Willowgrove

November 15, 2014
Peacock brings her Hemlock werewolf trilogy to an appropriately bloody conclusion.Mackenzie may have broken her friend Serena and hundreds of other teen werewolves out of the titular "rehabilitation" facility Thornhill (2013), but that doesn't mean things are hunky-dory. Back home in Hemlock, tensions are running high as members of the anti-werewolf vigilante group known as the Trackers converge there for a mammoth rally. Stephen, the older brother of Mac's dead best friend, Amy, is back in town as well, working at CutterBrown, the family pharmaceutical company. Might he be an ally? Following hints a ghostly Amy brings her in dreams, Mac is convinced there's some connection between CutterBrown and the horrific experiments that have left Serena psychically broken and unable to shift into wolf form-and the target of mysterious pursuers. Fights and chases keep the characters moving, and clumsily planted clues lead Mac, hot werewolf boyfriend Kyle, and lovelorn friend and former Tracker Jason into an obvious but nevertheless dangerous mystery surrounding the powers behind Thornhill. Peacock isn't shy about killing characters off, which keeps pages turning, though the plot moves forward in fits and starts, making for an uneven read. The back story is complicated enough that only dedicated fans of the first two titles will want to tackle this one. (Paranormal romance. 14 & up)

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April 1, 2015

Gr 9 Up-Now that they've helped in the escape at the rehibilitation camp, Mac and her friends are afraid of the Lupine infection spreading. The teen is also investigating the mysterious experiments taking place at Willowgrove. The dark and bloody werewolf series comes to an end in this conclusion to the trilogy.

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