Hear the Wolves by Victoria Scott will have you on the edge of your seat. It's about survival, and not necessarily of the fittest, but together. It's about racing against the elements and the danger that lurks when the equilibrium of life is no longer balanced.

If you look beyond the fact that our main characters are young kids, holding guns and rifles and shooting at threats that storms their way, you will see how well this story captivates you. As Sloan and company tries to reach civilization where medical assistance will be of use to one of their adult companions, they encounter how the lost of natural food for the wolves of the region caused quite the nightmare. And nightmare it is, when more than one of their team will not survive this journey. A journey that you will follow from the beginning to the end.


It's quite an easy reading, broken into three sections, The Storm, The Woods, and The Wolves, each providing a certain impact to the plot. As you finish the last page, close the book, you wonder aloud, "Wow, was that a dream sequence?" It very well be. I can visualized it, especially with such a perfect setting of gloominess in the dead of winter. One of those scary ones that you're being chased, and not running fast enough will have dire consequences. Suspense thriller for the young readers, but I would caution on letting too young readers take a stab at this.