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A review by raposisses
Talulla Rising by Glen Duncan
4.0
The first book really DOES feel like just a very long prologue for this one, where the real story begins. Who tf is Jake? Talulla is the protagonist we deserve.
All good things that were already present in the first book (prose, gore, dark humor, werewolf mythos) only get better here, but I'm honestly surprised by how GOOD glen duncan is at writing a believable woman. Don't get me wrong, but I think most ladies will agree with me here: some (a LOT of) male writers really don't know how to write women. And after such a... masculine? book like the last werewolf, I had my doubts. But not only Talulla is amazing, the narrative is amazing TO Talulla. There were a lot of times where a potentially problematic scene began and I immediately thought "oh here we go, this dude had to fuck up eventually", but he turned it around to a fantastic conclusion EVERY TIME. I'm so impressed. And not only Talulla is without a doubt the strongest character in this series, but a lot of other female characters are also introduced! No more dudefest! All my dreams about this trilogy are coming true.
All good things that were already present in the first book (prose, gore, dark humor, werewolf mythos) only get better here, but I'm honestly surprised by how GOOD glen duncan is at writing a believable woman. Don't get me wrong, but I think most ladies will agree with me here: some (a LOT of) male writers really don't know how to write women. And after such a... masculine? book like the last werewolf, I had my doubts. But not only Talulla is amazing, the narrative is amazing TO Talulla. There were a lot of times where a potentially problematic scene began and I immediately thought "oh here we go, this dude had to fuck up eventually", but he turned it around to a fantastic conclusion EVERY TIME. I'm so impressed. And not only Talulla is without a doubt the strongest character in this series, but a lot of other female characters are also introduced! No more dudefest! All my dreams about this trilogy are coming true.