Pack Princess (Wolf Rampant, #2) by Aimee Easterling

Pack Princess (Wolf Rampant, #2) Reviews

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  Ian

  I had high hopes for this book.
  I enjoyed Shiftless (Book 1) for the simple direct story it was.
  I don't even know what this story is about...it's honestly all over the shop and a bit of a disaster.
  
  
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  Bev

  I had read the first in the series "Shiftless" and really was looking forward to this one. While the story was okay, I did not like it as well as the first book. I am not a fan of books that warn you that things are going to go bad and then give you the details. I much prefer to just have the story unfold. If things have gone bad, I am able to figure that out from the sequence and don't need the warnings. This book had these types of warnings in almost every chapter, so that made the story much less enjoyable for me. The hero and heroine who mated in the last book, were apart for most of this book, so the romance angle was also missing for the most part. For a female alpha, Terra also spent a lot of this book submitting or almost submitting to another, which I didn't think rang true. I will probably still read the next book in this series, mostly because I liked book one. This one still had a lot of good things in it, as I really enjoyed the interactions between the younger pack members. I got this book free in exchange for a review but would have paid for it, and still would, even with my nitpicking issues.
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  angela

  Loved it
  
  I loved this second book in the series. A lot happened in this book , some good, and some bad. Tara is doing a much better job being pack leader, then she thinks. In my opinion. I am onto book 3 now.
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  Carolyn Injoy

  Pack Princess: A Fantastical Werewolf Adventure (Wolf Rampant Book 2) by Aimee Easterling is about Terra Wilder who is the first female alpha in living memory. It picks up where Shiftless ended. I gave it four stars.
  
  I received a complimentary Kindle copy from the author. That did not change my opinion for this review.
  
  Link to purchase:
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  Claudia King

  Aimee's Wolf Rampant series definitely steps up from being a standalone in this sequel, not only building upon what was established in the first novel, but also laying the groundwork for a much larger story overall. The protagonist Terra goes from being a lost soul to a young woman with a clear role in life at the onset of Pack Princess -- but now she has to grapple with the trials and tribulations of living up to it!
  
  While the first book had more romantic and coming-of-age themes at the forefront, Pack Princess is, in some ways, more of a traditional shifter tale of inter-pack politics, rivalries, drama, and betrayal, all centred around a heroine thrust into a role she is not quite ready for. It was a nice change of pace from the previous book, doing a good job of maintaining a lot of what made it enjoyable without ever falling into the trap of retreading the same ground.
  
  One of the things I especially enjoyed about the first novel was its snappy pacing, and I feel that Pack Princess does a good job of pulling off "same-but-different" in this regard as well. The first half of the novel is ostensibly slower than that of the prequel, but this works fine to establish Terra settling into her new role as alpha, and to lay the groundwork for everything to come later on. The latter part of the book, however, ramps up the drama much more strongly than Shiftless did, building everything to a very tense and emotional climax with a lot more clout than I was expecting!
  
  There's a very solid self-contained story to be found in Terra's acclimation to her new role as alpha, along with reconciling her pack's place in the world now that the "golden age" of her powerful father's leadership has ended, but by the end of the book the gates are flung wide open for a third instalment in the series. Things have changed in an irrevocable way, a new (and seemingly much more volatile!) status quo has been established, and several threads are left hanging that you just *know* are ripe for tying up in book three.
  
