Julie's Wolf Pack recaptured the spirit of the wolf...well it kind of did, but can't measure up to the first in the series. As I wrap up reviews of the books in this series, I'm eager to get it over with because I've already reviewed the best. Yes, this book is more intriguing than Julie, but can't ever measure up to Julie of the Wolves is. The third and final book returns to suspense. The storyline jumped up the scale since Julie also.

Story
In Julie's Wolf Pack, Miyax, or Julie, returns to the tundra. She is reuniting with the wolves, and soon discovers they are in trouble. Throughout the book, the history of the wolf packs involved is unraveled. This makes it dead interesting there because reading about something you don't already know about yet through the other books in the series latches you on and the writer has your attention. Halfway through the book, you begin learning what kind of trouble the pack is in, as others around begin disappearing, and Julie learns through two sources, her human family, and her wolf family, exactly what is going on. She begins trying to discover ways to save the pack before it's too late, and franticly works towards it. Read the book to see what else happens, but it won't be all that interesting unless you have read the first two. I can already tell you that.

Problems
My main problem with this book is: It is too predictable. Although it has a truly powerful story of nature and spirit, the end gave me a been there, done that kind of feeling. Yes, it will touch your heart, but after that it won't do much for you. It also fails to fall back well on the characters and story of the previous books, which provides poor character development. As I mentioned before in my review of Julie, the prequel to this, I read these books out of order. And that caused me, in this book, which I actually read second, to not have a clue about what was going on at the start. I know I wouldn't have been familiar with characters from the second book, but it didn't even fall back well on those from the first. And I would have been able to pick up on those I missed out on in the second, had it gave a good idea of what happened previously. But it didn't, therefore leaving me utterly confused at the beginning. I'm sure the writer didn't plan on readers going through the series out of order, but what about those who forgot, or just plain missed the point the first time.

Bright Spots
Like I mentioned, this recaptured the spirit of nature that the first book had, and the second lacked. It helped keep me into it. I often looked forward to getting a chance to read it because I wanted to find out what was happening to the wolves, not necessarily in Julie's life. And this focused a lot on the wolves, which will help keep many readers more interested. In Julie's Wolf Pack, I also felt that it transported me to Alaska, which was a major plus. Like I mentioned, the character development wasn't too good, and the importance of setting was lived up to well, and helped make up for that.

All in all
My main thought about this book is: "It is a good book, but it's about halfway up my list. You get into it, but it doesn't leave you with much when you get done. It isn't in any way a life-altering book." Let the thought speak for itself. My recommendation: I would only recommend this book if you read the first two or are running out of reading material and this is handy.

Ratings:

Storyline: 4 out of 5
Characters: 1 out of 5
Action: 4 out of 5
Beginning: 3 out of 5
Middle: 4 out of 5
Conclusion: 1 out of 5 (I knew it was going to end that way.)

*Also see my reviews of: Julie of the Wolves and Julie

Recommended: Yes