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Book Review of Wolf at the Door (The Others, Bk 1)

Wolf at the Door (The Others, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 1


It's not science fiction. It's not modern gothic fiction. It's not even erotic fiction. So what is it? It is nearly a hundred thousand words in search of a story to tell. It did presented a completely unique and compelling view of lycanthropy and werewolves. That much was true. Granted, there are none of the tired cliches found in the more pornographic adult books. And unfortunately there is also none of the raw power and pure understanding of the human psyche. The erotic scenes are excessively long, not that 'hot' and completely unnecessary as they are for ummm for satisfaction only and not required for 'bonding'. They take up nearly a third of the book and add nothing to the reader's understanding of either of the characters or the current crisis they find themselves in, to to the story as a whole.

SPOILERS: The grand finale's twist was to name the bitch granny as a collaborator to the Inquisitors of Light. And have the said BITCH Granny actually turn out a helpless victim, that must be rescued, was weak at best. And then have the rescuers rescued (hello twist 2) was obvious since the first page of the end. I was disappointed with the ending climax. The bad guys were more powerful than the good guys, then all of a sudden the good guys won. I was shaking my head thinking how did that happen? Over all it was not too bad, just not the best either. Solid 3 Stars I think. Easy solid uncomplicated read.