- Pub. Date: June 2010
- Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
- Pages: 400
- Series: Wolves of Mercy Falls Series #1
Synopsis
Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf -- her wolf -- watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why. Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves. And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace . . . until now. For Grace and Sam, love has always been at a distance. But once spoken, it cannot be denied.
Review
A new twist on a worn out subject - but don't pass it up just because everyone and their dog has a story about monsters and romance. Grace is charming and interesting, and obsessed with wolves since a dangerous incident from her childhood (Why are there always obsessed people in the books I read?!). Sam has loved Grace a long time...what will become of the two? The story has original inserts as well. It's tragic and moving and warm and filled with all sorts of longings and dreams that we all had in high school. I really like the emotion that naturally comes with this genre - it has the ability to transport any reader, no matter the age or circumstance, to our past (or future) with style. Feelings have that way about them I guess, kind of like aroma: the instant you smell something again, even if it's presence has lapsed into years, will flood you with past memories of that smell.
This book is great, and I'm somewhat glad to hear that it is a trilogy piece. When a reader likes the setting and characters that are built for them, it's sometimes hard to close that last page and move on to the next story. It makes me happy I get the chance to hear 'what happened then was....'
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