"Love is a werewolf, influenced by the moon and terror, and always about to change."
Liv has a secret.
Something happened to her when s... read full description
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Nov 07, 2010
Greta is Erikasbuddy
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Everyone has a monster inside. Whether want to admit it or not. No one is without their skeletons.
Frenzy is not only about a beast that lives inside a girl but also the demons of small town America.
I really dug this book. It spoke to me. I was raised around the same people Liv had around her.
I wouldn't recommend this book to a lot of people. I think Block's writing style would probably annoy them. But to me it sings li More...
Frenzy is not only about a beast that lives inside a girl but also the demons of small town America.
I really dug this book. It spoke to me. I was raised around the same people Liv had around her.
I wouldn't recommend this book to a lot of people. I think Block's writing style would probably annoy them. But to me it sings li More...
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Jun 14, 2011
Suzanne
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You know, I'm not sure I've read anything else by Francesca Lia Block, even as famous as she is for YA. I've got to admit that I was expecting more. If this hadn't been short and if I hadn't been stuck in a doctor and a dentist office, I probably wouldn't have finished it. I'm trying hard to allow myself to abandon books after 50 or 100 pages if I just don't really care what happens next. Philosophy: life's too short for bad books, and there are SO many I'll never read, though that would be a ni
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Apr 16, 2011
Annie
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This book was a toughie for me. While I loved the concept of this book, I found I couldn't relate enough to the characters to really invest in them. The idea that Liv is a werewolf and doesn't know it, is exactly the kind of concept I usually go crazy for, but not with this one so much. I did, however, love the idea that her mother is a wolf hunter and there was crazy tension between Liv and her parents.
There were some other interesting things about this book that added a nice spin More...
There were some other interesting things about this book that added a nice spin More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Kale
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The cover is beautiful, it has movement, and interest, all the things the story lacks in abundance.
A quick summary. Liv is a 17 year old werewolf. Who's in denial. She's weird and awkward, but Liv finds a place to belong with Pace her best friend and Corey her boyfriend. Liv lives a lie hiding who and what she is from everyone even herself. Her mom is the perfect former beauty queen huntress, to Liv's abnormal freakish physical qualities and vegetarian tendencies. Liv doesn't want t More...
A quick summary. Liv is a 17 year old werewolf. Who's in denial. She's weird and awkward, but Liv finds a place to belong with Pace her best friend and Corey her boyfriend. Liv lives a lie hiding who and what she is from everyone even herself. Her mom is the perfect former beauty queen huntress, to Liv's abnormal freakish physical qualities and vegetarian tendencies. Liv doesn't want t More...
Jun 18, 2011
Missie
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I have some serious issues with this story, and I'm not sure how to convey my reservations without ranting.
I will admit that I found the prose to be good, hypnotic and almost lyrical with a hint of awkwardness that suited the main character, Liv. But that was not nearly enough to make this story redeemable in the slightest.
The mythology relating to werewolves made absolutely no sense. None! Okay, so Liv is a shapeshifing wolf because her mother was cursed, but the one who More...
I will admit that I found the prose to be good, hypnotic and almost lyrical with a hint of awkwardness that suited the main character, Liv. But that was not nearly enough to make this story redeemable in the slightest.
The mythology relating to werewolves made absolutely no sense. None! Okay, so Liv is a shapeshifing wolf because her mother was cursed, but the one who More...
Jan 21, 2011
Laura
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Olivia (Liv) doesn't fit in at school (except with her gay best friend, Pace, and her boyfriend, Corey) and she feels like the black sheep in the family. She has a layer of hair all over her body, so she is pretty much ostracized.
Liv feels like a monster practically the entire book, and doesn't really know what she is until she comes across a woman that answers all of her questions for her.
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Olivia (Liv) doesn't fit in at school (except with her gay best friend, Pace, and her boyfriend, Corey) and she feels like the black sheep in the family. She has a layer of hair all over her body, so she is pretty much ostracized.
Liv feels like a monster practically the entire book, and doesn't really know what she is until she comes across a woman that answers all of her questions for her.
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Dec 01, 2010
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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The Frenzy is told from 17 yr old Liv point of view, and starts off with her looking back to when she was 13 years old when the "transformation" first happened. She always felt a little different but when her mother comes home from a hunting trip with a dead wolf in the back of her truck, it sets Liv off and she has no idea what's happening. Liv has never felt more alone that she did then.
Now 17, she has her boyfriend Corey and her best friend Pace. Pace is someone she's conf More...
Now 17, she has her boyfriend Corey and her best friend Pace. Pace is someone she's conf More...
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Oct 29, 2010
Kate (I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read!)
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THE FRENZY, by Francesca Lia Block, is an interesting new perspective on werewolves. Liv spent her time after "the incident" at thirteen avoiding the posibility that it might happen again, or why. It was a fun ride to figure out what she was and what caused this change within her.
It is like a breath of fresh air when I come across a paranormal book that truly seperates itself from the rest. I love werewolf books, but after reading so many they all seem to blend together. B More...