  Overall, if you enjoyed Shiftless, I'm sure you'll enjoy the sequel! For the most part it sticks with the same light, enjoyable tone (complete with a particularly cute little character interview segment to recap on a few things), but isn't afraid to go slightly darker and more intense as things ramp up to their climax.
  I didn't think about this so much in the previous novel, but on reflection I think this series would be absolutely perfect for new adult audiences and general fans of werewolfy adventures alike!
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  Lorna

  Okay book, but not anywhere near as good as the first. I thought the heroine was strong in the first book, but she was pretty wimpy in this one. Almost zero romance and that's not good when that was a favorite part of the first book for me. I just wanted her to come into her own and be the alpha. But no, not so much. There was a twist I didn't see coming and I enjoyed some of the characters. I wish the hero had been in the story more though. Extremely easily read so that was good. I have the third book already and will read it someday.
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  Kim

  Fun and exciting urban fantasy…
  
  This is the second book in the Wolf Rampant Series and picks up soon after the events of Shiftless (book 1). The main character, Terra, is trying to come to grips with taking over as pack alpha (not a common role for female shifters to occupy) and wants to reorganize and revitalize the Wilder pack to reestablish its role in the shifter community. The former alpha, Terra’s father, is no longer able to oversee the affairs of the pack as he once did and that leaves his only heir, Terra, to pick up the pieces. Having been subjugated by her father and his relentlessly restrictive patriarchal pack for her entire childhood, she is neither confident nor assertive which are essential attributes for a pack leader. She has a lot to learn and, not surprisingly, her father isn’t really helping the situation. To make matters worse, she must learn to lead the pack without the help of Wolfie, her mate. This story follows Terra as she must face danger in many forms and from all sides, she must learn to negotiate pack politics, and she must force herself to emerge from the shadows to become a worthy pack alpha. If you have read any of Ms. Easterling’s work, you know that the world-building is excellent, the characters will be engaging, and the adventure will be a wild ride – this story is no exception.
  
  Happily, in the audio version of this story, Kelly McCall Fumo reprises her role as narrator. She does an outstanding job as she did in Shiftless. Her mellifluous voice and impeccable choice of cadence and tone for each situation make listening to her performance a real treat. The combined talents of the author and the narrator are truly a winning combination.
  
  While I did purchase and enjoy this book back in 2015, I was recently given a free audio copy of the story by the author and I am voluntarily offering this honest review.
  
  If you find this review helpful, I thank you for so indicating.
  
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  Chelsea

  It's been a few months since Terra Wilder took control over of the Wilder Pack from her father, and she faces both literal and metaphorical fires every day that make the job as Pack leader a full-time one. All-Pack is just around the corner, and Terra faces the challenge of how she will keep other alphas from wresting control of her familial pack, or worse, having control taken back by her demented father.
  
  Her father has given her an ultimatum: Take firm control of the Wilder pack and lead them as he would, or else be put down and removed from leadership. To do this, Terra is expected to turn her back on her mate and keep him in the dark about her manipulations of the other wolf packs.
  
  If that wasn't bad enough, other alphas and even her own mate throw Terra for a loop with the "Trouble" tossed her way. Every day she fights oneupmanship from within and without her pack, and her mate's estranged brother and familial pack alpha is her number one adversary. Now, Terra faces the decision of whether to avoid trouble or court it.
  
  Join Terra as she grows in her leadership, executes the tough business of emulating Chief Wilder's manipulation plans while still maintaining the principals of her own character, and finds the means and the motivation to protect her family at all costs.
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  Teresa Rosenberg

  The whole time I was reading this book, I just felt miserable. The first in the series was intriguing and set up all sorts of interesting conundrums about everything from the plot points of werewolves' goings-on to the nature of relationships and free will.
  
  This second book just seemed like it had lost its way. Lots of harping on how bad the protagonist, Terra, is at navigating her newfound alpha role, and she never made any progress at getting better at it. She kept making terrible decisions, putting on useless farcical charades that blew up in her face, and never learning anything from any of it. If you hate how your dad ruled the pack, and you saw that it wasn't really working out for him in the long run, AND you have the good example of how Wolfie runs his pack and how well it's working out for him, why do you keep pulling the same stupid crap as your dad, again and again and again? I wouldn't call this middle book "filler," because it did advance some important plot points, but I sure am disappointed in it.
  
