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A review by kblincoln
Silver by Rhiannon Held
4.0
The story begins in a stream of consciousness talk about a Lady, and Death following, and trying to outrun a monster. You get the sense that the speaker isn't all completely there.
And she isn't. After that bit of Silver's POV, we spend most of our time in the POV of her protector, Andrew Dare.
They are both werewolves. Silver has been tortured by someone to the point she cannot shift, has visions, a dead arm, and won't remember her name.
Andrew was sent by the powerful pack leader of most of the Eastern United States, Roanoke, to find this lone wolf invading their territory.
But when Andrew finds Silver, he can't just banish or kill her. His duty to his kind forces him, despite a past that causes all the other wolves to shun him, to bring Silver back West to find out who and why did this terrible thing.
This decision will completely break apart Andrew's life, forcing him to face his own power and forgive himself for his own past.
Don't come into this book looking for sexy werewolves and teen angst. Silver reads more like Patricia Briggs' Alpha and Omega Books than Laurell K Hamilton's were.
Andrew is very thoughtful; he always thinking through the consequence of his actions, stance, and words on the other characters. Silver is half-mad, and we have to guess at what she means. These things are not boring for me, however if you like the other kind of werewolf, this may be a slow-paced book for you.
I liked how the consequences of actions linger. Andrew thinks to himself something along the lines of "There's no happy ending for Silver" an in a way that's true. One also wonders if there will be a happy ending for Andrew after defying his Pack, and running rough-house over the Western Packs in order to find the torturer.
I also liked how Silver walked a narrow line of madness. Andrew was constantly theorizing how she could know things (that she said Death told her) and it made me question if Death existed or if Silver's unconscious were putting things together.
I will definitely be looking forward to any sequel, Andrew's tough, honor-bound caring and Silver's madness really appealed to me.
This Book's Snack Rating: Like hummus and pita for the satisfying friction between Andrew's rigorous self-control and Silver's creamy madness
And she isn't. After that bit of Silver's POV, we spend most of our time in the POV of her protector, Andrew Dare.
They are both werewolves. Silver has been tortured by someone to the point she cannot shift, has visions, a dead arm, and won't remember her name.
Andrew was sent by the powerful pack leader of most of the Eastern United States, Roanoke, to find this lone wolf invading their territory.
But when Andrew finds Silver, he can't just banish or kill her. His duty to his kind forces him, despite a past that causes all the other wolves to shun him, to bring Silver back West to find out who and why did this terrible thing.
This decision will completely break apart Andrew's life, forcing him to face his own power and forgive himself for his own past.
Don't come into this book looking for sexy werewolves and teen angst. Silver reads more like Patricia Briggs' Alpha and Omega Books than Laurell K Hamilton's were.
Andrew is very thoughtful; he always thinking through the consequence of his actions, stance, and words on the other characters. Silver is half-mad, and we have to guess at what she means. These things are not boring for me, however if you like the other kind of werewolf, this may be a slow-paced book for you.
I liked how the consequences of actions linger. Andrew thinks to himself something along the lines of "There's no happy ending for Silver" an in a way that's true. One also wonders if there will be a happy ending for Andrew after defying his Pack, and running rough-house over the Western Packs in order to find the torturer.
I also liked how Silver walked a narrow line of madness. Andrew was constantly theorizing how she could know things (that she said Death told her) and it made me question if Death existed or if Silver's unconscious were putting things together.
I will definitely be looking forward to any sequel, Andrew's tough, honor-bound caring and Silver's madness really appealed to me.
This Book's Snack Rating: Like hummus and pita for the satisfying friction between Andrew's rigorous self-control and Silver's creamy madness