Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy.  Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them.  I’ve already published another Waiting on Wednesday novel tonight with Born of an Iron Storm by Anthony Ryan; however, I’m also publishing a post to highlight the awesome upcoming fantasy mystery novel, The Last Soul Among Wolves by Melissa Caruso.

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The reason that I am choosing to highlight The Last Soul Among Wolves tonight is because I just published a review for Melissa Caruso’s fantastic 2024 novel, The Last Hour Between Worlds.  A great mystery read that saw the protagonist attempt to investigate a recuring series of magical murders amongst a dark time loop.  I had a ton of fun with The Last Hour Between Worlds, and I have been keen for the sequel for some time now.  It helps that The Last Soul Among Wolves, which is set for release in August 2025, has a particularly intriguing plot idea behind it that will cleverly follow Caruso’s previous book and initiates another dark series of events.

Plot Synopsis:

The Last Soul Among Wolves is the dazzling second instalment in Melissa Caruso’s bestselling Echo Archives series, a whip-smart fantasy adventure packed with murder, mystery and mind-bending magic.

To save her friends, Kem and Rika must once more race against the clock and descend into other realities. But the mansion is full of old secrets and new schemes, and soon the game becomes far more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.

The Last Soul Among Wolves sounds like another fantastic book from Caruso, and I look forward to the seeing how this new captivating narrative unfolds.  Setting the protagonist against another dark curse, this time around the classic scenario of a mysterious will reading at decrepit island mansion, has a lot of awesome potential, and I am very excited to see how it unfolds.  At the same time, the inclusion of several supporting characters from The Last Hour Between Worlds, should result in some fantastic character-focused moments, especially as most of the figures being included are a bunch of outrageous people from across the setting of the Echo Archives, each with their own secrets and history.  I imagine that Caruso has a very complex narrative set around uncovering all these character’s respective secrets, as well as figuring out how it connects to the curse trapping them, which should result in an impressive read.

Due to how amazing the first book in the Echo Archives was, I have very high hopes for The Last Soul Among Wolves, and it is one of my most anticipated reads for the second half of 2025.  Set to feature mystery, elaborate fantasy elements and an array of memorable central characters, The Last Soul Among Wolves will likely be one of Melissa Caruso’s strongest books yet (which is saying something), and I cannot wait to get my hands on it in a few months’ time.