Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack...
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Jan 24, 2012
Heather
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After what feels like an eternity, I finally concluded this book, so help me God. I'm a lover of paranormal fantasy, but has anyone aside from me and my amie T noticed the recent downward spiral of this genre? What is the deal? More importantly, how are these crap writers getting published with such subpar themes/ideas?
I selected this book for reading torment due to the same reason most individuals pick up these crap books…We are suckers for those damn marketing schemes that promise More...
I selected this book for reading torment due to the same reason most individuals pick up these crap books…We are suckers for those damn marketing schemes that promise More...
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Oct 31, 2011
Cait
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Really this book is a debatable 3.5 stars for me. I may or may not lower that to a three later.
Okay, lets get this review started. I have never ever disliked the first half of a book as much as I did Raised by Wolves. And that's saying something if anyone has seen some of my other reviews.
First of all, the writing, prose, and flow is downright atrocious. It was like she was leading a one-woman crusade against all long sentences with any kind of flow to them.
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Okay, lets get this review started. I have never ever disliked the first half of a book as much as I did Raised by Wolves. And that's saying something if anyone has seen some of my other reviews.
First of all, the writing, prose, and flow is downright atrocious. It was like she was leading a one-woman crusade against all long sentences with any kind of flow to them.
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Nov 08, 2010
Kat
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I actually had a massive struggle to be-star this book in an appropriate manner. I think it's one of the first times I've ever really cursed GoodRead's refusals to allow half stars because whilst this wasn't QUITE a four star read, it was definitely more than a three.
In fact, I really want to give it four stars just on principle.
I might...
But, no, that would compromise my ethics.
And that's like Spiderman deciding to turn intoa giant, flying douche evil.
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In fact, I really want to give it four stars just on principle.
I might...
But, no, that would compromise my ethics.
And that's like Spiderman deciding to turn into
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Jun 14, 2011
Jesslyn
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Time for a re-read. And it STILL gets 5 stars.
This was a fantastic book and the best book that I've read in awhile-one of those that you don't put down until finished and where you've got this excited feeling in the middle of your chest.
Written in the first person by a 15-yr old, it has a maturity that is not common in today's youth, but nevertheless believable.
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This was a fantastic book and the best book that I've read in awhile-one of those that you don't put down until finished and where you've got this excited feeling in the middle of your chest.
Written in the first person by a 15-yr old, it has a maturity that is not common in today's youth, but nevertheless believable.
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Aug 06, 2011
Carla
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Books about wolves are kind of my "thing", I know a lot more about the werewolf genre than I feel comfortable admitting. Like the famous words from Jerry Maguire "you had me at hello" well, thats what these books are to me, but obviously replacing the words hello, with wolves. So, I think its safe to say that I was more than a little bit excited to get my hands on a copy of this book.
Bryn is 15 years old and is quite literally being raised by a pack of wolves. More...
Bryn is 15 years old and is quite literally being raised by a pack of wolves. More...
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Nov 03, 2010
Jami
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Ugh. I really kind of hated this book. I kept asking myself, "WHY am I still reading this? Why do I continue to punish myself with more than 400 pages of this crap?" Then I would remember how the sweet librarian I've become friends with at our library branch recommended the book and had been so sure I'd like it that she put it on hold for me herself. Sigh. I guess I wanted to be able to honestly say that I had finished it. So there's that.
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Jun 12, 2011
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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There have been some amazing wolf book releases lately, that when I bought Raised By Wolves, I held off on reading it right away. That was a mistake, as soon as I opened to page one, Jennifer Lyn Barnes took ahold of me and thrust me into her amazing Wolf world, and didn't let me go until I finished.
Raised By Wolves is an in-depth book that not only introduced me to the snarky, won't take no for answer, strong willed, main character Bryn, but it captured me and brought into the amazing More...
Raised By Wolves is an in-depth book that not only introduced me to the snarky, won't take no for answer, strong willed, main character Bryn, but it captured me and brought into the amazing More...
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Aug 31, 2011
Jude
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I’m team wolf. Period. Always have, always will. So when I saw this book in my friend’s shelf I did not hesitate to practically steal it. I. Loved. It.
Devoured it, actually. In just one day I was done. Raise by Wolves is different, it’s not your average wolf story, yes there’s some forbidden romance going on but still, different. First, they actually act like a pack of wolves, it all seemed logical, not completely invented and false; More...
