Changes

I know that Gillian had a difficult time writing this one. And for me, all the effort expended was stupendously worth it. She had (has?) nothing to worry about at all. ''Wolfsbane'' continues the main themes of betrayal and revenge in this series with absolute panache. We find out some more about what lies behind Kate's determination to destroy the veil. And we're allowed to inch a bit closer to Seth (just what we girls wanted). Yum. But we also meet a new character in Hannah, who starts out badly but draws more and more of our interest as the book goes on. And we take back up with both Jed and Finn, now grown into adults with an important place in the thread of the series' overall arc. Best of all, and inbetween the political machinations and the violence, we get a wonderful love story of piercing sweetness and valour against all odds. I'm still mooning over it now, several days after I'd finished reading.