FEATURED REVIEWS FOR THE FIRST 14 CHAPTERS:
Melissa Dinwiddie:
You know when you have a hard time pulling yourself away from a book in order to get stuff done? I call that being booknapped, and any book that does that to me deserves five stars.
Chris Wesley's The Gospel of Wolves is a case in point.
Chris has created a rich world with complex characters, and the deeper I got into the book, the richer the world became. Now I'm hooked and can't wait for the next column to come out!
At first I was a bit thrown by the changing voice--the book follows several different characters, and while most of it is written in third person, with an omniscient narrator, one character tells his own story in the first person voice. Once I realized this pattern, it made sense--it's the author's way of aiming a spotlight on this character.
My only complaint about The Gospel of Wolves is that I think it would have benefitted from a professional editor. I found myself rewriting sentences in my head in a few places, to correct punctuation or make what felt to me like a more elegant sentence structure.
Any frustrations you might feel due to these kinds of issues, though, are more than made up for by the story, the characters, the world the author draws.
Like I said, I am eagerly awaiting the next volume!
And in the meantime, Mr. Wesley has expanded the world of the story beyond the pages of the book! Turns out he's not just a talented author; he's a real Remaissance man, who has used his skills in music, photography, poetry and web technologies to create additional content that complements the book, and reveals more about the characters and their stories, without in any way spoiling or detracting from the book.
The man is some kind of genius!
Tah Phrum Duh Bush!
Chris Wesley is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. His style of writing is engaging and unpredictable. It is like a Tarantino movie on steroids. If you put it down to go take a pee break, you might get lost. Super engaging.
In Gospel Of Wolves Wesley pulls you into the characters and their worlds. Development of the story and creation of a bond with their plight is uncanny. There is nothing black and white about his landscape creation.
It is all very vivid. Eloquent and modern is hard to find now a days. Wesley manages to pack in a million pages of content into about 200 without anything seeming rushed or any corners cut. I will leave no spoilers here... Just get this book. And if you don't like it, I WILL pay you for your copy!
MN Mystic
A compelling LA-based page turner, exploring art, commerce, loyalties, and power.
Wesley has found his way to move fluidly between multiple characters across overlapping story lines while keeping this reader eagerly anticipating the next events to unfold. Insightful details combine with unique quirks to carve out distinct characters, some blazing with heat and others about to rise to a roiling boil.
The LA backdrop is a character in itself, embracing both the city mouse's swagger and the country mouse's skittishness. I am looking forward to the next page-turning episodes from Chris Wesley about this rollicking crew.
