Wolf Hall

By: Harper Fox

Narrated by: Tim Gilbert

Halloween is a wild, weird night in the lonely moorland towns of the north. It's dark and cold, and cracks can open up in the fabric of the safest world.

Davey Bell has been trying to live safely. He's struggled through a rough adolescence and has a decent job, a home of his own. He agrees to a meeting with his ex, even though Burdo got him into so much trouble in the past.

But Burdo has plans, armed robbery among them. When Davey recoils from his efforts at blackmail, Burdo swears he'll track him down. There's something inhuman about Burdo's rage, and Davey panics and runs from him. The town is small, the darkness beyond it absolute. Davey has lived there all his life, but he takes a wrong turn on the moorland road and is suddenly lost.

It's the first night of winter and set to freeze hard. Not much chance of survival for a man without shelter, a man on the run from his past... Then Davey stumbles into the forest, and his fears of Burdo and the cold dissolve to nothing at the sound of deep, bestial growls.

The moon is full. Ancient moorland legends are coming to life in its silvery radiance. Out of the woodland steps a strange young man, and the snarling beasts fall back. He's offering sanctuary, but at what price? He's the most beautiful creature Davey has ever seen. If Davey follows him in fascination through the gateway of Wolf Hall, what secrets will unfold before the dawn?

©2014 Harper Fox (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Great story!

I really enjoyed the characters & reader. The narrator's voice was perfect for the story and just lulled the listener into the tale very pleasantly. Good storyline, too. I like the relationship between the wolves and the town folks.

great short story.

I can only have one possible complaint. This should be a complete series of books. I can absolutely feel the warm unshakeable love these characters will develop through the bond of a fated pair, and there is an appeal to that concept. The security of knowing you are each other's perfect and only match. As if the very essences of who you are, fit like puzzle pieces.

Certainly could've been better

after listening to several others of Harper's books, this one, in general, was decent enough, but what lowered the stars for me was it was hard to tell the difference between who was speaking sometimes and I got Laure and David mixed up a lot

Plot forgotten halfway through

The novella opens with an interesting thriller plot, but that is forgotten about halfway through for a rather boring bit of erotica. All of the plot and characters set up in the first half are dropped in the second half.

SPOILERS

The story begins with the lead’s sketchy ex trying to blackmail him into participating in a robbery. Later the lead decides to call the police to report the crime, knowing that he will likely go to jail too if his ex carries through with the blackmail. But before he makes the call, he is almost murdered by his ex, escapes, and runs out onto the moor. This first half was interesting and well developed.

But it grinds to a screeching halt there, and a new much more dull plot starts: he meets a beautiful young shirtless man who turns out to be a super sexy werewolf. But true love or something cures the werewolf plot. And in the morning the lead is shocked to learn this vision of sexiness is a virgin! Gasp! ...and also gag. I have to admit that I didn’t quite finish it. I didn’t care enough about the characters to be interested in hearing about their inevitable tumble into each other’s sexybits. I assume that some half hearted ending to the first plot was stuck in at the end, but it seems clear that the potentially interesting story was just being used as a way to set up some sex.

More please

I would have liked it to have been longer and part of a series.
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Awesome

Great book, kept my attention all the way to the end, amazing audio delivery, loved it. Will be reading again, every chapter was received amazingly do recommend you give it a read.

Great little spooky romantic novella

Really enjoyed it. Dense characterization, angst, sexual tension, spookiness. I’m seeing one-star reviewers who didn’t like Davy, but I love a flawed protagonist. He’s only 20. He’s taken risks before out of infatuation/lust and they went badly wrong. Here he does that again and it works out for him. To me that’s not stupid, it’s hopeful the way romance should be. (And also what’s wrong with a lovable but stupid protag? We need those too. Justice 4 stupids.)

And to the reviewers saying the werewolves are “wrong,” LOL. Personally I like when an author puts their own spin on a trope instead of simply lifting others’ worldbuilding.

Cute short story

I've enjoyed several of Harper Fox's books and this one is no exception. It's a really sweet little story and I enjoy Tim Gilbert's narration. He does a great job of bringing the characters and the world around them to life.
I also love the glimpse into small/nearly obscure Cornish village life Harper Fox has put into several of her books. It's a way of life that not many people can even fathom anymore with all our high technology and big cities.

If you give this a try and enjoy it, then definitely check out her Tyack and Frayne mystery series.

good novella

I felt like these characters were side characters in the Tyack and Frayne series. This short novella could have fit in just depicting a different type of paranormal ability. Davey finds safety in the arms of a handsome man who might be on the bring of becoming a werewolf. I don't know if I just had trouble understanding or if the scene is pretty vague, but the change does not happen. Not right away. For Davey, it seems like he might be writing it all off as a strange dream, and he leaves Wolf Hall. It was a little disappointing that he didn't try to figure out what was going on. I say that from the safety of my own existence without werewolves so I suppose I shouldn't judge. However, there is an opportunity for Davey to run back into the Wolf family. It was enjoyable, though I didn't feel the romance was strong in comparison to the world building. I think Tim Gilbert is an excellent narrator, and I would listen to him again.

Wolf Hall

The ending of the story feels like it is not complete. Overall, it is a good story.