  I'm reading the final book in the trilogy now because I want to see how it ends.
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  Shayay

  Listened to the story on Audible. I had the boxset with all 3 books. Narrator does a good job. She has a nice tone of voice; a little more emotion in her voice would be good, but it’s still a good listen. Good quality recording too; not my favorite narration, but I’d recommend the audio.
  
  The writing is good, and the story did keep me interested. There was a couple things I didn’t care for in this 2nd book of the series; there’s a lot about pack politics once again; which was a bit boring for me, and I’m still not a fan of this author’s take on wolf shifters. Also, I wasn’t a fan of the random pregnant woman storyline; the majority of males acting like morons in regards to her. I do like wolf shifter Terra though; she’s the only POV we get once again. She’s having to deal with being an alpha female in a male dominated pack; plus, her father is horrible to her, so she’s having to find a way to get what she wants and to keep her other pack members safe. She’s having to act unmated at the All-Pack get together; All-Pack is when a whole bunch of wolf packs get together and mingle, lots of postering going on. I appreciate that she stands up for herself when she needs to and that she wants to do right by others. It does get a bit annoying how much she has to follow the rules, but I appreciate that she knows when she has to do things on the sly in order to get things done. She doesn’t exactly do a good job at it, but she has a good heart. Still enjoying her mate, Wolfie, and their sweet romance. The romance is tame and has low emotional impact, but I like their connection. Overall, a 3.5 rating.
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  Helgaleena Healingline

  Even though there's blood and nudity --these are shifter carnivores after all-- this series is fine for Young Adults.
  
  Terra's mate Wolfie and his brother Justin look alike but their clan can't have two alphas. Besides, Wolfie was a bloodling, born in wolf shape which killed his mother. Terra knows that when bloodlings survive they grow to be charismatic leaders-- her father was one, keeping the Wilder clan strong until his wolf side took over and forced him away from his shifter society. And since he had no male son who could shift, Terra's had to be leader. The more traditional Wilders won't heed a female at all, but the nine clans are gathering and Wilders have to be there.
  Wolfie's gathered his own clan of halfbloods and rejects, the Yahoos, and suddenly Justin's pregnant mate turns up on their doorstep. She's pretending he threw her out, but it's really that she's showing signs of having a bloodling child. Only the Yahoos have access to human medical tech because Terra's sister ran away and married a doctor. The best hope for the survival of Sarah and the child is leaving Justin behind.
  Because of the schemes of their clans, Terra and Sarah will have to attend the Gathering in the role of Pack Princess, ostensibly in search of mates. Just like the hunt that the Wilders use to choose who will attend the Gathering, nothing Terra does in her lead role goes as planned. It feels like a failure, but results in a new Princess.
  
  Werewolf politics is a tricky business!
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  Beverly Laude

  Terra Wilder is the first female pack leader in her area and she has her work cut out for her. Her father "Crazy" Wilder has abdicated his leadership because he is no longer able to control his shifts to his wolf form. But, he still hasn't totally let go of his dominance. Terra not only has to win over her family, she also has to deal with her father's manipulations behind her back.
  
  Terra and her mate, Wolfie Young, have to play it cool so that Terra can gain control of her pack. But, when you add in all the alphas of the other packs trying to take over from her, can these two lovers maintain the kind of life that they want for themselves and their pack? Terra tries to play the game of Pack Princess looking for a mate, but her true mate is the only one she truly wants or needs.
  
  This series is very different from most shifter books that I have read. There is romance, but not the normal erotica that I seem to find in most shifter books. There is plenty of political intrigue, betrayal and trickery as Terra tries to grow into her Alpha role. The ending is sweet and hints at more adventures within the Wilder-Young pack and I look forward to continuing Terra and Wolfie's saga.
  
