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Wolves take a back seat in this companion novel to Stiefvater's Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. Now in L.A., prickly, drop-dead gorgeous Isabel and bad-boy rocker Cole take center stage here, with the focus on their messy, will-they-or-won't-they? relationship. Stiefvater's writing is lyrical and clever but also fitfully interrupted by overwrought, hipper-than-thou interludes. That said, fans will love the wrap-up of the Isabel/Cole drama.