Shannon Delany
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Foto taget av: Author Shannon Delany of the 13 to Life series in upstate New York. Photo credit to Karl Gee.
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Verk av Shannon Delany
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Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes (2012) — Bidragsgivare — 89 exemplar
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- Verk
- 19
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 1,232
- Popularitet
- #20,835
- Betyg
- 3.6
- Recensioner
- 96
- ISBN
- 34
- Språk
- 3
- Favoritmärkt
- 7
Throughout the novel Delany teases us with information regarding the werewolves. Jessie sees a huge animal's teeth and eyes on her farm. There's reported sightings in a nearby town. Newspaper articles detailing the 'Phantom Wolves'. Even some subtle clues as to who is a werewolf (not that its a surprise). More than the werewolf problem however, Delany brings the Russian mafia into the mix, learning to cope with grief and guilt and what makes a person a man instead of a beast. It felt like redemption was the major underlying notion. Jessie was seeking redemption for treating her mom so carelessly while she lived. Sarah was seeking redemption for how she used to behave. Pietr was seeking redemption for a curse he never wanted. Their stumbling ideas on how to achieve this redemption is what drives the story.
Some of the secondary plot lines got a shorter stick on development. For instance Derek; his interest in Jessie seemed all over the place and I couldn't quite get if he was truly playing her or if it was genuine interest. Wanda, a female friend of Jessie's father's, just kind of...appeared and had answers at one point. One being Max (Pietr's brother)'s interest in Jessie's friend Amy. Since this is the first book in the series, I expect a lot of the answers will be forthcoming in the preceding volumes, but sometimes my questions got in the way of my immersing myself in the book.
I was highly anticipating this novel and it was not a let down at all. I'm looking forward to the second book, due out in early 2011, and finding out more what happens after the ending scene!… (mer)