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Our Last Wild Days by Anna Bailey

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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I did not read Bailey's debut, but this sophomore novel of hers is so well written that I will be going back to check her debut out soon. Bailey tackles many themes with this one (addiction, domestic abuse, aging, mental health, grief, and more), and all of theme are very well written and executed. I'm not sure of the official classification of this book, but I would say it is a cross between a mystery/thriller as well as a family drama. I love when an author creates a sense of place so well that the setting is like another character to the story, and the Louisiana bayou is such an excellent location for this story. Although I felt like many of the characters could have been a bit more fleshed out, I love how they are all a bit messy while many of them are lovable at the same time. There are lots of comps out there to Where the Crawdads Sing, but I felt that this one was a much better book overall. I can't wait to see what Bailey does in the future!