Review: I liked the series better after the first book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2013
To be honest, I cannot put my finger on exactly what it was that kept me glued to these books.  I have just finished book six of this series (I read them all in a row), and I enjoyed all but some of the first book.  I did not like the descriptions of those from the convict spaceship and their actions toward those from the 'good colonists' spaceship when they all landed on the new planet, but that is my personal preference and not necessarily indicative of the quality of writing.  The author has an engaging style.I very much enjoyed the descriptions of the wolf-human interactions and bonding and would like to have read more about that - in all the books.  If I rate any of the subsequent books, I will give them 4 stars.This series covers a period of over 800 years, so each book is about later generations of each family line.  The books generally focus on particular vadeln (human-wolf) pairs and their participation in the events of their book, and each book is pretty much about introducing the vadelns, preparing for war, and fighting the war - in a nutshell.I would not describe this series as 'suspense-filled', but (obviously, since I've read 6 of the books) there was something which held my interest and attention enough to want to read 'the next book.'I don't know if this review will be helpful or not, but I would recommend this series generally.  And I would recommend that you read at least the first 2 books - if you don't like parts of the first book (which you must read to get the background and setting for the series), try the second book; it gets better.  And then you may find, as I did, that you want to read just one more...to see what happens next.