Vivian and her pack have survived among humans by keeping
a low profile. Werewolves, they live
together in a pack, moving on when they sense that the group is in danger. The
pack however is being torn apart because one of their members is killing humans and
bringing unwanted attention their way.
Viv meanwhile has broken rules on her own: dating a human and then – in a fit of poor
judgment – revealing herself to him. Worse, as the body count starts to rise, the
evidence suggests that it might be Viv who is actually the murderer.
I’ve never had much interest in supernatural YA, but I was
given this book by an acquaintance in order to introduce me to the genre. I was particularly struck by one key
difference from more realistic YA: werewolves are much more
carnal creatures and Viv gets to exhibit a lot more sexual agency than a
typical human teenager would be allowed.
I wonder if that is in fact a big part of the appeal (be a werewolf and
you get to lustily attack your boyfriend)?
I enjoyed the introduction to the rituals of pack
culture. I particularly liked all the
references to wolf behavior (having observed wild wolves, I could picture a lot
of what they were doing). And this
particular novel seemed a good introduction to the idea.
Storywise, there were way too many characters and the ending fizzled
out. And a minor pet peeve was the title: there was plenty of blood, but no chocolate! But even if the novel was flawed, what an interesting diversion!
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