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For some reason I have always been so focussed on the vampires, that I never really paid much attention to the werewolves. Therefore I only discovered these books a few weeks ago when someone sold their copy of the first book on facebook. I got interested, bought the book (new) myself and after finishing it I was already really excited about the second book. Especially because there were so many amazing possibilities!

Well, let me start this review with saying that this book was not about what I had expected it to be. I had, for some reason, expected a really big and political story. Instead I got a really small story about a teenage girl figuring out how to balance her werewolf life with her human life. However, I actually really enjoyed this small story. Maybe because, even though in this case it was supernatural, it's very relatable to have to balance different parts of yourselves with different people.

Even though the plot was actually quite small, with an amazingly dark finale, the atmosphere of the book was built up perfectly. I could really feel Claire's tension, I could feel how she was slowly struggling more and more, slipping up more and more and getting into trouble more and more. It was quite an intense book in that way, because Claire's fear was so present throughout the book and as a reader I was constantly waiting for things to go more wrong.

What I love is that, even though all the werewolf stuff is fascinating, Claire also worries about her human life, her friendships, prom, her boyfriend. I think in a way it makes her really realistic. However, I still really love Matthew. Matthew is one of the realest boyfriends I've ever seen in a YA book. Things are far from easy for both of them, but we watch them work it out, talk it over, fight and make up. I like the honesty between them and I like how this is not a sickening perfect relationship, but one that seems realistic.