Review: Highly Recommended Urban Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
'Year of the Wolf' is the story of determined, outspoken teenager Citlalli and the changes in her life that force her face up to the horrifying truth of her sister's disappearance years before.  Soon she must seek out the mysterious queen from the spirit world who means harm to her and her family.I could not put this book down!  The interesting mix of urban and high fantasy along with well developed, enjoyable characters made for a tremendously enthralling read. I loved both the vividly described South Korean real world setting and the very different spirit world of Eve with its many strange, mythic creatures.  Citlalli was fiery and fun to follow through the adventure, her sister Raina I felt almost instantly sorry for and just wanted to look after, and I found myself very intrigued by the flawed vampire character Khyber.There were one or two confusing moments, but nothing major or affecting the story.  The second part skips between Raina & Citlalli, where part one was all Citlalli so that threw me a little bit but the story was even better from that point on, so no complaints from me!  I will say the ending was a bit abrupt but I went straight on to 'Year of the Tiger' so there was no real problem there either.To sum up, I was blown away by how good this book was.  If you like urban fantasy this one has a more unique flavour than most.  It's something a bit different in the genre, yet also maintains a satisfying action/adventure storyline with plenty of character development and a hint of romance on the side.Amazing book.  Highly recommended!