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aimmiv 's review for:
Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves
by Meg Long
I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
As someone who has grown up on watching Balto and reading Call of the Wild and White Fang, I couldn't wait to read this book. And it did not disappoint. This is a brilliant debut novel following 17-year-old Sena and her many dangerous encounters on the icy planet called Tundar.
It's an incredibly vivid sci-fi. The entire time I was reading I kept thinking about how it's the type of book that has potential for a movie adaptation, because of how fun and exciting the setting and story was. It kept a nice, fast pace for the first 25%, keeping me engaged until it really picked up. Then I flew through the rest of it, because this book does what every good fiction book should do: it enthralls you to where you keep wondering what's going to happen next.
I do feel like the story is more character-focused, and I thought Sena's character was unlikable for around the first 45% of the story. But that's a part of what makes this story so good: the character development. To be able to notice as Sena adapts and grows out of old habits and begins to trust others. And, obviously, the best example of this is the beautiful development between Sena and Iska. It was so great to read about their bonding and how their trust grows between them.
As for the setting, it's so, so, so cool. Absolutely fascinating world-building, and again, very vivid in descriptions. I also appreciate how this story delves into humanity's greed and capitalism and its effects.
The only thing I didn't love about this book is the ending - it felt sort of rushed, in a way. But I'm very excited to see what Meg Long has in store for the future.
As someone who has grown up on watching Balto and reading Call of the Wild and White Fang, I couldn't wait to read this book. And it did not disappoint. This is a brilliant debut novel following 17-year-old Sena and her many dangerous encounters on the icy planet called Tundar.
It's an incredibly vivid sci-fi. The entire time I was reading I kept thinking about how it's the type of book that has potential for a movie adaptation, because of how fun and exciting the setting and story was. It kept a nice, fast pace for the first 25%, keeping me engaged until it really picked up. Then I flew through the rest of it, because this book does what every good fiction book should do: it enthralls you to where you keep wondering what's going to happen next.
I do feel like the story is more character-focused, and I thought Sena's character was unlikable for around the first 45% of the story. But that's a part of what makes this story so good: the character development. To be able to notice as Sena adapts and grows out of old habits and begins to trust others. And, obviously, the best example of this is the beautiful development between Sena and Iska. It was so great to read about their bonding and how their trust grows between them.
As for the setting, it's so, so, so cool. Absolutely fascinating world-building, and again, very vivid in descriptions. I also appreciate how this story delves into humanity's greed and capitalism and its effects.
The only thing I didn't love about this book is the ending - it felt sort of rushed, in a way. But I'm very excited to see what Meg Long has in store for the future.