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chelsea2020's review
5.0
This was an amazing little story about wolves and demonic beings. And magic. Don't forget that. In a world of magic and mayhem, all things are made possible. And who could possibly understand that better than Maria "Grazi" Kelly?
Orphaned at a young age, Grazi has always been the "lone wolf" of her community. She has Nonna to care for her, and she lives among the family of her family. Yet she has never truly belonged with anyone, maybe not even fully with Nonna who took her in at her very worst. Her family-situations becomes increasingly more complex when her father's family shows up out of no where, changing her life forever. Could things get any worse?
Now it is up to Grazi to train to fight the forces of evil, as a creature sanctioned by God for the very purpose of serving Him and His creations. Grazi might have always been different, but the forces at work around her are far beyond her wildest imaginings. She can only hope that when the time comes, she will be strong enough to lead the battle against evil and restore goodness to the world.
I liked this little story. It was no novella, but it was not the full-blown novel that I was expecting either. It always amazes me when good authors can fit so much story into such a short number of pages. The plot advanced quite nicely and was paced at a manageable rate. Very well done. The only issue I had were the spattering of grammatical errors throughout the book, but nothing too severe as to detract from my enjoyment and the story itself. All-in-all, I would definitely recommend this to this with a fancy for the paranormal and a respect/admiration for the Catholic Faith, as this book is heavy on Catholic practices.
Orphaned at a young age, Grazi has always been the "lone wolf" of her community. She has Nonna to care for her, and she lives among the family of her family. Yet she has never truly belonged with anyone, maybe not even fully with Nonna who took her in at her very worst. Her family-situations becomes increasingly more complex when her father's family shows up out of no where, changing her life forever. Could things get any worse?
Now it is up to Grazi to train to fight the forces of evil, as a creature sanctioned by God for the very purpose of serving Him and His creations. Grazi might have always been different, but the forces at work around her are far beyond her wildest imaginings. She can only hope that when the time comes, she will be strong enough to lead the battle against evil and restore goodness to the world.
I liked this little story. It was no novella, but it was not the full-blown novel that I was expecting either. It always amazes me when good authors can fit so much story into such a short number of pages. The plot advanced quite nicely and was paced at a manageable rate. Very well done. The only issue I had were the spattering of grammatical errors throughout the book, but nothing too severe as to detract from my enjoyment and the story itself. All-in-all, I would definitely recommend this to this with a fancy for the paranormal and a respect/admiration for the Catholic Faith, as this book is heavy on Catholic practices.
inmyhumbleopinion's review
5.0
I listened non-stop to this book. Wolf Moon tells the story of a young girl, Grazi Kelly, coming into her own. The fact that she is a prophesied werewolf just adds to the difficulties of being a teenager. This story is filled with teenage angst and bravery. Grazi is smart and watching her grow into person she will need to be is enthralling. This is a terrific start to a series and I’m off to purchase the next book.
energyrae's review against another edition
3.0
I hadn't read anything of Gorri's before and the premise of Wolf Moon sounded good. While I feel it is a good story line, the sentences are very choppy, in need of commas, or just contain odd word structuring. I felt like some scenes were rushed through in their descriptions, with some poor transitions. The dialog is sometimes hard to follow because while Gorri is trying to express how teenagers talk, getting "like" thrown into a sentence you are reading makes it clunky.
The premise is that Maria is a teenage orphan living with extended family. We meet Nonna, her grandmother whom she loves dearly, a fun and loving uncle, a haughty aunt, and two bratty cousins, one of which enjoys making Maria's school life miserable. After in incident in P.E, Maria discovers that she is a wolf, so she needs to learn to live as a wolf and battle typical teenage problems and milestones at the same time.
It would be great to see this get vetted through a good editor because the bones of the story are good.
The premise is that Maria is a teenage orphan living with extended family. We meet Nonna, her grandmother whom she loves dearly, a fun and loving uncle, a haughty aunt, and two bratty cousins, one of which enjoys making Maria's school life miserable. After in incident in P.E, Maria discovers that she is a wolf, so she needs to learn to live as a wolf and battle typical teenage problems and milestones at the same time.
It would be great to see this get vetted through a good editor because the bones of the story are good.
storieswithsoul's review against another edition
5.0
I liked this book a lot. Its a story about a werewolf who is in the dark about herself and when the time came for her to shift she had to deal with a lot of things. Her uncle came to visit out of the blue, she had no prior knowledge of her father's family. Things seemed quite complicated and she was confused about whom to trust or not to trust. And then there were the killings. police ruled it as animal attacks but was that all? Or was there more to the story?
She had a normal teenage life. Mean girls tormenting her and a cute guy she was crushing on. Life wasn't easy as it was but then things got even worse. She was to lead an army of werewolves to fight demons and she was so not ready for that....
This book intrigued me from the very beginning. I loved reading about Grazi and her life. All the supporting characters were well written as well. As book one its clearly a "build up" to the main plot so the story leaves a lot of unanswered questions. But there was no frustrating cliff hanger so people like me can enjoy it (I just don't like cliff hanger).
I will recommend this book to any paranormal fiction's fan. Its worth a read!!
She had a normal teenage life. Mean girls tormenting her and a cute guy she was crushing on. Life wasn't easy as it was but then things got even worse. She was to lead an army of werewolves to fight demons and she was so not ready for that....
This book intrigued me from the very beginning. I loved reading about Grazi and her life. All the supporting characters were well written as well. As book one its clearly a "build up" to the main plot so the story leaves a lot of unanswered questions. But there was no frustrating cliff hanger so people like me can enjoy it (I just don't like cliff hanger).
I will recommend this book to any paranormal fiction's fan. Its worth a read!!
thetasigma906's review against another edition
4.0
I was given this as a free eBook in exchange for a review by the author.
Maria Graziana Kelly is a normal teenage girl suffering through the normal things teenagers worry about, boys, periods, bullies. But is she really normal?
I found this a very easy book to read, and a very enjoyable book. I kept on reading, wanting to find out what happened next. There are a few minor grammar errors throughout, but none of these distract from the story at all.
I will definitely be getting the next book in the series to find out what happens next!
4/5 stars!
Maria Graziana Kelly is a normal teenage girl suffering through the normal things teenagers worry about, boys, periods, bullies. But is she really normal?
I found this a very easy book to read, and a very enjoyable book. I kept on reading, wanting to find out what happened next. There are a few minor grammar errors throughout, but none of these distract from the story at all.
I will definitely be getting the next book in the series to find out what happens next!
4/5 stars!
emmajaye's review
4.0
A decent YA ‘chosen one’ tale, this time involving werewolves with witches as the enemy. Geeky orphan girl, being bullied by her incredibly good-looking cousin is stunned to find out the college hotty likes her instead. With the help of a long lost uncle and a even hotter teenage Irish friend of the family, our heroine starts to discover how to be a werewolf whilst dealing with being a teenager and mysterious deaths on the school grounds. The plot isn’t particularly unusual, although modern quirks such as online gaming and praying in ‘text talk’ make this tale bang up to date.
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