When Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemies, she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an of...
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Feb 21, 2012
Stephanie
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**The second half of this review contains spoilers. So, if you haven't read this book, read at your own risk.**
OMG, thank goodness it's over. I think I give out 1 star reviews about the same amount as 5 stars. I like to think of myself as a forgiving reader. I am still able to enjoy a book that has an interesting premise even with a few flaws. I also can usually find *something* I liked from a book that probably shouldn't have been published. So how did I like Wolfsb More...
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Aug 16, 2011
Brent
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Even though I read this nearly half a year ago, I can still remember it clearly. Let me tell you: I savored every last word of this story. The NIGHTSHADE series is probably the only paranormal romance I still read and am still addicted to.
Before I start talking, let me set everything up.
Brent before reading WOLFSBANE: TEAM SHAY TEAM SHAY TEAM SHAY TEAM SHAY!
Brent after reading WOLFSBANE: TEAM REN TEAM REN TEAM REN TEAM REN! BUT OH, WHAT ABOUT SHAY? I FORGOT More...
Before I start talking, let me set everything up.
Brent before reading WOLFSBANE: TEAM SHAY TEAM SHAY TEAM SHAY TEAM SHAY!
Brent after reading WOLFSBANE: TEAM REN TEAM REN TEAM REN TEAM REN! BUT OH, WHAT ABOUT SHAY? I FORGOT More...
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Nov 30, 2011
Damn. I love the covers of this series. Can't wait for it to be released though JULY IS TOO FAR AWAY! I hope Ren gets a bit of slack in this novel, I have to say, I love him a lot more than Shay.
EDIT: Ummm... what happened to the cover? Can anyone enlighten me? Or have I just gone crazy? I don't like this cover quite as much. To be honest she looks a little slutty. Is that really meant to be Calla? Why does she look like a stripper? (I mean, she's wearing leather pants!)
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EDIT: Ummm... what happened to the cover? Can anyone enlighten me? Or have I just gone crazy? I don't like this cover quite as much. To be honest she looks a little slutty. Is that really meant to be Calla? Why does she look like a stripper? (I mean, she's wearing leather pants!)
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Jan 05, 2012
Jana
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Even better than Nightshade! (I know, how can that be possible? but believe me it is :D )
I got this yesterday (25th) and finished it today (26)!
So. Bad things first:
Shay once again IRRITATED me to death. Seriously. That boy needs to crawl up and die somewhere. Alone. I do NOT like how he pushes Calla to do things when she can't even think straight (poor girl got a lot of stuff happening). He's also so annoying and selfish. Enough said.
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I got this yesterday (25th) and finished it today (26)!
So. Bad things first:
Shay once again IRRITATED me to death. Seriously. That boy needs to crawl up and die somewhere. Alone. I do NOT like how he pushes Calla to do things when she can't even think straight (poor girl got a lot of stuff happening). He's also so annoying and selfish. Enough said.
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Mar 12, 2011
Edit: Ugh, I didn't like the original cover but this one is worse. If I had any respect for Calla, it's gone now. She looks, honestly, like a skank.
Predictions:
- Calla will continue to be described as a 'warrior'.
- She will not act like one.
- She will instead let all available males of any species or allegiance push her around...
- ...unless Shay is in danger, at which point she will drop everything and act like an idiot to save him.
- Shay will con More...
Predictions:
- Calla will continue to be described as a 'warrior'.
- She will not act like one.
- She will instead let all available males of any species or allegiance push her around...
- ...unless Shay is in danger, at which point she will drop everything and act like an idiot to save him.
- Shay will con More...
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Dec 29, 2011
Laura
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I really liked Nightshade and had high hopes for the next book but, well... sigh. One of the problems I identified in the first book remains, that of the ending. It's not a cliff-hanger, it's more like you're being thrown off the cliff: the ending is too abrupt. The narrative thread is snipped in what feels like an arbitrary fashion.
And then there's the prose. It's lilac, not quite purple. On one randomly chosen page, we have eyes widening ... gazing as though seeing the other c More...
And then there's the prose. It's lilac, not quite purple. On one randomly chosen page, we have eyes widening ... gazing as though seeing the other c More...
