Take a photo of a barcode or cover
kodiatomekeeper 's review for:
Cry Wolf
by Patricia Briggs
When I picked up CRY WOLF, I immediately felt like I'd started reading after the story had already begun. It was jarring. When I found out that there really had been a short story introducing the main characters, I realized that was the first source of my problems with the book. I had other issues with the book, but another Goodreads reader, Mlle. Z, put my thoughts into words almost exactly:
"...CRY WOLF often felt incomplete. I don't think it fully stands on its own.This ought to be a minor problem, in the hands of an author as gifted as Briggs is. She should be able to drop me into the story and carry me forward, riveted, as she has in her other books. But the writing itself seemed sloppy to me - too much telling, not enough showing. I often felt like I was reading a plot summary instead of a novel. Characters in CRY WOLF rush from plot point to plot point while the author interrupts with long explanations of backstory and worldbuilding."
Yes. This. Exactly this. I've been told by people who share similar reading tastes with me in this genre, that past CRY WOLF the remaining Alpha & Omega books are all very good. I believe I'm going to give them another chance and borrow the next one from the library.
"...CRY WOLF often felt incomplete. I don't think it fully stands on its own.This ought to be a minor problem, in the hands of an author as gifted as Briggs is. She should be able to drop me into the story and carry me forward, riveted, as she has in her other books. But the writing itself seemed sloppy to me - too much telling, not enough showing. I often felt like I was reading a plot summary instead of a novel. Characters in CRY WOLF rush from plot point to plot point while the author interrupts with long explanations of backstory and worldbuilding."
Yes. This. Exactly this. I've been told by people who share similar reading tastes with me in this genre, that past CRY WOLF the remaining Alpha & Omega books are all very good. I believe I'm going to give them another chance and borrow the next one from the library.