Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Nightshade


Title: Nightshade
Author: Andrea Cremer
Publisher: Philomel Books
Pages: 454
Source of Book: My local public library
Summary: (courtesy of http://www.andreacremer.com/books.html)

While other teenage girls daydream about boys, Calla Tor imagines ripping out her enemies’ throats. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Calla was born a warrior and on her eighteenth-birthday she’ll become the alpha female of the next generation of Guardian wolves. But Calla’s predestined path veers off course the moment she saves the life of a wayward hiker, a boy her own age. This human boy’s secret will turn the young pack's world upside down and forever alter the outcome of the centuries-old Witches' War that surrounds them all.

My Rating: 8.5 out of a possible 10


Explanation: This book was sick. in a good way.
 
Once I got past the names all being mildly strange and began to figure out who was who and what the guardians and keepers and searchers were, the book went from mildly interesting to fascinating.
 
Calla is torn between two boys, typical YA novel. Unlike the typical YA novel, one seems awesome and the other one.. I can't figure out if I love him or hate him...but I'm pretty sure I love him.
 
This book was good, routine, and as the end approached things started happening that no one [or at least not myself and the characters] foresaw. The last chapter is amazingly intense, and I'm very glad it's going to be a trilogy. [They seem to be my thing lately].
 
Overall, this book was super entertaining, and the main character had some interesting dilemmas. I genuinely enjoyed it, more and more as the book progressed and the plot became more complex. The role of women in this was very interesting, as everyone seems to be somewhat subservient of the males due to the principles of the wolf pack....
 
I think it's time to say buh bye vampires and hello warewolves.

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