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The Curse of the Wolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #2)
Kallix, a morose, laudanum-addicted, unschooled, slightly anorexic werewolf is still on the run. The youngest daughter of the Thane of the MacRinnalch Clan of werewolves, held responsible unfairly for the death of the Thane, and justifiably responsible for the deaths of a great many other werewolves, remains prohibited from returning to Scotland in order to maintain the un...more
ebook, 360 pages
Published
March 15th 2011
by Cursor
(first published July 29th 2010)
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I shouldn't have bothered. Why do I read this crap?
I moderately enjoyed the first novel in this series but with so many great books to read, why do I settle for moderation? I suppose the cover art hooked me. It is quite seductive. I suppose I had hopes the writing would improve from Book 1 to Book 2. Unfortunately, it got worse. I suppose I thought the characters might have a little more depth in Book 2. They were even more shallow. I suppose I thought it would be "fun" because the first was so...more
I moderately enjoyed the first novel in this series but with so many great books to read, why do I settle for moderation? I suppose the cover art hooked me. It is quite seductive. I suppose I had hopes the writing would improve from Book 1 to Book 2. Unfortunately, it got worse. I suppose I thought the characters might have a little more depth in Book 2. They were even more shallow. I suppose I thought it would be "fun" because the first was so...more
Two words - Sheer Genius!
If you haven’t read ‘Lonely Werewolf Girl’, do yourself a favour and go out and get it! Especially if you like dry humour (think of something like “My Family” on BBC) and you enjoy the supernatural (Werewolves, Fairies, Fire Elementals...).
Martin Millar is an amazing writer, who not only knows how to create an entire world filled with all kinds of characters that you would never have imagined, but he has the wittiest dialog I have ever come across in a story. The world...more
If you haven’t read ‘Lonely Werewolf Girl’, do yourself a favour and go out and get it! Especially if you like dry humour (think of something like “My Family” on BBC) and you enjoy the supernatural (Werewolves, Fairies, Fire Elementals...).
Martin Millar is an amazing writer, who not only knows how to create an entire world filled with all kinds of characters that you would never have imagined, but he has the wittiest dialog I have ever come across in a story. The world...more
This book is awesome and reviewing it will only butcher the masterpiece.
*sigh*
Don't read it and go buy the book instead :)
In this story, the werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is settling down in Daniel and Moonglow's flat in London in a relatively safe situation. Though half of the werewolf Council wants her dead, her family protects her and hides her from them. Vex, the young Fire Elemental, is also settling down in Daniel and Moonglow's attic, and both of the girls go to remedial college to learn...more
*sigh*
Don't read it and go buy the book instead :)
In this story, the werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is settling down in Daniel and Moonglow's flat in London in a relatively safe situation. Though half of the werewolf Council wants her dead, her family protects her and hides her from them. Vex, the young Fire Elemental, is also settling down in Daniel and Moonglow's attic, and both of the girls go to remedial college to learn...more
Kalix MacRinnalch is not a happy werewolf. Now that her brother Marcus is Thane and her mother remains Mistress of the Werewolves, she is relatively safe in London. She has friends now, the two humans she lives with and a teenage Fire Elemental. Still, Kalix remains her usual depressed, anorexic, and angry self. She’s tired of her life. She doesn’t want to have to go to remedial college or fight werewolf hunters. She doesn’t want to have to fend off other members of her clan intent on killing he...more
Mar 25, 2011
Christine
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-and-science-fiction
After reading Lonely Werewolf Girl, I eagerly ran out and bought this book not much time later. And of course, I was not disappointed. This book is much the same as the first, the characters are brought over well, much unchanged.
I believe the only character that really grew any was Agrivex (and maybe, slightly, Kalix), all the others seemed much the same, which was a minor point of complaint to me; do we all not grow some in life? Even so, most of the characters are the same and quite likable....more
I believe the only character that really grew any was Agrivex (and maybe, slightly, Kalix), all the others seemed much the same, which was a minor point of complaint to me; do we all not grow some in life? Even so, most of the characters are the same and quite likable....more
[Review of an advance review copy.:]
I was introduced to Martin Millar two years ago when Neil Gaiman recommended Lonely Werewolf Girl to his fans. LWF was a revelation to me. Here was a book that was whimsical, violent, sad, funny and completely insane and off-kilter, and yet it was also one of the most readable books I'd picked up in a long time. I loved it with my whole being.
