Book two of the Wolves of Mercy Falls series proved to be a rewarding experience. The first novel had two narrators and this second installment has four. Will book three have 8? or 16? I hope not! While four seems like a lot, Stiefvater seems to have each distinct voice mastered. The protagonist Grace, was bitten by a werewolf as a small child. Her father subsequently left her in a hot car. The theory is that this is what actually stopped Grace from becoming a werewolf herself. In book two, the wolf inside Grace is clawing its way out of her. Except she can't shift. She gets into monumental fights with her distant parents and runs away from home to be with the newly human-only Sam. He tries to ignore the fact that she is getting sicker by the day. He has other things to worry about, like new werewolves that he has to clean up after and look out for. At some point, Grace becomes far too sick to ignore. Tough choices need to be made. Life and death or death and different death choices. The new wolves add a new dynamic to the second book, strange characters that make you question teenage choices. The second book is as intoxicating as the first. Enjoy!
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