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Sep 06, 2011

Res rated it:

The Medieval historical where the church is raising werewolves to scare the pagans into converting, and the last surviving one escapes and loses her memory and thinks she's an ordinary girl.

This had potential, but, my God, the way the story is told is terrible. From sentence to sentence there are insane amounts of background information, so that even scenes where a werewolf is devouring soldiers seem to drag on. Then the werewolf escapes, the young peasant finds her, you turn the pag More...

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Aug 10, 2010

Melani rated it:

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Aug 31, 2009

Kelly rated it:

Lilly is one of a litter of werewolf children being raised by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in 13th century Prusa (later Prussia). The wolfbreed, as they are called, are subjected to horrifying abuses and trained to become brutal weapons of war. Their purpose: to help the Order massacre Prussia's remaining pagan strongholds.

A theological debate rages between the Order and the Church regarding the nature of the wolfbreed. Are they simply animals, soulless but trainable and possibl More...

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Oct 11, 2009

Katie(babs) rated it:

A girl barely out of her teens is found bloody and naked by Uldolf, a one-armed young man who has been hunting in the forest. He lives with his adopted parents and a sister who took him in when he was just a child after the massacre that left his biological family dead. Uldolf barely survived and refuses to remember what happened. The strange girl doesn’t seem to speak and is frightened. Uldolf won’t allow her to die and takes her home where her mother will care for her.

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Jan 25, 2012

Coucher de soleil rated it:

This was a good/enjoyable novel -good but not amazing.

Good points: I have to hand it to the author, who obviously did their research. For those who are unaware, the region of Prûsa (i) has nothing to do with the German state of Prussia (although the name of the latter was derived from the former), (ii) is now divided between the countries of Poland, Lithuania, and Russia, (iii) was conquered by the German order of the Teutonic Knights, if I'm not mistaken. (Feel free to correct me i More...

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Apr 29, 2011

Yodamom rated it:

4.5 The Church controlling the population and hunting pagans is something I usually shy away from in stories. The Teutonic knight's torture, rape and maim in the name of their god. After finding the Wolfbreed babies and killing most of them in training they use the Wolfbreed to kill the pagans. They brainwash these children through extreme torture. Lilly one that survives struggles with her humanity and her "animal" nature separating them into individuals. She wants to please her mast More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Rebekah added it

I have never really been a huge fan of werewolves so when I came across this book I thought that I might now like it and it was going to be exactly the same as they all are. To my pleasant surprise I found that I thoroughly enjoyed the story, time period, writing and theme of the book! It didn't necessarily put a twist onto the wolf story but it was a new perspective and cast into a new type of story and background then the werewolf stories usually are. I thought it was great and I look forward More...

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Jan 18, 2011

LupLun added it

I picked up Wolfbreed more or less on impulse. I chanced upon it while I was browsing the local public library in search of the copy of Frostbite that I knew was there. From the cover, I figured Wolfbreed for a fantasy novel, which is not I genre I read extensively, but that was part of what drew me to it. After a long string of Urban Fantasies punctured by the occasional YA paranormal, I was interested in something a little different. Well, I kinda got that, and I kinda didn't. Wolfbreed has a More...

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Nov 16, 2009

Michelle rated it:

The first 100 pages or so went a little slow for me but not enough to stop reading. At this point it was an "okay" read, but then it picked up after that and I ended up liking it much more. An interesting retelling of the werewolf story set in the 13th century. The chapters jump back and forth in time about 10 years or so to give back story and gradually reveal tidbits that explain what is happening in the present. At first this was a little confusing but either I got used to it or More...

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Feb 22, 2011

Anna rated it:

At first I thought that it's gonna be a really bad book. Not Only because of boring, filed with useless descriptions begining, but also because of polish cover of the book. We can see a wolf on it (those animals are not mention at book at all) and an ugly looking female character near it. And it supposed to be a main female character. I know, that at the book we can read that she is beautiful, but all the time when I was reading something about her apperience I had that zombie from the cover in More...

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Sep 11, 2009

Jacqie rated it:

I'm not sure why I picked up this book; the cover looked kind of cheesy. But I was pleasantly surprised! It's a werewolf story, but instead of the usual urban fantasy it's set in 12th century Prussia. The author has a gift for making believable, flawed, but interesting and sympathetic characters. The one-armed hero (who needs help from the werewolf heroine) is strong and moral, but not rigid. The heroine is emotionally damaged from the abuse that she suffered in being trained from childhood More...

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Nov 26, 2011

Duckie rated it:

This had a lot of potential, but the weak writing got in the way of the story. There were way too many compound and run-on sentences during action scenes, which any Fiction 101 course will tell you slows the action down considerably. Shorter, simpler sentences are the rule here unless the author has an artistic reason for doing otherwise. Also, there were too many instances of unnecessary information being repeated. I think there was one paragraph where it's mentioned three times that Lilly is " More...

