The mysterious blurb doesn't really give you all that information about the plot of Wolfsong but that seems to almost work in its favour. It's a short book and so the majority is given over to the life and society of Nico and Sarah - the fact that they're werewolves seems almost incidental. It's only approaching the end that the implications and hardships are shown and it's a shock when they are. I was completely blown away because I just didn't see it coming.

Just to re-emphasise - this isn't Young Adult. It's one of those rare books that manage to take a topic that's usually dealt with on a lighter note, and turn it into a mature, literary masterpiece. The prose is beautiful - both the descriptions of the many soirées attended and those of the Italian countryside are stunning and create a sleek, dark atmosphere.

It's not a long book and it's not a particularly fast-paced one either, but the growing relationships and settings pull the reader in and hold them past. By the time, the plot started to thicken, I was already hooked. ( )