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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Aug. 2017 Audio Listen: I have to say I really loved the Audio for Cry Wolf. The male narrator, Holter Graham, is wonderful to hear. I felt like it was the first time reading Cry Wolf. That is always the best when a book feels like the first time.
~ 4.5 Cry Wolf Stars ~
Cry Wolf is book one of the Alpha & Omega series by [a:Patricia Briggs|40563|Patricia Briggs|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464488194p2/40563.jpg]. I recommend reading the novella [b:Alpha & Omega|5393637|Alpha & Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368147080l/5393637._SY75_.jpg|5461162] before reading [b:Cry Wolf|2355575|Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1310494063l/2355575._SY75_.jpg|2362332], so you get a feel for the context and Anna & Charles's, relationship in this story.
I am a big fan of the Mercy Thompson Series by Ms. Briggs. I love her characters and the world she has created. Both Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series over lap each other in their timelines. You meet some of the characters in MT and others in A&O. You don’t have to have read both series to enjoy them. It’s just nice as a fan to get that connection and timeline over lap.
Cry Wolf is a re-read for me.
We have an interesting plot that takes our characters deep into the Montana woods in order to solve the case of a rouge werewolf, but they find much more then just a rouge and things get intense. Life is never easy especially as a werewolf and when you add other supernatural creatures into the mix it gets chaotic. I love how the author describes her wolves. It’s not what we have come to expect.
Anna, was turned not by her choose into a werewolf. She has been used and abused by her pack in Chicago until Charles comes along to ad her. Seeing her character develop and learning what makes her tick was delightful. She is a rarity among werewolves and learning about this and the Omega traits are fascinating. Charles has never had a real love in his life, so he is new to the mating idea. He is also an interesting & unique character, in that he is different from his kind with an ability to spawn clothing and his Brother Wolf. As for Anna and Charles's relationship. The wolves are attracted to one another, but the human side takes it much slower. I liked how these two are taking it slowly and I look forward to seeing how the relationship develops throughout the series.
Cry Wolf was a fabulous start to the Alpha & Omega series. I am looking forward to re-reading this and all the other books by Patricia Briggs. If you have not picked up either series. I highly recommend you do.
~ 4.5 Cry Wolf Stars ~
Cry Wolf is book one of the Alpha & Omega series by [a:Patricia Briggs|40563|Patricia Briggs|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464488194p2/40563.jpg]. I recommend reading the novella [b:Alpha & Omega|5393637|Alpha & Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1368147080l/5393637._SY75_.jpg|5461162] before reading [b:Cry Wolf|2355575|Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1310494063l/2355575._SY75_.jpg|2362332], so you get a feel for the context and Anna & Charles's, relationship in this story.
I am a big fan of the Mercy Thompson Series by Ms. Briggs. I love her characters and the world she has created. Both Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series over lap each other in their timelines. You meet some of the characters in MT and others in A&O. You don’t have to have read both series to enjoy them. It’s just nice as a fan to get that connection and timeline over lap.
Cry Wolf is a re-read for me.
We have an interesting plot that takes our characters deep into the Montana woods in order to solve the case of a rouge werewolf, but they find much more then just a rouge and things get intense. Life is never easy especially as a werewolf and when you add other supernatural creatures into the mix it gets chaotic. I love how the author describes her wolves. It’s not what we have come to expect.
Anna, was turned not by her choose into a werewolf. She has been used and abused by her pack in Chicago until Charles comes along to ad her. Seeing her character develop and learning what makes her tick was delightful. She is a rarity among werewolves and learning about this and the Omega traits are fascinating. Charles has never had a real love in his life, so he is new to the mating idea. He is also an interesting & unique character, in that he is different from his kind with an ability to spawn clothing and his Brother Wolf. As for Anna and Charles's relationship. The wolves are attracted to one another, but the human side takes it much slower. I liked how these two are taking it slowly and I look forward to seeing how the relationship develops throughout the series.
Cry Wolf was a fabulous start to the Alpha & Omega series. I am looking forward to re-reading this and all the other books by Patricia Briggs. If you have not picked up either series. I highly recommend you do.
I didn't love this book as much as I loved the first book in the Mercy Thompson series.
Part of the problem is that this book takes place after a short story Patricia Briggs did in a collection of short stories called 'On the Prowl'. I didn't know that until after I had already finished this book. So I was confused why the story started after Anna and Charles had met.
Another problem is that I love Mercy so much. And though I don't hate or dislike Anna it's just tough competition against Mercy who is one of my favorite fictional heroes. I do trust that I'll come to like Anna eventually I'm just not there yet.