I’m team wolf. Period. Always have, always will. So when I saw this book in my friend’s shelf I did not hesitate to practically steal it. I. Loved. It.
Devoured it, actually. In just one day I was done. Raise by Wolves is different, it’s not your average wolf story, yes there’s some forbidden romance going on but still, different. First, they actually act like a pack of wolves, it all seemed logical, not completely invented and false; More...
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Jun 15, 2011
Sarah
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When Bryn was just four years old her family was attacked by a rabid werewolf, she only survived because of the arrival of Callum and his pack but they weren't in time to save her parents. Despite the fact that Bryn is human Callum adopted her and marked her as a member of the pack for her protection. She has been brought up as one of just a few humans living amongst the werewolves and has never quite felt she belonged. When Bryn finds Chase - a newly turned werewolf - locked in Callum's base
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Oct 18, 2011
Kristen
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I enjoyed it but there were spots in the beginning I was thinking, what is going on? It all made sense as the book went on but I had to think a little more than I like. :o)
Moral Note: Fantasy violence, a few graphic violence scenes. Just a couple of language issues. Clean romance.
Moral Note: Fantasy violence, a few graphic violence scenes. Just a couple of language issues. Clean romance.
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Nov 29, 2011
Michelle
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Bryn’s parents were killed by werewolves when she was a little girl. The alpha, Callum, who rescued her chose to adopt her into his pack. Bryn has grown up a human among werewolves. Then she meets Chase, a human who just survived a werewolf attack. She is strongly drawn to him. Her connection with Chase and the rogue who turned him will change her loyalty and pit her against werewolf society. [return][return]This book was slow to start off, but about 150 pages in, it starts to hurtle along
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Jan 19, 2012
J.Elle
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I am going to write this review in the style of this book.
Not Good.
Not Mine.
I read a review of it and someone said it was “evocative”.
No.
Not.
Bryn was adopted by the alpha werewolf as a child after her parents were murdered in front of her by a rogue werewolf.
Rogue.
Whispers.
No.
Although she is human, she was taken in to the pack and raised amongst them. Now, she’s fifteen.
A teenager.
Love. Hate.
Confusion.
She thin More...
Not Good.
Not Mine.
I read a review of it and someone said it was “evocative”.
No.
Not.
Bryn was adopted by the alpha werewolf as a child after her parents were murdered in front of her by a rogue werewolf.
Rogue.
Whispers.
No.
Although she is human, she was taken in to the pack and raised amongst them. Now, she’s fifteen.
A teenager.
Love. Hate.
Confusion.
She thin More...
Jan 08, 2012
Danielle
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Genre: YA Fantasy
My Review:
Wow. Wow. Wow. And I almost didn't read this. See, on a trip to the library to pick up some books I had placed on hold (my favorite way to get library books... no browsing only to find the 1st book in the series is at the branch across town) I happened across this book. But then I got busy and it was return or renew time. I thought I'd return it, but then I opened it, and then I pretty much didn't put it down.
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Wow. Wow. Wow. And I almost didn't read this. See, on a trip to the library to pick up some books I had placed on hold (my favorite way to get library books... no browsing only to find the 1st book in the series is at the branch across town) I happened across this book. But then I got busy and it was return or renew time. I thought I'd return it, but then I opened it, and then I pretty much didn't put it down.
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Jan 02, 2012
Inkbitten
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Judged by cover: Not my Favorite
As I have written in previous reviews I do not like it when the main character is modeled on the main cover, I like to leave appearances to the imagination. What I DID like however was the the color scheme, the blue and black shades gave it a very dark feel and that is how it caught my eye (aside from the title). Though Bryn (The main protagonist) was depicted as she was on the cover I still imagined her completely different. If they are going to put a More...
As I have written in previous reviews I do not like it when the main character is modeled on the main cover, I like to leave appearances to the imagination. What I DID like however was the the color scheme, the blue and black shades gave it a very dark feel and that is how it caught my eye (aside from the title). Though Bryn (The main protagonist) was depicted as she was on the cover I still imagined her completely different. If they are going to put a More...
Oct 18, 2011
Marcia
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This is a quite decent YA werewolf novel, one which I enjoyed despite its flaws. The main character really sells it for me. It is SO NICE to find a teenage heroine whose defining quality is her strength and her refusal to be dominated. Take that, Twilight. The secondary characters of Devon and Lake are well-drawn and fun to read, and the relationship between the main character and her alpha is complex and interesting. I like the way the book addresses issues of pack violence and never portrays i
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Sep 26, 2011
Jaime
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I saw this book several times at the library and brought it home twice and ended up taking it back without reading it. When I went back a few days ago and couldn't find anything else, I brought it home yet again. This time, I actually starting reading it.... and couldn't put it down. I fell in love with it about 10 pages in.