It is like a breath of fresh air when I come across a paranormal book that truly seperates itself from the rest. I love werewolf books, but after reading so many they all seem to blend together. B More...
Jan 12, 2011
Tiffany
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The good thing about this book is it is a fast read. I have read books that are written similair to this book. Where almost the entire book is the main character telling you back stories, their opinions, thoughs or feelings. I personally don't care for that. There are a few parts where she is interacting with other people.
I kind of almost felt like the author picked some elements like a girl who could be a werewolf, a mother who is a werewolf killer, werewolf's out for revenge, i More...
I kind of almost felt like the author picked some elements like a girl who could be a werewolf, a mother who is a werewolf killer, werewolf's out for revenge, i More...
Nov 06, 2010
Joli
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I know when I read books by Francesca Lia Block, I'm never sure exactly what I am going to get. She has a unique writing style that is sparse and sometimes random, constructing stories while leaving out so much. As a reader, it forces me to create my own scenarios and imagine what may have happened. Usually, this frustrates me as a reader, but with Block, I do expect it and somewhat enjoy it.
Typically, I don't read too much paranormal fantasy, but I was drawn in by the idea of a f More...
Typically, I don't read too much paranormal fantasy, but I was drawn in by the idea of a f More...
Nov 03, 2010
Rosalia
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Jan 29, 2012
Rachael
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Now this is what a novel is supposed to be like. For the first 50 pages or so it read quickly but I wasn't quite sure where it was going. Little things were mentioned here and there that I didn't understand how they pertained to the story, not until the end. What you end up with is a subtle story, one that doesn't jolt from major catastrophe to major catastrophe but that builds and builds until the final page.
Liv is not like her family. Her mother is beautiful but a bit shallow, fo More...
Liv is not like her family. Her mother is beautiful but a bit shallow, fo More...
Mar 12, 2011
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Feb 24, 2011
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The Frenzy was a quick and fun read and while I wasn't totally blown away by it, I enjoyed the werewolf concept of the book. It wasn't something totally different from other werewolf books but it wasn't the same either.
The story moved pretty quickly. I wanted to know more about the curse and how it worked and what it exactly was. I liked the mystery that was going on with everyone trying to figure out who was the murderer that kills people under the moon. I would've liked more detail t More...
The story moved pretty quickly. I wanted to know more about the curse and how it worked and what it exactly was. I liked the mystery that was going on with everyone trying to figure out who was the murderer that kills people under the moon. I would've liked more detail t More...
Jan 08, 2011
Paula
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In her acknowledgements, Francesca Lia Block states that one of her friends suggested she write a story about a female werewolf, and another friend provided the research. I am not sure that this is a good way to come to a story. I realize that vampire and werewolf novels are "popular" right now, but whatever happened to "write about what you know about?"
When Liv is 13, her anger triggers a physical change into a werewolf and she has since managed the condition by More...
When Liv is 13, her anger triggers a physical change into a werewolf and she has since managed the condition by More...
Dec 03, 2011
jess
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FLB, why can't I quit you?
This book is about a 17-year-old girl werewolf. She's got a closeted gay best friend and wealthy parents who don't understand her. She lives in a small, racist town, and she's dating a black boy from her high school, so of course, she's "closeted" in her own way with her secret interracial relationship. Her mom hunts wolves from airplanes, which set of an intergenerational feud between the werewolf people and Liv's family.
This book is More...
This book is about a 17-year-old girl werewolf. She's got a closeted gay best friend and wealthy parents who don't understand her. She lives in a small, racist town, and she's dating a black boy from her high school, so of course, she's "closeted" in her own way with her secret interracial relationship. Her mom hunts wolves from airplanes, which set of an intergenerational feud between the werewolf people and Liv's family.
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Mar 10, 2011
I try to avoid ranting in my reviews. Yes, I'm not always full of praise and kudos. If I see a mistake, I point it out. If an author breaks rules they should know not to, I wag the finger reprovingly. If I find the characters or themes of the story offensive, I will say so. But I don't treat a bad book as a slap in the face. I don't come at an author with both barrels demanding the time I spent reading refunded. I don't take this stuff personally.
The Frenzy is bad in a way that I do ta More...
The Frenzy is bad in a way that I do ta More...
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Feb 02, 2011
Cleverly
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I could feel The Frenzy not just through the story but the writing style. It was such a quick read I couldn't believe how fast this read went. After reading this the idea of the book had more dimension than I thought. One of the main points is multi racial couples. Actually I guess it would also be multi-species couples. Either way you could see why Liv would feel the need to hide her relationship. Poor Liv didn't even really have a chance to find out who she is and why before her life went on a
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Jul 04, 2011
Chelsea
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This book had it's goods and bads, but the cons definitely outweigh the pros.
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This book had a great deal of potential but I feel like everything other than Liv was, at best, an after though. The character development is very poor, even for the main character. In the beginning it seems like the characters will become very complex and multi-dimensional, but they end up just being flat as cardboard. Liv seems like just another angst-ridden teenager that woke up on the wrong s More...