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Feb 09, 2010

Heather rated it:

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Nov 10, 2011

Barbara rated it:

This was not at all what I expected when I purchased this book. It was unbelievably brutal and cruel beyond measure. When a monk, Semyon von Kassel found a lair full of werewolf pups, he had a brilliant idea to train them to fight for the Christian God. However during the training, he managed to kill 9 of 10 pups and was left only with Lilly, a 9 year old child whom he trained to be a brutal murderer. When his reign ended, another monk took his place as her "master" and successfully More...

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Sep 14, 2009

Kate rated it:

Being a fan of werewolf books, I thought this sounded interesting when I read the review in Publisher's Weekly. A while ago I had tried to read a werewolf novel with a historical setting (by Alice Borchardt, Anne Rice's sister, set around the fall of Rome) and couldn't get into it. I much preferred this tale set in medieval Germany.

Many years ago, a Christian order of knights converting pagan lands found a litter of werewolf children. Rather than condemn these children as Satani More...

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Apr 04, 2011

Angie rated it:

Supernatural, played in the middle ages. Has a lot of church content but I was glad to see that it didn't have a lot of sexual undertones. It's hard to find anything in the supernatural/horror section that doesn't bring in the overly romantic aspect. A little romance goes a long way; there is no need for smoldering sexual scenes although out the chapters.
This was actually a very refreshing read although a bit predictable.

Looking forward to getting the second book.

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May 31, 2010

Kendra rated it:

The premise was really intriguing but I thought this book was very poorly written. The author had very obviously done his research on the 13th century but most of the information he gives is irrelevant to the story and just bogs it down. The characters had great potential but they were never really fleshed out and the relationships were rather shallow. Overall, I was very disappointed with this book. I felt like it never really reached the level I was expecting.

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May 22, 2011

Tom rated it:

[Audible version, narrated by Grover Gardner, which probably brings it up a bit...]

This one is rugged, and I frequently consider stopping. (If it weren't an audio book I probably would have.) I mostly like the characters (if not their passivity or occasional.. evil acts), and the world is well drawn. I'm hoping for redemption by the end of the book.

Nope. Pain and darkness abound.

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Aug 16, 2010

Carolyn rated it:

This isn't your typical werewolf book. Set in the time of the Crusades to the wilds of Eastern Europe, this is an excellently done historical fiction.
Highly recommend! I'me looking forward the next in the sequence - Wolf's Cross

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Dec 02, 2009

Kathyred rated it:

Definitely adult, as this not only has lots of gore, but also the hero and heroine who get together are both extremely scarred emotionally. Issues of remembering and forgiveness. Christianity does not come off looking good in this, and that would be my one quibble: at least one Christian could have been less than evil, merciless and greedy

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Jun 22, 2011

Tanya rated it:

Good but not great. It took a while for the story to actually pick up and move forward. It jumped back and forth between time periods which I found very confusing. I don't think I'll continute in the series as it seems to be all new characters in each books. I don't want another 300 pages of history/set up and 100 pages of actual story.

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Nov 11, 2011

Amblingbooks.com marked it as to-read

"Vivid and visceral, dark and delicious, this one kept me turning pages from start to finish." -George R. R. Martin, author of A Feast for Crows

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Apr 30, 2010

Camille rated it:

this book is in my opinion the greatest literary creation of all time
if you dont read it your insain
and if your reading it and you dont feel the raw emotion
you need to check your puls cause theres a strong chance
your dead

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Dec 15, 2009

Pilars rated it:

I devoured this book. I really loved the middle ages setting and the unusual choice of the Northern Crusades. I was inspired to look up quite a bit of information about the time period just to get a sense of the larger picture while reading this book. The character attitudes were a bit too modern for the time period.. but I loved them anyway. I would have like to see this book fleshed out a little more but that's just the book nerd in me. I'm looking forward to the companion book to this.

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Nov 08, 2009

Elizabeth rated it:

I gave this 5 stars because it told a different kind of werewolf tale and from another time period. I found the book fascinating, but I wish the author had explained the origins of the wolfbreed. If there was one pack of these wolf/human creatures, should there not have been others? What were its origins? Was Lilly the last of her kind? The book left many questions unanswered, but it kept me hooked nonetheless.

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Nov 03, 2010

Rita rated it:

Meh. I've read much better YA novels, particularly "The House of Scorpion." I felt this novel was lacking in character development, and the plot moved rather sluggishly (though it was nicely woven).

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Jan 09, 2010

Neema rated it:

Started reading this Friday night and stayed up til wee hours Saturday to finish this...couldn't put it down. Fascinating take on a werewolf story. Can't wait for the next installment. Loved it!

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Sep 08, 2010

Sarah rated it:

Overall, a great book filled with unique ideas and rich with well-researched history. Read my full review here:

http://bookwormblues.blogspot.com/2010/0...

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Dec 18, 2009

Kami rated it:

This was good but not quite as good as shiver and others. It seemed to be written like the author hoped it would be made into a movie. The movie would be rated R for sure.

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Jun 08, 2011

Wendy added it

No fault to the book but the characters hadn't grabbed me after 100 pages so I gave up on it. Werewolves, like vampires, have to work real hard to keep my attention,

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