Hello
happy readers! I hope you’re having a
great day, I’m so ready for the weekend myself.
Random facts, my vehicle accident from back mid-January that totaled my
vehicle, still dealing with finger issues from the break but I’ve gotten good
at adapting and most exciting…I finally got my replacement vehicle! It’s a pre-owed vehicle and I got it within
the replacement money the insurance gave and frankly I have my own vehicle
again so I’m thrilled! Plus it’s pretty awesome, not super new but newer than
what I had so moved up! So personal news
aside I wanted to share my thoughts on the final book in the Hemlock trilogy by
Kathleen Peacock, Willowgrove. I
previously review Hemlock and Thornhill.
As this is the final book there will be spoilers for the first two
books, duh.
Rating: 4.5
Stars
The
last book left off with our gang having escaped from the rehabilitation camp of
Thornhill where horrible experimentations were being run. But thankfully the crew along with Mac’s long
lost dad and his were wolf pack managed to storm the compound and set everyone
free. This however has caused some
serious panic around the nation and everyone is freaking out over the fear of
infection. Anyone with any type of scar is
suspected. Trackers and their fanatic
followers are out in droves and Hemlock, their home town, is one major point of
convergence. Trying to stay safe while
working to uncover how Thornhill was able to operate their experiments for so
long trying to put an end to it and ensure no one is put through them again. Down the rabbit hole.
This
was a fantastic conclusion and a great series.
This last book really had it all.
I was emotional and attached. Our
core group of Mac, Kyle, and Jason easily includes Serena, Trey, and Eve
without question. They are the ones you
are rooting for and most concerned about and considering all but two of them
are werewolves in this nightmare of a time that’s a full time job. Things start crazy and just keep going and
going. The escalation of the public
tension is insane and if you take out the whole werewolf aspect and make it any
number of highly volatile social issues we are dealing with today and you could
see it really happening. That made this
book real in a way I never expected, to read these events and think to myself
this could easily happen is rather frightening but also made the book that much
better.
Willowgrove
also delivers on characters as well. Mac
has been growing and adjusting as the series progressed but she is such a
strong character. She is determined to
find answers and protect those she cares about even if what is best for them
will hurt her. You know who else grows, Kyle
and Jason. Kyle still isn’t thrilled
about what he is but he does come to accept it a bit more throughout which is
huge progress. Jason finally realizes
that he can’t keep hating all things wolves and assuming his friends are the
exception but they are all people too, some good and some bad like normal
humans. He makes large strides
there. Serena also got more time in the
story and watching her struggle with what was done to her and what she has done
even if in self-defense was beautiful.
There
is already enough going on in the story with the “infection” and the public
outcry and uprising of sorts but they added in even more to make sure the story
was amped up. As Mac is determined to
figure out who is behind the experimentations and hold them accountable she dives
deeper into a family she that seems at the center of their group, Amy’s
family. As with anything when you start
digging for one thing everything around you that you know starts to
unravel. The mystery within the story
was rather great and weaved together nicely.
I was all sorts of emotions at the end of this series and that made it. It makes you think of a larger picture and
contemplate moral ambiguity and what’s acceptable loss of life to save
others?
I
would recommend this series to fellow readers and say to drive into a unique
story that blends the werewolf into a tale of social injustice and human rights
with just enough mystery and lots of action to keep it rolling smoothly. Please share your thoughts below on
Willowgrove and the whole series in the comments below.
Until
next time…
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