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This book had a great deal of potential but I feel like everything other than Liv was, at best, an after though. The character development is very poor, even for the main character. In the beginning it seems like the characters will become very complex and multi-dimensional, but they end up just being flat as cardboard. Liv seems like just another angst-ridden teenager that woke up on the wrong s More...
Dec 05, 2010
Andrea
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2.5 out of 5 rating
Unfortunately, this another book that just didn't do it for me. I didn't like the writing. It seemed very juvenile and like the main character was a lot younger than she really was. I just couldn't make any connection with the story.
I didn't really care for any of the characters. I wanted to feel bad for Liv but I just didn't care that much. And I guess I did like Corey. But not enough to make the book work for me.
But it was a nice cha More...
Unfortunately, this another book that just didn't do it for me. I didn't like the writing. It seemed very juvenile and like the main character was a lot younger than she really was. I just couldn't make any connection with the story.
I didn't really care for any of the characters. I wanted to feel bad for Liv but I just didn't care that much. And I guess I did like Corey. But not enough to make the book work for me.
But it was a nice cha More...
Jan 12, 2011
Vamps R Us
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The premise behind Olivia's curse is a novel one and definitely refreshing. The way all the characters intertwine is also neat; however, I feel like this story is more of an outline lacking complete detail and fleshing out. I missed dialogue and more explanations of actions. I was left feeling like the woods and the other werewolves were never really explained completely. Most characters only had one side, and presenting more viewpoints would have helped the storyline and character connectio
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Nov 07, 2010
Kapri
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The Frenzy looked interesting enough. I did not like block's book Pretty Dead for whatever reason. Fortunately, I thought The Frenzy was a lot better. I love my werewolf tales, but I've seen them done a lot better than this.
Liv bothered me a little. She was incredibly selfish through the book. Sometimes I could understand it because of what she was going through, but other times it was just too much. For instance, she ignored her best friend Pace when he needed her and look how that More...
Liv bothered me a little. She was incredibly selfish through the book. Sometimes I could understand it because of what she was going through, but other times it was just too much. For instance, she ignored her best friend Pace when he needed her and look how that More...
Dec 08, 2010
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Dec 31, 2010
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Feb 26, 2011
Lexi
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This was my first book by Francesca Lia Block and it probably won't be my last. While the writing style was extremely A.D.D. and the story should have taken half as long to read, it wasn't a bad one and I will give Block a second chance to wow me. The characters are likable even though I wish she would have been more descriptive about some and less so about things that really didn't matter as much. (I don't need to hear the main character describe how hairy her arms are 50 times over. Describe V
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Feb 09, 2011
nicole
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This story stings like a hot knife. The text is lined up in the center of each page in such a way that you are forced to turn page after page after page until the story is gone and you rise from the headiness of the tale to find that you're in your living room and not the woods.
I had some issues with some of side plots. I prefer my werewolf stories to be just that. I've had a soft spot ever since picking up Kelley Armstrong's Bitten from the bargain section of the Barnes & Noble nea More...
I had some issues with some of side plots. I prefer my werewolf stories to be just that. I've had a soft spot ever since picking up Kelley Armstrong's Bitten from the bargain section of the Barnes & Noble nea More...
Nov 08, 2010
Claire
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Aug 17, 2010
Katieb (MundieMoms)
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The Frenzy is told from 17 yr old Liv point of view, and starts off with her looking back to when she was 13 years old when the "transformation" first happened. She always felt a little different but when her mother comes home from a hunting trip with a dead wolf in the back of her truck, it sets Liv off and she has no idea what's happening. Liv has never felt more alone that she did then.
Now 17, she has her boyfriend Corey and her best friend Pace. Pace is someone she's co More...
Now 17, she has her boyfriend Corey and her best friend Pace. Pace is someone she's co More...
Jan 31, 2011
Mikayla
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Olivia is having a hard time growing up. With her mom and dad fighting alot, all she has to talk to is her grandfather and best friends Pace and Corey. She tells her parents that shes dating Pace, though Pace has feelings for guys, not girls. Secretly dating Corey, she discovers a true secret about herself that no other person could believe! Having long fingers and fangs s one body issue, but having swings of wanting to kill your mother is another! Even eating meat when your a vegitarian! Has O
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Aug 18, 2010
Trisha
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I have read Francescia Lia Block's book, Pretty Dead and I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed this book, but not as much.
I have noticed that in her writing it is based on an older teen or adult. Especially the language. One thing that really stuck out with me in the book is that Liv sleeps with her boyfriend, and the author has Liv describe her first time as "great", and their were no consequences in her sleeping with her boyfriend. Call me old fashioned but I just don't think that More...
I have noticed that in her writing it is based on an older teen or adult. Especially the language. One thing that really stuck out with me in the book is that Liv sleeps with her boyfriend, and the author has Liv describe her first time as "great", and their were no consequences in her sleeping with her boyfriend. Call me old fashioned but I just don't think that More...