Raised by Wolves is such a well written story. If there were any editing flaws, I didn't even notice I was so immersed Bryns world. It is fast-paced and exciting More...
Raised by Wolves is such a well written story. If there were any editing flaws, I didn't even notice I was so immersed Bryns world. It is fast-paced and exciting More...
Sep 24, 2011
CC
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes jumps straight into edge-of-your-seat Were action in the life of a teenage outsider who was raised in a pack after the death of her parents.
Main character Bryn is a finely crafted character and the dialogue between Bryn and all those she meets (read: Dev -- a main character in his own right) is secondary only to her own internal monologue. Barnes is obviously a wit and it shows in her flawless narrative.
Pack negatives are not only highlighted (such as th More...
Main character Bryn is a finely crafted character and the dialogue between Bryn and all those she meets (read: Dev -- a main character in his own right) is secondary only to her own internal monologue. Barnes is obviously a wit and it shows in her flawless narrative.
Pack negatives are not only highlighted (such as th More...
Sep 19, 2011
Bibliojunkies
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Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.
But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her More...
Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.
But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her More...
Sep 13, 2011
GeminiWoman
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I've never been drawn to wolves until Alcide from The Sookie novels. And this was the first purely wolf book I've read since and I have to say that it could have been so much more.
Let's go to the criticism first so I can end the review on a good note.
The first third of the book drags, a lot! I had to physically force myself to continue hoping it would improve. And it did. Well, the pace picked up and the plot got a whole lot more interesting.
However what remained the same, a More...
Let's go to the criticism first so I can end the review on a good note.
The first third of the book drags, a lot! I had to physically force myself to continue hoping it would improve. And it did. Well, the pace picked up and the plot got a whole lot more interesting.
However what remained the same, a More...
Aug 29, 2011
Rachel
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As posted on Fictional Fantasy
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is told by fifteen-year-old Bryn who was adopted by the Alpha (Callum) of a werewolf pack after her parents were killed by a rogue wolf in front of her. Bryn was brought up in the pack with the help of her adoptive human Mother. I like Bryn, she understands the wolves stiff social hierarchy and rules but she isn’t afraid to push the boundaries.
This is especially true when she discovers Chase, a teenage boy More...
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is told by fifteen-year-old Bryn who was adopted by the Alpha (Callum) of a werewolf pack after her parents were killed by a rogue wolf in front of her. Bryn was brought up in the pack with the help of her adoptive human Mother. I like Bryn, she understands the wolves stiff social hierarchy and rules but she isn’t afraid to push the boundaries.
This is especially true when she discovers Chase, a teenage boy More...
Jul 28, 2011
MandarinBlues
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If you like YA and Werewolf books go read this. Right Now. You can come back and my review/synopsis about it later~
The main character is a 15 year old human named Bryn who was, yep, you guessed it, raised by a pack of werewolves. When she was 4 her parents were ravaged by a Rogue & the werewolves who saved her took her into the pack. She lives in a rural area in the Midwest with her surrogate mother who raised her, Ali. Ali is human too, but I’ll let Barnes go into detail about tha More...
The main character is a 15 year old human named Bryn who was, yep, you guessed it, raised by a pack of werewolves. When she was 4 her parents were ravaged by a Rogue & the werewolves who saved her took her into the pack. She lives in a rural area in the Midwest with her surrogate mother who raised her, Ali. Ali is human too, but I’ll let Barnes go into detail about tha More...
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Jul 28, 2011
Jessie
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes did a fantastic job of creating an exceptional female lead. Bryn was attacked by a Rabid werewolf at the age of four. Thankfully Callum, an alpha of a near by pack, prevented her death though not her parents'. Callum marked Bryn at four years old (literally with claws) and claimed her as his own. This is no small feat. Bryn is a human in a pack of wolves. She sometimes thinks and feels like a wolf and certainly reacts like one. The only problem is that Callum is keeping secr
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Jul 06, 2011
Emma
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I guess it wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't that great.
Raised by Wolves had a sort of 'trying too hard' feel to it, like the author really wanted to make her main character come off as edgy and humorous and her wolfy world come off as creative and unique, but didn't really suceed. Perhaps because she was trying too hard. It just felt forced, not natural... yeah, trying too hard pretty much sums it up.