The sequel is more of the same, mostly in the best sense: Millar's characters, their relationships and their dialogue...more
I was introduced to Martin Millar two years ago when Neil Gaiman recommended Lonely Werewolf Girl to his fans. LWF was a revelation to me. Here was a book that was whimsical, violent, sad, funny and completely insane and off-kilter, and yet it was also one of the most readable books I'd picked up in a long time. I loved it with my whole being.
The sequel is more of the same, mostly in the best sense: Millar's characters, their relationships and their dialogue...more
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Scottish teenage werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is in London trying to settle down and live a normal life. Her new friends support her as she goes to college to learn to read and write, she is struggling with college and staying alive due to her old enemies that won’t leave her alone. Many powerful werewolves want Kalix dead, and the Guild of Werewolves Hunters is still dedicated to wiping out the entire MacRinnalch clan.
Life might be easier if Kalix’s family was able to help, but her sister, the En...more
Life might be easier if Kalix’s family was able to help, but her sister, the En...more
Lonely Werewolf Girl was one of those books that made you struggle to figure out which genre it belongs in. In hindsight, however, I think the best comparison would be a webcomic in it's early stages. It had a continuing storyline, which appeared to have been sketched out in broad strokes. The details were being made up as the author went, with no going back to shore up earlier bits. Instead it embraced an episodic structure, which ensured that every chapter was meant to be read for what it was,...more
Ugh, I couldn't even get through the first couple chapters.
I bailed on this book. (Sorry)
I hope other people out there like this book, because the premise seemed awesome. I just couldn't get past the stupid teenager stuff, or the pretentious fashion gossip, and the fire elemental thing...
I just wanted to read a story about a werewolves. Not magical kingdoms and the typical supernatural hodgepodge that is out there, nowadays.
Maybe I'll give it another chance once I run low on reading material aga...more
I bailed on this book. (Sorry)
I hope other people out there like this book, because the premise seemed awesome. I just couldn't get past the stupid teenager stuff, or the pretentious fashion gossip, and the fire elemental thing...
I just wanted to read a story about a werewolves. Not magical kingdoms and the typical supernatural hodgepodge that is out there, nowadays.
Maybe I'll give it another chance once I run low on reading material aga...more
The main character is self-destructive, drug addicted, anorexic, angsty and self-involved. The secondary characters are vapid, irritating and self-involved. The villains are stupid and self-involved. The plot is bizarre. This was totally fine with me in the first book. In fact, I thought it was funny. But the sequel is pretty much exactly the same and none of the characters grow (again)... and it felt pointless. Maybe Millar is making some kind of social commentary, or it is supposed to be a spo...more
The sequel to ‘Lonely Werewolf Girl’, ‘Curse of the Wolf Girl’ picks up the tale of Kalix MacRinnalch, a troubled teenage werewolf who is currently in London, being hidden from her many foes by human students Daniel and Moonglow.
Even for a fantasy novel, the plot of this series with its intricate history-building, political intrigue, Heat-magazine-worthy gossip-mongering and cast of literally hundreds of characters, requires a lot of suspension of disbelief. It’s convoluted, silly, dramatic, ang...more
Even for a fantasy novel, the plot of this series with its intricate history-building, political intrigue, Heat-magazine-worthy gossip-mongering and cast of literally hundreds of characters, requires a lot of suspension of disbelief. It’s convoluted, silly, dramatic, ang...more
May 20, 2011
Mike Kimera
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
speculative-fiction
This is the book that gave me the most enjoyment this year.
It seems to be in a genre of its own: violent and whimsical, fantistical and grounded in reality, funny and soaked in sadness.
This is the second volume in the Kalix series and it is even better than the first. What more can you ask of a sequel?
It seems to me the title refers not just to Kalix but to all the femal werewolves. They are all cursed in one way or another.
This is a book bursting with memorable characters and with a plot that m...more
It seems to be in a genre of its own: violent and whimsical, fantistical and grounded in reality, funny and soaked in sadness.
This is the second volume in the Kalix series and it is even better than the first. What more can you ask of a sequel?
It seems to me the title refers not just to Kalix but to all the femal werewolves. They are all cursed in one way or another.
