Review: You Growl Girl!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2013
Normally I balk at strong female leads because they seem so artificial. In this case, however, I would have to say that Sophie really grew on me. The progression was subtle yet powerful: an original coming of age story.I really appreciated the extended family environment. I've always been an advocate of this structure despite the pervasiveness of the independent, nuclear family. I only wish we could instill this in human families.The various relationships in the novel were well developed and the plot was not predictable. I kept thinking, “Ah ha! I’ve got it now!” only to discover that I hadn’t quite figure it out after all. Fortunately, Sophie takes initiative, and we are ultimately rewarded by her vigilance.While Howl does not terminate with a cliffhanger, it opens the door to other, perhaps more prominent, plots.  I'm curious to discover how they will develop in Grey’s subsequent books.