Unfortunately, the wolfy world wasn't that fun, or that original More...
Raised by Wolves had a sort of 'trying too hard' feel to it, like the author really wanted to make her main character come off as edgy and humorous and her wolfy world come off as creative and unique, but didn't really suceed. Perhaps because she was trying too hard. It just felt forced, not natural... yeah, trying too hard pretty much sums it up.
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Jul 02, 2011
Jill the Ripper
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"I r woman, hear me howl" < basically the entire book. I felt as if the whole, fiercely-independant-no-one-has-the-right-to-control-you-blah-blah-blah was hitting me over and over and over again, like a sledgehammer to the face. Subtly, Ms. Barnes, ever heard of it?
It got to the point that like, twenty pages in, I wanted Bryn to die. I wanted someone to beat her shitless and/or snap her neck. What I thought of as her utter stupidity ("Oh shit, you mean this'll be da More...
It got to the point that like, twenty pages in, I wanted Bryn to die. I wanted someone to beat her shitless and/or snap her neck. What I thought of as her utter stupidity ("Oh shit, you mean this'll be da More...
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Jun 06, 2011
Raised by Wolves...hmmm...really I don't know what to say about this one except that I am truly disappointed! The title, the cover, and the summary on the back of the book, all of it made this book seem very enticing. In my opinion it was a VERY slow read. It took me over a week to read this book with only a little over 400 pages in it. I should have finished it in 3 days! I just couldn't get into it. It never really got interesting until the last couple chapters. I guess if I was still 13 it wo
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May 23, 2011
Erin
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I'm not a dog person, and I don't really like werewolf stories. Aside from Soulless, which is an amusing bit of steampunk fluff, I can't remember the last werewolf story I really liked. Raised By Wolves had some good points--the writing was snappy, the story was well-paced, and the werewolf cubs were really cute. The preternatural connection between the main character, Bryn, and the newly changed werewolf, Chase, should have been the steel core of the story, but it felt flat and forced to me.
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May 07, 2011
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Bryn wurde im Alter von vier Jahren von Callum einem Werwolf Alpha gerettet, nachdem sie mit ansehen musste wie ein anderer Werwolf ihre Eltern ermordet hatte.
11 Jahre später ist sie, obwohl ein Mensch, ein festes Mitglied im Rudel und hält sich an dessen Regeln. Dies ändert sich aber schlagartig als sie merkt das man etwas vor ihr verheimlicht. Auf der Suche nach dem Geheimnis stößt sie auf Chase, einem jungen Werwolf der selbst einen Überfall ähnlich dem ihrem überlebt ha More...
Bryn wurde im Alter von vier Jahren von Callum einem Werwolf Alpha gerettet, nachdem sie mit ansehen musste wie ein anderer Werwolf ihre Eltern ermordet hatte.
11 Jahre später ist sie, obwohl ein Mensch, ein festes Mitglied im Rudel und hält sich an dessen Regeln. Dies ändert sich aber schlagartig als sie merkt das man etwas vor ihr verheimlicht. Auf der Suche nach dem Geheimnis stößt sie auf Chase, einem jungen Werwolf der selbst einen Überfall ähnlich dem ihrem überlebt ha More...
Apr 25, 2011
LeNore
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In my opinion this is how you write young adult urban fantasy FOR young adults. The attitude in the first two lines reached out, grabbed me by the collar and dragged me into the story. Then the suspense, which started about two sentences after that kept me tied and writhing until the very end!
As a 48 year old there were a couple of times I couldn't figure out if someone was talking in her head or she was thinking (both were noted by italics) and a couple times I scratched my head sayi More...
As a 48 year old there were a couple of times I couldn't figure out if someone was talking in her head or she was thinking (both were noted by italics) and a couple times I scratched my head sayi More...
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Apr 13, 2011
Andrew
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Looking for books with female teenage werewolves as protagonists I came across this book and, though it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, gave it a try. It’s not an awful book, but there’s a lot that kept me from really getting into it. It’s about a teenage girl, rescued from a rogue werewolf at the age of four, raised by a werewolf pack since.
I wasn’t too into the depiction of the werewolves. Their pack hierarchy is extremely rigid, with a codified set of laws/traditions, that ca More...
I wasn’t too into the depiction of the werewolves. Their pack hierarchy is extremely rigid, with a codified set of laws/traditions, that ca More...
Jan 15, 2011
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