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luciearan's review against another edition
4.0
Musím říct, že začátek mě docela dostal... To, jak vše začalo, bylo tak reálné, blízké a hlavně možné. Děj samotný byl pak poměrně předvídatelný a shodný s mnoha YA dystopiemi. Na druhou stranu občas méně, někdy znamená více a tady to velice dobře fungovalo. Čtenář dostane přesně to, co čeká, navíc ve velice čtivé podobě. Osobně knize vlastně nemám ani co vytknout. Mě seděla a četla se dobře.
emmysnook's review against another edition
1.0
No. Sorry but male authors are bad at writing female protagonists. Reads like a edgy YA book was expecting it to be more deep. Plot felt like there was too much crammed into one story (nukes, disease, winter, romance i guess, illegal experiments, war, etc) like ??? Could’ve potentially worked if the main character wasn’t absolutely insulting and insufferable to read.
cosmith2015's review against another edition
1.0
Pretty much a stereotypical YA book. Girl is special. Girl meets special boy. Some bad guys. Girl and boy “fall in love” despite not knowing each other. Girl is living in the wilderness (with her family) so of course she’s a great shot with a bow and arrow. Why not switch it to guns? Maybe she’s bomb at setting traps. Hell maybe she’s just enjoys fishing. But like nearly every other wilderness survival YA book, she’s good with a bow.
I was really looking forward to this. I felt like the author could’ve taken the whole “Yukon at the end of the world” a million different ways. He didn’t even make the landscape a character... instead he went the boring and cliche YA route.
The writing wasn't amazing either. There would be flash backs and all of a sudden we'd be back in the present.. except there wasn't any transition and I would be confused about certain scenarios because I didn't know what was previous and what was now.
I didn’t mind this book until about page 250. Up until then it was a 2.5. But the last 60 pages... ugh. I had to skim them.
I was really looking forward to this. I felt like the author could’ve taken the whole “Yukon at the end of the world” a million different ways. He didn’t even make the landscape a character... instead he went the boring and cliche YA route.
The writing wasn't amazing either. There would be flash backs and all of a sudden we'd be back in the present.. except there wasn't any transition and I would be confused about certain scenarios because I didn't know what was previous and what was now.
I didn’t mind this book until about page 250. Up until then it was a 2.5. But the last 60 pages... ugh. I had to skim them.
kellylacey's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve just stared at my screen for ages thinking about the best way to start my review, not because I’m stuck for words but because the book is so deliciously brilliant that I want to do it justice.
The book is set in the post-apocalyptic USA. After various countries at war and a flu epidemic that wiped out almost everything and everyone. You are left with a haphazard put together family living off the land in a cold snowy wilderness. It’s been compared to The Walking Dead and that sort of threw me because all the time I was reading I waiting on the undead walking through the forest. But they don’t mean that with the comparison, they mean it from the survival point of view.
The main protagonist is Lynn McBride. She is everything you would want from your leading lady, tough, kind, resourceful, determined and most of all relatable. She has no unrealistic superpowers or magical gifts. She’s a normal girl who’s learned along with her put together family to survive. The storyline would be quite sweet and gentle if it was just the everyday story of what they caught for dinner that night. But of course, Tyrell Johnson had something much more memorable in mind for our reader’s journey. The arrival of another human being, causes everyone to be on pins and needles with angst and fear. With an additional shock that he has a dog with him called Wolf. Having not seen another human or dog for such a long time. It really puts a spin on the works and sets off a whole chain of events which as the reader I was totally engrossed in. Tyrell Johson writes almost lyrically, each page filled with smells, tastes, sounds, and feelings. All my senses were on high alert and screaming for more. I loved the mentions of Walt Whitman throughout the book. That was a lovely touch.
This was my second read of 2018 and it was/is truly brilliant. I know it would appeal to a varied audience of genres. It would come under all these categories for me, thriller, dystopian, literary fiction, young adult, mature adult, adult and much more.
There was nothing I didn’t like about the book. The hunting scenes made me squirm a little. But they have to eat and Lynn and the other characters were respectful of it.
My absolute favourite paragraph from the book was~
Grief never goes away. It just changes. At first, it’s like molten hot lava dripping from your heart and hollowing you from the inside. Over time, it settles into your bones, your skin, so that you live with it, walk with it every day. Grief isn’t the footprints in the snow. It’s the empty space between.
