Rating: 
Summary: good read but...
Review: "The Wolf King" is a good read but a little disappointing. It is more plot-driven than character-driven as compared with "The Silver Wolf" and "Night of the Wolf." I was hoping that Maeniel would have a more prominent role because he's one of the main characters; he almost just faded away near the end. Like the previous books, this one has loose ends -- a lot of situations by many minor characters are left unresolved. Hopefully, there's gonna be a 4th in the series.Anyway, the story is exciting -- though it could do with a lot more interaction between Maeniel and Regeane. This book's also very light on the sex scenes.. And hey, what's with the title? Who is the Wolf King? Maeniel didn't really seem like a king here; he's more like Charlemagne's minion. But overall, it's OK; could have been better, though, or maybe it's just me and my high expectations. But I still like the book.
Rating:
Summary: good read but...
Review: "The Wolf King" is a good read but a little disappointing. It is more plot-driven than character-driven as compared with "The Silver Wolf" and "Night of the Wolf." I was hoping that Maeniel would have a more prominent role because he's one of the main characters; he almost just faded away near the end. Like the previous books, this one has loose ends -- a lot of situations by many minor characters are left unresolved. Hopefully, there's gonna be a 4th in the series. Anyway, the story is exciting -- though it could do with a lot more interaction between Maeniel and Regeane. This book's also very light on the sex scenes.. And hey, what's with the title? Who is the Wolf King? Maeniel didn't really seem like a king here; he's more like Charlemagne's minion. But overall, it's OK; could have been better, though, or maybe it's just me and my high expectations. But I still like the book.
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Summary: Outstanding, magical historical fantasy
Review: All of Borchardt's werewolf novels are incredible, and this just may be the best of them all. It has drama, emotion, suspense and a historical landscape so perfectly depicted that you can almost smell and taste it. This is epic fantasy, with larger-than-life characters surviving overwhelming ordeals, leading to a life-or-death moment of truth in the end that leaves the reader shattered and fulfilled. Makes me reconsider getting a dog....
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Summary: Alice Borchardt, Why Did You Do This to Me?!
Review: I adored The Silver Wolf. I wasn't thrilled by Night of the Wolf, but I was okay with it. I cannot believe the drivel that was The Wolf King was written by the same author. Hey, I know, let's have complete character 180s! It'll be cute! It'll be funny! (There's a passing reference to Rufus and Cecilia reuniting - not a spoiler, but infuriating to those who loved the first book) Borchardt cannot even keep character's names straight from one book to the next. Dulcina becomes Dulcinia, and her character shifts so much, it becomes unrecognizable. Add a character who Borchardt refuses to name, and Matrona hopping into bed with every male character there is, and it's just bad. The brilliance of The Silver Wolf lay in its feminism. You got glimpses into the lives of women in a time that we see now as a time of male domination. It gives you the perfect happy ending. When it restarts in The Wolf King, you understand that life didn't stop when the book did for these characters, but as the focus shifts from a women's narrative to an odd historical science-fiction tale, the charm and magic of it dies away. Borchardt's attempt to reconnect every little detail from the first book to this book is frustrating and feels false. Basically, I got this book because I found the first one so enchanting that I trusted that this one would continue in the world that Borchardt skillfully creates. I won't be getting the next one.
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Summary: Very intriguing, descriptive read
Review: I first read The Silver Wolf a while ago, and while the writing was expressive and wonderfully executed, the storyline was alright. I think Maeniel wasn't in enough of the scenes. I picked up The Wolf King, third in the series, and finally decided to read it last week. Alice Borchardt's writing is, in my opinion, the type of writing you'd always be interested in because it's descriptive but far from boring. Although there are some mature, questionable scenes, her portrayal of the historical setting and characteristics of the time period is very accurate (almost to a fault because it gets quite graphic). That is why I enjoyed read The Wolf King so much, more than I thought I would. While The Silver Wolf is good, The Wolf King is slightly better. I like how the story focused on other key characters as well (Hugo, Chiara, Hugo's guest, Lucilla, the Saxon) and interwove their stories to the main plotline. On the negative side, I really didin't like the ending...it just felt abrupt and a little vague. Overall though, the story was great with elements of fantasy and the supernatural. For any readers who liked The Silver Wolf, The Wolf King will not be a disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Very intriguing, descriptive read
Review: I first read The Silver Wolf a while ago, and while the writing was expressive and wonderfully executed, the storyline was alright. I think Maeniel wasn't in enough of the scenes. I picked up The Wolf King, third in the series, and finally decided to read it last week. Alice Borchardt's writing is, in my opinion, the type of writing you'd always be interested in because it's descriptive but far from boring. Although there are some mature, questionable scenes, her portrayal of the historical setting and characteristics of the time period is very accurate (almost to a fault because it gets quite graphic). That is why I enjoyed read The Wolf King so much, more than I thought I would. While The Silver Wolf is good, The Wolf King is slightly better. I like how the story focused on other key characters as well (Hugo, Chiara, Hugo's guest, Lucilla, the Saxon) and interwove their stories to the main plotline. On the negative side, I really didin't like the ending...it just felt abrupt and a little vague. Overall though, the story was great with elements of fantasy and the supernatural. For any readers who liked The Silver Wolf, The Wolf King will not be a disappointment.
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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I have to say, I was greatly disappointed by Alice Borchardt's book, "The Wolf King". I found "The Silver Wolf", while not the best book ever, to be an enjoyable read and was expecting the same of "The Wolf King". And, boy, was I wrong! The tension that was alleviated around the whole Regeane/Maeniel allowed the plotline to completely disintegrate. I hate to say it, but "The Wolf King" was so uninteresting that I didn't finish it- by pg. 350, I realized nothing interesting was ever going to happen there. If you have not read "The Silver Wolf" I DO recommend that you do, but this sequal completely ruins it. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: The Wolf King
Review: I never wanted it to end, at the end I was like this can not be the end what will happen to Regeane and her beloved Maeniel. there must be a fourth book.
Rating: 
Summary: It was ok.
Review: I thought it was simply OK. It seemed to struggle to me with so many characters and so many plots that there wasn't time to develop either. The style was all right, but I get the feeling that the editing just hacked it down to fit a certain page count. Because, if there were another 100 pages that might have helped with both characters and plot.
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Summary: This Wolf Rules...
Review: Maeniel has brought his mate Regeane and his pack into dealings with humans. They are the alphas of the pack. The setting is at the end of the glory of Rome and chaos abounds. Maeniel is a powerful and very wealthy lord now and his fortress is in a very important location. His cooperation with Rome is needed. There is more focus and background on the secondary characters than in the other two wolf pack novels, but they never shadow Regeane and Maeniel. Too bad this is the last novel about them and their pack to date.
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