A review by erinray82
Talulla Rising by Glen Duncan

3.0

I wanted to like this book for the same reasons I liked "The Last Werewolf." I didn't quite hold up in the way I'd hoped. The plot felt muddied, and it wasn't as poetic as the last. Maybe that's because Talullah isn't as poetic as Jake. She was a rich character, likable, but her struggle was messier, grittier...not as beautiful or full of depth. The writing for her felt lackluster. It wasn't like her relationship with motherhood wasn't stark and full of conflict, because it was, and that kept this book from being just plain bad. Her relationship with Walker and her connections to her children, they kept the story afloat. So I guess I would say that I liked this book enough, but just barely. The bit at the end with Remshi was interesting, but nothing more than a teaser to the third book in the trilogy. Now that I'm at the end of book 2, I'm not sure I care enough to read it. I almost wish I hadn't read this one. It almost had the power to ruin the first one for me. I should have listened to the lady at the bookstore, who wisely told me of this second book... but that I might not want to read it. In hindsight, I sort of see her point.