The Wolf Gift

Basically good. A little long on narrative and the whole last part of the book was really dense with explanation that wasn't artfully imparted. Also the term Man Wolf which is applied to the turned characters, while I realize this is to differentiate between the common term of Wolf Man, it feels clunky...and yet several times I'm told I'm supposed to love that literary convention.

I know this sounds snarky but for all I've said, I'd still recommend it and I would say that Ms. Rice is showing some of her earlier chops.

Giving the author another chance to match or exceed her “Vampire Lestat” series, but I was left unsatisfied. I was pulled into the story pretty quick and relished the descriptive flow of action and character that Anne Rice is known for, but about 3/4 of the way through the book, I felt like I was reading a draft of something that could be much better. It felt like I was reading a draft outline of what she was planning on revealing through action and story, but she decided to tell it by having one or two characters discuss their backgrounds. Disappointing to me, but she obviously is setting the reader up for a new series with the man-wolf society.

Probably a good read for those who like paranormal stories in a more literary style, but not someone searching for one of the Lestat novels that you keep thinking about years later.