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Summary: I felt like I was watching a bad movie
Review: really uneven. basically a bodice-ripper romance novel trying to pass itself off as fine literature (I guess being pretentious runs in the family) -- sorry to be so harsh, the author must havwe put a lot of work into it, because the book weighs like 5 pounds. There were a couple of things I liked about Silver Wolf, but they were pretty well outweighed by the author going on ad nauseum about the heroine's pert breasts and magical silver hair. It is just not my cup of tea, personally. Give me Marion Zimmer Bradley or even Stephen King over this.
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Summary: Page turner!
Review: Slow to start, race for the end. Excellent read. Hope there will be a sequel in the making. Rich in detail and history.
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Summary: a great book!
Review: This is one of the best books I have read in a while. There is a lot of realistic detail in it and the characters are great. But the person who reviewed this book for Kirkus Reviews must have been asleep or something! Lucilla being Maenial's mother! How the heck did they get that? Weird. I agree that the ending was abrupt, but other than that it was great.
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Summary: Very Neato Book
Review: I thought The Silver Wolf was a great book. At first it seems like everything is bunched together and you would never think that it all comes together in the end. I think Alice Borchart did a wonderful job describing and listing the details of how the people looked and how the landscape looked. I liked her perspective on ancient Rome very much and I would recomend this book to anyone and everyone who likes books with love, hate, mystery, and intruge
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Summary: A wonderful tale of a Dark Age werewolf
Review: I've never read much Anne Rice since I don't care much for vampires. But I love werewolves, so I was happy to give this book by Anne's sister a chance. I was a little concerned that Ms. Borchardt may have gotten her work published due solely to being Anne's sister, but I needn't have worried. The writing style is excellent and transports us back to a fastinating but seldom explored time period. I enjoyed all the characters and especially the portrayal of werewolves -- beautiful, mysterious and powerful. If you're into werewolves, this book is a treat. I can't wait for a sequel.
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Summary: Dreadful.
Review: This book is tied with another for the all-time worst book I have read. The character development is trite: characters are either very good or very bad. The character's actions are not consistent with their personality and there is a serious lack of continuity. I found myself very hard-pressed to be at all interested in what was going to happen to these characters.
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Summary: Clever use of unusual historic period combined with magic.
Review: The Silver Wolf cleverly intertwines an excellent view of a little known historical period with a romantic fantastic magical character. The heroine is appealing and sympathetic and the setting, Rome in the 8th century, is unusual and reasonably accurate. The book is well written and compelling reading.
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Summary: Best were-wolf novel ever written!
Review: Moved by a fascinating premise and characters that are not clearly evil or good, 'The Silver Wolf' is a fascinating book. Fast-paced, intriguing, thrilling and with a plot full of unpredictable twists and turns. Perhaps the only reason that I did not give this book five stars is that the central romance of the book is made possible by a quaint coincidence and all the built up tension dissipates usatisfyingly as a deus-ex-machina ending is offered to the romantic element of the story. But this is only on small facet of the novel and its fascinating historical background, adept usage of language and the dual-nature of its protagonist make it a book well worth reading. By far the best treatment of the were-wolf I have read ...AND BELIEVE ME I'VE READ A LOT.
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Summary: Quite enjoyable
Review: Although I must admit the book started out a little slow, the premise itself was quite intriguing, and that kept me reading. Thank goodness--because the book turned about a lot more interesting and elaborate than I had expected. I love Alice Borchardt's descriptions and the low-key but hilarious humor. I liked how the book kept you guessing (I thought Maeniel was a total wimp at first, but he turned out to be quite the catch,'eh? ;-) and wondering what would happen next. The characters were well-portrayed and had such a real vibrance about them; stereotypes were not played upon. I look forward to reading Ms. Borchardt's next book. One last thing--what's with that Kirkus Review about the book? It says "Lucilla, who has eyes for the virgin, also has some secrets of her own: She, too, is a werewolf--and the mother of Maeniel." I had three words for that--"WHAT THE HECK?!"
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Summary: Absolutely spell-binding!!
Review: I found this book to be fresh and new. I have never met a character such as Regeane and almost instantly fell in love with her. My heart went out to her for her troubles and constant concerns over her impending marriage. The setting detail was wonderful without being too long-winded and wordy, and the time period Ms. Borchardt used was vastly different from the norm, which is always good. The characters were enchanting. I, too, believed the ending was a bit too abrupt and was terribly disappointed when it was over. I have already recommended it to a friend who found the ideas, characters, and plot of the story absolutely intriguing when I told her about it. She is currently reading it. And I would recommend it to many more of my friends. I hope to see more in the future about Regeane and Maeniel, and their friends. I look forward to reading more of Ms. Borchardt's work.
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