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Summary: A great story by Michaels!
Review: Barbara Michaels is my all-time favorite writer. SONS OF THE WOLF was the first book of hers I ever read, and though it is not my complete favorite I enjoyed it, and it's a great story to get started with. The characters are fascinating and the overall effect is spooky and page-turning. Definetly a good read.
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Summary: I thought it was great.
Review: I agree the book was slow at first, but then I could not put it down. I thought the ending was just as it should have been. The writing was superb and kept you wanting to turn the next page. If anyone didn't like the book it was because they must not have liked the fact that she wrote it as a journal. I guess it must be a woman thing.
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Summary: Good but slow
Review: I found the book to be pretty good, but it is not one of my favorites. I thought it was hard to get into and it wasn't that easy to follow in the beginning. I loved the ending and the way all of her characters seem to come alive.
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Summary: A good book, but not one of her best
Review: I have read all of the books by both Michaels and her other pen name, Elizabeth Peters. She is a great auther to get hooked on because at her personal worst, she is still a very readable auther. This is one of her several gothic novels, which include greygallows and master of blacktower, and while this one wasn't quite as formulaic as the other gothics, it didn't have her usual pizzazz or romance. However, it was a good book. To any of her other fans, do you notice ho she incorperates certain elements into most of her stories ( large noses, references to the Bronte book 'Jane Eyre' large cats, ect..? just wondering)
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I have read this book numerous times, and each time it gets better. I even bought a hardcover copy because my paperback version is dog-eared and bent in several places because of how many times I have read it. The heroine in this book is especially likeable as is the hero. Even the villian is somewhat likeable because of the talent of the author. This book is in my opinion Barbara Michaels finest work and I have read all her books. Other books I would recommend by this author are "Here I Stay" and "Vanish with the Rose". Also by her other pseudonym Elizabeth Peters, I would recommend the Vicky Bliss mysteries.
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Summary: good book
Review: I loved the entire story. The characters, the mystery, and the settling give just makes you want to read it over and over again and still be intrigue. When I saw the book for the first time, I looked at its cover first because it seemed promising along with the title that there was a mystery behind it so I bought it and I love. Trust me, if you are a fan of Barbara Michaels and you have not read this yet then read it. It is worth your time trust me.
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Summary: The wolf within Mrs. Michaels
Review: Sons of the Wolf has to be Barbara Michaels greatest novel yet. This novel is full of myster and drama. The novel begins with two sisters Harriet and Ada who have just become orphaned by their grandmother, and are forced to live with a distant cousin. In it they discover two bothers who are total oppostes and who have secrets themselves. Yet the main question circulating throughout the novel is, who is the true wolf trying to devour the innocent sheep like sisters. If you love mystery and dramam I highly recommend you read this novel.
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Summary: A classic gothic
Review: This is one of Michaels's finest, in my opinion, tied with _Black Rainbow_ for my favorite among her gothics. If you prefer her contemporary romantic suspense novels like _The Dancing Floor_, this is probably not for you. If, however, you love _Jane Eyre_ and books in the true gothic tradition--a sympathetic, adventurous heroine; a sinister villain; a bleak nineteenth-century setting; and increasing suspense and danger--this is a must-read. Michaels also offers her trademark enhancements of the formula in the shape of an engaging, humorous, and genuinely likeable hero (no brooding churl!) and welcome touches of humor. I find the heroine especially enjoyable, unlike Michaels's more recent heroines, who are more abrasive, defensive, and unsympathetic. This is perfect rainy-day or winter reading. If you listen, you can hear the howling of the wolves...
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Summary: A classic gothic
Review: This is one of Michaels's finest, in my opinion, tied with _Black Rainbow_ for my favorite among her gothics. If you prefer her contemporary romantic suspense novels like _The Dancing Floor_, this is probably not for you. If, however, you love _Jane Eyre_ and books in the true gothic tradition--a sympathetic, adventurous heroine; a sinister villain; a bleak nineteenth-century setting; and increasing suspense and danger--this is a must-read. Michaels also offers her trademark enhancements of the formula in the shape of an engaging, humorous, and genuinely likeable hero (no brooding churl!) and welcome touches of humor. I find the heroine especially enjoyable, unlike Michaels's more recent heroines, who are more abrasive, defensive, and unsympathetic. This is perfect rainy-day or winter reading. If you listen, you can hear the howling of the wolves...
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Summary: good book
Review: This novel lacks the sophistication of many of Barbara Michaels' other works, but it offers a good read just the same. You have to get into the gothic spirit of the thing to enjoy it. Sure, it's silly and the wolves aren't that scary - and there are limited possibilities as to who the villain could turn out to be. But if you're a fan of that "windswept moor" kind of suspense novel, complete with carriages, heiresses, castles, and crumbling ruins by moonlight, then you will probably enjoy it. It's certainly not a bad specimen of the genre, and I found it fun to read. But if you're looking for a suspense novel like the author's Stitches in Time or Houses of Stone, you won't find it here. Sons of the Wolf just doesn't have that kind of intellectual breadth and it won't absorb you the same way.
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