Review of A Werewolf In Cleveland

[Oyedeji Funmilayo]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "A Werewolf In Cleveland" by Ernest Porter.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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"Good or bad, life must be lived, and when around friends and loved ones, life is experienced, not just lived." This is one of the quotes I loved in the book, A Werewolf In Cleveland. The story begins with a little girl named Rena being haunted by a wolf. The wolf left her and went after her mother, killing her. The wolf transformed back into Baron Henry, Rena's father. When reality dawned on him that he had killed his wife, he stabbed himself. Rena became an orphan at the age of three and began to live her life alone. She is to have access to all her parents' property on her 32nd birthday; at the same time, Rena was fated to become a full-grown werewolf on her 32nd birthday by the stars that govern The Harvest Moon. Find out in this book how the fate of Rena played out.

The story is intriguing to read and keeps its readers fully engrossed in it. It is one thing to have a good plot, and it is another thing to build up the plot and deliver it successfully. Ernest Porter did just this with this book. From the book's title, I was expecting to read a full-time wolf story, but he redirected the story to a different path from the usual, which makes the book outstanding.

Dr. Beverly Strong and her great-great-grandmother are my favorite characters in this book. I wonder if I can make friends with a werewolf, knowing fully well what she can do. Rena would not have solved the puzzle surrounding her troubled childhood, and she might have committed suicide when she began to experience changes in her body system if she didn't have these marvellous people around her.

Even though the book is fiction, I learned a lot from it. There are a lot of forces behind the earth's existence. And whether we like it or not, there are things we can't understand or find answers to, no matter how spiritual we might be. The author made some profound revelations about how our subconscious mind plays out in our dealings and how we can control it. If not appropriately handled, the outcomes can be demeaning, which we call fate but are not. I applaud the author for a job well done.

I wouldn't say I am well pleased with how the story ended. But that is life's reality: destiny cannot be changed. Perhaps if Rena's parents had accepted their fate of being childless and didn't adopt her, maybe they wouldn't have died. The ending of the story struck me and got me emotional.

I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because of the way the author flipped some scenes. I would have appreciated it if the author did a little teleporting from the present to the past and from the past to the present. The book was exceptionally well-edited, as I found no errors in it, and it has an interesting plot.

I recommend this book to lovers of fiction, mysteries, and fascinating stories.

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[Cynthia Christabel Okolobi]

Interesting plot. I wonder what will happen to Rena on her 32nd birthday. I would love to find out more when I eventually read this book. The review was precise and detailed good job

[Moo Reny]

Hmm...I agree with the quote in your opening paragraph, truly life must be experienced and not just lived. I like how you stated that you don't like how the book ended. Great review

[Adeolaoskydeelight]

Though not a fan of fictional books, I find the storyline captivating and intriguing. Nice review

[Temi Book]

This is my first time seeing a werewolf book and I’m intrigued. I’ll really love to read it. The way fate plays out sometimes can be so sad. I hope we don’t fall victim to it.

[Jay David Randall]

It is a very sad fate for a little child like Rena to be an orphan, the summary makes the novel makes feel sad and I wonder how I would feel reading the novel itself. Nice review.

[Mercy Udeokeke]

This sounds like an intriguing werewolf story. Is disheartening for Rena’s father to kill his wife unknowingly. I would like to know how Rena survive as an orphan m. Well done.

[Grace Elkana]

I agree that there are things in life that we might not understand, regardless of our spiritual status. However, I like that the author brought out important lessons from it.

[Breedbee]

This review is interesting. Having to live with something you're not happy about can be devastating but with the right people around, just like Rena, it will be an easy path.

[Chiamaka Ogadimma]

The title is what is going to make me read this book. I hardly come across books with this kind of title. Wonderful job with the review. Well done.

[Onyeso Njoku]

Nice review, it gives a glimpse of the book and I will look forward to reading this book. Well done.

[Emeka Emordi]

This is a book filled with suspense as Rena started fending for herself from age 3. This is interesting to read on how she coped with all of the crises and changes in her life.

[Yasmine Zaki Muhieddine]

Rena finds herself in a predicament and a huge challenge. The plot is interesting and the review did not spoil the story, well done. I like that the story shows the challenges Rena goes through as a human. What will she do, will she ever accept her werewolf side despite her parents' tragedy?

[CrossK]

Even though the book is fiction, I learned a lot from it. There are a lot of forces behind the earth's existence. And whether we like it or not, there are things we can't understand or find answers to, no matter how spiritual we might be. Great book.

[Amy Luman]

I have never really been interested in werewolf stories and I never realized how one got those traits. Apparently, they are inherited. I am anxious to begin this book.