And her mate is his son Charles, the pack enforcer. And now she's not just part of any pack, but under the direct supervision of Bran, leader of the North American werewolves. Yet, the brief understanding that Anna has gained and her willingness to discover her own powers and inner strength is a wonderful journey that she takes you on as she confronts deadly fae, and The Beast.Anna Latham didn't know how complicated life could get - until she became a werewolf. The personification of this within werewolf society is something of an anomaly that is little understood, a bit like those who fit this description in real life. That one person who seems to attract every man and his dog, and be told their life stories. The idea is a fantastic one, and it resonates, we all know someone that is somehow protective, but people feel the need to protect them. The role of an Omega is also further expanded upon in Hunting Ground.

This rendering of his spirit into two separate identities is incredibly difficult, and hints at a great inner pain that Anna is only just beginning to address. As his personality is revealed through Anna’s love and eyes, it is blatantly obvious that this unfeeling, unwilling persona is not whom he truly is. Not only does he have to keep everyone and everything at arm’s length in case he must one day kill them, but he is also unable to act as anything but an unfeeling, robotic killing machine. Although in this context, it is the werewolves coming out to the world, many of the difficulties in coming out with one’s sexuality and the feelings that are explored are also relevant – there is an underlying fear of persecution balanced by the need to remove the threat of blackmail from their lives.Īlthough this story primarily focuses on the werewolves coming out to society, and Anna’s first foray into the greater reality of werewolf life, it also highlights the difficulties that Charles has in his position as his father’s enforcer.

It also helps to highlight the difficulties of ‘coming out’.

Where Cry Wolf focused on Anna and Charles’ relationship and her own insecurities, this story brings her out into the wider world of the werewolves. Hunting Ground is a great look into how Anna’s new role in life and her new marriage have a much greater effect on her life.

Hunting ground by patricia briggs