I had the privilege of reading an ARC of The Wolf’s Torment for my friend, the author, Stephanie Burkhart.  This book has a wonderful love story between Mihai and his bride to be.  This book also has a lot of tragic circumstances in it. I laughed and cried as I read this story. Mihai is a prince as well as a witch. He returns home from abroad to wed. With him is his friend, Viktor. Viktor is a very appealing character and is immediately attracted to Mihai’s sister. 

The story progresses along and tragedy strikes Viktor. Over and over. He fights against the awful things that happen to him but he’s ultimately changed by his circumstances. My heart hurt for this character that I was so attracted to. The author does an excellent job of making the reader really care about this man. And then she masterfully makes the reader feel the angst of the character and I was surprised at how very much I wanted things to be different for Viktor.

Once I finished the story, I couldn’t get it out of my head. The title of the book is quite appropriate. Torment is the word to describe what the poor man goes through. Mihai’s bride has her share of torment as well.  I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series but I’m very afraid of what the future has in store for Mihai, his wife and family.

Stephanie Burkhart knows what she’s doing in writing dark scenes. I admire her skill in making the reader feel so strongly about her characters. I also wonder how she could stand to write some of the scenes that were so painful.

I recommend this book highly.  Here’s some pictures: The cover and Viktor:  I’ve also included where to buy this awesome story!

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