Wolfcry (The Kiesha'ra Series #4)

Excellent

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' new addition to 'The Keisha'ra Series' is, in my opinion, her most interesting book in the series (next to Hawksong). The plot is exciting and fast-paced. I was happy with her choice of a mate-marrying Nicias would be too predictable and an important aspect of his character is the fact that he respects Oliza as a friend. I wish that the author would have spent more time on Oliza's relationship with Betia, which seemed a little rushed to me, but intriguing just the same. I highly reccomend this book!

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Love

It was a great book.

OK at best.

I honestly didn't see the point in this book... The other four connected with each other and helped tie loose ends, but this, I really didn't see the point. It seemed like she just wanted to let us know what happened to Zane and Danica's daughter and honestly, it was a huge disappointment. Zane and Dani gave up so much and fought so hard and Eliza was basically the complete opposite of her parents. I don't mind that she turned out to be a lesbian, but there wasn't really any depth in Eliza and the Wolf's love; certainly not enough to throw away her home. I loved Hawksong and Snakecharm, adored Falcondance, and Wyvernhail was good but, this.. was.. eh.

No flipping Way

I didn't even read this book all the way. I didn't like how when Oliza turned up to choose her mate witch is a girl . But what I do love is the first three books.

What the Heck!!!

Great series until you find out the main character is a lesbian. Amelia created her characters. Why do this to a great sereis? Is it for a platform of some kind. I say read the first three novels, then skip to the fifth. My feelings have been gravely hurt.

This book was awesome

i loved this boook the only thing wrong with it was that it was to short i wish she had gonr in to more detail with how Olzia would like with Beta it was still amasing i'm kind of glad she didn't want to have kids of her own becuase and kid of hers would have been to powerful and either killed or destroyed my its own magick its sad but ture and i'm gald she didn't have to suffer that.

Pretty good book

Overall i really thought this book was good. My only problem with it was how Oliza had to turn out gay! :/ I hate when that happens to a great/main character. Like why not make her not able to have children...NO she had to become lesbian....

Pretty good, but ending, not so much...

The end of the book was... um horrible. But the rest of the book was really good. Just not a number on fan of homosexual main characters. Sure, make the wolf her best friend, but mates? Thats just wrong. Still a good adveture story and worth raeding.

Wolf cry

This book only made me want to read more in this series of books,

The Worst Book In The Series !

I was extremely disappointed when Oliza picked Betia as her mate! Wolfcry is the worst book in the series! I couldn't believe that Oliza would step down from the throne. I really wanted her to choose Urban without causing the serpientes and avians to have a civil war.

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A good volume takes a turn for the worst!!!

I love her work, but I can't believe the ending she gives! Oliza must choose a mate to save her kingdom, and takes matters into her own hands. She is quite naive and typical of a princess... The good: I loved how we're given the images of the wolf territory. The characters really bring out the traits of the animal, but its hardly explored like the falcon world has. Also, Danica and Zane take another cameo appearance. The bad is just the ending! If you have to read this one for curiosity, I recommend only reading about half of it, and the rest is trash! Oliza had a chance for a real life, if she explored her choices, but she chooses exile like a fool! This one, in my opinion, is NOT worth reading!

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A reviewer

I would say this is probably the worst out of the series, though I have not read Wyvernhail. It gets confusing in many parts of the book. I do not like the way Oliza runs away from her problems. She would rather find her own happiness than face the tension between her people. Leaving Salem and Sive to rule separately destroyed the world Oliza's parents created. Amelia trys to portray Oliza to be like Danica in Hawksong with the doing-what-is-best for her people however, Danica wanted to create peace and Oliza wants to forget the future she saw and to be with her mate. Hopefully, Wyvernhail will be much better...

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complete waste of time and a definite turn-off

i started reading this series a few years ago when hawksong came out and loved it! i also purchased snakecharm and falcondance the second that they were released and was hooked on them right away. after waiting for wolfcry to come out, i was extremely disappointed at the entire storyline. it got confusing at some parts and the ending itself was a huge letdown. it was completely different than what the other books were leading you up to believe would happen. i don't even have the desire to read the final book anymore. this book took the series in the wrong direction.

A reviewer

AAR's other novels all drew the reader in through emotional and interesting characters. In each of her precious books, I fell in love with the main character... Danica- so strong but still innocent.. Zane- powerful and quick to anger but gentle... and especially Nicias- faced with such difficult decisions, unable to marry Oliza and tricked by his falcon lover but still devoted to the Wyvern court. Oliza failed to pull at my emotions- she is merely confused, and it seems as if she is not genuinely invested in the future of her people, especially after that ending! Her pair bond was dissapointing simply because it was a cop-out, like someone else said. I think it would have been much more interesting and climatic if she had instead chosen a wolf 'man' or one of the white vipers- following in the footsteps of her parents to unite warring groups. Better yet, if she had fought everyone and fallen in love with Nicias or one of the other falcons- it would be interesting to see what that combination of magic would produce. All together this was an interesting book, but it was sad that I was unable to feel much of an emotional connection with Oliza. It didn't feel nearly as 'real' as the others of the series. I can't wait to read the next novel. I hope AAR will reedeem herself... I don't doubt that she has the ability!

