Diplomacy of Wolves

Diplomacy of Wolves (1998) Holly Lisle

Do not, I repeat do NOT start this book unless you already have the second book. If you finish this book without having the second book at hand, you’ll be sooorry! Talk about a cliff hanger ending! Jeesh.

Aside from that, this is a pretty good book. I started it several months ago, and decided it wasn’t what I was in the mood for. However, Michael just read the series, and said he thought I’d like it, so I picked it back up, and forced my way through the first chapter, which I just didn’t fancy–there is a lot going on, and a lot of information, and I kept getting confused. But once I got things sorted it, I got right into the story.

Kait Galweigh is a junior diplomat for her family. She has discovered that a lifetime of keeping her own secrets has honed her for diplomacy, and as long as she can manage to keep her own secrets, she might have a future in it. unfortunately, keeping her own secrets may be far more of a struggle than she imagined.

As I said, I had a bit of trouble in the beginning, because a great deal of information was presented, strange terms were put forward, and a large number of characters were introduced, all in a short period of time. Being the lazy sort, I didn’t want to work to sort it all out, but I did, and things quickly resolved themselves, and they weren’t nearly as confusing as I thought they were at first.

The story starts out at a pretty fast pace, and then pretty much doesn’t slow down. Even the slow traveling bits are compressed and interspersed with what is happening elsewhere. As far as the characters, I like Kait, but I think I like her Uncle Dughall better–I certainly kept wanting to read more about him, even though we got only a few tantalizing bits. The dialog is also pretty solid. Nothing out of the ordinary, but it kept the story moving–although I have to admit that Kait’s inner dialogs were somewhat frustrating. We’re supposed to have noticed the spirit slipping up, but Kait managed to ignore it? I don’t like it, and I don’t believe it.

But I really HATE cliffhanger endings. Luckily I have the next to books sitting right here waiting for me.

Otherwise, good fast paced story, interesting characters, and now you’ll have to excuse me, because I really have to start reading the second book in this series right NOW.
Rating: 7/10

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