time line of the story. Full moons only occur about once per month (sometimes twice – but always about 4 weeks apart), and the book gives no indication of anything happening except during the three full moons (by my count) that make up the ‘current’ part of the story.

I gave Werewolf Nights three stars on Goodreads, with the quality of the premise offsetting the problems I had with the writing.

Werewolf Nights is the debut fantasy novel by Mari Hamill. A quirky werewolf fantasy which I'm sure fans of the Twilight saga and the updated Teen Wolf series will love.

Widowed baker Catherine lives in a small town where legend says Scandinavian werewolves once colonised. Interested in these myths and legends, Catherine spends most of her evenings reading werewolf lore.
After losing the love of her life in high school and then her husband 7 years ago, Catherine isn't interested in romance.

Catherine's world is turned upside down when a Hollywood movie, based on an old town legend, Werewolf Nights is being filmed locally and auditions are being held. Feeling a little foolish, Catherine decides to audition and lands the female lead, her co-star Greg Byron a serial womaniser, Catherine is warned to stay away.

Filming begins and romance sparks between Catherine and the mysterious Greg, when during a storm Greg is bitten by a wolf and Catherine's own family history comes back to haunt her.

Werewolf Nights is a sweet paranormal romance which I have given 3+ stars.

In a small town built on werewolf lore and superstition, Catherine is an enigma. After her high school sweetheart disappears and her husband dies at sea - she is the topic of gossip all over town. But it's good for business at her bakery. However, things get turned upside down when a mysterious, and handsome actor comes to town to film a movie - about werewolves.

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I loved the lore at the beginning about how werewolves came to exist, and how the own in the book was founded.

But, after that things get choppy in my opinion. The story jumps around, from person to person and point of view to point of view, and it's jarring. It almost seems like the author is rushing to throw out information, instead of letting it come to be known organically. Except for a few key plot points that seem to drag on forever before they're finally revealed.

I was hoping for a thrilling supernatural story, or maybe a good romance but instead, it's more like a soap opera. There are a lot of characters, like - a LOT of characters. Which got confusing for me, because I couldn't keep up with which characters loved the main character and which ones didn't. Catherine also comes across as a bit of a Mary Sue for me.

The book is fairly predictable, and I could see it being well loved by the right people. I just don't think that I am one of them.

**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

When I first saw the cover, I was hesitant. The cover definitely doesn't work for me. However, the plot summary for the book made me want to give it a chance.

There is a lot to take in. At the beginning, the plot was so slow and the characters so over described that I wanted to just put it down and not finish. At the end, things seemed to be happening all at once and in quite a predictable way, so much so that I had hoped the slow opening would make for a twist that I didn't see coming. But unfortunately, it wasn't to be so.

At times there seem to be influences from 80s horror flicks and early 90s soap operas, but at other times it felt like fanfiction. I don't know exactly what it was, but it just feels as if Hamill focused more on making sure her influences were felt in her work rather than telling her own unique story.

Overall, it's a great idea that could use some more work. I really think this would work better as a graphic novel, where colors and illustrations could really help tell the story in a way that it needs to be told.

This was definitely a strange and different werewolf love story. There is a baker, a amnesia riddled movie star, a husband who faked his death, and werewolves on the loose. All of these tied together to make a romance story.