4.5/5

A Wolf for a Spell is a fantastic fairy tale. While not quite a retelling of previous fairy tales, it's definitely inspired by tales of Baba Yaga and the grey wolf. I loved this version of the grey wolf, Zima is well fleshed out and I loved her time in the castle.

If I'm honest, I think it was a mistake to have parts of the book from Nadya's POV. She's just not that strong a character and it took away from Baba Yaga and Katerina's stories. I think Katerina should have been the POV instead. I think that would have allowed me to sink deeper into the story.

Overall, this is a sweet book but I think it should have been a few pages longer to really give it that richness it seemed to be aiming for.