A review by rubybastille
The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A slow and atmospheric tale about a group of isolated Scottish islanders dealing (or refusing to deal) with trauma and grief from twin sources: WWII and the sluagh, which raise hell on the island every October and which are accepted as an increasingly dangerous yet inescapable annoyance. Characters deal with assorted flavors of survivor’s guilt, compounded by their existence on the island, which is simultaneously stifling and comfortingly familiar. The book had a very slow start, and some reveals were left a little too late for my liking, but overall I thought it was well done and I’ll probably revisit it for some moody October reading in the future.
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