Tyrell Johnson ~ The Wolves of Winter
The cover is stunning it portrays Lynn beautifully, I am delighted that I have a hardback cover for my shelves. This is one book I will most definitely reread.
I hope Tyrell Johnson has more of Lynn McBride’s story to tell. I can’t imagine our roads parting after just one book.
I thoroughly and wholeheartedly encourage you to order this book today.
The book is set in the post-apocalyptic USA. After various countries at war and a flu epidemic that wiped out almost everything and everyone. You are left with a haphazard put together family living off the land in a cold snowy wilderness. It’s been compared to The Walking Dead and that sort of threw me because all the time I was reading I waiting on the undead walking through the forest. But they don’t mean that with the comparison, they mean it from the survival point of view.
The main protagonist is Lynn McBride. She is everything you would want from your leading lady, tough, kind, resourceful, determined and most of all relatable. She has no unrealistic superpowers or magical gifts. She’s a normal girl who’s learned along with her put together family to survive. The storyline would be quite sweet and gentle if it was just the everyday story of what they caught for dinner that night. But of course, Tyrell Johnson had something much more memorable in mind for our reader’s journey. The arrival of another human being, causes everyone to be on pins and needles with angst and fear. With an additional shock that he has a dog with him called Wolf. Having not seen another human or dog for such a long time. It really puts a spin on the works and sets off a whole chain of events which as the reader I was totally engrossed in. Tyrell Johson writes almost lyrically, each page filled with smells, tastes, sounds, and feelings. All my senses were on high alert and screaming for more. I loved the mentions of Walt Whitman throughout the book. That was a lovely touch.
This was my second read of 2018 and it was/is truly brilliant. I know it would appeal to a varied audience of genres. It would come under all these categories for me, thriller, dystopian, literary fiction, young adult, mature adult, adult and much more.
There was nothing I didn’t like about the book. The hunting scenes made me squirm a little. But they have to eat and Lynn and the other characters were respectful of it.
My absolute favourite paragraph from the book was~
Grief never goes away. It just changes. At first, it’s like molten hot lava dripping from your heart and hollowing you from the inside. Over time, it settles into your bones, your skin, so that you live with it, walk with it every day. Grief isn’t the footprints in the snow. It’s the empty space between.
Tyrell Johnson ~ The Wolves of Winter
The cover is stunning it portrays Lynn beautifully, I am delighted that I have a hardback cover for my shelves. This is one book I will most definitely reread.
I hope Tyrell Johnson has more of Lynn McBride’s story to tell. I can’t imagine our roads parting after just one book.
I thoroughly and wholeheartedly encourage you to order this book today.
booksplantsandchai's review against another edition
4.0
Das Buch hat mich sehr mitgerissen. Es gab sowohl schöne Momente, als auch einige sehr traurige. Der Autor schafft es, sehr emotional und atmosphärisch zu schreiben. Dabei bleibt die Geschichte realistisch und gut nachvollziehbar.
Die Charaktere fand ich sehr gut beschrieben. Lynn wirkte in ihrer Denkweise sehr viel jünger auf mich und auch ihre Handlungen entsprachen nicht wirklich ihren Alter und doch denke ich, dass es verständliche Gründe dafür gibt. Sie entwickelt sich im Laufe des Buches zu einem sehr starken Charakter.
Jax hingegen ist ein sehr mysteriöser Charakter. Der Autor schafft es, durch Jax’ Vorgeschichte sehr viel Spannung in die Geschichte zu bringen. Ständig beschäftigte mich die Frage, ob er nun gut oder böse sei und was wirklich seine Absichten sind.
Die Rückblicke fand ich sehr gut gelungen. Mir gefiel, dass sie immer zu Lynns gegenwärtiger Situation passten und ihr in manchen Situationen sogar halfen.
Das Buch hat mir sehr gut gefallen und brachte mich selbst zum Nachdenken, was ich in so einer postapokalyptischen Welt machen würde. Ich hoffe definitiv, dass noch eine Fortsetzung folgt, da ich gerne wissen würde, wie die Geschichte weitergeht.
Die Charaktere fand ich sehr gut beschrieben. Lynn wirkte in ihrer Denkweise sehr viel jünger auf mich und auch ihre Handlungen entsprachen nicht wirklich ihren Alter und doch denke ich, dass es verständliche Gründe dafür gibt. Sie entwickelt sich im Laufe des Buches zu einem sehr starken Charakter.
