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Summary: Must read follow-up to The Passion
Review: I had a hard time putting this book down. Do read the Passion first. What she does for werewolves is amazing!
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Summary: Tragic yet hopeful
Review: I have to say that I think that this book was possibly as good as the Passion, but one cannot begin this book thinking that it's going to be a repeat of the first of the series. This story mainly tells the lives of Brianna and Matise, the trials and torments that they endure as the result of Brianna's heritage and their love for each other. I heard that this is to be a series, but I have yet to see a possible third installment. My only complaint was with the jacket summary. It was very misleading in making the reader believe that there was going to be a romance/sexual tension between Alexander and his rescuer. Just to let you know, there isn't any at all. While I'll refrain from giving any more details from the book, I found it to be a satisfying read (great for a rainy day or at the beach). I recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: The Promise - Very dissapointing and boring
Review: I picked this book up on whim and wished I hadn't. I don't ever read this genre of writing, which is probably why I didn't enjoy it. After about page 2 I was bored with the thing as the author went on and on about how werewolves are responsible for everything from rocket science to bubble gum. It got so completely nauseating that I couldn't even finish it and actually threw the book away, which I have never done. The only positive thing I can say about this book is that it was well written and imaginative, but I personally couldn't get into it. I must be more old-fashioned than I like to think.
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Summary: An Author With A Good Imgination.
Review: I prefer Stephen King's and folklore's version of a Werewolf--the monster in the forest that likes to rip people apart. But, I like the writing of Anne Rice even though she corrupts the original reputation of vampires, so, I gave Donna a try and got this book. It was actually pretty good for being something so New Age.The only difference between these wolves and human beings is that they are physically stronger, they shape-shift and they are not as suppressive about sex and nudity as we humans are, which makes their sex lives better. They live among us, pretending to be humans, and working jobs as we do. In fact, they claim that every human achievement--for instance, the great Pyramids of Egypt, and Space shuttles--were all developed by werewolves who only were mistaken to be human, and they claim that all history books are inaccurate. Donna's Wolves think they are above every one of God's creatures, just like we humans do. Donna leaves no stone unturned. She or he? takes you into the wolves lives, how they are raised and how they mate, 'The Passion' how quickly they dissolve when they die, and describes how they interact with us humans....secretly. Donna even gives them a Myth that some of them believe, not much different from Christian Myths. In short, the Myth was this: everything man knows, even from the beginning of human existence, was knowledge only acquired through wolves, who have been around thousands upon thousands of years before man. Kind of ridiculous to think wolves ran with the Dinosaurs, but....then again, the bible treats animals with the same belittlement, defining them as soulless creatures, who were only put on the earth to feed men and women. Donna's werewolves are simply human, as much as they would hate to admit. There's a lot of love, a lot of Shakespearean passion, and a lot of flawless erotica between the werewolves, which I nodded my head too, only because it was with the wolves and not with humans. If Donna did that with humans, it would be highly unrealistic even for a fantasy story. There were a lot of dilemmas and struggles between Donna's characters, and situations kept changing, which made the book a real page turner. It was also well written. For that, I rate it a fair 4, even though the werewolves were not the dreadful monsters I would prefer them to be....and remain.
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Summary: Interesting, but not great
Review: I read both The Passion and The Promise. While I thought both books were interesting, I thought the werewolves were complete snobs. They treated humans as little more than trained dogs. It made all the loup garou very hard to like, and made the reader want to thumb their noses right back at the wolves, and say "Same to you, buddy." Luckily for me, I bought this book at a used bookstore, so I was able to trade it back in for credit. I'd have been really disappointed if I'd paid full price.
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Summary: Very fast reading!
Review: I read this book, in a day! (hours into the night) I found myself connected with each and every character. Quite brilliant. From what little I know of these creatures, I felt that the characters exhibited many traits of an actual wolf, creating a believable werewolf race. They command irrational superiority! Most importantly: I got this book for christmas, not knowing that it was the second in the series, and I did NOT feel that I was 'missing' anything by not reading the first. Of course, I will now get the first one, I just hope that it is as captivating as this one! I did not find anything 'cliche' about this book, it was passionate, adventure-full, mysterious, and a bit dark. I really do hope that there is more to come, it sure made me feel that there will be! When you first began, you may start to feel that the werewolves have 'too much' destain for humans, but you must read on.....there are lessons to be learned! To the author: please do write another sequal, this David has me mesmerized already, and the clans have yet to do so much more 'together'.
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Summary: Sequel not quite up to prequel.
Review: I read this part of the series first. I liked it well enough to hunt out the first part, which I loved far more. I think I was mostly disappointed because the story itself didn't live up to the jacket summary. About 90% of the novel had to do with the past and Matisse and Brianna's young lives. I had hoped for at least a 50-50 proposition here. I would have loved for the wolf researcher to know Nicholas well enough to fall for him. In short, I guess I was hoping for some romance between the woman who'd lost her husband in a car accident and the man who was also a wolf. Hopefully, the third installment will show Nicholas in as romantic a light as "The Passion" showed Alexander.
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Summary: More than just good romance
Review: I thought these books (The Passion and The Promise) were going to be a cheesy romance novels, but the stories really moved me. They are also stories of survival, compassion, and suspense. I thought about them long after I finished and can't wait to read the next in the series. If you're on the fence, definitely give these a chance, you won't regret it.
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Summary: More than just good romance
Review: I thought these books (The Passion and The Promise) were going to be a cheesy romance novels, but the stories really moved me. They are also stories of survival, compassion, and suspense. I thought about them long after I finished and can't wait to read the next in the series. If you're on the fence, definitely give these a chance, you won't regret it.
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Summary: More than just good romance
Review: I thought this was going to be a cheesy romance novel, but the story really moved me. It's also a story of survival, compassion, and suspense. I thought about it long after I finished and couldn't wait to read the sequel, which was just as good. If you're on the fence, definitely give this a chance, you won't regret it.
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