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Eh. Just Meh.

Jodi, Jodi, Jodi.. I know you don't write just for me.
But my heart is breaking a little bit.
You used to be my favorite author.
I bought your books, even in hardback, which is a rare thing for this frugal girl to do.
Sight unseen, I'd buy them, because I just knew they would be good.

About four books back or so, I began to feel they were becoming formulaic.
The twists were predictable, the tearjerkers at the end became cheap and redundant.
I hoped for more. I still believed.

With these last two books, though, my belief is fading.
You've been relegated to being an author I put on reserve at the library.
I still get excited, and hopeful, but in the end I'm usually just glad I didn't spend twenty-five bucks for the read.

I miss you, Jodi, and I think you've still got it.
I'm waiting!
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In regards to Lone Wolf itself, it just didn't do it for me.
I couldn't get into any of the main characters at all. Not the mom or the stepfather or the brother or the sister.
I did enjoy the parts about Luke, which surprised me b/c I expected to like those parts the least.
It's my understanding from seeing reviews on Amazon that this book was not well researched and wolf-lovers are all up-in-arms about the lack of research and correct wolf information. I don't know enough about wolves to have an opinion on this issue.

This is not a book I would want to pick up and read again. LOVE the early Picoult books though!