NOT a romance.

This book had a fascinating beginning that locks the reader into the book. i thought that it was extremly hard to follow after that, and had a very CHOPPY ENDING. I liked the wolf, but I couldn't believe what the princess did. I thought that it was a little to dramatic. and plenty ridiculous, especially when she had 2 men battling for her hand. I honestely thought that Nicias was going to become her husband 'mate'. Even though I don't entirely object to what she did for the good of her kingdom, but she should have been able to think of a rational way to solve her dilema. Hai was becoming an increasing nuiscance, and a burdon. the way that Hai practically told her what to do, deemed a problem. I am not going to read the next book, because I think that her books are going down hill from choppy writing. if every one of her books in this series had been as good as her 1st book 'Hawksong', then I would have had no problem. as it is, none of the books could even come close to comparing to Hawksong, except for mabe Snakecharm. As I mentioned before, her writing has been getting harder and harder for me to read. I hope that this review was helpful to you, have a good day.

Slightly disappointed.

A good book, but Atwater-Rhodes is a good enough writer that she wouldn't have had to dealt the card she did. It's a controversial issue and disappointed me in Oliza's decision. I will read the next book in hopes that it soothes me slightly.

Hate the Ending!

I have to say that I am very disappointed in this last book in the Kieshe'ra series. I loved the first three books and read them in two days. The first three quarters of this 4th book was exciting and built you up for a great ending that never comes. I really thought Nicias should have been Oliza'a mate. He sacrificed so much for her throughout the last two books, it was a real let down for her to leave like she did and to just throw him aside. And where did the choice for her mate come from? Not to mention how much you loved her parents in the first two books and wanted to stand for what they believed in. I felt like crying at the end of this book! Sad! I have hopes for Wyvernahail, the last book in the series. I hope that it will prove to be as good as her first three books and somewhat soothe and satisfy the reader for the ending of this family saga.

Wonderful

This book is a exceptionally well-written addition to this series. I can actually say I'm pleased with Oliza's mate choice, it defies what anyone would have naturally thought it might be 'like Nicias'. Anyone who says this book was poor simply because Oliza chose differently from what people thought have no idea what the complications would have been if Oliza had chosen a avian, serpiente, or Nicias. I say congratulations to Amelia for this wonderful work.

A Cop-Out

I have loved all of AAR's books and was extremely excited for this book. If you'd read the other books in the series, you knew that Oliza was going to have to make a huge deicision whether to marry avian or serpient and that the series was going to hedge on that one point. There is tension throughout the novel of which is the right choice and then.... it just seemed like Amelia copped-out. There wasn't anything in the book until that point to make you believe that she had any leanings in the direction she chose but *poof* all of a sudden it's there! Straight out of left field. If there had been others before that whom Oliza had been attracted to, I don't think I would have minded the ending so much. But there weren't. There was NOTHING to indicate the novel was going to go that way. The first 2/3 of the book were wonderful. But them some wolf-girl shows up and Oliza sees it as her way to not have to make a decision and jumps on it. ...I guess I was just expecting more from such an exceptional author.

A Mere Time-waster

If you are looking for a book to read when your 're bored, then this is the perfect book for you. This book was unexpectantly bad coming from Amelia and the author did not use her full writing potential. I have been a loyal fan of Atwater-Rhodes since she first premiered with IN THE FORESTS... and this is the only book i haven't bought. First of all, the way she writes this book makes it extremely difficult for first time readers of the series to understand. In fact I even have problems understanding the family tree diagrams, strange language, and gods used in this series. And when you think it couldn't get more complicated,Atwater-Rhodes parades a long line of new characters including wolves which is distracting. Amelia does shine in her characterization. Her main characters are believable especially Feylo, Urban, and Nicias. But Oliza comes off to me as unlikeable. And her parents, Zane and Danica, who were beautifully portrayed in Hawksong, come off stiff and dull. This was sad for me. I hated the plot. It felt rushed. The central question in the story is 'who will Oliza pick as her mate?' this question is seen as a big deal but I could see other more worthwhile questions that could be answered like how Oliza could end the racism that underlies Wyvern's Court. But while the racism is addressed it is not satisfactorily concluded. Instead Atwater-Rhodes has Oliza shove her responsibilties on others. It is a tragic ending with Oliza picking a FEMALE mate and ending what her parents worked so hard to create: Wyvern's Court. I felt very upset when I was done reading and I felt like I wasted my time all these years waiting to read about what would happen to Zane and Danica. Atwater-Rhodes could have done much better than this and it felt like she spent too much effort trying to make a statement about homosexuality that she didn't have enough energy to write a well-rounded novel.