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Oct 02, 2011
Jess (Gone with the Words)
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Read my review on my blog! --> Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
Andrea Cremer, I bow down at your amazing story-telling. If you thought Nightshade was full of unique, incredibly interesting characters and original story, Wolfsbane will leave you wondering how it was possible for it to have gotten even better.
Wolfsbane truly felt like a “Part II”. Yes it picks up where Nightshade left off, but it’s also almost like a completely new story. I loved that!! We’re introduced to new More...
Andrea Cremer, I bow down at your amazing story-telling. If you thought Nightshade was full of unique, incredibly interesting characters and original story, Wolfsbane will leave you wondering how it was possible for it to have gotten even better.
Wolfsbane truly felt like a “Part II”. Yes it picks up where Nightshade left off, but it’s also almost like a completely new story. I loved that!! We’re introduced to new More...
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May 30, 2011
Mocha ღ Latte
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Calla wakes up to find that a week has gone by after escaping Vail, her new surroundings unfamiliar. She then discovers that she is in the lair of the Searchers, the sworn enemy of the Guardians. However, not all is as it seems when they give her the offer of a lifetime- destroy the keepers and save her pack. But Calla has doubts. Is getting Ren back worth the risk of loosing her freedom and Shay? Can true love real More...
Calla wakes up to find that a week has gone by after escaping Vail, her new surroundings unfamiliar. She then discovers that she is in the lair of the Searchers, the sworn enemy of the Guardians. However, not all is as it seems when they give her the offer of a lifetime- destroy the keepers and save her pack. But Calla has doubts. Is getting Ren back worth the risk of loosing her freedom and Shay? Can true love real More...
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Aug 04, 2011
[They Call Me] Kenny
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I hope this cover is actually used. The other one is not something I want marring my shelf of lovely booklings. I take great pleasure in having splendid books, regardless of cover, but the other cover for this book is disturbing to me.
Grr.
Update: Yuck. Seriously, I loved Nightshade's cover, so I bought the book and --in turn-- fell in love with the story. And then the publishers or whomever go and change the Wolfsbane cover. Wtheck? Is this not a YA fiction book? What's More...
Grr.
Update: Yuck. Seriously, I loved Nightshade's cover, so I bought the book and --in turn-- fell in love with the story. And then the publishers or whomever go and change the Wolfsbane cover. Wtheck? Is this not a YA fiction book? What's More...
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Aug 05, 2011
Mariya
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I admit I was a little terrified to read WOLFSBANE. I had no freaking clue of the contents inside this book, but after flipping the first page I could not put the book down. It was like I was possessed and if I put the book down I could not stop thinking about it. Oh, man Andrea Cremer has done it again!
WOLFSBANE picks up right where Nightshade left off. Calla is now in the searchers hands and being taught all her life that the searchers are the evil ones she is quite un-trusting of More...
WOLFSBANE picks up right where Nightshade left off. Calla is now in the searchers hands and being taught all her life that the searchers are the evil ones she is quite un-trusting of More...
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Jan 15, 2012
Hayden
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Nightshade and Wolfsbane are like black and white.
Wolfsbane was full of action but devoid of everything else. It went like this:
infodump
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The whole thing was like More...
Wolfsbane was full of action but devoid of everything else. It went like this:
infodump
infodump
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action
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Jan 07, 2012
MISS VAIN
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"Hope was real. Burning brighter than the stars that hung above us in this empty winter night."
A week after the events that took place in Nightshade Calla wakes up to find that her world has been altered and now there's no turning back.
"This is only about love."
She discovers the tragically heartbreaking consequences of her actions. Several discoveries in this book including death, betrayal, and devastating revelations cau More...
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Aug 27, 2011
Nixy
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Call it the Sophomore slump, the second season syndrome, or what have you, but last year I gave NIGHTSHADE, the first book in the series of the same name by debut author Andrea Cremer, a perfect 5/5 rating. Today I'm giving the sequel, WOLFSBANE, a 2/5 rating. What happened to the story, the characters, the romance, and the writing between books one and two to cause such a drastic change? A lot of annoying, confusing, and boring things.
The mythology of the Keepers, Guardians, Searchers More...
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Aug 08, 2011
Jillian -always aspiring-
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(Actual Rating: 3.5 stars)
"This is only about love."
