English language
Published Feb. 7, 2009 by Scholastic.
In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.
For me, this was a "warm blanket" story. It wasn't too complex and the stakes weren't too high, so I could just... enjoy.
Unfortunately, the male narrator doesn't fit the character and doesn't mesh well with the other narrator. I would have enjoyed the experience more if I didn't flinch every time the POV switched to Sam.
I did not expect to like this as much as I did. Apparently Stiefvater was always good at taking a cliché and twisting it until it gets kind of interesting.
A entertaining if a little predictable love story. Clearly YA with it's rose tinted view on relationships.
Stiefvater's quick sense of humor, well-turned prose, likeable characters, and believable conflicts turn what could've been just another paranormal teen romance into a truly enjoyable read. And I say this as someone with no interest in that genre (and certainly none in the execrable Twilight series).
The innovation of making lycanthropy a seasonal problem, rather than a lunar one, was intriguing. Stiefvater writes like someone with a great deal of research and people-watching under her belt. Will absolutely be seeking out the next novel in this series.
I liked the writing style and the flow,
Loving the end :)
I guess I'm not enthralled by werewolves anymore. I need a break from vampires and werewolves. I've been trying to thrill myself with other monsters. I couldn't help myself though. I still wanted to read it. The elements that I liked about "Twilight" and "New Moon" were absent from this book. It's almost impossible not to make comparisons. Perhaps if I had read it at a different time I might have loved it.
