Review: Tiger by William Richter

Tiger by William Richter

Dark Eyes #2

Release Date: March 21^st, 2013

Number of Pages: 352

Publisher: Razorbill

Source: NetGalley

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A vigilante fights for justice at any cost. Wallis Stoneman isn’t like other teenage girls. She’s beautiful, fearless, and deadly.
  

Wally lives alone in her Brooklyn loft. She’d be a regular teenager, except that she’s the daughter of a Russian assassin. Crime is in Wally’s blood, but she uses her legacy for good: she solves missing persons cases for the Ursula Society, an under-the-radar organization that uses oft-illegal tactics to find people the police have given up on.  

The person Wally most wants to find? Tiger, her own fugitive brother. But the closer Wally gets to finding Tiger, the more dangerous her search becomes. And Klesko, Wally and Tiger’s sadistic father, is again at large. With two highly-skilled con men against them, Wally and Tiger band together to destroy a conspiracy in which they—and their hearts—are mere pawns.

I fell in love with the addicting writing of William Richter in Dark Eyes. I was more than excited to read the sequel, and I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen next to Wally and, of course, Tiger. We are brought back into the action packed world we first go into in Dark Eyes. I’m happy to say, this sequel was far from disappointed for me. In Tiger, Wally is getting her life together after the loss of her mother, and the news of her brother’s existence. Yet, life can’t be easy with a brother on the run, and a powerful and dangerous father with enemies just as powerful and dangerous.

We follow once again Wally as she finds herself caught in a dangerous situation. If one thing is for sure, it is that Wally is stubborn. Not only that, but her heart is in the right place. She can’t help wanting to find her long lost brother, and she can’t help wanting to help Kyle. She can’t also help getting herself in trouble, but our Wally can certainly take care of herself. Then, there’s Tiger. I was happy to once again have an insight on what is going on with his life. I found Tiger to be such an interesting character, and I almost wish we could have seen more of his life. He is caught in his father’s legacy, and he has no other choice but to live a life of crime. We are also introduced to a new character, Kyle. He comes to Wally looking for help, but his appearance brought more trouble than she could have expected.

Tiger was addicting as its predecessor. There might not have been as much action as there was in Dark Eyes, but it didn’t make this book boring. Instead, we get a better insight on Wally’s life and thoughts, letting us get to know her better. Fans of Dark Eyes will enjoy Wally’s new adventures. The ending leaves us thinking there will be another book coming, which I do hope is true. I have loved both novels by William Richter, and I cannot wait to read more from him.

About the Author:

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William Harlan Richter is a Hollywood screenwriter. He was nominated for an Emmy Award as Producer of “We Stand Alone Together”, the documentary episode of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. William was born and raised in California.

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Review: Dark Eyes by William Richter

Dark Eyes by William Richter

Dark Eyes #1

Release Date: March 15^th, 2012

Number of Pages: 383

Publisher: Razorbill

Source: NetGalley

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Wally was adopted from a Russian orphanage as a child and grew up in a wealthy New York City family. At fifteen, her obsessive need to rebel led her to life on the streets.  

Now the sixteen-year-old is beautiful and hardened, and she's just stumbled across the possibility of discovering who she really is. She'll stop at nothing to find her birth mother before Klesko - her darkeyed father - finds her. Because Klesko will stop at nothing to reclaim the fortune Wally's mother stole from him long ago. Even if that means murdering his own blood. But Wally's had her own killer training, and she's hungry for justice.  

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, this debut thriller introduces our next big series heroine!

When the summary of a book compares it to a really popular novel, I’m always a little skeptical. After all, they are setting my expectations pretty high, and this often leads to disappointment. Yet, I found myself to be enthralled by Wally’s story. This is definitely not a novel for a younger audience, but older teen will find themselves hooked in the story created by William Richter. The story focuses on Wally’s search for her biological mother, but it is more than that. The story is told in third person point of view, but we get a glimpse on two other characters than Wally, which gives us a better understanding of the story that is going on, and we can understand why certain characters appear at the perfect moment.

Wally is a Russian born young woman, adopted by an American family when she was five years old. She ends up choosing to live on the street with a group of friends, Tevin, Ella and Jake. If there is one thing for sure, it’s that Wallis Stoneman is a kickass main character. She is strong and determined, and she isn’t scared to put herself in dangerous situation to get what she wants.

We also have Detective Alter Greer, the detective looking for the murderer of Sophia, another street girl who they believed to be Wally at first. His appearances are always well timed and he is a great addition to the story. It gives Wally an interesting ally, even if she doesn’t always want him to be.

Later, we also meet Tiger, the son of Klesco. Klesco is the biological father of Wally, but he is also a psycho Russian mob guy who is looking to get back what her mother stole. Following Tiger gives a good insight of who Klesco really is, and what he is ready to do to reclaim what he sees as his.

If there is one thing I can say about Dark Eyes, it’s that it is far from boring. The constant action will keep you hooked into the story. The book read itself like a movie, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat. The gun fights; the humor and the more human side of the story make Dark Eyes a book that will please many readers. The ending will give you enough closure to let it stand on its own, but it also opens the door for the upcoming sequel Tiger, a book I’m sure you’ll be dying to read after finishing this one.

About the Author:

From GoodReads

William Harlan Richter is a Hollywood screenwriter. He was nominated for an Emmy Award as Producer of “We Stand Alone Together”, the documentary episode of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. William was born and raised in California.

His Website

His Twitter