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abaugher's review against another edition
4.0
this was a nice short read, and covered a bit of scottish folklore and religious superstition way back when real men still wore kilts. it's set in a small isolated town on the shore of a scottish loch (so there's got to be some really good monster story here). it's Werewolves: the Scottish Edition. pretty cool. it kind of reminds my of My Swordhand is Singng by Marcus Sedgwick--an old, often untold story of scary creatures, a small, isolated population, and dreary climate. great fireplace-on-a-cold-night reading.
duriangray's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
alouymartinez's review against another edition
4.0
pretty good story, it was warm, and interesting. I loved how it was a stand alone story as well. The author for having such a quick and sweet, yet, kinda scary story did a great job to bring the characters to live.
kraley's review against another edition
2.0
This was not a great follow-up to my Hollow Kingdom high I had been on. I guess I didn't really enjoy the world as much. It felt more thrown together than well crafted. I do recommend the Hollow Kingdom, and still think I would try another book from this author, but this wasn't my favorite.
kapowski's review against another edition
3.0
I was very intrigued at the start, full of mystery and promise. And in Scotland! So many possibilities to tie in historic customs and folklore! Sadly, that didn't happen. The manifestation of the werewolf was very interesting and I like the new angle quite a bit, but I felt hardly any connection at all to Maddie and Paul throughout the story. It was still a light, mostly enjoyable read, even if it did end rather abruptly.
fictionaladventures's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
2.0
This was an odd one. It felt like a book published decades earlier than it was, like the kind of thing you’d be assigned to read in school. Better than most school books, but still not as good as something you’d choose for yourself. It took a long time for me to feel any investment in the story, and I even thought about DNF’ing. It definitely got better, but never wow’d me. The best part by far was the werewolf mythology, definitely the coolest version of werewolves I’ve ever read about and I’d love to see this same version in a newer style, by Holly Black or Leigh Bardugo or someone like that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
tiffasaurusrex's review
5.0
Very good, definitely more MG than YA, wish I'd gotten the new (not cheesy) cover.
sarahmariespectrum's review
3.0
I never, NEVER ever want to see this book or author again.
Agh. It left a bad taste in my mouth, and I almost did not finish it. But I was less than ten pages away and I just decided to finish it for the sake of my 200 reading goal.
A friend recommended this book to me, but I really wish she hadn't.
This book is set in Scotland and is about werewolves. I did not think it would be so dark for a YA novel & I was shocked at how dark it was after reading it.
There was little, if any redeeming qualities about the book & frankly it was a waste of my time. Though the main character Paul (aka the werewolf) reminds me of Vincet Valentine of Final FantasyVII & Advent Children. I could swear they where twins, if not the same person.
The most in infuriating thing for me in the book, was when a character was talking about something in the past and reffered to a character as a "Bible Witch."
Minus how dark it was, it was written quite well. But I am never reading anything like that again. I hiqhly recommend nobody reads it.
Agh. It left a bad taste in my mouth, and I almost did not finish it. But I was less than ten pages away and I just decided to finish it for the sake of my 200 reading goal.
A friend recommended this book to me, but I really wish she hadn't.
This book is set in Scotland and is about werewolves. I did not think it would be so dark for a YA novel & I was shocked at how dark it was after reading it.
There was little, if any redeeming qualities about the book & frankly it was a waste of my time. Though the main character Paul (aka the werewolf) reminds me of Vincet Valentine of Final FantasyVII & Advent Children. I could swear they where twins, if not the same person.
The most in infuriating thing for me in the book, was when a character was talking about something in the past and reffered to a character as a "Bible Witch."
Minus how dark it was, it was written quite well. But I am never reading anything like that again. I hiqhly recommend nobody reads it.
crowyhead's review
3.0
This is a unique take on the werewolf legend, set in a well-realized medieval Scottish landscape. Dunkle's tendency to "tell" rather than "show" is still very much in evidence here, and the ending was a bit predictable, but it's a good, fast adventure with a real sense of menace.