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A review by katiev
Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs
3.0
The follow-up to Briggs' first book, Masques. Aralorn and Wolf are together and return to Aralorn's childhood home when she gets word that her father is dead. Things aren't as clear as they seem and there is a mystery to be solved and more healing/redemption for Wolf.
I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first one. Surprising, since it was written later in Briggs' career and sat unpublished for years until she became popular enough for a re-release of the little-read Masques. It was interesting to see the themes so prevalent in the Mercy Thompson novels in Aralorn's separateness from the family she loves and loves her in return, yet her half-shapeshifter status keeps her from feeling entirely at home and has led her to create her own home with Wolf and her adopted people, the mercenary Sian.
I think it was the lack of action. There was a lot of discussion in trying to solve the mystery and it didn't hold my interest quite as well. Still, I enjoyed it, and was glad to get the HEA hinted at in Masques.
I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first one. Surprising, since it was written later in Briggs' career and sat unpublished for years until she became popular enough for a re-release of the little-read Masques. It was interesting to see the themes so prevalent in the Mercy Thompson novels in Aralorn's separateness from the family she loves and loves her in return, yet her half-shapeshifter status keeps her from feeling entirely at home and has led her to create her own home with Wolf and her adopted people, the mercenary Sian.
I think it was the lack of action. There was a lot of discussion in trying to solve the mystery and it didn't hold my interest quite as well. Still, I enjoyed it, and was glad to get the HEA hinted at in Masques.