loverofwolves 's review for:

Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall

2.0

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The story of a dog who runs away to the wild and ends up living with wolves. It’s difficult to get to know the characters and to empathise with them, as the animals do not speak to each other. This results in their adventures feeling like they are just being recited to you rather than experienced. It seems as though the author wasn’t quite sure who she was writing for – she seemed to want to avoid a typical children's talking animal story, but at the same time the writing is far too juvenile for it to be aimed at adults. There are also some factual errors (it’s clear from the author’s note that she doesn’t understand taxonomy).