Cheryl R. (Spuddie) - , reviewed on 8/1/2007 + 412 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

First in a series. Historical fiction mingled with fantasy in this tale of a young wolf-woman named Regeane set in during the decline of the Roman empire. Borchardt has her sister's (Anne Rice) flair for invoking horror without the excessive wordiness that makes some of Rice's books a slog-fest, at least for me. The book also had bits of explicit sex in it, but the scenes were fairly well done and not just gratuitous groping so I didn't roll my eyes excessively or anything. LOL

Her historical detail was also decidedly un-romanticized and very realistic sounding, quite violent and descriptive, and that in and of itself often evoked enough 'horror' without even mentioning the wolf sharing a body with a human woman! Compelling and interesting read, and I will definitely be seeking the other two books in this trilogy.

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