The above words, uttered near the end of 2010's Nightshade, come back to haunt Calla, runaway alpha Guardian, in this much-anticipated sequel, Wolfsbane. Calla finds herself beside the boy she has chosen and saved, yet all is still not well with her world. The web of lies the Keepers have spun still ensnare the Guardians, the legacy of "Chosen One" Shay is still very much shrouded in mystery, and guil More...
"This is only about love."
The above words, uttered near the end of 2010's Nightshade, come back to haunt Calla, runaway alpha Guardian, in this much-anticipated sequel, Wolfsbane. Calla finds herself beside the boy she has chosen and saved, yet all is still not well with her world. The web of lies the Keepers have spun still ensnare the Guardians, the legacy of "Chosen One" Shay is still very much shrouded in mystery, and guil More...
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Aug 05, 2011
WHEW! I thought that Nightshade blew me away... wowzers!
I thought that we discovered a lot of the history in book one... I was wrong so very very wrong. I loved the history lesson that we got this time around. And it wasn't a boring history lesson. I've been known to (and shhhh don't tell anyone) to skip over those boring over detailed parts in a story (Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer comes right to mind.. you know what I'm talking about) but I did NOT want to skip over any of this, I was More...
I thought that we discovered a lot of the history in book one... I was wrong so very very wrong. I loved the history lesson that we got this time around. And it wasn't a boring history lesson. I've been known to (and shhhh don't tell anyone) to skip over those boring over detailed parts in a story (Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer comes right to mind.. you know what I'm talking about) but I did NOT want to skip over any of this, I was More...
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Aug 01, 2011
MissRose
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omigod. I can't wait. I loved the first book, and I cannot wait until Wolfsbane!
Although, the cover. Ehhh. Don't like it. Actually, not at all. May I ask, whats with the pants?! Leather, really?
Well anyway, the first book was really cool, I hope the second one is even better :]
-missrosey
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after reading... 1.5
ohmigod. boringggg.
okay, after the first 250 pages it got a little bit better. but I mean a little. like, very, very tin More...
Although, the cover. Ehhh. Don't like it. Actually, not at all. May I ask, whats with the pants?! Leather, really?
Well anyway, the first book was really cool, I hope the second one is even better :]
-missrosey
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after reading... 1.5
ohmigod. boringggg.
okay, after the first 250 pages it got a little bit better. but I mean a little. like, very, very tin More...
Oct 07, 2011
Wow. I haven't felt so disappointed about a book in a very long time. Trouble was that with the amazing debut, Nightshade, Ms Cremer set herself some really high standards. I LOVED Nightshade, so naturally I was expecting to be blown away by the sequel. Blown away I was not, however.
SPOILER ALERT
The only thing that happens in the book is Calla and her new 'friends', the Searchers, go back to Vail to try and rescue Call's pack mates. It happens fast. Before you know it, it's over.
T More...
SPOILER ALERT
The only thing that happens in the book is Calla and her new 'friends', the Searchers, go back to Vail to try and rescue Call's pack mates. It happens fast. Before you know it, it's over.
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Mar 17, 2011
Read the first chapter after I finished Nightshade. I want more!
BTW, I love the cover!
UPDATE: Oh, they changed the cover! I liked the other one more but this one is actually pretty cool too. :)
BTW, I love the cover!
UPDATE: Oh, they changed the cover! I liked the other one more but this one is actually pretty cool too. :)
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Nov 06, 2011
Anzu
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Well… my fangirl moment came to an end. I woke up reading the second book and I was thinking wtf did I see in the first one? This is bullsh*t! Yep! Maybe I’m having a multiple personality disorder or aliens were controlling my brain and were forcing me to like Nightshade. I guess that would be the logical explanation, don’t you think?
In the first book we saw the world from the Keepers and Guardians POV which now is considered the enemy line. Now we get to see where the good guys stan More...
In the first book we saw the world from the Keepers and Guardians POV which now is considered the enemy line. Now we get to see where the good guys stan More...
