Review: Mother of Wolves Speaks to All
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2012
Mother of Wolves by Zoe Brooks will touch the chord of one's being that eclipses heart and soul.  The work is a fictional tale, by the author's own pledge, but the happenings are nothing new to anyone who has studied Native history and interaction with the white military and society.  The tales embedded within this work are heart-pumpingly enthralling.The characters are wonderfully vivid and detailed, though a reader will not see the faces.  The view is restricted to watching eyes that seek the forms out of the darkness of dreams.  One will find the familiar literary guises of underestimated heroes, and villains who hold a banner of right and good; but will be, perhaps, pleasantly surprised to find a strong and effervescent warrior of a female hero by the name of Lupa.  Thankfully, such power and humanity in a female hero is becoming more readily available to readers.  Brooks has created a hero which is both wolf and chameleon, living her life as a warrior/leader exacting justice on those who think themselves above others and the karmic law that hold all accountable for his or her own actions.The plot is well honed and written skillfully.  The work encapsulates a number of stories, which are each an important portion of life experienced by the hero and those close to her.  Mother of Wolves is an interwoven tapestry of life and all of the experiences and complications involved.  A reader will view the landscape as those traveling the wilds, not for fun and adventure, but for continued existence and the life of all held dear.