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I was super excited to start reading this, having devoured the long way to a small angry planet over the summer. I skipped it right to the top of my TBR, which was very much still full from my birthday back in September, and I wasn’t disappointed at all.
It’s a standalone novel; while it follows on from the long way, and I got plenty out of the continuing character development, it’s absolutely not important to read them in order. Just jump in!
Mild spoilers after the jump…
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This book really grabbed me. Jennie recommended it, and I read it in long chunks (during a quiet week in my long holiday between jobs.)
I really enjoyed the way Sarah Hall describes so thoroughly, and accurately captures the ins and outs of every day experience… looking after a newborn, and travel in the UK were so accurately depicted and resonated so much that I really felt the rest of Rachel’s experiences were very real as well.
At times, especially early in the story, there was a sort of narrative detachment from the protagonist. The warming up of the narrative prose as the story developed drew me in well to the plight of the wolves, and Rachel’s relationships, as well as the wider cast of characters.
