Wolfsbane (Nightshade Universe, #5) (Nightshade, #2)

by Andrea Cremer

[Angie]

Wolfsbane is an alright sequel. It's not terrible, but it's not particularly good either. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Nightshade, although it did have fewer problems. This picks up about a week later with Calla held by the Searchers. She learns that they're not the bad guys she's always been lead to believe. She works with them on a plan to rescue her pack in order to build up some fighters for the impending war. Meanwhile, Shay is learning all about his heritage, not all of which is pleasant.

I had two main issues with Wolfsbane. The first being that the first half of the book is boring. There's a lot of info-dumping and plotting. I thought I would like learning more about the true history of Guardians and Keepers, but there's just a lot at once, and most of it wasn't that interesting. The second was that there were way too many characters. We're introduced to a bunch of Searchers, and I couldn't keep them all straight. Monroe, Ethan, Silas, and Connor were all interchangeable to me. The only one that stood out was Adne, probably because of her weird name, but also because of her being a Weaver. That was actually pretty awesome, except for the whole rhythmic gymnastic thing.

The plot of Wolfsbane was actually pretty good once it got going. It was tense, since I was never sure who would make it and who would actually stick with Calla. The scene with Ren did make me sad. I'm definitely not on his team, but that part still gave me a little kick in the emotions. Of course, Calla and Shay are a huge part of everything. They make out all the time, while she feels guilty over Ren. I kind of wanted to slap her, since she flip-flopped so much, but not really about who she wanted to be with, just what she wanted to do about her feelings.

Wolfsbane was good as far as sequels go. It didn't feel like filler for the most part and there's some actual plot progression. I'm just not all that invested in what's happening.

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