Galen And The Forest Lord (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Hilarious! A m/m satire of werewolf stories was apparently exactly what I needed last weekend, because I adored this!The set-up was perfect, with the clever witch duping the horrible, doltish villagers (who don't bother to learn to count higher than 12... because that's how many eggs are in a dozen :P). Then we meet the werewolves who adore fancy clothes but can't help destroying them every other scene when they shift impulsively.My absolute favorite, though, was how the "mate" thing was handled, and Galen suddenly having his "inner wolf" to converse with. It was all perfectly toned and timed and made me think of all of the awful caveman "you mate. mine." approaches to shifter lore that I've come across.Great good fun. Highly recommended if you like satire and shifter stories. Galen is raised by his uncle and aunt who unfortunately are eyeing his inheritance. The uncle and aunt also know Galen's secret: he prefers men than women; specifically, one man: Svenn--the smith's boy. One day Kitta, the village witch, told Galen to bring the baby she found to the forest. The baby belonged to a woman from next-door village who didn't want people of her village to know. Galen refused to do so. After all, he had heard how dangerous the forest was. People had gone there and never returned. More likely they were eaten by the wolves. When one incident endangered his life, Galen had no choice. He ran there and brought the baby with him. The last thing he expected was meeting the forest lord and fell for him...This is a fun story. I like Galen and also the forest lord. The story is quite unique, because the forest lord and his people were waiting for a prophecy to be realized. A prophecy that said his people will be reunited with human when an infant comes to the forest and becomes the lord's mate...The only thing that distracts me a bit is the language used. Sometimes, instead of 'is' and 'are', the characters use 'be'. Perhaps to give a feeling of 'other world'... So, often I had to make a mental substitution whenever I saw those words...
What do You think about Galen And The Forest Lord (2013)?
I loved the humour in this book. I giggled a lot throughout it. Loved the whole thing really.
—jetherdelight
3.5Would have been a 4 but Galen was a little bit on the TSTL side.
—kilausenja
Really nice book. Lot of humor in it. I enjoyed reading it.
—gopalsunnt
Just a lil' bit of fluffy sweetness. With major fluff.
—Aly922