This is a book bursting with memorable characters and with a plot that m...more
Kurzbeschreibung:
Teenager-Werwölfin Kalix MacRinnalch hat immer noch so einige Probleme: die meisten ihrer Verwandten wollen sie tot sehen, die Gilde der Werwolfjäger sowieso. Das verstärkt Kalix" gewaltige Depression ziemlich. Diese mit Drogen zu bekämpfen, vereinfacht die Sache allerdings auch nicht gerade. Zum Glück hat Kalix ihre menschlichen Freunde Daniel und Moonglow, die ihr in London Unterschlupf bieten und sie dazu bringen, zur Schule zu gehen.
Doch die beiden Studenten sind keine wirkl...more
Teenager-Werwölfin Kalix MacRinnalch hat immer noch so einige Probleme: die meisten ihrer Verwandten wollen sie tot sehen, die Gilde der Werwolfjäger sowieso. Das verstärkt Kalix" gewaltige Depression ziemlich. Diese mit Drogen zu bekämpfen, vereinfacht die Sache allerdings auch nicht gerade. Zum Glück hat Kalix ihre menschlichen Freunde Daniel und Moonglow, die ihr in London Unterschlupf bieten und sie dazu bringen, zur Schule zu gehen.
Doch die beiden Studenten sind keine wirkl...more
La verità è che Kalix le prova tutte per farti venire voglia di prenderla a badilate sulla testa, così come la principessa Kabachetka (o come cavolo si chiama). I due idioti della Corporazione Avenaris sono semplicemente idioti, altro che supergeni come si ritengono. I Douglas-MacPhee si meritano di essere fatti a fettine con un'affettatrice d'argento. Gawain per fortuna si leva dalle scatole.
Non so come faccio a divorare un libro in cui la maggior parte dei personaggi è insopportabile.
Non so come faccio a divorare un libro in cui la maggior parte dei personaggi è insopportabile.
I could overlook the writing in the first book, but coupled with exasperating characters, reading this was like having mud flung in my eye.
Daniel and Peter gave a new definition to the word 'irritating'. I wanted so badly for a werewolf to rip them to shreds or for them to die an agonizing, scalding death in the Great Volcano. They acted likeangsty, whiny asshats two-year-olds who didn't get the milk and cookies they wanted-no, wait, that's an insult to two-year-olds.
Daniel and Peter gave a new definition to the word 'irritating'. I wanted so badly for a werewolf to rip them to shreds or for them to die an agonizing, scalding death in the Great Volcano. They acted like
A terrific book, but not nearly as brilliant as Lonely Werewolf Girl. Still I haven't read anything that Martin Millar wrote that wasn't great.
Lonely Werewolf Girl had a very satisfying ending, so there was no need for a sequel. That being said, I really enjoyed seeing what happened everyone.
The one thing I missed from the first book were the many references to The Runaways. Perhaps the buzz around the movie made Mr. Millar remove them.
Lonely Werewolf Girl had a very satisfying ending, so there was no need for a sequel. That being said, I really enjoyed seeing what happened everyone.
The one thing I missed from the first book were the many references to The Runaways. Perhaps the buzz around the movie made Mr. Millar remove them.
I really like this series but the repetition can irk me at times. It really seems the author wrote separate parts at different times and then didn't bother editing out the information which had already been said. It would be good, I suppose, for people like my mother, who reads books very slowly and will constantly have to begin a book over because she can't remember what it's about.
I enjoy the books, they're definitely original.
I enjoy the books, they're definitely original.
This sequel to Lonely Werewolf Girl begins so poorly that after about thirty pages I had to check the cover to see if it was written by the same author. It was, and the writing does improve as the story progresses, despite an annoying tendency to frequently restate what occurred several pages earlier. In the end, I found myself just as delighted with the quirky plot and characters as I was with the first novel, not to mention a desire to hear the rock band Yum Yum Sugary Snacks and watch the TV...more
The book has some funny parts, but most of the characters are unsympathetic. The reader is left with the impression that they deserved all of the misfortune that befell them and more. In fact, they got off lightly.
On the positive side, the copy editing is much better than that of its predecessor, Lonely Werewolf Girl.
On the positive side, the copy editing is much better than that of its predecessor, Lonely Werewolf Girl.
For a sequel Millar spent a lot of time repeating plot points over and over again. I wonder if he had forgotten things he had written in the first book. But once the new plots got rolling in Wolf Girl, you want to keep reading. The expansion of the Fire elemental world was a great addition and the ending leaves enough for a third book.
