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pam2375's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good one that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book.
This was the second book of what I am assuming is a series because it did not tie up a lot of loose ends. I will read more books by this author.
If you like werewolves and vampires, you will definitely like this book.
This was the second book of what I am assuming is a series because it did not tie up a lot of loose ends. I will read more books by this author.
If you like werewolves and vampires, you will definitely like this book.
necrabelle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
_thunderhead_'s review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
cathybruce208's review against another edition
5.0
I did miss Jake's voice, but I love Tallula's. This book grabs you in the first chapter and never lets up. It took the world-building to new places, but it's clearly got a few more tricks up its sleeve.
Tallula's is an anti-hero and it never lets you lose sight of her status as a monster. But you root for her anyway. That's a neat trick for an author to pull off.
Tallula's is an anti-hero and it never lets you lose sight of her status as a monster. But you root for her anyway. That's a neat trick for an author to pull off.
mikewa14's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as the Last Werewolf, but still a compelling read
http://0651frombrighton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/talulla-rising-glen-duncan.html
http://0651frombrighton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/talulla-rising-glen-duncan.html
tobinlopes's review against another edition
3.0
In moving from lonely male werewolf to a female with a "cub" this chapter in the story takes lycanthropian tales into a rarely, if ever, seen field of motherly stories with a twist. The twist being torture, blood, dismemberment, sex - including mentioning c--ks and c--ts, and the requisite vampire vs. werewolf throwdown.
Duncan's take on the werewolf is violent, sexual, primal, dualistic, and best of all - good. If he means to deal with themes the way Anne Rice has done he failed. But he does create compelling characters that are worth reading about.
I will be there for the next installment.
I gave it a 7.5/10 on my personal scale.
-tpl
Duncan's take on the werewolf is violent, sexual, primal, dualistic, and best of all - good. If he means to deal with themes the way Anne Rice has done he failed. But he does create compelling characters that are worth reading about.
I will be there for the next installment.
I gave it a 7.5/10 on my personal scale.
-tpl
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
Talulla Rising is the sequel to The Last Werewolf, one of my favorite books of 2011. Like TLW, Talulla Rising is a bloody book about monsters and the meaning of life, with a tremendous amount of no-holds-barred, very gruesome violence perpetrated to different degrees and with different amounts of enjoyment by just about everyone we encounter.
TLW ended quite shockingly,
Talulla Rising picks up just a few months after the end of the previous book, with Talulla sequestered in remote Alaska, suffering through her Curse's response to the pregnancy and fearful about birth, motherhood, and the looming question of how to stay alive and how to keep her baby safe. Needless to say, it doesn't go well, violence pops in at the most inopportune time, and Talulla is forced into a non-stop, desperate course of action that continues the bloodshed (and occasional dismemberment) that we've come to expect in these blood-soaked werewolf books.
I won't give away any other plot details, but will say that I was surprised to hear that Glen Duncan had written a sequel to TLW, as I thought it wrapped up as a stand-alone novel. Likewise, after finishing Talulla Rising, I thought the story was done (despite a few loose plot threads), but just read that a third and final book is planned. Of course I'll read the next one. Glen Duncan is a powerful and magnificent writer, who twists and turns the English language in all sorts of unexpected and beautiful ways. While the writing itself was more remarkable in the first book, perhaps because TLW seemed a much more contemplative narrative than Tallula Rising, Duncan's skill with words is evident in TR as well.
A final note: With a female protagonist, the emphasis on the werewolf's monthly Curse takes on new meaning, as Talulla suffers through the rage and physical changes imposed on her body, a slave to her biology, yet also undeniably delighting in her power and fearlessness. Talulla's thoughts and fears regarding motherhood are also quite interesting, and her self-doubt about her maternal instincts -- while taken to the the extreme, as most new mothers don't literally fear eating their young -- is not unusual for someone experiencing a first pregnancy and the crushing changes, both physical and emotional, that ensue.
My recommendation: Read The Last Werewolf, and then read Talulla Rising, but be warned. These books are not for the faint of heart. No hearts and flowers in this story about new motherhood. Well, maybe a few hearts, but they tend to get eaten.
TLW ended quite shockingly,
Spoiler
with the titular last werewolf, Jake Marlowe, ending up not being the last after all. Jake met Talulla, and their shared love and bloodlust was both powerful and scary. TLW ends with Jake's death, and Talulla is left to carry on by herself, heartbreaken, hunted, and pregnant with Jake's baby, a situation thought impossible until now.Talulla Rising picks up just a few months after the end of the previous book, with Talulla sequestered in remote Alaska, suffering through her Curse's response to the pregnancy and fearful about birth, motherhood, and the looming question of how to stay alive and how to keep her baby safe. Needless to say, it doesn't go well, violence pops in at the most inopportune time, and Talulla is forced into a non-stop, desperate course of action that continues the bloodshed (and occasional dismemberment) that we've come to expect in these blood-soaked werewolf books.
I won't give away any other plot details, but will say that I was surprised to hear that Glen Duncan had written a sequel to TLW, as I thought it wrapped up as a stand-alone novel. Likewise, after finishing Talulla Rising, I thought the story was done (despite a few loose plot threads), but just read that a third and final book is planned. Of course I'll read the next one. Glen Duncan is a powerful and magnificent writer, who twists and turns the English language in all sorts of unexpected and beautiful ways. While the writing itself was more remarkable in the first book, perhaps because TLW seemed a much more contemplative narrative than Tallula Rising, Duncan's skill with words is evident in TR as well.
A final note: With a female protagonist, the emphasis on the werewolf's monthly Curse takes on new meaning, as Talulla suffers through the rage and physical changes imposed on her body, a slave to her biology, yet also undeniably delighting in her power and fearlessness. Talulla's thoughts and fears regarding motherhood are also quite interesting, and her self-doubt about her maternal instincts -- while taken to the the extreme, as most new mothers don't literally fear eating their young -- is not unusual for someone experiencing a first pregnancy and the crushing changes, both physical and emotional, that ensue.
My recommendation: Read The Last Werewolf, and then read Talulla Rising, but be warned. These books are not for the faint of heart. No hearts and flowers in this story about new motherhood. Well, maybe a few hearts, but they tend to get eaten.
maggienack's review against another edition
3.0
After a slow talkie start, it gets better although grisly. I'm not so sure I care to read the third. Meh.
hagbard_celine's review against another edition
2.0
A neat story about super-critters marred by the author's preoccupation with grim sexuality as the marker of good art.
alessiasbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Much love for this book, with a main character strong and charming, i’m in love with Talulla and i miss Jake so much, this couple are very amazing!! The written of Glen Duncan it’s always cruel and i love it.