The Wolf Gift

Unfortunately, The Wolf Gift does not capture the magic of The Vampire Chronicles.
The characters are bland. Even Reuben, who is the main character, hardly has any characterization and personality. He is a really bland character with no real traits other than inexplicably having sex with women who are not his girlfriend and talking like an old philosophy professor. There are some hits of his interests, but they are hardly developed.
Most of the cast is simply defined by their jobs. Reuben's mother is a doctor, his brother is a priest, and aside from this, they hardly have any personality. The Man Wolves are even worse, they are all interchangeable and do not stand out from each other.