  Great characters, great world building and wonderful writing, along with the different type of shifter book make Aimee Easterling one of my favorites in the genre. The narrator, Kelly McCall Fumo, does a great job and added a lot to my enjoyment of this book. I was given the chance to listen to the Audible version of this book by the author and chose to review it.
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  Gypsy Madden

  This was a reminder of why I don’t usually read werewolf stories. I hate politics in books. The whole concept of werewolf packs is so stereotypical, with all the alphas in charge, and the vying for power, and the in-fighting which usually turns into a wolf battle at each others’ throats. I did love the first book in this series, since it felt inventive with a young woman werewolf, not being able to shift into a wolf and having to go up against wolves in human form. This time the main crux is that she’s a female in a man’s world, trying to get the old generation to become progressive (and she falls flat on her face quite a bit of the time, which really sends the wrong message in this current modern world). It did have quite a few cute moments (I loved when they were first setting up camp, though pee humor is gross). Terra is nicely detailed, and complex, with plenty of faults to make her more realistic and I continue to like Wolfie, though we didn’t get to see too much of him this time around. Loved the Yahoos. Trouble was an interesting plot development, though I expected everything that she did and it boggled my mind that Terra didn’t. In all, it’s a typical werewolf story, so it should appeal to fans of werewolf stories. Will I be reading book 3? I have the box set of the trilogy, which I bought a while back, before reading this, so yes, but this book doesn’t really drive me to wanting to carry on with book 3.
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  Amanda Evans

  Pack Princess would get 0 stars if I could give it that. Why? The story never needed to exist. The entire story is negated by 2 facts.
  
  1. Terra is not the pack leader. She did not win the position, it was given to her and she does not actually lead anyone.
  
  Either Wolfie or her father was telling her what to do and nothing that she was doing under their instructions was working.
  
  2. Dr. Dale is not a monster. If Justin and his mate Sarah had have just gone to Dale (with or without Wolfie and Terra) then arrangments could have been made to keep everyone alive.
  
  This book just felt like it was one stupid decision after another.
  
  In no way did Terra show any kind of ability to lead, to make decisions, or to run things, and in the end, it didn't matter because Wolfie took over the pack that he had already won in the previous book. Sure they say they are going to be joint leaders, but when it came down to it at the end of the book who did everyone (Terra included) turn to for leadership? The perfect werewolf.
  
  This story was just so pointless.
  
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  Izzybear

  The Pack Princess is an entertaining read. I admittedly haven’t read the first book but in no way did I feel lost or like I was missing anything. Terra is thrust into the role of Pack Alpha but it seems like she’s more of a figurehead or puppet with someone pulling the strings and calling the shots. In all honesty I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Terra but as the story progresses she gains more backbone and starts to think for herself. It’s clear that Terra hasn’t kept up on pack politics and there’s a lot she’s ignorant to but she learns quickly. Using the knowledge she gained from her mistakes to become a better leader. That’s one of the things I like about her. She’s also determined, big hearted and genuinely cares for the well-being of her pack and others.
  I adored Terra’s mate, Wolfie. He’s a great leader. I can see the two becoming a force to be reckoned with.
  I look forward to finding out what happens next in their journey.
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  Daniella Marchand

  Terra goes from being a lost soul to a young woman with a clear role in life -- but now she has to grapple with the trials, tribulations of living up to it!
  
  The first half of the novel is ostensibly slower than that of the prequel, but this works fine to establish Terra settling into her new role as alpha, and to lay the groundwork for everything to come later on. The latter part of the book, however, ramps up the drama strongly than Shiftless.
  Building everything to a very tense and emotional climax.
  
  Pack Princess is, in some ways, more of a traditional shifter tale of inter-pack politics, rivalries, drama, and betrayal, Thrust into a role she is not quite ready for. Good job of maintaining a lot of what made it enjoyable without ever falling into the trap of retreading the same ground.
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  Denise

  Pack Princess continues Terra's story as she tries to repair the damages her father did to her birth pack at Haven.Wolfie has taken the younger wolves and gone back to his pack territory to give her a chance to establish herself as the alpha of her pack.
  Terra's father makes an unusual human appearance and knocks her down a peg or two. He reminds her that the All-Pack meeting is coming up and the pack is going to be torn apart without allies. He also forbids her to contact Wolfie.
  
