Gain Access To The Dark Ones (Black Werewolves #1) Crafted By Gaja J. Kos Disseminated As Pamphlet

voluntarily read an Advance Reader Copy of this book

This is a very different type of werewolf book than is typically written.
The Dark Ones are a special group of werewolves, This book pulls the reader into a world of supernatural beings and doesn't let you go until the very end.
My favorite character are definitely Rose amp Veles but the twins are definitely fun characters, Written by Gaja Kos, The Dark Ones is the first book in the Black Werewolves series, and follows the pack of Black Werewolves, beings that retain their human mind in wolf form and are the only wolves that can transform into a half wolf half human form.
In this novel there is a poison released into the world that they have been recruited to find information about and remove it.


The fact that it took me four chapters to find out that much will tell you why I didnt like this book.
The level of detail the author gives is inconsistent at best and completely lacking in most cases,

The syntax in this novel was fine maybe eventually I will read the rest of the books in this series but the way the world was convayed was just atrocious.
It was as if the author dropped the reader into the middle of the book,

What is worse, maybe, is that I fully saw exactly what the author was trying to do, To feed us information slowly, But she would describe the clothing but not what the other characters looked like, She mentioned a mythical beast I have never heard of, described feathers and hair, and nothing else, I have no idea what the creature was, That bothers me.

And, generally, you want to find the reader information they dont realize they were missing,

This book had an interesting idea that was not executed well,

I dont currently recommend this book, If I ever finish the series, that could change, You can find my full review on Books amp Quills Magazine's Facebook Page,

sitelinkFor full review click here Brand new take on the Werewolf trope !! With Slavic Gods, amp Slavic locals and paranormal creatures as the main interests of this book, it made for a new and intriguing take on good versus evil, and where does a paranormal creature end and the beginning of a new God or pantheon of God's begin.
Gaja Kos has taken what she grew up with and made it a very possible believability, I strongly recommend this book and series to anyone who loves paranormal books, and is looking for a "new" venue to find and read them in.
's. Rose and her pack of black werewolves are drawn into a war with the Slavic werewolves, She gets unexpected help. Another great read by an amazing author, Loved helping with the ARC This was a difficult book to rate, I'll start by saying the plot by itself was worthy of astar rating, but a few pages into this read, it is also very evident that English is not this writer's first or main language.
The book is riddled with poor grammar and punctuation which will drive grammar nerds crazy, as well as incorrect spelling and word choices motifmotive, holdholed, neithernone.
The story line is unique and the author's imagination kept my attention, unfortunately the wrong word choices and grammar pulled me out of the reading as I tried to make sense of what the writer meant.
This excellent book needs an edit by an Englishspeaking editor to clean it up, It is worth thecents I paid, but the quality will prevent me from purchasing more of the series, Too bad excellent foundation, but needs more work to appeal to the Englishspeaking readers, I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review

This was a really interesting and edgy werewolf novel.


Originally I was a little hesitant about reading yet another werewolf book, but this one pleasantly surprised me.
The plot and character descriptions were very detailed and complex, yet they were explained thoroughly enough that I found it very easy to follow along.
The world building and paranormal traits were well done, excepting the Slavic component I felt there could have been a little more explanations around what some of the terms within the book actually meant even a glossary would have been ok although in an ebook, Im not sure it would have helped.


There is a lot of strong violence and sex scenes within this book, so I wouldnt recommend this to anyone squeamish about that or to younger audiences.


I did enjoy this book, it was a refreshing take on a well hashed troupe, and with some careful editing I believe this could really be an excellent book.


Many thanks to the author sitelinkGaja J, Kos for the opportunity to read and review this book,

wow . that was thrilling and I can't wait for more, Rose and Vele's chemistry is one that can't be matched, I loved ever word of these, Rose and the rest of the characters of characters you can't help but pull for, This was one nonstop adventure and it's just the beginning,

. Happy Reading. I liked this book. The supernatural elements,the mystery part and the love story were well constructed and kept me interested to keep reading.
I would love to read more stories of "the dark ones" A fantasy/paranormal romance featuring Slavic characters who are the good guys was an exciting find for me, and I was also drawn by the setting of Ljubljana.
The author depicts the Slavic background and setting matteroffactly, which is a welcome change from the "exoticification" of Slavdom in most Western literature, although readers who don't speak a Slavic language might want a bit more context for words like Psoglav and srcek.
The storyline and language is in many ways pretty generic, but the main character, Rose, has some refreshing aspects to her that make her a welcome addition to the genre: e.
g. , she is apparently bisexual, something the author presents and the other characters accept as completely natural and ordinary, In general, the female characters are clever and strong, and take the lead both in investigating the situation and fighting the bad guys.
Readers looking for a paranormal romance with an unusual setting and strong female leads will find a lot to like here.
In a world ruled by lethal Slavic immortals, Rose and her pack of Black werewolves are drawn into the beginning of a war as they try to uncover the being behind the mass murder of White werewolves.


