Dahnya H. (cmcloud95) reviewed on 3/28/2015 + 3 more book reviews

Overall, I enjoyed the story and it was classic Anne Rice writing, with detailed descriptions and rich scene setting. It's a well written book from a good author, however, I did not love it. The beginning was a little tedious and it took a bit for the story to move along. Once it does, it picks up pace but then it slows down again and seems to drag in the middle and toward the end. I think the book should have ended AT LEAST 50 pages sooner than it did, if not more It just seemed to go on and on. I can't say I felt a strong connection to any of the characters and I feel there was too much inner dialogue present in the book. Some inner dialogue is always good to a degree but this was a bit overkill. There was a little too much philosophizing. Again, I enjoy this in a book but it started to feel repetitive. It took me two weeks to get myself through this whole book, whereas I usually get through a good book within a few days. It IS a good book. It's a new take on the werewolf theme. It just needs to be condensed a bit and there are a few things in the story that bothered me and I just couldn't make sense of in my head. The main one being Laura's character and her relationship with Reuben. Somehow, I just can't seem to believe that a woman living in the woods would instantly be in lust with a man wolf that appears at her door and they automatically have this deep connection. The idea of her having sex with him in his animal form is rather unappealing. I also didn't care for the back story, the whole history of how werewolves came to be. I give the author credit for trying to come up with something unique and different. It's interesting but wasn't very believable for me. I greatly love Anne's vampire chronicles. I'm only lukewarm in my feelings toward her werewolf story. But I am glad I read it. It's worthy of 3 solid stars. I do recommend it if you are an Anne Rice fan. Just be prepared for the above mentioned critiques. Maybe you'll enjoy it better than I did. I don't know if I'll be reading the next books in the series or not. I'm hoping the story gets better and there isn't as much inner repetitive diatribe.

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