In his follow up to the equally hilarously titled "Lonley Werewolf Girl", Martin Millar continues the story of Kalix MacRinnalch and her clan of Scottish werewolves. Between moody werewolves, spastic fire elementals, and a group of not so great werewolf hunters the plot is complex without being convuluted and keeps the fast pacing and British humor that Millar's fans have come to expect. It is a great urban fantasy and includes some of the most hilarious characters I have ever had the pleasure t...more
I really enjoyed both of these ridiculous werewolf books. Something about them is very charming, although they're not particularly well-written and there are dozens of characters. The author doesn't take himself too seriously and the idea of a depressed, addict werewolf appeals to me for some reason.
What a disappointing sequel. Millar should have stopped at the first story which was unique and caught one's attention. This novel was overkill. I no longer wanted to read about strung out Kalix or the fashion espionage or Malveria freaking out because Thrix couldn't keep her wardrobe up to date.
The second Werewolf Girl series book. I really enjoyed the first one and I liked this one too. These are a bizarre series about a clan of Scottish werewolves who live in the modern day. They're quite funny and witty.
My only problem with them is that the books contain over 20 major characters and I have a hard time keeping everyone straight.
My only problem with them is that the books contain over 20 major characters and I have a hard time keeping everyone straight.
Very entertaining sequel to "Lonely Werewolf Girl", though like its predecessor, definitely in need of a good editor who knows the difference between "who's" and "whose" and doesn't allow the author to tell you the same thing 5 times in 50 pages. Not sure if people who aren't writers/English majors would notice. :) Anyway, I enjoyed reading it and definitely recommend it to fans of fantasy that's funny.
Nov 05, 2011
Freish - lost in the north
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
every person out there who loves werewolve's stories
Recommended to Freish by:
just found it in goodreads.com
This story is like nothing else I've read before, and the way is written....I just don't know.... it's so unusual. But that's what makes it special!
This isn't the ordinary story of a girl who is different, alone and wants to change, well it kind of is, but please do not have any expectations 'cause this isn't the obvious story with a typical ending.
I really liked the kind of awkward way in which the story is written.
No obvious happy ending, no eternal love stories, no perfect match, no evil-wil...more
This isn't the ordinary story of a girl who is different, alone and wants to change, well it kind of is, but please do not have any expectations 'cause this isn't the obvious story with a typical ending.
I really liked the kind of awkward way in which the story is written.
No obvious happy ending, no eternal love stories, no perfect match, no evil-wil...more
Not as good as the Lonely Wereworlf girl. Millar kept repeating bits, as if the reader would have forgotten key things, which was a bit irritating. Definitely not up to his usual standard, but very enjoyable, and there were laugh-out-loud moments too.
In comparison to the previous book, 'Lonely Werewolf Girl'.Lonely Werewolf Girl This one fell short. It had none of the edgy-ness and was rather more like a soap opera on The Family Channel than books that Millar normally puts out.
The characters came off as whiney and frustrating. While this is probably what was intended, I wasn't able to lose myself in it.
Still and all, it is a new look at a monster genre that doesn't get near enough attention. Also I love making playlists from Millar's chara...more
The characters came off as whiney and frustrating. While this is probably what was intended, I wasn't able to lose myself in it.
Still and all, it is a new look at a monster genre that doesn't get near enough attention. Also I love making playlists from Millar's chara...more
Aug 10, 2010
Kevin Coleman
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes werewolf dark humor, sci-fi, or or just a great book to read
I really enjoyed this book. I have been waiting to read it since reading Lonely Wolf Girl. This book definitely didn't disappoint, and encouraged the imagination in a positive way! I thought the ending was great, don't want to give anything away, so I will hold back for now, but I definitely recomment this to anyone, especially if you have enjoyed some of the author's previous writing.
Lots of the other reviews on goodreads.com say this wasn't as good as Lonely Werewolf Girl but I would have to disagree.
I enjoyed the plot and learning more about the other realms.
Would recommend this to anybody in a heart beat :)
I hope there is another book :)
I enjoyed the plot and learning more about the other realms.
Would recommend this to anybody in a heart beat :)
I hope there is another book :)
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Martin Millar is a critically acclaimed Scottish writer from Glasgow, now resident in London. He also writes the Thraxas series of fantasy novels under the pseudonym Martin Scott.
The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feelin...more
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The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feelin...more
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