Because the nature of the killings obstructs the normal passage of souls, Veles, the sultry lord of the underworld, offers Rose his assistance the were is left facing not only the new knowledge of the pack's hidden lineage but also her growing fondness for the arrogant god.
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To win the war, the pack must ascend to The Dark Ones, But to do so, they must be willing to risk being on the receiving end of the immortal community's wrath.
Great story with lots of different characters and intense scenes, It has a very complicated plot that is slowly revealed,
Love Rose and Veles,
I started reading this book because of that last sentence in the book description,

"But to do so, they must be willing to risk being on the receiving end of the immortal community's wrath.
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I expected a sort of political balancing where the supernatural community is dependent on each other and their actions of solving the mystery would have serious consequences.
Alas, none of that.

So let me start off with the good, The plot was quite entertaining and the writing was easy to read although it did have a lot of spelling mistakes.
I think the author got better at writing since the end felt better than the beginning which is a real good point.
However that is where the good ends,

I can take spelling mistakes such as 'as' instead of 'us', However switching verb tenses midsentence just breaks the whole immersion, Sentences like the following were too frequent in my opinion,

"Whatever information he gave her now, could cause more harm then good since a strong line of events hasn't constructed itself yet.
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UPDATE: It was pointed out to me that the spelling mistakes are because of the translated version I've read.
Do keep that in mind when reading this review,

Also the story was written mainly form Rose's point of view, which is fine, however some switches were made to other characters, which would also be fine if not for the way in which it was done.
Sometimes without so much as a blank line in between, the point of view would switch to another character for about a paragraph and then switch back.

Besides that sometimes we would only read Rose's thoughts and actions and at others it would become an omniscient narrator and tell what everyone had been doing and thinking.
This didn't occur more to the end of the book anymore hence the improved writing of the author,

Other than the writing I was irritated by the characters and world building, These are things that are very important to me so maybe for other people this wouldn't be a problem but it bugged me.

The beginning just felt rushed, There was minimal explanation before the beginning of the plot is dumped on you, What little

explanation there was felt strained/obligatory like the writer had to list of facts about the world building without actually building anything.


For example in the beginning of the book the Gamayun drops by to dump the plot on you.
But hardly anything was explained about this being making the reactions the characters had on her awkward to read, I was left with questions such as: If the Gamayun is so mystical then what are the stories about her What has happened in the past that makes this Gamayun so special What does the Gamayun mean to the modern day supernatural community None of this was ever explained.


There were too many elements that existed solely to further the plot with minimal world building to back it up.


The characters didn't feel real, They didn't have unique thinking, they didn't have different interests in a situation, This can be explained somewhat by them being a really close pack with supernatural bonds and the whole nine yards but it wasn't explained.

Of only one character it was mentioned what their regular life's looked like and that was only because it was necessary for the plot.
The consequence of this was that the characters reacted like this was all really big for them but I read it with the impression that dealing with supernatural problems is what they did in their daily lives.
I couldn't connect with the characters because of it,

The characters also had no inconveniences like real people do, Hot summer day Rose can regulate her body temperature so she isn't affected by it, Carrying an arsenal of weapons through over crowded streets No one asks questions because the weapons are glamoured, Having sex in the middle of the street but not wanting everyone to see it Also glamour!

And that brings me to the sex scenes.
I get that it is a part of the genre and even if it wasn't I don't have a problem with some steamy moments but this was absurd.
Whenever the who, how and why's of the murders wasn't discussed there was either a boring diary entry or something in the league of a sex scene.
No matter what the situation was or how pressing other matters where there had to be sex, It was just too much,

Overall the book was quite easy to read but I had too many problems with it to really enjoy it.
There were so many questions about the world and the characters that were left unanswered in the end that I can't give it high rating.
However the plot was sound so if a bare minimum of world building and character development doesn't bother you then go ahead and read it.
For people like me who do value those things, don't bother with this one and go read something else,
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