- From Lala's Book Reviews - Wake’s Claim is the first book of a spin off series that follows Wake and Paige. The series before this one is The Ariane Trilogy which follows one of the characters in this book. You don’t have to read the Ariane Trilogy before reading Wake’s Claim (although according to the comments on GoodReads, you should read it). But apparently, I’m a rebel because I didn’t. I felt like any of the information I learned through flashbacks or thoughts of the characters of the events from the other books were explained enough for me to enjoy Wake’s Claim without totally being spoiled of the other series. Is this my favorite werewolf book? I think so! The end of last year, I went through this huge werewolf phase were all I wanted was werewolves. I was able to find a couple of series that was kind of what I was looking for, but this story I believe is IT! It has mates, actually shifting (yes, there were stories about werewolves without shifting), and drama within the pack. OMG the drama in this book! Wake is in a constant internal battle because of Paige. His wolf has found his mate and wants nothing more than to claim Paige as his, while the human part of Wake is scared to because of some past events involving a spelling making him think that some other unmated female wolf was his. He wants to leave Paige behind to keep her safe from the paranormal world while everyone is trying to tell him that she is safest with him. Paige realizes that even though she is a human (which is a breath of fresh air because it feels like every paranormal/fantasy book the “human” female MC is actually x, y, or z that has grown up as a human but has powers) her life is anything but normal. Her best friend is a vampire mated to a wolf shifter, and she has other vampire friends, and if that’s not enough, she hangs out at the pack house where she can’t seem to get away from Wake. Paige has accepted that she is Wake’s mate, and she embraces it, knowing that they are meant for each other. After many cold shoulders from Wake, and him leaving in hopes of keeping Paige away. Paige starts to understand that Wake would rather hurt them both by staying away, and she decides that since his made his decision of staying away from her, she should be able to live her life. Paige starts dating a human with boy next door looks and personality. She like him, but she feels no sparks of romance with Silas because Wake still has her heart. Everything is going well for Paige until she gets into an accident and Wake is suddenly there wanting to be there to be her protector at arm’s length. Wake must decide if he wants to be out of Paige’s life for good or if he is going to claim her as his. This story had me feeling so many feels within the first few chapters. I was sad for Wake because of what he had went through in the past, making him turn away his mate. Throughout the rest of the book, the feels only intensified once I saw how well Wake and Paige complemented each other, and are so close to each other, yet it feels like there’s so many obstacles keeping them apart Wake’s Claim is a fast-paced, action pack, heartstring tugging book that will suck you into these character’s story. There's also a playlist of songs that I put together with for my review on my blog!