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The Wolves Of Paris (2013)

by Michael Wallace(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1493737376 (ISBN13: 9781493737376)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Createspace

review 1: Historical Paris during the time of the Inquisition. With werewolves. That was pretty much all I had to hear to give this a try. And I'm glad I did.Our story follows Lorenzo, an Italian businessman visiting Paris with his brother, and Lucretia, the more complex character. She's also from Italy, but married a wealthy Parisian (now deceased), breaking poor Lorenzo's heart some years before the story begins. She's also neck-deep in the middle of a conspiracy of werewolves trying to take over the city. Honestly, I don't want to give much more away than that.What I LikedIt was well researched historical fiction set in the Middle Ages. It did a fair job of showing the grittiness of the times and the self-righteous skewed logic with the Inquisition operated, while at the same tim... moree not painting a picture so dark as to be depressing. Wallace also created two characters I could care about and a prior one could hate even more than the actual werewolf villains.What I Didn't LikeThere were times, particularly early in the book, where I was not totally enthralled. Indeed, reading the way Lorenzo was treated by the Inquisition--and his own brother--was disheartening.Who I Recommend it ForI actually quite liked the book. Fans of historical fiction, historical fantasy, and werewolves should all check it out.
review 2: This is the first book I've read by this author and I will definitely be reading more soon. I'm not a huge fan of werewolves/vampires, etc, but I took a chance on a recommendation and really loved this story. My favorite thing was that it was all from the point of view of the humans in the story, and so never became 'corny' being in the head of a werewolf. I liked the characters - was rooting for them to triumph. It had a sideline love story that was very well done, and yet it was still gritty enough to be real. less

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