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A review by audreychamaine
Wereling by Steve Feasey
3.0
When orphan Trey Laporte wakes up with his room trashed, he has no clue that he’s both the cause and the victim. After his discovery, his day becomes even stranger. He’s rescued aggressively from the home where he stays by a suave by scary vampire, Lucien Charron, who claims to have known Trey’s parents. He also tells Trey that he’s in mortal danger. Trey must learn to quickly master his newly discovered lycanthrope nature if he’s to have any chance of surviving an attack from the monster who killed his parents. And, oh yeah, he also needs to save the world in the process.
Wereling is a fairly fast-paced book. Trey learns a lot about himself and his history in a very short amount of time. Throw in the fact that he’s suddenly come into a life of luxury, a new world of demons, and a new set of characters, and you’ll see why the book has to move quickly in order to fit all of the exposition and plot into the short amount of pages it takes up. Feasey doesn’t meander on small details–instead, he jumps from action to action. There are small hints of romance, but nothing overpowering. This is by no means a book centered on a relationship. Rather, it features a realistic schoolboy crush. I’ve read some reviews that have criticized the book for having overly formal, cardboard language. While the language sounds a bit different than I’m used to, I chalked it up to being British. I’d rather read a book with elevated dialog than one that is dumbed down, so I didn’t see it as a fault at all.
I think Wereling is a solid pick for middle school aged boys. The ending sets up the readers for a sequel: Dark Moon, coming out February 1, 2011.
Wereling is a fairly fast-paced book. Trey learns a lot about himself and his history in a very short amount of time. Throw in the fact that he’s suddenly come into a life of luxury, a new world of demons, and a new set of characters, and you’ll see why the book has to move quickly in order to fit all of the exposition and plot into the short amount of pages it takes up. Feasey doesn’t meander on small details–instead, he jumps from action to action. There are small hints of romance, but nothing overpowering. This is by no means a book centered on a relationship. Rather, it features a realistic schoolboy crush. I’ve read some reviews that have criticized the book for having overly formal, cardboard language. While the language sounds a bit different than I’m used to, I chalked it up to being British. I’d rather read a book with elevated dialog than one that is dumbed down, so I didn’t see it as a fault at all.
I think Wereling is a solid pick for middle school aged boys. The ending sets up the readers for a sequel: Dark Moon, coming out February 1, 2011.