Reviews

Talulla Rising by Glen Duncan

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

3.0

A great improvement to The Last Werewolf. Again though, I got more enjoyment out of the later half of the novel. I think I enjoyed this much more because there was a specific outcome to the plot: child must be saved and help is needed. I think that having a simple goal made it a much easier read to get through and it was much less vulgar in it's language.
I really enjoyed scenes with Caleb, for some reason, and I think Walker has become a favourite character of mine (along with Cloquette and Trish.)
I am more "excited" (if that's the correct term) to get to the end of the trilogy than I was when reading the first (atrocious) novel. Perhaps this is a series that's worth sticking through, if not for content then at least for subtle curiosity.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^.^
Gén

kathrynamonett's review

5.0

This is my favourite kind of book to read, not because of the subject matter but because it titillates dark untouched places in my brain. It's a giddy thing.

just_tosh's review against another edition

4.0

Talulla Rising picks up where The Last Werewolf left off. It's been some months after the events at the end of the first book. Talulla Demetriou is without her mate Jake. She is very pregnant and due to give birth any day. She is still on the run and in hiding from WOCOP (World Organization for the Control of Occult Phenomena). She is soon discovered and her newborn is taken away soon after it's birth. Talulla learns that her son is to be sacrificed for a vampire ritual. It's a race against time to find her soon before the eclipse and she's still being hunted by this sadistic organization. Talulla isn't totally alone as she picks up a few unexpected allies along the way.

Talulla Rising isn't a light read. It's sexy. It's profane. It's sexually and violently graphic. It's a novel told in the point of view from a werewolf. Would you expect anything less?

I love the way the author wrote Talulla. She's not sitting around bemoaning her tragic existence. She does what she has to do to survive - kill- use her sex, make friends with the enemy - even more so because she has to stay alive long enough to find her son and save him from some twisted vampires. I like Talulla. She's bad ass. :)

The ending! Ugh! When is book 3 coming out????

spiritismus's review

4.0

Wow - I didn't expect to love this book so much since my love/hate relationship with part 1 of the series! Part 2 is so much better. Tallulah comes across as a lot more genuine character and she struggles with the monster in her on a much more relatable level. It was definitely a wise decision to give the lead character emotions, which Jake lacked. I almost read this book in one go, I just needed to know what happend next.

mermahoney's review

1.0

Not remotely at the level of the first book.

victoriad702's review

3.0

3.5 stars

milzukka's review

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

snorkmidden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rosemarysbooks's review

2.0

Not nearly as good as the first one, The Last Werewolf. Quite "meh."

cjrayl's review

3.0

Sometimes, one just needs to step aside and read something totally unlike one's normal reads as an escape. This book certainly meets that need so I gave it 3 stars. Decent character and the author spun enough of the events from book 1 into this book 2 that I don't really feel as if I've missed anything. It was a nice sidestep into relaxation with no expectations.