whobrokeurnose 's review for:

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
5.0

“Would you burn for me?”

A re-read of the most beloved book in my life. Re-reads are weird, especially when you aren’t in the same place you were when you first read it; you often find yourself wondering what you saw in it the first time. This book is the opposite: I see so much more in it than I did the first time… maybe that’s just a side effect of growing up.

I read this book for the first time in the ninth grade, and it had such a massive impact on me. Unfortunately, I relate to August a bit too much. So much that I almost made my name August.

I still relate to him, but it’s different now: nostalgia is a funny thing. I’m older than him now. I’ve graduated from the age range this book is for, and I felt a little silly reading it again, in all honesty, but this book means so much to me that I don’t really care.

K. Ancrum (my goodreads friend, literally what is life), thank you for this novel. You’ve changed my life with your words, and have inspired me to do the same for someone else.