Review: Average to good werewolf yarm.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
I don't want to rip on this book too much. I read it to the end and I did not feel cheated at any point in the process like some of the others I have read. Crow has a good command of the language and is a talented writer. My disappointment lies in the implausible characters and scenarios. The two brother hunters I get. The vengeance filled guest hunters I don't...not plausible. The concept that you could be beaten and wounded as severely as some of the prey/people and still be functioning...not plausible. The concept that you can be wounded seriously in the tropics and not die of gangrene or similar...not plausible. Now, it IS a werewolf novel and a bit of leeway has to be given in the plausibility category but that is not the only issue I have with the book. The ending is flat.  Without giving away the story, there is simply no character who is redeemed and survives or anything similar which would make you feel good at the end of the book.  So, like I said, I don't want to rip on the novel or Mr. Crow too much.  I read the entire book and looked forward to picking it up each night and seeing what the next chapter held.  It was a clever new twist on an old idea and, if the ending had been a bit more uplifting, I might have given it 4 stars.  I appreciate his efforts and would not discourage you from reading this work.  Just be prepared, the ending is likely to leave you cold.