Jax hingegen ist ein sehr mysteriöser Charakter. Der Autor schafft es, durch Jax’ Vorgeschichte sehr viel Spannung in die Geschichte zu bringen. Ständig beschäftigte mich die Frage, ob er nun gut oder böse sei und was wirklich seine Absichten sind.
Die Rückblicke fand ich sehr gut gelungen. Mir gefiel, dass sie immer zu Lynns gegenwärtiger Situation passten und ihr in manchen Situationen sogar halfen.
Das Buch hat mir sehr gut gefallen und brachte mich selbst zum Nachdenken, was ich in so einer postapokalyptischen Welt machen würde. Ich hoffe definitiv, dass noch eine Fortsetzung folgt, da ich gerne wissen würde, wie die Geschichte weitergeht.
squaresofliving's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
ncteixeira's review against another edition
3.0
“The Wolves of Winter”, by Tyrell Johnson (YA - dystopian/post apocalyptic - released in 2018)
The book started very well, but after a while I lost interest and I didn’t care for the main character. I really wished there were multiple POVs.
The writing is very simple and easy to follow. The timeline structure is not bad.
But the main character, a 23 year woman who sounded like she was 12, wasn’t very believable. Her attitude and choices were very immature and selfish, never mind the circumstances.
There were lots of cliches and I didn’t find the storyline that remarkable or original.
But I have to admit that the whole thing was very atmospheric, hence my ratings.
There are plenty of flaws that may be ignored by some readers. As an example, I didn’t think that the fat phobia was necessary.
Anyways… the main reason I finished it was because I had purchased a copy, which has been sitting on my shelf since 2018.
Ebook (Kobo): 284 pages, 77k words
Hardcover (Scribner): 312 pages , 46 chapters.
dove_smpdsm's review against another edition
5.0
Wolves of Winter is smooth flowing, never slow or hung up, but, never rushed. Its familiar and real, and feels like family and like talking and listening to an old, close friend. The story of Lynn and her family surviving after nuclear winter and disease, but there are secrets that were kept. The arrival of the mysterious Jax, and his Siberian Husky named Wolf, starts a dangerous chain of events that drag these secrets out to the light, and awaken Lynn to the first feelings of womanhood.
Somewhat typical post apocalyptic nuclear winter but, told with beauty, love, and the pace of the heart of family instead of just desperation; the voice of life, not rushed terror action survival (though there's a bit of that too). It gives you the feeling that you've really been invited INTO this family life, instead of feeling like you're on a typical oh shit apocalypse survive adventure. Other books make you feel like you're watching someone else's life, this one makes you feel like these fictional characters brought you truly into their family and made you a part of their life in it while watching.
Somewhat typical post apocalyptic nuclear winter but, told with beauty, love, and the pace of the heart of family instead of just desperation; the voice of life, not rushed terror action survival (though there's a bit of that too). It gives you the feeling that you've really been invited INTO this family life, instead of feeling like you're on a typical oh shit apocalypse survive adventure. Other books make you feel like you're watching someone else's life, this one makes you feel like these fictional characters brought you truly into their family and made you a part of their life in it while watching.
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a very fast read. I like how Mr. Johnson focused on just one family with a few characters. This way, it allowed me to grow a close connection to Lynn and her family. Additionally, what else I enjoyed about this book is that Mr. Johnson does not try to imitate the Hunger Games. Mr. Johnson ushers in a new take on the post apocalyptic genre with the Wolves of Winter.
Lynn is a great strong female lead. She is smart as well. Jax is a mysterious man. I feel like there is still more to him. I can't wait to find out more about him in what I hope is the next book. There is a hint of romantic feelings between Jax and Lynn but no action was taken. This allowed the main focus to be on survival for Lynn, her family, and the rest of the population. Which Lynn will need to be focused if she is to stop the Immunity. My only complaint is that I would have liked to know more about the world that this story is based upon. Yet, I still enjoyed this book a lot.
Lynn is a great strong female lead. She is smart as well. Jax is a mysterious man. I feel like there is still more to him. I can't wait to find out more about him in what I hope is the next book. There is a hint of romantic feelings between Jax and Lynn but no action was taken. This allowed the main focus to be on survival for Lynn, her family, and the rest of the population. Which Lynn will need to be focused if she is to stop the Immunity. My only complaint is that I would have liked to know more about the world that this story is based upon. Yet, I still enjoyed this book a lot.