Getting the Girl (The Wolfe Brothers #3) by Markus Zusak

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Title: Getting the Girl

Author: Markus Zusak
Series: The Wolfe Brothers

Genre: Young Adult

Length: 256 pages

Published: 2004

Publisher: Push

Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) Cameron Wolfe's life gets very complicated when he falls for his brother's girlfriend in this winning, wise novel from the dynamic author of FIGHTING RUBEN WOLFE.

Cameron Wolfe is the quiet one in his family, not a soccer star like his brother Steve or a charming fighter with a new girl every week like his brother Rube. Cam would give anything to be near one of those girls, to love her and treat her right. He especially likes Rube's latest, Octavia, with her brilliant ideas and bright green eyes. But what woman like that would want a loser like him?
Maybe Octavia would, Cam discovers. Maybe he'd even have something to say. And those maybes change everything: winning, loving, losing, the Wolfe brothers, and Cameron himself.

My Review:

I give this book a 4 out of 5. 

I finished this trilogy quickly. Not only were all three books were super fast reads, they really captured my interest. I wanted to find out what happened with Cameron, as well as his family. 

This is truly a tale of family, brothers, and rising above your situation. It's more than just a story, you truly feel for Cameron as he fights with his brother, but then turns around and rescues him. You hurt with him as his other brother tells him something very hurtful. 

I definitely recommend this whole trilogy. It's well-written, a quick read, and a really great coming of age story. Because that's exactly what Cameron does - grow up.

You can purchase the entire Wolfe Brothers trilogy through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format.

Have you read Getting the Girl? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 

Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.

Fighting Ruben Wolfe (The Wolfe Brothers #2) by Markus Zusak

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Title: Fighting Ruben Wolfe

Author: Markus Zusak
Series: The Wolfe Brothers

Genre: Young Adult

Length: 224 pages

Published: 2002

Publisher: Push

Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) It's the difference between being a winner and being a fighter...

Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are brothers from a family clinging to the ragged edge of the working class. Initially to make some money, the boys hook up with a sleazy fight promoter who sees something marketable and audience-pleasing in the untrained brothers' vulnerability.

So they hide the boxing from their long-suffering mother. And Cameron hides what's going on in his head from the girls who come to the matches, the girls he wishes he could reach.

But the Wolfes soon find that they're fighting for more than tips and pay-off money. It becomes for them a fight for identity, for dignity, and for each other.

The question is, in a fight like that, who makes it out of the ring intact?

My Review:

I give this book a 4 out of 5. 

This book continues the saga of Cameron and Ruben Wolfe. It takes place some time after the events of The Underdog. Their father has lost his job due to an unfortunate accident and can't seem to find work. As Cameron watches his father's depression worsens, his mother works her fingers to the bones, his brother Steven moves out, and his sister Sarah starts drinking and partying hard. 

Then one day, Ruben gets in a fight at school when another kid calls Sarah some nasty names. A few days later, they're approached by Perry Cole, a man who proposes they come fight for him. As Cameron loses bout after bout, Ruben wins every single match and changes significantly. And then they must fight each other.

This is a great story about brothers; what it means to have a brother and what it means to be a brother. It's also about what brings a family together and how that family can rise up above circumstances which strive to pull them down: whether it's together or separate.

You can purchase the entire Wolfe Brothers trilogy through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format.

Have you read Fighting Ruben Wolfe? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 

Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.

The Underdog (The Wolfe Brothers #1) by Markus Zusak

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Title: The Underdog

Author: Markus Zusak
Series: The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy

Genre: Young Adult

Length: 139 pages

Published: 1999

Publisher: Omnibus Books

Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) Boys are like dogs - ready to bite, bark and beg to be given a chance to show their value.. "I vowed that if I ever got a girl I would treat her right and never be bad or dirty to her or hurt her, ever." Cameron Wolfe is a dirty boy. He knows it. His brother Rube knows it, because he's one too. they could change - but what would it take?

My Review:

I give this book a 4 out of 5. 

Cameron Wolfe has no friends. His best friend hangs out with a different crowd now, though occasionally they still talk. Mostly he spends his days fighting with his brother, Ruben, and hatching plans to pull off robberies. One day, when working with his dad, he meets Rebecca Conlon and falls for her. He spends his days getting into trouble with his brother and working up the courage to speak to Rebecca.

This was a pretty good tale about a kid who isn't a loser but a fighter, and the realizations about himself and his family that he comes to in the end. It was a short, fast read. Each chapter ends with a dream he's had. The dreams are windows into Cameron's anxieties about life.

Does he get the girl? Not in this book, but there's two more in the trilogy, so I'm going to keep reading to find out!

You can purchase the entire Wolfe Brothers trilogy through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format. 

Have you read The Underdog? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 

Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.