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A review by jozi_girl
Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
5.0
4 ½ stars
This is the second book this year where I only half read one review before hand, where the average rating is not fantastic, where I suspected this would be a slow read BUT where I end up LOVING the experience.
So yes the story started off slower than what I normally prefer but by the 15% mark the story had me in its icy claws.
The story starts with the arrival of a new family in Blackasen Mountain, a desolate place with only 6 homesteads. As a family brought up in a fishing village, there is a lot of difficult adapting to be done. It’s clear from the start that the dynamics between husband and wife is strained. Paavo is a weak man and Maija resents him for this as much as he resents her for her outspokenness.
Then the eldest daughter finds a man in a field nearby. Slashed across his abdomen, dead.
Locals believe this is a wolf or bear attack but those that have seen the body knows differently.
The constant feeling of impending doom (both by the weather and the people) influenced my view of some of the characters, going back and forth about whether they are just hard to read or guilty of something more.
This is a bitter harsh environment where survival consumes your every thought but this small community is also full of hidden agendas, superstitions and rumours of witchcraft. I found the inclusion of the local natives, the Lapp People fascinating and will most definitely read more by this author.
Loved the setting, loved the atmosphere and loved the ending.
If you enjoyed [b:Burial Rites|17333319|Burial Rites|Hannah Kent|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384207446s/17333319.jpg|21943144] then you will most probably enjoy this too
This is the second book this year where I only half read one review before hand, where the average rating is not fantastic, where I suspected this would be a slow read BUT where I end up LOVING the experience.
So yes the story started off slower than what I normally prefer but by the 15% mark the story had me in its icy claws.
The story starts with the arrival of a new family in Blackasen Mountain, a desolate place with only 6 homesteads. As a family brought up in a fishing village, there is a lot of difficult adapting to be done. It’s clear from the start that the dynamics between husband and wife is strained. Paavo is a weak man and Maija resents him for this as much as he resents her for her outspokenness.
Then the eldest daughter finds a man in a field nearby. Slashed across his abdomen, dead.
Locals believe this is a wolf or bear attack but those that have seen the body knows differently.
The constant feeling of impending doom (both by the weather and the people) influenced my view of some of the characters, going back and forth about whether they are just hard to read or guilty of something more.
This is a bitter harsh environment where survival consumes your every thought but this small community is also full of hidden agendas, superstitions and rumours of witchcraft. I found the inclusion of the local natives, the Lapp People fascinating and will most definitely read more by this author.
Loved the setting, loved the atmosphere and loved the ending.
If you enjoyed [b:Burial Rites|17333319|Burial Rites|Hannah Kent|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384207446s/17333319.jpg|21943144] then you will most probably enjoy this too