Wolves of the West by Charlie Cochrane
26 Dec 2011 2 Comments
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Title: Wolves of the West
Author: Charlie Cochrane
Publisher: MLR Press
Pages: 26
Characters: Rory Carter, George O’Driscoll
POV: 3rd Person
Sub-Genre: Paranormal
Kisses: 4
Blurb:
Sometimes your life is defined by the things you have to keep hidden, whether it’s being gay or what happens when the moon is full.
Review:
Cain has often been portrayed as the origin of the vampire in contemporary paranormal fiction. Now Charlie Cochrane has offered werewolves a potential biblical patriarch in Isaac’s particularly hairy son Esau in Werewolves of the West, a story in which the author gives shapeshifters her own special twist.
Lovers Rory Carter and George O’Driscoll are members of an exceptionally well bred and erudite group known as the Western Lycanthropes, who meet at the full moon and discuss theories on what biological (or alien?) influences compel them to shift each month, and why the weather affects their ability to shift entirely.
An indiscretion, a dead dog, and the tabloid media create a conflict for the group that works to hide its dual nature from the general public in this delightful tongue-in-cheek—jowl?—story. The characters and world drew me right in, but with only twenty-six pages to keep me there, I was left wishing she would consider giving Rory and George a full length novel of their own someday.
Fans of Charlie Cochrane’s historical novels might be surprised by the contemporary fantasy setting, but there’s certainly one thing that hasn’t changed—her gift for creating intriguing couples.
Reviewed By: Lisa
