Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

A fun read. Blakley-Cartwright is a talented writer, on a prose level and in terms of story-telling. I think a lot of writers struggle to create character-driven conflict without making one character the good guy and one character the bad guy -- but all three of the central characters here are well-formed, sympathetic even when they're behaving badly. The resolution is a little pat -- my advice: skip the last chapter -- but otherwise there's a lot to enjoy here.

thnx netgalley!

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A fun read. Blakley-Cartwright is a talented writer, on a prose level and in terms of story-telling. I think a lot of writers struggle to create character-driven conflict without making one character the good guy and one character the bad guy -- but all three of the central characters here are well-formed, sympathetic even when they're behaving badly. The resolution is a little pat -- my advice: skip the last chapter -- but otherwise there's a lot to enjoy here.

thnx netgalley!… (mehr)

En una época en que las aldeas son tan pequeñas que todo el mundo se conoce, Valerie intenta abrirse camino en la vida sin ser precisamente una “buena chica”. Cuando el hombre lobo la elige, debe tomar una decisión imposible pero no tiene a quién recurrir. Su padre está borracho en el pueblo, su madre desea controlarla y las demás chicas se apresuran a acusarla de brujería.En esta nueva, peligrosa y absorbente versión del cuento clásico, quizás resulte complicado dar con un final feliz… (A partir de 12 años)… (mehr)

Got through the ending of the book with no ending. Have not seen movie yet so now do I see movie first or just read ending on Internet? The storyline held my interest until I realized the characters just wouldn't grow or change by giving more info as I read. Never find out why Peter and father must leave village. Grandmother seems nice to Valerie's family but yet is strange with Valerie imagining wolf-like traits. Father is drunk, mother worthless. Henry is almost too nice, too chivalry - makes deal with Peter out of love. Bringing in a werewolf hunter adds suspense but just is a hater.… (mehr)