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I received this book as a gift in return for an honest review, and I want to thank Joann for such a great read.

Meet Jonah, a teenage boy that is sent to his grandparents in Sisters Oregon to live without any explanation. Thinking his parents are separating, he reluctantly goes via bus to a town he hasn't been to since he was a child to live with grandparents he doesn't truly remember. It isn't long before he finds the true reason for his parents sending him to the one poo lace that is truly his home.

Jonah is a part of something much bigger than he ever could have imagined, and through a journey that is filled with love, trust, fear and darkness, he finds the warrior within.

This story is filled with emotion, both good and bad. It takes us through a group of teens lives as they find themselves, and each other, during what is supposed to be the best time of their lives. But it is filed with struggles, change, growth and a darkness that threatens to destroy them. An evil so vile it makes the very earth tremble, stalks Jonah and those he holds dear, and it is his job to stop it before it's to late.

I really enjoyed this story. There were times when it was slow and drawn out to me, but it never stopped me from finishing the story. I felt the pain Jonah and his friends felt, cried with him during the times of loss and smiled during the Times of joy.

It did take me longer than usual to finish this book, which could be because I don't normally read this genre. I did find it slow at some points, lacking in detail at others, and to drawn out at a few spots, but all of this didn't take away from the story. All in all, I enjoyed reading about Jonah and his pack and especially Cara, and hope to get a chance to read more about their future journeys.


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I Am Wolf Joann H Buchanan Books Reviews

"We all have those, the points where the line between reality and dreams blur. They still our hearts and make us all feel the warmth from within. They spark the angel within all of us and make us not only want, but need, to be better than we ever thought possible".
Jonah has just been sent to live with his grandparents in Sister's Oregon. He was young when he lived there before but now he is in his late teens and returning back thinking he is being punished by his parents. Jonah starts hearing a voice inside his head and thinks he's going crazy. He stops at a café and discovers there are kids his own age that he knows and that remember him. It's a relief to him that this may not be a total waste. Then he meets Alaynee, his best friend's twin sister. It looks to be soul mates for life for those two. He comes to find out he is actually a wolf as well as his friends. This is an experience of a lifetime for him. A crazy man by the name of Ralph believes the town has been invaded by aliens and he must prove to the world that he found them there and should be rewarded for it. He believes the kids are speaking to each other telepathically. Ralph is a guy that had the worst childhood and seems nothing goes right for him. Ralph decides to kidnap Alaynee's little brother and by his scent, she picks up where he is as she has spent the evening with Jonah. They come to the place where Ralph is holding Alaynee's brother hostage and is holding a gun. Out of instinct, Jonah changes and bites Ralph. What a big mistake that no one had shared with him. The man is evil and will now change and do evil. His plans are to go back and get his daughter, Cara and eliminate his ex-wife, Jeanne. The council gets together to explain that all of this is not Jonah's fault as he didn't know the consequences of his actions, but most importantly, they must now find Ralph, hunt him down and kill him. Will they get there in time to save Cara & Jeanne? This book is hold on cause we are going for a ride. There is so much to love about it and don't want to give away the entire book. Joann went beyond the call with this book.
Jonah Greywolf, aged 16, arrives in a small town in Oregon on the bus, furious at his parents for giving up on him and banishing him to his grandparents' house in the middle of nowhere. Little does he know, the move is actually part of a grand plan. Jonah has been born into a clan of Native Americans who have been given a sacred duty by the Great Spirit.

Jonah makes friends with local boys Daniel, Dakota and Utah, and the dialogue going back and forth between these guys is just priceless. The banter, the insults, the shoving and fighting, and ultimately the bond of friendship is in fact more like what you see between blood brothers--or a wolf pack--and these are so well done in this book. The author, Joann Buchanan, makes it look easy. I marvelled at the way my emotional investment in Jonah and the other characters ramped up as the book moved along.

Surprises abound in I Am Wolf. Moonshine-brewing, putrid-smelling Ralph, who lives outside of town in a shack and becomes fixated on killing the white wolf he has seen, provides no end of surprises. Ralph's confrontation with Jonah and his gang goes from resembling one of those hillbilly feuds to something much more profound. In the meantime we meet Ralph's special friend, Gracie. The dialogues between these two had me in stitches laughing, and at the same time shaking my head in wonder. You'll see what I mean. Then there's the way Ralph always refers to his ex as ball-and-shackles" and his abandoned daughter as flesh-of-my-flesh"--when you're not bursting out laughing, it literally makes your skin crawl. Friends, this is not merely good writing; this is more than just a lucky riff. I Am Wolf is a masterpiece of YA fantasy--self-assured, wildly imaginative, at times hilarious, also terrifying.

The earth balance is described in I Am Wolf in a hundred different ways, and there is philosophy here. Can the power of love counteract the horror in the world? What is the meaning of time? Where do we really go in our dreams? I don't know of any questions more relevant than these, in the messed-up world we have made for ourselves today. Think about the recent massacres in a Colorado movie theater and in Wisconsin. If such questions interest you, read I Am Wolf.

The horror elements in I Am Wolf are absolutely on a par with the best Stephen King novels, such as The Stand, or Desperation, or Insomnia, some of my own favorites. But there is so much more to I Am Wolf! The characters are so much more than real. I LOVE Jonah and Alaynee and Jeanne and Cara, just as if they were real people. Ralph is a creation that ranks up there with any first-rate villain in recent memory. The undercurrent of Native American beliefs and descriptions of their rituals are a thing of beauty and are essential to these characters and their story. I Am Wolf is a stunning achievement, worthy of a place on bookshelves everywhere. Moving, awe-inspiring, thought-provoking, this book is truly extraordinary.
I received this book as a gift in return for an honest review, and I want to thank Joann for such a great read.

Meet Jonah, a teenage boy that is sent to his grandparents in Sisters Oregon to live without any explanation. Thinking his parents are separating, he reluctantly goes via bus to a town he hasn't been to since he was a child to live with grandparents he doesn't truly remember. It isn't long before he finds the true reason for his parents sending him to the one poo lace that is truly his home.

Jonah is a part of something much bigger than he ever could have imagined, and through a journey that is filled with love, trust, fear and darkness, he finds the warrior within.

This story is filled with emotion, both good and bad. It takes us through a group of teens lives as they find themselves, and each other, during what is supposed to be the best time of their lives. But it is filed with struggles, change, growth and a darkness that threatens to destroy them. An evil so vile it makes the very earth tremble, stalks Jonah and those he holds dear, and it is his job to stop it before it's to late.

I really enjoyed this story. There were times when it was slow and drawn out to me, but it never stopped me from finishing the story. I felt the pain Jonah and his friends felt, cried with him during the times of loss and smiled during the Times of joy.

It did take me longer than usual to finish this book, which could be because I don't normally read this genre. I did find it slow at some points, lacking in detail at others, and to drawn out at a few spots, but all of this didn't take away from the story. All in all, I enjoyed reading about Jonah and his pack and especially Cara, and hope to get a chance to read more about their future journeys.