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Jan 15, 2012
Emily
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I fell in love with Nightshade and really want to read this book. But the way people make it sound like it was a fail compered to the first based only on a love triangle and teenage hormones. Well news flash for ya that's all young adult paranormal romances are ever about these days, and ripping on this one just because you didn't like how one character acted or how the direction is going is not a fair rating. Personally I hate shay as much as the next girl but you can't give the book a lower
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Jul 24, 2011
Dee
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Aug 08, 2011
Isamlq
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Things got a tad steamier, even the magic was amped up. While the former I totally saw coming, it is the latter that gave me problems. Why? I have no idea. If I could take shifter wolves, it shouldn't have been a stretch for me to swallow what the Searchers had to offer. But I had a hard time with this new side of the story, (there wasn't much that hinted at the magic part of the world in Nightshade, unless I counted the wraiths and Old Ones.) This second book isn't bad especially given all th
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Oct 05, 2011
Eileen
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Let me start this review with writing that Andrea Cremer is a great story teller and that she wrote an amazing sequel to 'Nightshade'. This sequel is well written, different from 'Nightshade'(less romance and action) and not at all what I expected that it would be and this surprise was mainly, but not only, good. I thought a long time about how to rate this book and I decided: 4,5 stars, but it's possible that I'll change my mind when I read it for the second time.
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May 14, 2011
Donna {Book Passion for Life}
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I'm going to try and write this review the best I can without spoiling it for you all BUT if your not sure please don't continue.
I couldn't believe my luck when I won a copy of this book off Andrea Cremer on Twitter. Yes people! Twitter! You know, I now love Twitter that much more. ;) Anyway....I've been eagerly awaiting this book since reading Nightshade and let me say, this book didn't disappoint.
Wolfsbane st More...
I'm going to try and write this review the best I can without spoiling it for you all BUT if your not sure please don't continue.
I couldn't believe my luck when I won a copy of this book off Andrea Cremer on Twitter. Yes people! Twitter! You know, I now love Twitter that much more. ;) Anyway....I've been eagerly awaiting this book since reading Nightshade and let me say, this book didn't disappoint.
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Aug 04, 2011
Portrait of a Book
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First reviewed on Portrait of a Book
If you haven't read Nightshade, go buy it and read it immediately. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. If you've read it, you know that Nightshade is amazing and that the wait for Wolfsbane was cruel and unusual punishment.
Wolfsbane begins just after the end of Nightshade. Calla Tor wakes to find herself surrounded by Searchers, far removed from her pack, from everyone but Shay. She is desperate to find her way back to her home, but th More...
If you haven't read Nightshade, go buy it and read it immediately. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. If you've read it, you know that Nightshade is amazing and that the wait for Wolfsbane was cruel and unusual punishment.
Wolfsbane begins just after the end of Nightshade. Calla Tor wakes to find herself surrounded by Searchers, far removed from her pack, from everyone but Shay. She is desperate to find her way back to her home, but th More...
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Aug 22, 2011
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Aug 22, 2011
Schay
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Wolfsbane picks up immediately where Nightshade ended, when Shay and Calla were ambushed by the Searchers...
A lot of questions from the previous books were answered, which I'm pleased about. We also discover more about the Keepers' origins.
Calla seems emotionally stronger in this book, too. However, I think there was an over-usage of the words 'warrior' and 'alpha' during the first half of the book; okay, Cremer, we get it - Calla is a FIGHTAAA! But seriously, actions speak louder More...
A lot of questions from the previous books were answered, which I'm pleased about. We also discover more about the Keepers' origins.
Calla seems emotionally stronger in this book, too. However, I think there was an over-usage of the words 'warrior' and 'alpha' during the first half of the book; okay, Cremer, we get it - Calla is a FIGHTAAA! But seriously, actions speak louder More...
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Sep 02, 2011
Kate
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Actual Rating 2.5 stars
Here's what I think most likely happened here. A big group of people read Nightshade, and then they all wrote Andrea Cremer with their complaints;
There's too much kissing!
I hate love triangles!
There's not enough background information about the Keepers and the Searchers and the Gardians!
Thus, she answers with Wolfsbane.....
And once you make it through the first 200 pages (!!!!) of no kissing, no love triangle, and a More...
Here's what I think most likely happened here. A big group of people read Nightshade, and then they all wrote Andrea Cremer with their complaints;
There's too much kissing!
I hate love triangles!
There's not enough background information about the Keepers and the Searchers and the Gardians!
Thus, she answers with Wolfsbane.....
And once you make it through the first 200 pages (!!!!) of no kissing, no love triangle, and a More...
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