  If this wasn't enough trouble, a pregnant wolf shows up carrying a bloodling that belongs to Wolfie's alpha brother Justin. He has apparently discarded wife and child and Terra has to find a way to save them both since bloodling births usually result in the death of one or both.
  
  Treachery, destruction, death, birth and love will follow. Join Terra and Wolfie as they attempt to save their packs.
  
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  Melissa

  The second part of Terra's story is of her struggles as pack Alpha and living away from her mate. As Terra struggles on a day to day basis under the thumb of her overbearing father and the struggles of being a the only female in power.
  
  I really enjoyed how Aimee brought out the characters in this book. She draws more of Terra's strength and weaknesses out as she stands up for herself against family and other Alphas. I love how she writes that Terra is the only female Alpha that holds her own against all these males and makes her own alliances without the help of any males. Though she does struggle and need the assistance of her mate at the end.
  
  If you've read book one, I highly recommend reading this one.
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  Michelle Fritz PA

  Wow, so some of the reviews for this are scathing! I think people often don't go with the flow of a story. They have a set idea and when an author doesn't meet those expectations the reader is disappointed. I, however enjoyed this second book. It was completely different from every other werewolf tale I've read. The introduction was very inventive! Recapping the characters in a very unique fashion! This was chalk full of betrayal and it's seemingly coming from every direction. We had a death and a birth that added layers and emotional depth. There were a few surprise elements here and there. I am so looking forward to book three! Hoping for more Wolfie ♡♡♡♡♡
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  Kevin

  I didn’t like this book as much as others in the series. Terra has to engage in deception, and she warns us when things are about to go wrong. I dislike turning the page when I know something bad will happen.
  Eventually things are resolved with the help of allies.
  Typos: in each book, sunken is used as a verb, but it’s an adjective. Quieten and waken are archaic. A few other missing comma and homophone errors, another adjective used as a verb, and a lay/lie misuse. Born is for babies, borne is for everything else.
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  Barbara

  This is book 2 in a series of short books. I’m enjoying the stories and twists and turns. In this book, Terra prepares for the first All-Pack meeting with her as alpha. She’s worried that the other packs will not accept a female alpha werewolf, and her father (who stepped down in book 1) is worried too. She fumbles through her attempts to assert herself, but in my mind, it might have been a bit too much fumbling to match what happens in the end. Still, there are some interesting twists I didn’t see coming. That always makes me happy.
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  Deb Barringer

  Pack Princess is Aimee Easterling's 2nd book in her Wolf Rampant trilogy. It picks up after book 1 and steam rolls from there. This installment is filled with pack politics as Terra fights her way to remain on top with her newly found alpha status. An ultimatum has been given and her father accepts no failure. She must win the other alphas at All-pack. Losing is not an option. Will they accept a female alpha? Will Terra succeed or will she bring shame upon Haven and quite possibly lose her life in the process? Pack Princess is a must-read for anyone into werewolf culture and politics.
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  Gloriamarie

  Enjoyed this although I do think some of the characters were made out of cardboard. Terra is now the alpha of her original pack, first female alpha anyone remembers.
  
  She is not terribly self-confident and her father, who had been defeated by Wolfie, just will not completely step-down. She is mated to Wolfie, yet they can't live together because he is alpha of his own pack. Which raises the question why not just merge the two? I get the feeling this story was not planned very well.
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  Leandra Hernandez

  Entertaining and witty!
  
  This book was very interesting, it was told from a different perspective than many other books have been told from. But I enjoyed it and the constant guessing of what would happen next. There were quite a few twists and turns in both this book and the previous that really keep a reader from putting it down!! Can't wait to see what else is in store for this Author!!