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A review by reader44ever
The Early Years by Faith Hunter
3.0
I first listened to this on October 2, 2015, after finishing a full audiobook but still an hour or so away from home after being on a road trip to Oklahoma from Arizona for nearly two weeks. I had to listen to it for a second time today, October 10, 2015, because I couldn't for the life of me remember finishing it (though my Audible app had it showing as "Finished").
Well, after listening to it today, my confusion is gone, but I'm still flummoxed. The reason I couldn't remember the ending? Because there wasn't one! ARGH!!!
So Jane turned 18 and left the children's home she lived in from the age of about 12. She drove to the site of her earliest memories. There, sheshifted into Beast for the first time in too long, according to Beast, and then Beast takes over the narration. Beast eats Jane's human food and then kills a deer. She's eating the deer, enjoying the taste of the doe's muscle and blood, and ...The End.
We don't get to find out what Jane thinks ofher secret voice being Beast. Or the fact that she can change into a mountain lion. I'm thinking she's probably pretty freaked out about it, but do we get to be with her as she comes back to herself and comes to terms with the "new Jane"? No! ARGH!!!
So while this story is much appreciated for giving us insight into Jane's "Early Years," I can't give it five (or even four or three-and-a-half) stars. I liked it, but that ending is going to drive me nuts. I don't remember much from reading Jane's book 1, [b:Skinwalker|5585788|Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)|Faith Hunter|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400516601s/5585788.jpg|5757031], but as I recall, she was pretty comfortable with Beast in that book.
I'm VERY disappointed that this novella was cut off mid-stream the way it was. Maybe I should give it fewer stars? But no, three is a good number. I did like the story. And I want to read more. Wanting to read more is the sign of a good story, isn't it?
I really need to buy the Jane books and get to reading them again.
Well, after listening to it today, my confusion is gone, but I'm still flummoxed. The reason I couldn't remember the ending? Because there wasn't one! ARGH!!!
So Jane turned 18 and left the children's home she lived in from the age of about 12. She drove to the site of her earliest memories. There, she
We don't get to find out what Jane thinks of
So while this story is much appreciated for giving us insight into Jane's "Early Years," I can't give it five (or even four or three-and-a-half) stars. I liked it, but that ending is going to drive me nuts. I don't remember much from reading Jane's book 1, [b:Skinwalker|5585788|Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)|Faith Hunter|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400516601s/5585788.jpg|5757031], but as I recall, she was pretty comfortable with Beast in that book.
I'm VERY disappointed that this novella was cut off mid-stream the way it was. Maybe I should give it fewer stars? But no, three is a good number. I did like the story. And I want to read more. Wanting to read more is the sign of a good story, isn't it?
I really need to buy the Jane books and get to reading them again.