Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles

I read this novel awhile back and I still think about it today. I loved what the story was about and loved it from beginning to end. I think this is a good book to read for people who like to read about wolves, self-discovery, love, Native Americans, and finding a place to belong.

Nadya is a wonderful book. It is the story of a young woman who happens to be a werewolf looking for love and herself. She explores animal/human and woman/man binaries. She approaches love openly, without defining herself as any sexuality. The book is full of wonderful imagery and strong characters such as Dmitri's school-teacher in Russia, to the young, wild girl Jenny, to the Indian chief and the settlers in the home Nadya finally finds. I would recomend this book to ages 14 and up for anyone struggling with who they are and what others would like them to be.

Nadya is an action adventure book with a strong woman at its center. It's also a historical romance, set in the Old West. Oh, and it's also a werewolf tale. Nadya has it all, and Pat Murphy is a wonderful writer. The characters are people you want to know, the action is exciting, and a whole new world opens up with every chapter. An all around good read.

Sometimes in our lives there comes along a book so enticing, that all others pale in comparison. Nadya is woman, wolf, truly wilderness incarnate; Pat Murphy invites us to explore a world far beyond our everyday experiences. In this book, we have the epic tale of a woman's struggles to find acceptance as she faces deception, betrayal and rejection. A wolf by the full moon she runs free of the toils she encounters as a human, but even the wolf has hardships it must face. Pat Murphy takes the reader on a journey rich in detail, strong in emotion, and often biting in its satire of American society. Nadya's journey becomes our own as we travel not across the land, but across the mind, exploring her innermost beliefs, fears, hopes, and dreams. Through Murphy's extraordinary book, the reader is given the chance to experience a life free from the constraints of society and walk away with a piece of the wilderness, a piece of the wolf, in their own hearts.

This story is about female wearwolf finding her world in old USA. Nadya, the heroine, traveled from Missouri to California and finally set up near Astoria. Description about her travel is vividly written, not too much to feed up the imagination. The plot, however, is too simple. Everything can be predicted from even in the first part of the story. The rushing in final part does not make the story interesting, instead it deprives the preasure in wandering more inside Nadya's world. The bias against her foes is also so much that it becomes comical. Nevertheless, the idea presented in this story is superb. Though the story will not linger long in memory, the understanding and appreciation of the wild gained from this book will be always remembered.