However, all of that strong characterization done at the beginning pretty much falls flat when the plot moved at a snails pace in some parts. It was a very interesting and, I feel, effective way of characterization for the people at the forefront of the story. Were dropped right in the middle of life changing events at the start of the story and at first I really liked how the author created this very complicated web of people and interactions by just forcing the reader in the middle of it.
Each person is the hero of their own storyline. It’s something I’ve reveled in about her writing before: it’s what Joss Whedon said about Jayne Cobb. The members of the pack, even characters only onstage for a few pages, all give every indication that they could carry their own book if it was required of them. – A complaint I’ve had lately is about flat main characters acting in front of a cast of pallid and flat background characters. The injuries are never conveniently forgotten – they remain a very real hindrance to him, healing in a manner in keeping with the rules established for such things. – Charles starts off badly wounded, and, werewolf or not, that is a problem throughout the book. Again, she could have easily Mary Sue’d all over the place, and didn’t. But that isn’t the be-all and end-all of the character. Anna is damaged, yes, and she’s what under other circumstances I might call “Speshul”: she is an Omega, a rare and valuable thing, and she is loved and hated for it. The avoidance of it makes me feel almost smug. As I said with “Alpha and Omega”, this could easily have been Hot Wolf Sex PNR. There are no detailed sex scenes at all, in fact, which is in keeping with the tone of the book, and maintains its level well above PNR (paranormal romance). – Of bad sex scenes there are none in Cry Wolf. I’ve read so many complaints – between limyaael’s rants, which I’m still making my way through, and Goodreads, not to mention my own criticisms – about what fantasy in general and urban fantasy in particular does wrong, it’s fun to go through the checklist with Patricia Briggs.
Cry Wolf picks up very shortly after “Alpha and Omega” leaves off, and rockets on from there, non-stop. Having just read the prequel story of Anna and Charles contained in On the Prowl, it was a natural progression to move on to the first book in their series (the only one I currently own). In a vast sea of mediocrity, it is a wonderful thing to have a rock like Patricia Briggs.
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