Look, I'm just gonna say it: this book is absolutely ridiculous and I loved every minute of it.
I started Finding My Pack during Sophie's nap time on a Tuesday, and by Thursday I was sneaking extra car-time in the garage just to finish it. My husband asked why I was sitting in the driveway for an hour. I told him I was "decompressing." (He doesn't need to know about my fictional wolf boyfriends.)
The Premise Is Bonkers But Just Roll With It
Kitten—yes, that's her name—has had the worst life imaginable. Abandoned as a baby, grew up in foster care, basically raised herself. And then she meets a group of gorgeous men who take her in and... well, things get complicated. And spicy. Very spicy.
Is it realistic? Absolutely not. There are moments where I wanted to shake Kitten and say "girl, nobody is this naive." Some of her decisions had me pausing the audiobook to stare at my steering wheel in disbelief. But here's the thing—I kept listening. Because Lane Whitt knows exactly what she's doing. She's not trying to write literary fiction. She's writing emotional comfort food with paranormal sprinkles, and once I accepted that, I was all in. Shadow of Night gave me that same "just go with it" feeling when it came to the supernatural elements—sometimes you just need to embrace the magic.
The pacing is actually pretty solid for an 11-hour listen. It moves, it breathes, it gives you those gut-punch emotional moments without dragging. I finished it in about a week, which for me is practically speedrunning.
Aletha George Carries This Thing
Okay, so the dual narration situation. Aletha George does the heavy lifting here, and she's genuinely great. Her voice for Kitten sounds young and vulnerable without being annoying—which is harder than it sounds. She does distinct voices for all the characters, and you can actually tell who's speaking without checking your phone. That's the bar, and she clears it.
Cooper North handles the male POV chapters, and he's... fine? He voices eight different guys, which is ambitious. He gets the job done. But his sections feel shorter and less dynamic compared to Aletha's performance. It's not bad narration by any means—no weird mispronunciations or monotone reading—it's just that Aletha set the bar pretty high.
The production quality is clean. No background noise, no weird volume jumps. I could listen at 1.25x without any issues, which is my sweet spot.
Who's Gonna Love This (And Who Should Skip)
Let me be real: this is a reverse harem paranormal romance with mature content. If you don't know what reverse harem means, this might not be your entry point into the genre. If you DO know and you're nodding along, you're gonna have a great time. Skip it if you need your heroines to make sensible decisions or if you want something literary—this ain't it.
This survived my chaos listening schedule—paused for school pickup, paused for toddler meltdowns, paused because Lucas needed help finding his shoe (it was on his foot). And when I came back, I could pick right up without feeling lost. That's actually high praise from me.
It's the kind of book where you're not supposed to think too hard. You're supposed to feel things. And I felt things! There were moments in my car where I was genuinely invested in Kitten finding happiness, even when she was making questionable choices. I got similarly invested in the romance in The Viscount Who Loved Me, though that one's definitely tamer on the spice level.
Car Time Approved, Judgment Free
If you're looking for something that'll make you think deep thoughts about the human condition—skip this. If you want an engaging, slightly absurd, emotionally satisfying listen that pairs well with folding laundry or commuting—absolutely yes.
My book club would probably judge me for this one. (Good thing I don't have time for book club anymore.)
The ending sets up for more books in the series, which—look, I'm not proud of it, but I already have the next one downloaded. Sometimes you just need to escape into a world where a girl named Kitten gets rescued by a pack of devoted supernatural men. It's not groundbreaking. But sometimes you don't need groundbreaking.
Car time approved. Nap time approved. Just maybe don't listen with the kids in the car—the mature content is definitely mature.
