This is a thriller love story that is gripping and amazing A bit like the Quileute tribe in the Twilight Saga, one of the main characters is a shape shifting wolf.
The story is told by two different people Grace and Sam. The story starts with a flashback of both their memories of when Grace was bitten by a gang of wolves six years ago. Ever since she has been watching Sam in the woods when he is a wolf. Then, one of the boys from Graces' school, Jack was 'supposedly killed' by the wolves. When the shooting starts in the woods Grace is driving past to discover that Sam, in his human form, was shot. After he was taken to hospital, they become friends leading onto true love that was meant to happen but never should have occurred. As Grace realises that Jack was never killed, just changed, danger awaits her as its winter, the time when the wolves change. As Sam realises this love may end as he is close to changing, Grace and Isabel (Jack's sister) try to cure this horrible way of living but is it little to late.
I really enjoyed this book. At first I was a bit reluctant to read it as love stories are not my usual books, however I found it really gripping and interesting and I couldn't put it down. I would recommend it to anyone who loves any books that contain romance or a bit of thriller in them as this book certainly contains both of these things. I especially liked the part when Isabel and Grace inject the meningitis into the wolves, the way Maggie builds up the suspense and tension brings so much to the book.
My favourite character is Isabel as she is extremely stubborn and is different to all other people. When she belives her brother is dead she is of course extreamly sad yet she still belives he is out there. She trusts Grace in the fact that werewolves excist, on eof the few characters to. Throughout the book she is determined and has ideas on everything. She adores her brother but does not show it in her words or actions but in her expressions described by Grace. My favourite quote ios "I remember this:his yellow eyes. I thought I'd never see them again". I thought the quote was dramatic and set off the book especially as the yellow eyes are mentioned throughout the book.
I would give this book **** 4 stars as it was enjoyable gripping but at the beginning it is quite complicated as it travels through time without telling you and it took me a while to undrestand what the where trying to say.
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