Do Some Damage discussion

I agree, there are many interesting characters in Wolves. The gang characters are given different personalities and histories, same goes for the families of the 2 tragic teenagers.
Geo is a very interesting character. Not accepted by his father partly due to his lack of interest in sports and thereby suspected of being gay, which in his father's eyes would be truly sinful.
There are many teens out there that don't fit into the society view (lazy, thoughtless, materialistic, violent, druggies etc) of young folk - this is certainly a topic that gets my teenage daughter revved up. I think it's great that an alternative to this is shown in Wolves. There are so many wonderful, caring and hardworking kids out there like Geo that very rarely get noticed or acknowledged - in this book, they did.

There are so many characters in this book and all of them are well developed and not lacking for interest by the reader. The more I learned about Geo from the other characters the more my heart wept for him. He was this great, great kid that wasn't ever really accepted by his father and struggled with pressures among his peers. The hardest part for me was that his life ended, not because he wasn't accepted by his father or society, but because the kindness of his heart put him in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I also developed an inner cheerleader for Orlando... Orlando and Zoe remind me of my brother and his wife that have stuggled with an addiction to meth for years. Orlando's behavior in this book, that need for acceptance from Brenden, mirrors that of my brother. That stuggle with constant disappointment in the ones we love ends up leaving us more irritated with their desire to be involved or find a way to assist us in even the simplist of ways. Maybe the ending for Orlando gave me just a little bit hope for the horrible reality that my family is faced with daily. I don't excuse their choices, but I really wish there was a button that I could push to make them stop.
I'm a little bothered that Danny didn't realize from the start that his career steps were put in place by Asa... seemed obvious to me from the very beginning.

Also, my favorite part of the book was the beginning. I felt like I was reading a series of short stories and by the time Chapter 3 came along I really felt like I knew all the characters. Not onced did I have to backtrack and recall a character. An excellent book.

I share all of your thoughts Sabrina. I think the relationship between Danny and Asa bothered me a bit too. Unlike you, I did have to backtrack and re read that scene where Danny first goes to Asa and chck out who killed the young boy and threw him in the river..but that's more down to my bad memory more than any issue with the writing..

One of the many strong points to this book is the development of characters throughout.

Danny looks the smart guy early on, which isn't the picture you end up with, right?

And Asa? Well, wasn't he just doing his job? If he were selling insurance or bank loans and managed to get rid of his competition, he'd be applauded in Forbes magazine.

Geo. Hmmm. I thought the more of that dude we got the better.