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the_enobee's review against another edition
3.0
Another solid werewolf story that I read just as avidly as the first. Loved the change in setting.
scottwcoleman's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting follow up to Brandner's classic The Howling, this sequel manages both to carry the characters forward in life while telling a very different type of tale than the first book.
More of a horror adventure story, The Howling II runs at a fast pace but seems quite short by modern novel standards. Still a good, if quick, read.
More of a horror adventure story, The Howling II runs at a fast pace but seems quite short by modern novel standards. Still a good, if quick, read.
wattersj17's review against another edition
2.0
A book that was more of the same. It failed to capture the same appeal that the first novel had. Not a complete waste of time, but not a book I would recommend.
kmt75's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
This is it! Gary Brandner's famous book, "THE HOWLING II." A must read! "If you haven't read Gary Brandner you're missing a treat." ~ STEPHEN KING *
* - probably not THAT Stephen King.
There's a pretty hot lesbian scene, I guess - so it's got that going for it. Which is nice. But otherwise...
* - probably not THAT Stephen King.
There's a pretty hot lesbian scene, I guess - so it's got that going for it. Which is nice. But otherwise...
kaitlincierraa's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
thetwistedones's review against another edition
i know it was foreshadowed that some werewolves survived but i was afraid that they were going to revive marcia lura just for this nd;;yeah....yeah. so predictable it's boring. i would rather they focused on ancient werewolf history but theres only so much u can get from old shit like this. better yet, how am i supposed to believe marcia survived when karyn had blown half her brains out, doing disney monster transformation sequence nd shit, bc uh we need a new plot. i also hate roy even more than before, he managed to add annoying henchman to his resumé. god (plus brandner managed to actually use the g slur this time besides also relying on stereotypes abt mexicans, so classy)
chrismn4422's review against another edition
Not really getting into this book. Is Karyn not capable of feeling any emotions besides fear? What about grief for what she lost, happiness to have come so far and survived, anger, or a mix of conflicted emotions, something besides only fear. I’d be content with even some vengeance - overgrown dog hunt anyone? Maybe that comes out in later chapters. I haven’t gotten far in the book at all, because seriously Roy and Marcia are detestable characters! Where is Selene when you need her!?!
paperbackstash's review against another edition
2.0
This was pretty bad.
First, it's just not interesting to have a bare-bones revenge story. The ex-husband and demented girlfriend wanting to pursue the ex-wife to take revenge. The book shifts points of view between the revenge-seeking couple and Karen, which gets old.
The premise is generic and the villains downright cheesy and unconvincing. Marcia's speech is especially awful. It got old seeing her lead reluctant Roy around by the wolf hairs. The ending doesn't make sense - you'd think she would have timed the revenge better. An easy cop-out situation.
Karen isn't much better. She forgets her husband easily enough when she goes to Chris for help, and the three-way jealousy thing? Overdone and cloying. She's a weak-willed victim who doesn't inspire much interest.
And while it was implausible that the cops couldn't tell teeth killed a particular person in Karen's household, surely that wouldn't be repeated in Mexico? Both sets of police say it's too vicious for an animal but clearly werewolf teeth (and a neighbor's eyewitness account of a wolf) would leave traces it was clearly a tooth or claw type weapon at the bare minimum? Seriously, come on now.
There's little tension and everything happens about the way I'd figure. There was so much foreshadowing with Roy that it was common sense. The end is incredibly abrupt after the convenient ending - where do Karen and Chris go from there?
First, it's just not interesting to have a bare-bones revenge story. The ex-husband and demented girlfriend wanting to pursue the ex-wife to take revenge. The book shifts points of view between the revenge-seeking couple and Karen, which gets old.
The premise is generic and the villains downright cheesy and unconvincing. Marcia's speech is especially awful. It got old seeing her lead reluctant Roy around by the wolf hairs. The ending doesn't make sense - you'd think she would have timed the revenge better. An easy cop-out situation.
Karen isn't much better. She forgets her husband easily enough when she goes to Chris for help, and the three-way jealousy thing? Overdone and cloying. She's a weak-willed victim who doesn't inspire much interest.
And while it was implausible that the cops couldn't tell teeth killed a particular person in Karen's household, surely that wouldn't be repeated in Mexico? Both sets of police say it's too vicious for an animal but clearly werewolf teeth (and a neighbor's eyewitness account of a wolf) would leave traces it was clearly a tooth or claw type weapon at the bare minimum? Seriously, come on now.
There's little tension and everything happens about the way I'd figure. There was so much foreshadowing with Roy that it was common sense. The end is incredibly abrupt after the convenient ending - where do Karen and Chris go from there?
kkehoe's review against another edition
3.0
A fair sequel, but sadly builds the tension of the hunt only to hit a very anticlimactic ending that just peters out.
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