What I did love was reading from the perspectives of Bran, Charles and Asil. I was especially glad to get more information, a bit of background and a better understanding of Bran--who I love, but who plays a minor role in the Mercy books.
All in all, this book was an easy read. I whole heartily appreciate Patricia Briggs' smooth writing style and really just the planning involved in these books. Within this series and the Mercy books she has managed to create a very complex world and yet her writing style makes it easily accessible and highly enjoyable.
Part of the problem is that this book takes place after a short story Patricia Briggs did in a collection of short stories called 'On the Prowl'. I didn't know that until after I had already finished this book. So I was confused why the story started after Anna and Charles had met.
Another problem is that I love Mercy so much. And though I don't hate or dislike Anna it's just tough competition against Mercy who is one of my favorite fictional heroes. I do trust that I'll come to like Anna eventually I'm just not there yet.
What I did love was reading from the perspectives of Bran, Charles and Asil. I was especially glad to get more information, a bit of background and a better understanding of Bran--who I love, but who plays a minor role in the Mercy books.
All in all, this book was an easy read. I whole heartily appreciate Patricia Briggs' smooth writing style and really just the planning involved in these books. Within this series and the Mercy books she has managed to create a very complex world and yet her writing style makes it easily accessible and highly enjoyable.
When I picked up CRY WOLF, I immediately felt like I'd started reading after the story had already begun. It was jarring. When I found out that there really had been a short story introducing the main characters, I realized that was the first source of my problems with the book. I had other issues with the book, but another Goodreads reader, Mlle. Z, put my thoughts into words almost exactly:
"...CRY WOLF often felt incomplete. I don't think it fully stands on its own.This ought to be a minor problem, in the hands of an author as gifted as Briggs is. She should be able to drop me into the story and carry me forward, riveted, as she has in her other books. But the writing itself seemed sloppy to me - too much telling, not enough showing. I often felt like I was reading a plot summary instead of a novel. Characters in CRY WOLF rush from plot point to plot point while the author interrupts with long explanations of backstory and worldbuilding."
Yes. This. Exactly this. I've been told by people who share similar reading tastes with me in this genre, that past CRY WOLF the remaining Alpha & Omega books are all very good. I believe I'm going to give them another chance and borrow the next one from the library.
"...CRY WOLF often felt incomplete. I don't think it fully stands on its own.This ought to be a minor problem, in the hands of an author as gifted as Briggs is. She should be able to drop me into the story and carry me forward, riveted, as she has in her other books. But the writing itself seemed sloppy to me - too much telling, not enough showing. I often felt like I was reading a plot summary instead of a novel. Characters in CRY WOLF rush from plot point to plot point while the author interrupts with long explanations of backstory and worldbuilding."
Yes. This. Exactly this. I've been told by people who share similar reading tastes with me in this genre, that past CRY WOLF the remaining Alpha & Omega books are all very good. I believe I'm going to give them another chance and borrow the next one from the library.
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We are thrown into the midst of a relationship that seems a bit strained in Cry Wolf. I instantly didn't like the characters, and disliked them more the more I read. This book is relationship based, and character based, so to not like the characters is a bit of a deal breaker. The rest of the plot is really negligible, as is the case in many urban fantasy novels. There is some mystery to solve, and it gets solved. It's the characters that make or break a series, and these are not my favorite.
I wanted a break and I had a dream about wolves so this book looked perfect. Turns out, I didn't want *that much* of a break. Really don't know what I was expecting but this was just *too* light and forgettable.
Oh, Patricia Briggs. I should have known better because of Mercy Thompson, but at least there I could tell myself that you were trying. Charles is so Half-Indian-Noble-Savage-Trope that it was actually painful to read. His "mystical native american singing" and "mystical native american tracking abilities" and "mystical native american magical abilities" were...well. Congratulations on reviving a romance novel trope that I thought the end of the twentieth century had eclipsed. Oh, and are you aware that you told us his emotions were "savage" at least five hundred million times (particularly amusing since from Mercy Thompson's side of things he has No Emotions At All--another lovely trope!).
I guess I'm glad there is no rape?
I guess I'm glad there is no rape?
Nice addition to the Mercy Thompson world. A paranormal adventure story with a little romance thrown in. There are some interesting werewolves in Montana! I picked it up because it was the first of a series, yet I think that is misleading. The book begins after major events that must have taken place in an earlier book or short story. I hate when I miss something -- in this case the meeting of Charles and Anna and her rescue in Chicago.