Review: A good book that should have been better
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
Fifteen college students are drawn into a conversation about werewolves in the first chapter of this two book series. By the final chapter, only four may be categorized as survivors.I read Lycanthrope as a complete story, beginning with Book 1 and progressing to Book 2. In spite of the overcrowded first chapter and some awkward writing, I was prepared to like Lycanthrope because I sensed a clever premise. It drew me on even when individuals began acting out of character, their motivations tenuous, and the presentation of information became labored. I picked up the clues strewn along the path and noted the misdirection employed by the writer. The ending, as all good endings should, held one or two logical surprises but then it was spoiled by over-explanation.A more disciplined, less self-indulgent, approach by the writer would have created a great single volume story. It is still a readable story, but it should have been so much better.