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| Title | : | Lonely Werewolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #1) |
| Author | : | Martin Millar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 561 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2007 by Meadow & Black, (first published June 7th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Shapeshifters. Werewolves. Fiction. Young Adult. Paranormal |
Martin Millar
Paperback | Pages: 561 pages Rating: 3.85 | 3288 Users | 465 Reviews
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Neil Gaiman loves this guy. Need I say more?Perhaps not but I will anyway. I must admit that when I walked into Elliot Bay I was drawn initially to the cover of the book and then I realized it was an author I'd previously enjoyed.
I loved Millar's "The Good Fairies of New York" for its irreverent take on the fair folk. "Lonely Werewolf Girl" doesn't disappoint. It was good balm for my psyche after getting sucked into the world of "Twilight."
A couple things to keep in mind:
1. It's laugh out loud funny- beware of planes or other enclosed public spaces.
2. It's anything but predictable.
3. It turns many werewolf stereotypes on their heads.
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| Original Title: | Lonely Werewolf Girl |
| ISBN: | 0955498406 (ISBN13: 9780955498404) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Kalix MacRinnalch #1 |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Lonely Werewolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #1)
Ratings: 3.85 From 3288 Users | 465 ReviewsCriticize Appertaining To Books Lonely Werewolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #1)
Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.Wow. Whatever I was expecting when I picked this book up, it was not this.From first glance, I thought it looked like a typical YA paranormal novel, admittedly I didn't really read the blurb properly. What it actually is, however, is a witty, paranormal YA novel filled with black humour and pop culture references, that cleverly and effectively weaves the supernatural into our world. I mean, what's not to like about the idea of a family of aristocratic ScottishExplaining a Millar book takes a long time and requires a good deal of patience from your listener/reader. Suffice to say, this book fucking rules! It is hilarious, violent, and insightful: proof that a so-called fantasy novel can plumb the depths of human (well, and other beings) emotions, friendship, love, and interaction just as well as "literature"--and have killer werewolf battles to boot. Basic set up: 1) The youngest daughter of the ruling Scottish werewolf clan has attacked and killed
Kalix MacRinnalch is a 17 year old runaway (who happens to LOVE the Runaways and wishes Joan Jett were her mom). She's clinically depressed, she's addicted to opiates (laudanum, really), she cuts herself...and she's a werewolf princess.Really, Martin Millar's Lonely Werewolf Girl shouldn't work. It has an unwieldy cast numbering in the dozens (with almost as many PoVs), the main character is sort of an emo-Mary Sue - she's got this long gorgeous hair, when she's not starving herself everyone
Neil Gaiman loves this guy. Need I say more? Perhaps not but I will anyway. I must admit that when I walked into Elliot Bay I was drawn initially to the cover of the book and then I realized it was an author I'd previously enjoyed. I loved Millar's "The Good Fairies of New York" for its irreverent take on the fair folk. "Lonely Werewolf Girl" doesn't disappoint. It was good balm for my psyche after getting sucked into the world of "Twilight."A couple things to keep in mind:1. It's laugh out loud
The sad thing is that this has a very well-developed world, a large cast of interesting, believable characters, and a refreshing take on the werewolf mythos.But the actual prose is just appallingly bad. There's stylistic choices, and there's times where you just need to fire your copy editor; this would be one of the latter. I almost get the impression that this was a movie or comic book script that got turned into a novel--one of Millar's favorite tricks is to describe a scene or relate a piece
I don't even know what to say, my love for this book is so immense. It says 5 up there, but it's a solid 8 stars.Read the description of the book up above, if it sounds like something you would like, then it probably is. I don't want to say anything else about it here because I will gush and cause spoilers to happen. For me this book was a master class in How To Tell A Big Story. So here are my notes-to-self:* There are over 200 chapters, but something amazing happens in almost every single one.
Usually urban fantasy isn't my thing.This book changed my mind.A lot of things impressed me about this book.First of all the protagonist is a teenage girl werewolf with a lot of issues.She is depressed has panic attacks and when she feels too bad she cuts herself because that makes her feel better.Most importantly she is a fierce werewolf because she was born under the full moon in a werewolf form.She attacked the chief of the most ancient werewolf clan who happens to be her father (the
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