A review by bernieem
The Wolf Children by Cay Rademacher

dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This story takes place post WW2, in Germany, in a Brit-controlled region, which I found really interesting. I like how beyond trying to solve the murder, we get to see how the Germans were impacted after the war. This is a topic I didn’t even think about but its made me keen to learn about how the German civilians coped with their country losing the war.

I wish we got to delve deeper with the wolf children - I got the impression from the title that this will be about Stave encountering a group of them, but we only got to see individuals associated with them.

Stave’s personal problems felt quite unresolved, especially with Anna and Karl, it would have been great to hear about Karl and Staves and how their relationship was impacted in the past with Karl’s Nazi views

I also found the ending to be rushed and abrupt, but overall it was quite an enjoyable read.

Quotes:

Life would be boring if we had nothing to worry about. [p. 81]