Blood for Blood (Wolf by Wolf Series #2)

by Ryan Graudin

Overview

The action-packed, thrilling sequel to Ryan Graudin's Wolf by Wolf.

There would be blood.

Blood for blood.

Blood to pay.

An entire world of it.

For the resistance in 1950s Germany, the war may be over, but the fight has just begun.

Death camp survivor Yael, who has the power to skinshift, is on the run: The world has just seen her shoot and kill Hitler. But the truth of what happened is far more complicated, and its consequences are deadly. Yael and her unlikely comrades dive into enemy territory to try to turn the tide against the New Order, and there is no alternative but to see their mission through to the end, whatever the cost.

But in the midst of the chaos, Yael's past and future collide when she comes face-to-face with a ghost from her past, and a spark with a fellow rider begins to grow into something more. Dark secrets reveal dark truths, and one question hangs over them all—how far can you go for the ones you love?

This gripping, thought-provoking conclusion to Wolf by Wolf will grab readers by the throat with its cinematic writing, fast-paced action, and relentless twists.

"Wild and gorgeous, vivid and consuming. I loved it! I can't wait for the sequel."—Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, on Wolf by Wolf

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316405157
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Series:	Wolf by Wolf Series , #2
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	578,379
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.38(d)
Lexile:	HL750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Ryan Graudin was born in Charleston, SC with a severe case of wanderlust. When she's not traveling, she's busy photographing weddings, writing, and spending time with her husband and wolf-dog. She is the author of The Walled City, Wolf by Wolf, and Blood for Blood. You can visit her online at ryangraudin.com.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2016
Gr 7 Up—This sequel to Wolf by Wolf continues the tale of Yael—a shape-shifting assassin in an alternative 1950s Europe and Asia in which the Nazis won World War II. Posing as Adele Wolfe, Yael has completed the Axis Tour motorcycle race and shot the Führer on the dance floor at the Victor's Ball. It is then that she discovers that her victim is a doppelgänger like herself rather than the real Adolf Hitler. In a dramatic escape from the SS, she rescues her fellow racers Luka Löwe and Felix Wolfe, Adele's brother. The three flee across the globe, trying to return to Germania as the world descends into a bloody revolution. Along the way, they encounter Soviet guerrillas, Resistance fighters, and ghosts from their pasts. Graudin has crafted a fast-paced historical fantasy that movingly transports readers into a world of hard choices, great injustice, and daring acts of love. The romantic elements are touching and wholesome and provide a welcome counterbalance to the fight scenes and military details. The story's conclusion, while not a completely happy ending, is all the more satisfying for its notes of sorrow. VERDICT Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction, alternate history, or works of espionage and intrigue.—Kelly Kingrey-Edwards, Blinn Junior College, Brenham, TX

School Library Journal

Sept. 2, 2016
Graudin returns to her what-if-Hitler-won alternate 1956, concluding the story begun in Wolf by Wolf (2015). After Yael’s failed assassination of Hitler (actually a skinshifter wearing his guise), the resistance seems doomed. Fortunately, opponent Luka follows when she flees; less fortunately, Felix, twin brother of the woman Yael has been impersonating, saw Yael’s tattoos (which do not change when she shifts appearance, although everything else, including mass, does) and conveys that clue to the SS-Standartenführer. All three are imprisoned, Felix as a double agent, then escape and fall in with the Soviets. The road trip back to Germania to again attack Hitler makes up the heart of the story, culminating in a showdown and war compressed into a few pages. As in the first book, Graudin’s unconventional syntactical choices (“the wolf-fierce…of her iron voice”; "blitzkrieg" as a verb) and frequently overworked metaphors (“Gossamer feelings…as sticky, fragile, complex, and beautiful as a spider’s web silvered in morning dew”) combine with a tendency to tell rather than show emotions, resulting in a strangely flat affect. Most problematic is the treatment of religion: Yael’s rediscovery of her Judaism is symbolized by eating challah, and the pivotal romance between a Jewish camp survivor and a Nazi poster boy will disturb some readers, no matter how conflicted and ignorant Luka may have been. Strictly for fans. (Historical fiction/fantasy. 12-16)

Kirkus Review

* "Graudin's writing is beautiful, her story exciting and consuming all at once, and this sequel to Wolf by Wolf (2015) is not to be missed."—Booklist, starred review

* "Gripping and intricately plotted...this haunting, historical what-if fantasy balances the atrocities of this alternate world with touches of innocent romance."—VOYA, starred review

"Graudin has crafted a fast-paced historical fantasy that movingly transports readers into a world of hard choices, great injustice, and daring acts of love."—School Library Journal

Praise for Wolf by Wolf:
"Wild and gorgeous, vivid and consuming. I loved it! I can't wait for the sequel."—Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy

"Ryan Graudin opens one of the darkest chapters in history and spins a what if into an incredible tale of survival, identity, and purpose. This is the kind of book you can't put down, and the kind that follows you long after you have. It is, quite simply, a masterpiece."—Victoria Schwab, author of The Archived, Vicious, and A Darker Shade of Magic

*"Graudin (The Walled City) crafts another fast-paced, enthralling tale of sacrifice and dogged determination as she fuses alternate history and spy-thriller suspense. A provocative rumination on self-preservation, the greater good, and the boundaries that keep heroes from becoming as cruel as those they fight."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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