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FREE BOOK Review: Before Midnight (Blood Prince #1) by Jennifer Blackstream



Book Blurb

An alpha wolf fighting a powerful curse...

The werewolf prince Etienne is turning into a human. A fierce and loyal pack, Etienne and his family have protected their kingdom with tooth and claw—literally—for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, the spell of a well-meaning witch is slowly stealing the beast from inside him. Only the bite of a cursed werewolf—one who was not born with the beast inside—can save him from losing everything. He has no time for anything that will not lead him to a cure for the curse. Not even the beautiful maiden whose gentle nature soothes his soul even as she tempts him into primal pursuits of an entirely different nature…

A maiden enslaved by her stepfamily, who dares to reach for more...

Loupe lives in terror. Terror of the bloodthirsty stepfamily who treats her like a slave, and terror of the beast trapped inside her. Bitten by a werewolf while dealing with the illegal gains of her stepfamily’s poaching, Loupe’s dreams of a strong husband who would take her away from her servant-like existence are over. A woman who becomes a mindless beast on the night of the full moon has no place in a marriage bed. Not even if that bed belongs to a prince with the manners of royalty and the hungry eyes of a wolf.

Nothing will stand between an alpha wolf and his mate...

A grand ball. The stroke of twelve. A magic “slipper.” All kinds of things can happen when you don’t leave the ball... Before Midnight.

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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala

Etienne has been cursed by a witch.  He is losing his wolf.  He has to find a way to stop the curse before he turns completely human.  Loupe lives with her step-mother and step-sisters.  Her step-mother hunts wolves then brings them back for Loupe to gut and skin.  Loupe hates it but she has no choice.  She also has a secret.  She was accidentally bitten by one of the wolves.  She now turns into one during the full moon.
When her step-mother is away she sneaks to the lake to bathe.  She also cares for the three young wolf cubs she has hidden there.  During one such trip, she comes face to face with Prince Etienne. He is surprised to find her.  He watches her with the cubs and his interested is peaked.
However, his curse is his top worry, plus she is human and he doesn’t want to scare her.  Little do they both know things are changing fast and someone else is pushing them together.  It turns out that they can help each other and in the end get what they both want.
I like the idea of this series.  The princes are brought together.  There are plans in the works to save them whether they want it or not.  So Prince Etienne is the first to be helped.  I like that Loupe has a good heart and he is drawn to her.  I like the wolf cubs and the situation.  She finds herself as a result.  She is drawn to the prince herself, but fears what she changes into.  She has no control.
Her step-family is horrid and make her do such disgusting tasks.  They are good villains.  They create the dark edge to the story. They endorse violence and hatred.

I understand why Loupe is meek and fearful.  However, it was hard to read when she wouldn’t stand up for herself.  I hated seeing the treatment she endured and how downtrodden she was.  The ending battle was a bit more violently descriptive than I expected.  I was happy to finally see her fight back.  The cubs reemerge and again cause some humorous situations.  It was a good ending and I want to read the next book.  I give this a 4 out of 5.





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