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Summary: Good ending, but not a good story.
Review: This book was just boreing and did not catch my attention for the first 21 chapters, so I thought I would never finish it. Then when I got to chapter 22, my attention was finally caught and I finished it a week later.I do agree that there was way too much rambeling throughout the book. Also it seemed like the aurther was trying to rush the last pages and then there was not enough description. I didn't enjoy the last 5 pages because of that and I felt the story should have ended just a little bit differently. The ending over all was good, but the rest of the story just ruined that.
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Summary: Rambling Alice
Review: I found the book interesting..but weak in content. I can't compare Alice to Ann (whom I've never read) so have an unbiased outlook. I enjoyed most of the historical material; but didn't appreciate how they were all put together. The thing I found most disturbing was the page stretching...there was so much rambling I'm afraid I had to skip a lot of it from boredom. Sometimes I even had to reread a page to figure out where the subjects were. I'm sorry...I loved the idea and the subject matter, but this was not the enjoyable read I had hoped for.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful
Review: The Silver Wolf is the most fabulous book I have ever read. I didn't want it to end. As soon as I was finished I had to run out and bye the sequel, Night of the Wolf. I can't wait for Alice Borchardt to continue the story of Regene and Maeniel in another book. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves magic, adventure, politics, romance and suspense. I will read this book again and again. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Summary: Amazing
Review: At the time I read this novel, I was completely unaware that she was Anne Rice's sister. Thankfully so. Where Anne Rice's novel seem to slowly devolved in strength, imagery and plot, The Silver Wolf did not. Admittedly, there was the sensation of plunging halfway into a Harlequin Romance. However, the strength of the heroine was worth while. Even though the vision of history the book presents is skewed and at times less than accurate, the presentation causes that vision to be of an alternate world. I reccomend the book highly, over Anne Rice's later works.
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Summary: Absolutely could not put this one down. . .
Review: When I finished reading Anne Rice's Pandora, I noticed that there was an ad in the back for The Silver Wolf. I was a little surprised, since rarely does Rice/Rice's publisher plug any books but her own in the back/front/etc. I was intrigued, and when I next went shopping, I bought a copy. The mystery was solved when I saw the author's photo -- with her sister, Anne Rice. I think Alice Borchardt relied too heavily on her more-famous sibling for book promotions. She needn't have -- it speaks for itself. I am not the type to pick up books by authors whom I have never heard of before, but I did, and my decision had nothing to do with Rice and everything to do with an intriguing character and plot. Borchardt brings an obscure age to life, and while the book is filled with violence (well, it is the Dark Ages), it also has humor and pathos. The mystery of Regeane and her kind is very engrossing, and a refreshing change from B-rated movie-type portrayals of wolves and werewolves. Overall, I was absolutely enchanted, and I cannot wait for the next one.
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Summary: ZERO STARS!!
Review: It's a shame that you can't pick zero stars from the menu -- one was the lowest I could give. This book was terrible -- the plot was weak, the history shoddily researched, and the characters were cardboard and completely unappealing. Even the author's attempt at homo-erotica in the book fell flat -- apparently she was trying to cash in on her sister's writing style. Not a very good book -- and it's a little sleazy to have Anne Rice give a wonderful review of the book (she's the author's sister!) -- apparently Anne never actually read Silver Wolf. Just terrible!!
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Summary: Wow!
Review: A tour-de-force. What a talent. Why haven't I discovered this author before? A skillful writer with an intriguing tale. I've never before read a novel from Charlemagne's time (A.D. 800s)--shown as a depressing world of constant urban strife with no peace in the emptied countryside. This is a convincing tale of desperate changlings (Roma mater?) told as from the inside. A remarkably gritty tale with intensely palpable scenes and emotions, a cross between a Roman orgy and cynical Medieval piety. I didn't feel it was a "fantasy" novel but realistic, sensual but not erotic. Remarkably, the word "werewolf" is never used, and its absence makes the story so much better, less trite, more empathetic. Strangely, the next book in this new "series" will be set a thousand years earlier.
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Summary: Good book!
Review: I really liked this book. Since everyone seems to be comparing her with her sister, I would like to say that having read both authors, I like Borchardt better. Anne Rice is to long winded. If I wanted a history lesson, I would buy a history book. This book is a good read. I thought that there should have been more interaction between Regeane and Maniel, and was really disapointed that there wasn't. I like the fact that Regeane never hated the wolf part of her, just accepted it. This author stands on her own.
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Summary: Another winner from Alice Borchardt!
Review: I have read all 3 of Alice Borchardt's books and found them to be refreshing. I really enjoy her writing style. I am a big fan of Anne McCaffery, Marion Zimmer Bradley. I read mostly fantasy and sci-fi and I find Ms. Borchardt's books ones I wish to revisit. I can't wait for the next one.
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Summary: Excellent blend of history and fantasy
Review: I loved the blend of accurate historical information and fantasy. I could not put the book down. It flowed well, kept me interested, and was good all the way through. Very good character development, very good intrigue, and a great story line. If you read her sister's (Anne Rice) novel, Pandora, and enjoyed it, you will like The Silver Wolf. It has a similar blend of history and fantasy - yet in a style all her own and intriguing. I can't wait for her second novel in this series.
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