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Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves
by Meg Long
** I read an advance reader copy of this book. **
This book was difficult for me to review. At first, I must admit that I thought I was going to have to give it a negative review even though I found myself enjoying aspects of the story. I just hate(d) the main character so very much. Yes, she had a horrible life. Yes, it's terrible that she lost both her parents at once and didn't know what really happened to them. Yes, she was looked down on because of who one of her mothers was. So, yes, I understood her anger and despair. But I just go so tired of her blaming EVERYTHING on the fact that her mothers had died. Over and over and over and over. She could have made a better life for herself but she refused to work with the wolves she had loved and worked with in her childhood because her mothers died. There were people who cared about her and would have tried to help her but she refused them because her mothers died. She had to steal and lie because her mothers died.
So, I didn't like Sena. Even at the end, I'm not sure I like(d) Sena. However, she did grow and her relationship with Iska (the wolf who saves her and who she saves in turn) changed and grew and drew me in. And the story is so well written that even when I was most frustrated with Sena, I needed to keep reading to see what happened next. I think what helped me the most was realizing that Sena was only a teenager and just a child when she lost her parents. That helped me to at least tolerate her and by the end, I was at the point of maybe not not liking her. Plus, the story was great!
So, overall, I loved the book, loved loved loved the wolf, really liked (loved) some of the side characters (Remy!), hated the villains and maybe didn't dislike the main character quite so much. Definitely worth reading if you enjoy adventure/survival/sci-fi/animal stories!
This book was difficult for me to review. At first, I must admit that I thought I was going to have to give it a negative review even though I found myself enjoying aspects of the story. I just hate(d) the main character so very much. Yes, she had a horrible life. Yes, it's terrible that she lost both her parents at once and didn't know what really happened to them. Yes, she was looked down on because of who one of her mothers was. So, yes, I understood her anger and despair. But I just go so tired of her blaming EVERYTHING on the fact that her mothers had died. Over and over and over and over. She could have made a better life for herself but she refused to work with the wolves she had loved and worked with in her childhood because her mothers died. There were people who cared about her and would have tried to help her but she refused them because her mothers died. She had to steal and lie because her mothers died.
So, I didn't like Sena. Even at the end, I'm not sure I like(d) Sena. However, she did grow and her relationship with Iska (the wolf who saves her and who she saves in turn) changed and grew and drew me in. And the story is so well written that even when I was most frustrated with Sena, I needed to keep reading to see what happened next. I think what helped me the most was realizing that Sena was only a teenager and just a child when she lost her parents. That helped me to at least tolerate her and by the end, I was at the point of maybe not not liking her. Plus, the story was great!
So, overall, I loved the book, loved loved loved the wolf, really liked (loved) some of the side characters (Remy!), hated the villains and maybe didn't dislike the main character quite so much. Definitely worth reading if you enjoy adventure/survival/sci-fi/animal stories!