In later chapters, we meet Clémence and Thérèse, who (like Ayla and Shannon) are trying to deal with coming out as a couple as much as with their lycanthropy. A werewolf’s relationship to her pack is a complex thing, and there are different ways to negotiate this. In many ways, Sun’s story mirrors Ayla’s own, but she has chosen a different path. Early on, we are introduced to the heavily-pregnant werewolf Sun, who has left her pack (and the father of her unborn “cub”) in order to pursue a relationship with a human. ![]() It’s really good to see so many variations on the female werewolf in one novel. Whether or not she is a werewolf, Ayla is a well-rounded and three-dimensional character, and this really drives the novel’s story.ĭark Hunt also features an interesting supporting cast. For me, this is a very important part of a novel, and a lot of fantasy writers often sideline it in favour of world-building and plot. I find myself genuinely caring about Clark’s protagonists – I’m happy when things go well for them, and I sigh in frustration at their misunderstandings and miscommunications. The presentation of Ayla and Shannon’s relationship was certainly one of the most compelling aspects of Silver Kiss, and this is developed even further in Dark Hunt. As with Clark’s first novel, once you buy into the premise that werewolves exist, the world-building is consistent and plausible.Īnother strength I commented on in my previous review was Clark’s creation of character. This puts a nice lycanthropic spin on the ‘tourist abroad’, as Ayla must not only deal with not understanding the language, but must also quickly learn what werewolf behaviour is acceptable in this new city. ![]() The relationship between werewolves and humans is not quite the same as they were expecting. What I particularly liked was that, on arrival in France, Ayla and Shannon discover that the status of werewolves in Paris is subtly different to that in the UK. World in which werewolves live alongside human beings (though not always completely comfortably). In my review of Silver Kiss, I said that one of the real strengths of Clark’s writing is her creation of a believable Is it a rogue werewolf? A human? Or something else altogether? Things don’t go to plan, however, as they soon find that there is a brutal creature (known as “ Le Monstre”) stalking the Parisian streets. To recover from the horrors they have faced, Ayla and Shannon travel ![]() This follow-up picks up where Silver Kiss left off. Silver Kiss is an urban fantasy, telling the story of werewolf Ayla and her human girlfriend Shannon, who must deal with pack politics, a sinister drug being sold to young lycanthropes, a missing teenager, and, of course, the strain that all of this puts on Ayla and Shannon’s relationship. Dark Hunt is the sequel to Naomi Clark’s first werewolf novel, Silver Kiss, which you may remember I reviewed on this site in October 2010, and the third instalment of her Urban Wolf series (which began with a short story published in the Queer Wolf anthology in 2009.
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